Roger A. Shrubber
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yeah, the calyx is part of the sepal, but its the part you see, so i tend to refer to the whole structure as the calyx. guess i should say sepal, but habits are hard to break
Trichomes & Harvesting
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PioneerValleyOG
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All good. I consider myself a student of the art, and have learned and continue to learn much here. Thank you for your contribution always good know the intricacies.
Nope_49595933949
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Do you see all those white hairs?
Nope_49595933949
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All the white hairs say not ready.
Thanks. I should have mentioned that I am as colorblind as a dog. Often some shades of green look white to me (think stop light green) so assuming the hairs are white is usually a bad idea for me.
Thanks for the feedback.Nope_49595933949
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I'm colorblind as well, white hairs stand out.Thanks. I should have mentioned that I am as colorblind as a dog. Often some shades of green look white to me (think stop light green) so assuming the hairs are white is usually a bad idea for me.
Roger A. Shrubber
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it would get you high right now, but in another week to ten days, it will get you a lot higher...
PioneerValleyOG
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Not quite done.
PioneerValleyOG
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Looking good, still a ways to go.
I checked it with the loupe this afternoon and the trichomes on the buds of the main cola are definitely no longer clear like they were 3-4 days ago. They have turned slightly cloudy. What should I go by, the white hairs or the trichomes?
I was hoping not to have to harvest this right now, maybe in a couple weeks, but this has me a little concerned.
Nope_49595933949
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Look at the tricomes once the hairs have all turned.
Roger A. Shrubber
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going a couple of weeks long is a minor problem compared to going a couple of weeks short...
there are a few strains that don't show amber trichs, but most do, and you want to see about an even number of ambers and clears, with the large majority being milky...you'll always have a few clears, but you want as few as possible.
if you never see ambers on that plant, go when there are less than 15% clear, and mostly cloudy/milky.
as far as the hairs...the more that have turned brown and kinked up, the better, but as long as at least 75-80% have, and the trichs look good, i'd go with it
Roger A. Shrubber
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starting to, but still a long way to go, at least three weeks, maybe a little more.
PioneerValleyOG
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Here's a amazon clip-on to my android. New it comes with white and infra blue light, but my batteries have long since died.
Works better with my wife's iPhone. And new batteries. Look on the calyx for accurate trike readings.
Lastly, I have a lot of red hairs on my autos, and they just don't show in the pics for some reason. Bizarre.
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DrOgkush
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That’s done. But always remember it’s your plant. Your only going off opinions. Unless you display the exact info. We can’t accurately predict your harvest. And check your trichs on actual flower. Or a good section of calyx stacked. We’re harvesting flower. THC concentration levels are located in the trichs heads. That’s what we’re harvesting. Not pistils. It just turns out that 90% of the time. Your ripe flowers will have all orange hairs. But again. That’s assuming a perfect environment and perfect feed rate. Take a sample. Dry it out a few days. Smoke it. You like it. Chop. A few days late will not hurt your harvest.
