harvest timing when to harvest pics

[jackfrost]

found some good charts to tell ya when to harvest using a mag loop

 

Jack

[Guest jjfto]

yeah using a loupe would be the best way to know when to harvest.

arround $20 on ebay

[Guest jjfto]

got pocket microscopes on ebay cheap

[keepleft]

would this microscope be suitable to use to check the trichs? or is it too powerful?

[Pa-uul]

:thumbsup No, small, cheap microscopes aren't all that powerful. Anything not over 100x should be alright. Thing is you'll have to snip a tiny chunk of plant matter off to place on the tray every time you want to examine it and you'll need 100 times the light. It's probably better though, as it'll be perfectly still on that tray and with the proper lighting will reveal a lot.

 

I notice there's a cheap 60x to 100x magnifier set going on eBay right now, from Hong Kong for $15 including postage which could be ideal.

e.g. eBay Item number: 7589850654 from fastestrade

[keepleft]

thanks pauul that sounds like a great one for a cheap price. i think ill get that!

 

also, based on the above chart - is it better to harvest when there coudy or orange??? which would be quicket and would yield be any different? i normally wait until the pistils are 75% brown. which used to take only 42 - 44 days with the strain i had

[Guest Eikel]

Post Pinned - good info!

[keepleft]

if your harvesting for yield what stage is best?

 

cloudy, orange or half / half

[mull]

They'll be heavier the longer you wait mate, so very amber. Body stone sort of smoke. Watch for mould, keep the air on em

[cerebro]

I always harvest when mostly cloudy...a few ambers, as I find that the plant continues to mature after it is cut....everyone has a different view on this one.