Cantgrow Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 It's that time of year again where I post a pic of my tiny little buds, on my tiny little plant, and ask if they are ready to harvest.This year I thought I may as well post a pic every few days until the majority say yes.Thank you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgetiwashere Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 no. post again in a month or so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matanuska Thunder Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 agree, not even close to ready yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiritup420 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Get yourself a 30 times jewellers loop for a couple of dollars When you see the Trichomes start to turn from a clear white to amber it means the degradation has started and it time to harvest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growbabygrow Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Agree with everyone no way ready i got a 60x loupe from ebay last year for 6 dollars posted. I harvested mine when trichs were cloudy maybe 5% were amber but its up to your taste. More amber means more couch lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl1n Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I agree. Bit of a way to go yet. Without a loupe or magnifier of some sort it is very difficult to near impossible to actually see the trichomes. The hair colours can give you some indication, but is very much an old school method of telling maturity. For a more refine indication you need to view the trichomes and for that you need a lens. Here's an example. This pic shows the brown hairs clearly, but the fine white trichomes are a little harder to define Here you can see the mass of white hairs, but you cannot define the colour of the little droplet on top of the hair Here you can see a slight change in the colour of the droplets from clear to yellowish tone. In my opinion they need a bit more time so that droplet turns a nice amber brown, then flush to harvest. Hope it helps Merl1n P.S. if you flush prior to full maturity, the maturing process will stop. So wait until you have the desired colour before you complete your final flush. Here's a pic of some crystal clear trichomes. The hairs were all brown but the triches are nowhere near mature. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cantgrow Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Thanks for the info.I have a loupe but don't think its strong enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantgrow Posted February 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morduskull Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 noits tempting i know but you got a while yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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