Almost ready I think first time.

[grg61458]

Do these ladies look about ready, Never got this far researching curing techniques for best results.

 

[Flagg420]

those shots in that light.... who knows, can't tell...

Are the trichs gettin cloudy yet?

 

[lilroach]

Yeah.....you need some flash pics or under normal lights if you want an accurate estimate. I see pistils still standing straight up. They should be flat against the buds, orange in color before you should even consider chopping.

 

[chuck estevez]

2-3 weeks more

 

[grg61458]

those shots in that light.... who knows, can't tell...

Are the trichs gettin cloudy yet?

Some are mixed between cloudy and clear.

 

[lilroach]

Here's what a cola looks like that's still about a week+ out:

 

[lilroach]

As far as trichs go.......some like seeing a little amber, I prefer mostly cloudy with a little clear (there will always be clear).

 

[Flagg420]

"mostly cloudy" is the golden ticket...

 

[RM3]

"mostly cloudy" is the golden ticket...

True amber is the golden ticket lol

 

[Hazmat]

Pistils won't tell you when your plant is ready, you need to look at trichomes. Some plants have mostly white pistils when finished some red some orange some pink etc... But all will start with clear trichomes and progress to cloudy and then amber. Cloudy trichomes have the most THC and when you see amber that means THC is being degraded to CBN, CBD may also be more present resulting in a more couch lock high as opposed to a more uplifted feeling. Though that factor is also very strain dependent, it can just be enhanced by timing your harvest. In the end, what kind of smoke do you want? Full potency? Go will almost all cloudy with a few amber. More couch lock effect? Let more and more trichomes go amber. It's up to you, but as they go amber, you start losing THC.

 

[grg61458]

Pistils won't tell you when your plant is ready, you need to look at trichomes. Some plants have mostly white pistils when finished some red some orange some pink etc... But all will start with clear trichomes and progress to cloudy and then amber. Cloudy trichomes have the most THC and when you see amber that means THC is being degraded to CBN, CBD may also be more present resulting in a more couch lock high as opposed to a more uplifted feeling. Though that factor is also very strain dependent, it can just be enhanced by timing your harvest. In the end, what kind of smoke do you want? Full potency? Go will almost all cloudy with a few amber. More couch lock effect? Let more and more trichomes go amber. It's up to you, but as they go amber, you start losing THC.

Thank you Hazmat very good info