Alan Harper
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I see some amber trichomes on the right bottom , isnt that a sign that they r ready ?
Are these amper trichomes?
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You can't see trichomes with the naked eye really, you need a scope, loupe or magnifying glass. What you're seeing are the plant's pistils. I don't go by trichomes any longer for harvest time, I go by the look of the plants.
When the hairs (ie, pistils) have all turned red and have receeded back into the bud, then it's ready.
I'd say you have 2-3 weeks at the least to go yet.
When the hairs (ie, pistils) have all turned red and have receeded back into the bud, then it's ready.
I'd say you have 2-3 weeks at the least to go yet.
Alan Harper
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I dont mean the pistils i mean the trichomes , some of them turend amber
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JoeBlow5823
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trichs on sugar leaf turn amber long before the buds are ready. Like spek says, watch the hairs.
Doug Dawson
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Ignore the tricomes on the leaves, concentrate on the ones on the buds. The leaves tricomes can turn amber long before the plant is ready. You may want to invest in a USB microscope. I use this one. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F7T7SC1?pf_rd_r=HS010PSP62N7G1269A1C&pf_rd_p=6fc81c8c-2a38-41c6-a68a-f78c79e7253f . There are others but this one works for me and is under $20. Attaches to my laptop or phone and gives images like this.
xtsho
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I don't scope anymore either. I can tell when a plant is done just by looking at it. Many people harvest way too early because they've heard to harvest when they see amber so they see some amber on a few leaves and harvest a plant covered in white pistils.
TreeFarmerCharlie
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I’m starting to find that it’s easier to know when to harvest by looking at the whole bud, too.
The8thChevron
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I've always been told that you want around 60% of the pistils to mature and turn, then you know it's ready. Either that or 20% amber trichs.
xtsho
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What? Only 60% mature pistils is immature.
The8thChevron
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Was always told THC content was highest between 50-70%
bk78
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You need to stop listening to whatever this person is telling you
I have the best way
The8thChevron
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High Times and the Internet I think is my source. I remember that after 70%, you start getting more CBD and less THC, resulting in the stuck-to-the-furniture type of high. Of course this was years ago so conventional wisdom may have changed and I'm sure different strains respond differently.
My reason for changing is because I did two straight runs where I did side-by-side grows/harvests, and found that when I went by plant as opposed to trichome, my bud bulk was noticeably larger as I was harvesting too early every harvest (for several years in fact!).
I came to the conclusion that most of my harvests were completed 1.5+ weeks too early. I'd chop half by the look of trichomes, then the rest when it looked like the plant was done, and always the plants I was going by trichome would be harvested first.
With the added 1.5-2 weeks I let them go beyond my trich observations, the buds would bulk up quite significantly. I'm not talking a 12/12 from seed where you might get an extra gram. I'm talking about plants that have been in veg for 8 weeks, then another 9-11 weeks of flower here, so much time invested and for indoor, quite large specimens.
On an already near 1/2-3/4 per pound plant, I was gaining on average an extra ounce per plant. That's an extra quarter pound over four plants. To boot, I noticed no negative side effect to allowing them to go longer (leaning too far into couch-lock territory). It has remained consistent with the efficacy I was used to.
TreeFarmerCharlie
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You’re thinking of CBN not CBD. The reason a lot of growers wait longer is because they (myself included) prefer a little THC converting to CBN. THC% is honestly one of the last things I care about.
Doug Dawson
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It's all about preference and use. So many uses for this plant beyond getting a buzz although I do appreciate that part very much
bk78
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I’m not here to argue with you. Many well known members have told you great info. Looking at your plant you have 3 maybe even 4 weeks left until it’s ripe.
So believe real growers or a high times article, doesn’t matter to me either way.