no density in nugs..

So , im 12 weeks in to flowering with still only cloudy triches but i took a sample cutting dried it by hanging in a cardboard box and it lost all smell and was really light in weight ... any suggestions before i cut the rest of my plant?? am i maybe a bit early???

Yea they tend to lose their smell until you cure them. Do you know what strain it is? If it's 12 weeks, and you say trich's are cloudy it's time for harvest. Maybe try a paper bag instead of a cardboard box to dry them? The smell will return when you cure them. Just make sure they're not to dry, or to wet. Last year I was curing mine, and they were to wet. The mold under microscopes isn't yummy looking at all. lol

Chemo is light and airy,... if that's what you're growing.

What type of light, CFL, LED, HPS?

Thanks Hugo!Well its a sativa Based Hybrid?? plant and I have it under 300 watts HPS lighting... dont really know what it is . Got turned on to a seed, of some really good smoke!

well Psuedo How do you know when the perfect time is ?? When the stem its on snaps ??

This is how you should harvest. If your trichs are milky, it's time.

1. Cut the entire plant at the stalk and hang upside down, whole. Space them well so they dry out evenly.
2. Dry for 5-7 days, until your stems make a "snapping" sound when you bend them.
3. Trim everything dry.
4. Make sure your room temp is around 70 degree and 50% humidity, and everything is completely dark.

This method will create the best smelling product.

thanks for The info.

I (try to) wait to harvest, till there is apx 5 to 10% amber trichs, gives a nice clean buzz. But I always wait till there's some amber.
20 or 30% amber (or even more) will produce more of a bodystone/couchlock.

If the plant looks done, chop it. Fuck checking trichomes Some strains will naturally be more airy than others, sativas more so than indicas.

Hey Hugo Thanks again... well im having trouble seeing the trichs all i see is mainly cloudy and in reality 1% amber ... Maybe,?? so @ this point im a bit lost cuz i dont even barely have any of that frost i see on most pics posted . started flower on 4-20-12 so im like 13 weeks into flowering and now the smell s like totally Fading away ... HELP!!!