95% hairs red at 6 weeks flower?

I have an indica dominant strain, and at 42 days all her hairs are brown. and i mean like 95%. i just noticed this yesterday. i don't think she's ready yet though, i haven't really seen a "fattening" on the buds like i have on past plants. though she is quite thick with bud. her trikes though are white and i don't see an amber to them at all, still waiting on a pocket microscope to arrive, so i can take a closer look though.

so what, she has a week or two to go? what's the thinking here? is this common?

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sunandsky said:

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I'd chop her down next week mate. Enjoy.

i kind of want to go for more amber trichs. not sure if that actually works or its a myth but i'd like a more narcotic effect. any advice on that?

sunandsky said:

i kind of want to go for more amber trichs. not sure if that actually works or its a myth but i'd like a more narcotic effect. any advice on that?

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Well I don't use the trichome method to tell me when its done mate as I think its outdated. So I can't give ya advice on that. But what I do know is you shouldn't let that plant run to long or you won't be getting much of a high at all.

sunandsky said:

i kind of want to go for more amber trichs. not sure if that actually works or its a myth but i'd like a more narcotic effect. any advice on that?

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If I were you I would wait for the scope to show up. Look at the triches, the more amber you see the more of a couch lock effect you will get. As for what too look for and what percentages...do some searching get some opinions and make your own choices. Personally, I like to go about 15-25% amber because I am into a more 'heady' creative sativa kind of buzz. But for more of the 'eat chips and play video games' I would go around 75% amber. Again, that is just what I go by...not necessarily what anyone else should.

One thing for sure...do not take anyone's advice and just run with it...especially based on a picture. It is your plant, your grow, and your decision.

Hair color doesn't mean a thing but since we're talking about it I prefer brunets. I have lots of strains that "finish" with the "hair" still white and some that dry up and turn brown with several weeks to go. Trichomes are not a myth and the only true way to see where you are at . The amber trichomes make you sit and eat and play with your belly button in my opinion Lmfao! Too blobbed out of a feeling for me. I see a single amber trichome and providing that most all other trichomes are milky I will cut her down no questions. That's just my preference. Good luck

Jimmy Sparkle said:

Hair color doesn't mean a thing but since we're talking about it I prefer brunets. I have lots of strains that "finish" with the "hair" still white and some that dry up and turn brown with several weeks to go. Trichomes are not a myth and the only true way to see where you are at . The amber trichomes make you sit and eat and play with your belly button in my opinion Lmfao! Too blobbed out of a feeling for me. I see a single amber trichome and providing that most all other trichomes are milky I will cut her down no questions. That's just my preference. Good luck

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this is kind of along the lines of what i was thinking. it must be strain related because it doesn't look ready to me, it's been a while but from what i remember i should be coming into the fattening up stage pretty soon here, that hasn't happened yet

Narcotic buds makes 5pm turn into.. wtf happened? it's 4 am now, really? I wasn't sleepy. (Background Whining: ALL you do is fecking sleep now!)
#Random

StoneyMcphatter said:

But what I do know is you shouldn't let that plant run to long or you won't be getting much of a high at all.

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Because all the THC has become over ripe turned amber and converted to CBN
"CBN represents a loss of 90% potency (from THC).

CBN is not desirable in any harvest, since it not only represents a huge loss of potency but research into the substance has also shown that CBN does not produce a high like THC does, CBN produces a more sickly feeling not a true high.
"

Also
https://www.rollitup.org/t/trichomes-cloudy-good-amber-shit.401369/