Trichomes & Harvesting

pdgenoa

pdgenoa

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Much appreciated. This is the only place I've seen that specifies where on the plant you should check the trichomes.

I'm getting very close to harvest and was wondering if you could go into a little more detail on starting at the top and letting the bottom flower a little longer?

Is there maybe a link that goes into more detail on this? I've looked around but haven't seen anything but I could just be bad at googling!

I'm a first time grower and this is where I'm at currently. These are from top, middle and bottom in order.
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GreenThumby

GreenThumby

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pdgenoa said:
Much appreciated. This is the only place I've seen that specifies where on the plant you should check the trichomes.

I'm getting very close to harvest and was wondering if you could go into a little more detail on starting at the top and letting the bottom flower a little longer?

Is there maybe a link that goes into more detail on this? I've looked around but haven't seen anything but I could just be bad at googling!

I'm a first time grower and this is where I'm at currently. These are from top, middle and bottom in order.
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I'm not an expert but have read a lot. It looks too soon bud. Give it another 5 days.
 
024deeweed420

024deeweed420

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image.png image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg First post, first grow, can I get some advise as to how close I am to harvest? Got microscope pics of trichomes. Outdoor grow large pot, single plant , had a bit of sea sol as ferilizer twice monthly then a few doses of canna 13-14 since flowering started. Starting to get a few brown pistils unknown strain but was from nice weed. Gave it last canna dose today. Been dosing half recommended canna as to make sure I don't burn. Was grown in potting mix, soil, horse shit, chicken shit water crystals mix.
 
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harris hawk

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024deeweed420 said:
View attachment 3640720 View attachment 3640723 View attachment 3640724 View attachment 3640725 First post, first grow, can I get some advise as to how close I am to harvest? Got microscope pics of trichomes. Outdoor grow large pot, single plant , had a bit of sea sol as ferilizer twice monthly then a few doses of canna 13-14 since flowering started. Starting to get a few brown pistils unknown strain but was from nice weed. Gave it last canna dose today. Been dosing half recommended canna as to make sure I don't burn. Was grown in potting mix, soil, horse shit, chicken shit water crystals mix.
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at least a week more if you want all cloudy/milky tic's (my be 2 weeks) depends if you want any brow/amber tic's color - if so time will be longer may be 3 weeks _Good pictures !!
 
024deeweed420

024deeweed420

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harris hawk said:
at least a week more if you want all cloudy/milky tic's (my be 2 weeks) depends if you want any brow/amber tic's color - if so time will be longer may be 3 weeks _Good pictures !!
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Thanks for the advise and re the pics, I've got a proscope micro mobile that attaches to my iPhone that I ussually use for work related applications, yeah it does a nice job for close ups of yummy sticky trichomes! I think that the proscope can fit many different smartphones , you just buy the relevant bracket for your phone. Not cheap though. (The scope that is).
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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A 100 times magnifier is good if you plan to take a sample and look at it on a steady surface, i got a 100x pocket microscope from amazon and its useless to look at a bud on the plant, i have a pretty steady hand and the image was just way too jittery, i went with this http://www.amazon.com/TOOGOO-Jewelers-Lighted-High-Power-Loupe/dp/B009WG1MQY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00 and it works great, not quite as clear as a 100x on a steady surface but WAY better for looking at a bud on the plant. all the trichomes look cloudy if you look at them head on, you have to find a spot where you can look at the ones sticking out past the edge, then you can see if they're actually clear or not. the only problem i had with the jewlers loupe i bought was that it shipped from China, which i didn't notice till i went to track the package, and it took 7 weeks to leave China, then another 2 to get here, so find a similar item shipping from the U.S.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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timbo_slice said:
Hi could anyone tell me if this looks ready not the best pic tho
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i would say not yet, but one sample from a plant isnt enough to say for sure. i'm sure at least half the members will disagree with me, but my general rule is when i start to see Any amber trichomes, its time to harvest. if you harvest when they're all clear, its not very strong, if you wait till its about half clear/ half cloudy you get a daytime buzz, a nice high you can function with, if you wait till you just start seeing amber, thats the peak of strength, the plants going to start declining, no point waiting anymore. you'll get that severely messed up, time to watch a movie and eat cookies buzz.
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timbo_slice

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
i would say not yet, but one sample from a plant isnt enough to say for sure. i'm sure at least half the members will disagree with me, but my general rule is when i start to see Any amber trichomes, its time to harvest. if you harvest when they're all clear, its not very strong, if you wait till its about half clear/ half cloudy you get a daytime buzz, a nice high you can function with, if you wait till you just start seeing amber, thats the peak of strength, the plants going to start declining, no point waiting anymore. you'll get that severely messed up, time to watch a movie and eat cookies buzz.
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Hi thanks for the advise I just had a good look at a couple buds from the top and most of them look cloudy sort of look like pearls so I think I'll will harvest the top section and let the bottom go a bit longer
 
yeatster

yeatster

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I'm looking for a smart phone compatible microscope to check trichomes. This is my first harvest coming up so I don't mind spending more than the $10 junk I have seen. On the other hand, I don't want ti spend $100 either.

Please help
 
024deeweed420

024deeweed420

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image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg Ok it's been 9 days since last photos What do you think guys? I can see a couple of ambers, more on another pic but can't seem to upload im in an internet dead spot here.
 
yeatster

yeatster

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024deeweed420 said:
View attachment 3646655 View attachment 3646660 View attachment 3646639 View attachment 3646655 View attachment 3646660 View attachment 3646639 Ok it's been 9 days since last photos What do you think guys? I can see a couple of ambers, more on another pic but can't seem to upload im in an internet dead spot here.
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I see too much clear, not enough amber. 10% amber, as much cloudy as possible is my goal. Imo, you need a few days.

Let's see what others think.

Peace
 
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