Sativa effects?

[R Wayne]

I'm growing a Grease gun by Atlas seeds day 65. I believe it's 60% or 65% sativa. I would prefer to have a more active effect then couch locking effect. My question is, because it's sativa dominate should I still harvest at 20% Amber trichs? Right now it's looks to be about 90% cloudy. Thinking about harvesting soon, but this'll be my 3rd harvest so I'm still pretty new at this. Hoping to get some thoughts and experience. Thank you AFN...in advance

 

[Bob's Auto's]

The more ambers there are, the more it get's couchlocky...

 

[Death The Cultivator]

I'm growing a Grease gun by Atlas seeds day 65. I believe it's 60% or 65% sativa. I would prefer to have a more active effect then couch locking effect. My question is, because it's sativa dominate should I still harvest at 20% Amber trichs? Right now it's looks to be about 90% cloudy. Thinking about harvesting soon, but this'll be my 3rd harvest so I'm still pretty new at this. Hoping to get some thoughts and experience. Thank you AFN...in advance
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Referring To “Marijuana Strains” Is A Misnomer

Identifying cannabis sativa by the different strains of marijuana may be wrong. Instead, should we be classifying marijuana based on its chemical varieties?

www.thecannabisadvisory.com

I push for at least cloudy with some amber by checking the every 3-6 inches from the top down. Sometimes some cultivars will not amber unless it's in the sugar leaves.

 

[Olderfart]

Referring To “Marijuana Strains” Is A Misnomer

Identifying cannabis sativa by the different strains of marijuana may be wrong. Instead, should we be classifying marijuana based on its chemical varieties?

www.thecannabisadvisory.com

I push for at least cloudy with some amber by checking the every 3-6 inches from the top down. Sometimes some cultivars will not amber unless it's in the sugar leaves.

Strain names may arguably be a technical misnomer, but that article provides no useful alternative to the strain names now used to identify cannabis lineages. If "chemovar" includes identification of levels of more than a few specific chemicals in a "strain" there will be many hundreds of chemovars. The more cannabinoids and terpenes that are included in signatures, the more chemovars would be identified. In reality, different buds off the same plant might qualify as having different signatures. So where would the chemovar approach leave you? Exactly where we now. Simple names would have to be invented to represent individual chemovars rather than complex chemical signatures that few would read or understand. There is no way that complicated chemical signatures can themselves be used as identifiers more effectively than the current system of names, whether you argue that the different lineages are "strains" or not. IMO.

 

[Talonxracer]

I would take her when there is approx 10% amber. It should be a decent high, and not couch locking.

Nice looking plants btw!

 

[Death The Cultivator]

Strain names may arguably be a technical misnomer, but that article provides no useful alternative to the strain names now used to identify cannabis lineages. If "chemovar" includes identification of levels of more than a few specific chemicals in a "strain" there will be many hundreds of chemovars. The more cannabinoids and terpenes that are included in signatures, the more chemovars would be identified. In reality, different buds off the same plant might qualify as having different signatures. So where would the chemovar approach leave you? Exactly where we now. Simple names would have to be invented to represent individual chemovars rather than complex chemical signatures that few would read or understand. There is no way that complicated chemical signatures can themselves be used as identifiers more effectively than the current system of names, whether you argue that the different lineages are "strains" or not. IMO.

I linked the article but that wasn't the information I wanted to share.

Is there a Difference Between Indica and Sativa? | Ounce of Hope

Is there a difference between indica and sativa strains? What does sativa do to you versus indica? We explain it all in this complete guide.

www.ounceofhope.com

Whether the OP is growing indica or sativa isn't really something to be concerned about in regards to harvesting. It may denote growing characteristics but not what type of high may be achieved.

@R Wayne When do you typically harvest? What key factors influence your decision to chop?

I go by the amount of water they consume, trichomes throughout the plant, and the health of the fan leaves.

If they are hardly drinking, trichomes are cloudy and or transitioning to amber, and if the fan leaves have begun or are mostly already faded due to senescence(leaves turn colors and die).

 

[R Wayne]

Thanks for all the replies. Now when I'm talking about sativas and indica's in this thread I'm talking about effects. I usually harvest around 20% Amber, but that's been for all of my previous harvests. I just wanted to get others experience about harvesting, and when you may harvest your sativa plants versus your indica plants? How were the effects? I take senescence and drinking pattern into account, but so far I've mostly based my harvests off trichomes.

 

[Death The Cultivator]

Thanks for all the replies. Now when I'm talking about sativas and indica's in this thread I'm talking about effects. I usually harvest around 20% Amber, but that's been for all of my previous harvests. I just wanted to get others experience about harvesting, and when you may harvest your sativa plants versus your indica plants? How were the effects? I take senescence and drinking pattern into account, but so far I've mostly based my harvests off trichomes.

That is why I gave my previous reply. You find the point in harvest that you prefer but that isn't going to vary because a cultivar is classified "indica or sativa". I asked you if you look at those other factors because more often than not, harvesting around the time the leaves fade gets great results.

There's a long thread somewhere on here where everyone explains how they harvest and the determining factors.

 

[R Wayne]

That is why I gave my previous reply. You find the point in harvest that you prefer but that isn't going to vary because a cultivar is classified "indica or sativa". I asked you if you look at those other factors because more often than not, harvesting around the time the leaves fade gets great results.

There's a long thread somewhere on here where everyone explains how they harvest and the determining factors.

I like different effects for different situations. I know each cultivar is different, shit each pheno is different. But if I have some control over those effects, wouldn't I want variety? I've read a lot of those threads you mentioned. Percentage of clear/cloudy/amber trichomes seems to be the most used and consistent way to determine ripeness of flowers.

 

[Satyaban]

I have seen videos and read "authoritative" accounts about the difference only being physical. From my beginning times with this the word was "Indica was inferior to Sativa" and the couch lock thing for Indica wasn't even worthy of mention. Sometimes stereotypes are earned and sometimes not. Common wisdom is often founded on experience. I think the environment is as important as strain on the type of euphoria one experiences.
Isn't that a good middle of the road first contribution.