When you guys are looking at the trichs to determine if it's ready...

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Rutigito

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Do you look at the leaves or the buds? For example: If I look at my leaves, they're about 50% cloudy, 40% amber and 10% clear. When I look at the buds, they're maybe 80% cloudy, 15% clear and under 5% amber. So is it better to just focus on the bud-trichs and ignore the leaves?
Another question: Before you harvest; do you wait long enough that there isn't any new growth at all? Or is it normal that it keeps getting some fresh growth, even though you're within the optimal harvest-window?
 
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match box

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There is a thread some where that shows the trichomes and what they should look like when you harvest. You can't just go by the months or weeks.MB
 
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Rutigito

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That's not my point at all... I know what the trichs should look like and i'm not asking for any amount of time here. I mean that when you look at them, do you usually determine from the trichs on the buds or the leaves? Seems like the frosty leaf-trichs mature quicker than the bud-trichs.
 
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indcolts77

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Yes.. the sugar leave trichomes will mature faster...focus on the buds...the sugar leaves will see trichomes around week 2-3 so naturally those trichs will mature first...but you want mature buds to smoke not necessarily leaves...i harvested when buds were almost all milky bc i knew id have amber sugar leaves and i like energetic highs...i figured it evens out
 
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Cheifin420

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Rutigito said:
Do you look at the leaves or the buds? For example: If I look at my leaves, they're about 50% cloudy, 40% amber and 10% clear. When I look at the buds, they're maybe 80% cloudy, 15% clear and under 5% amber. So is it better to just focus on the bud-trichs and ignore the leaves?
Another question: Before you harvest; do you wait long enough that there isn't any new growth at all? Or is it normal that it keeps getting some fresh growth, even though you're within the optimal harvest-window?
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I was taught go by the trichs on buds not leaves. When the trichs are at your preferred ratio of milky/amber its time to harvest.
Ive noticed theres still gonna be new growth coming in (usually smaller leaves at bottom).
 
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