Harvest Time!

whats happin!!! im currently 45 days into flowering w/ 10 plants.. 7 diff strains. Everything is goin great. My purple kush and my diablo kush seem to be finishing alot quicker than my others (mostly sativa). I bought a microscope and know what to look for on the tricombs. I think i will start flushing with purely water in a couple days. When should i cut the plant down? 50% amber? Should i just take a small nug off the plant? A nice explanation on how to harvest? Anything helps...peace and good growin

Theres a lot of info on when to harvest all over the web and on this site. Your on the right track, but dont be pulling small nugs off like you mentioned. The one sentence answer: Harvest the plants when 50% amber trichromes and 50% cloudy.

well i here its all in preference mostly cloudy trixs will give u more of a energetic high mostly amber trixs will give u couchlock high lazy high and well 50/50 explains it all

thanks for the info. How would i take a look at the trichomes without taking nugs off? Ive heard of cutting off a leaf thats coming out of the bud, w/ crystals on it, works ok. Any suggestions? I would like to flush at the right time too. Start flushing when the plant yellows and begins to eat itself?

it depends on if its hydro or soil.
if its soil i heard of people flushing for a week with water and a couple mm of molasses, ph'd of course.
i do the hydro thing so i only flush for 2-4 days with just ph'd water.
so you want to start flushing right before you are going to harvest pretty much.
as far as how to see the trichs, with a magnifying glass, you can see them on the exterior of your nugs.

i have a high res camera tho. i just snap a picture and zoom in.