Ok, @Bill284, I think I've got it. @InTheShed, as the person who first educated me properly to the joys of the partial harvest, you may appreciate this idea as well and I'd appreciate your feedback if you have a few moments. Thanks to both of you.
The topic is harvesting the Strawberry Lemonade and Dos Si Dos photos in Cocotown. I've tossed a few thoughts at you already Bill, but I think this is the winning entry.
The facts (as I see them and argue for here) are this (and yes, I know these are not "facts" in the true sense of the word, but let's say super solid accurate observations I stand behind if that's better...
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- Both plants are almost in the exact same spot in terms of development and trichomes, and this is especially true of the colas. In both cases I believe the colas are done. Also in both cases, based on all the photos you've seen already, I believe the lower branches are NOT done. On both plants this is where you see the majority of the green growth popping. On both colas you see hardly any white hairs and only the occasional spot of green, very minor. And both colas show only the rarest half filled trichome and far more ambers, maybe 4-5% which is great by me. They could be taken at the end of today or tomorrow morning if I chose to.
My belief is this:
- Shed, there's never been a situation that would be more beneficial in terms of a partial harvest. If I were to take both tops off both plants, I would then be able to lower big boy fan and the light to a very much more optimum height to finish out the lower buds. This would not only positively affect them, but would also potentially increase my yield and reduce my flarf a little bit. It would also give the huge, dense, by far bigger than the rest of the buds, colas a two/three/four/whatever day head start on drying. If it were say two more days or even three, I would bet that all the buds would become ready for the next step around the same time. At least it would be close. So I believe a partial harvest is crying at me and I wonder if you guys agree with this belief/assessment?
To try and demonstrate the look of the colas more effectively, I have a few photos here that I did everything in my power to max contrast on. They're black and white not to be artsy (though they are, a little bit, lol), but to hopefully show you guys the colas in a different light. I believe it shows fairly effectively that they are tight, not popping, and ready. I could have added the lower branches for comparison, but you've seen them to death (as has everyone else, lol) and I believe you have a handle on where they are. They lag in trichome development as soon as you hit the lower tier. You can see popping everywhere on them.
This first picture is the Dos Si Dos cola. She's scary.
This next one is the Strawberry Lemonade from below looking up at the light bars (obviously).
And this last one is a closeup-ish shot of the top of the Strawberry Lemonade cola. Sorry, I can't get above the cola. Too high. (Which btw supports my whole point a little, lmao!)
What do you guys think? Am I off? And anyone else who would like to comment please do, I don't just very much respect the two guys tagged in this post. Thanks!!!
Barney's Farm and @Bill284 on this one.
