Thought I would document, a staged harvest, as we often get questions on the forum.
This is by no means a guide, but a walk through of the process I use.
The difference in height was the tip off a staged harvest may be worth doing.
The Lemon OG Haze (smallest in the tent) on the left measures only 13" plant- while the Alien v Triangle on the right measures 28" (plant).
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The LED's I use penetrate about a foot down a plant and I was surpised that the lower portion of the AvT developed buds.
The plant had been lolipoped, but no defoliation:
In week 4 of flower, it was obvious the plant would not mature well below 12" down.
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With staged harvest in mind- I defoliated in wk#5 (below) keeping in mind, the upper portion may be mature much sooner than lower-bush.
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I left a rather large amount of lower fan leaves and hoepful there will be some remaining- after the first stage is harvested.
Nutrients are a little tricky, low enough to harvest yet high enough for the second stage to continue growing a few more weeks.
I have nothing else going into the tent until January- so no rush
Time to wait and see- how this ripens over the next few weeks and if a staged harvest will be worth while.
This is by no means a guide, but a walk through of the process I use.
The difference in height was the tip off a staged harvest may be worth doing.
The Lemon OG Haze (smallest in the tent) on the left measures only 13" plant- while the Alien v Triangle on the right measures 28" (plant).
The LED's I use penetrate about a foot down a plant and I was surpised that the lower portion of the AvT developed buds.
The plant had been lolipoped, but no defoliation:
In week 4 of flower, it was obvious the plant would not mature well below 12" down.
With staged harvest in mind- I defoliated in wk#5 (below) keeping in mind, the upper portion may be mature much sooner than lower-bush.
I left a rather large amount of lower fan leaves and hoepful there will be some remaining- after the first stage is harvested.
Nutrients are a little tricky, low enough to harvest yet high enough for the second stage to continue growing a few more weeks.
I have nothing else going into the tent until January- so no rush
Time to wait and see- how this ripens over the next few weeks and if a staged harvest will be worth while.
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