Is this ripe enough to cut it?

[Maikou]

Should this enough trichomes to cut my plant, i don’t have a Jewlers Loupe or a Microscope but i might buy one soon. But until then would you consider this to be ripe enough to cut it and what do you recommend i should buy to carefully check the trichomes?

 

[rangabud]

Have you got any better pictures? Might help getting a better response

 

[mysticepipedon]

My rule of thumb, when you are not going to go by trichs on flower bracts, is wait until all the stigmas (red and white "hairs") turn red, then give it another week.

If this is outside, that rule goes out the window if cold weather is coming.

 

[MT_Smoke420]

Should this enough trichomes to cut my plant, i don’t have a Jewlers Loupe or a Microscope but i might buy one soon. But until then would you consider this to be ripe enough to cut it and what do you recommend i should buy to carefully check the trichomes?

I bought a $25 bluetooth portable microscope (can't remember the exact magnification, maybe 50-1000x?) from amazon and it has been a great purchase. Good for checking trichomes and great for scouting for pests!

As far as if ready to chop, I wouldn't feel comfortable giving an answer based off the info and what I can gather from the picture. Try taking another picture? Not sure what iPhone you have but was told the iPhone camera is can take decent quality zoomed in pictures these days. How many weeks along are you?

 

[Maikou]

Have you got any better pictures? Might help getting a better response

I don’t know if i can take a much better picture without it being blurry, sorry.

 

[Maikou]

My rule of thumb, when you are not going to go by trichs on flower bracts, is wait until all the stigmas (red and white "hairs") turn red, then give it another week.

If this is outside, that rule goes out the window if cold weather is coming.

Do you have any picture of what you mean by that?

 

[Maikou]

I bought a $25 bluetooth portable microscope (can't remember the exact magnification, maybe 50-1000x?) from amazon and it has been a great purchase. Good for checking trichomes and great for scouting for pests!

As far as if ready to chop, I wouldn't feel comfortable giving an answer based off the info and what I can gather from the picture. Try taking another picture? Not sure what iPhone you have but was told the iPhone camera is can take decent quality zoomed in pictures these days. How many weeks along are you?

Its flowering maybe 6-7 weeks. I’m using Iphone 8 maybe the newer ones can take better pictures but yeah. Do you have any link to the scope you are using?

 

[mysticepipedon]

Do you have any picture of what you mean by that?

Take a look at the picture, below. See all the "red hairs" on it? Note that at the very top of the bud, a few of them are white. Those red and white hairs are stigmas. When they're all red, or red with one or two white ones, it's about ready, maybe a week away. This picture was taken just before I chopped it.

 

[Maikou]

Take a look at the picture, below. See all the "red hairs" on it? Note that at the very top of the bud, a few of them are white. Those red and white hairs are stigmas. When they're all red, or red with one or two white ones, it's about ready, maybe a week away. This picture was taken just before I chopped it.View attachment 1292443

That looks good. I think i have something similar, but is it enough though?

 

[mysticepipedon]

You're very close. Give it a week, maybe.