First Grow/first Harvest - Tricomes?

[Kevled]

When checking a sugar leaf under a microscope, tricomes are mostly cloudy 70 - 80% with about 5 - 10% amber. When looking at bud material under microscope, the tricomes seem closer to 70 - 80% clear, with no amber, which is a better indicator of harvest time and why do the tricomes on the sugar leaves seem further along then those on the buds?

 

[Monster762]

When checking a sugar leaf under a microscope, tricomes are mostly cloudy 70 - 80% with about 5 - 10% amber. When looking at bud material under microscope, the tricomes seem closer to 70 - 80% clear, with no amber, which is a better indicator of harvest time and why do the tricomes on the sugar leaves seem further along then those on the buds?

The buds

 

[Monster762]

The buds

Sugar leaves ripen faster. You want to check trichs on buds. Different buds will be different ripeness depending on light and air to them. So I usually just go by a good middle bud. Not top cola but say one coming off lower end of it.
I personally avoid amber trichs but if my middle bud is cloudy lemonade. The whole plant comes out good. Even the popcorns.
The tops be a little riper cause of more light n airflow to em.
But overall answer is to check buds not sugar leaves.

 

[Buzzer777]

Sugar leaves ripen faster. You want to check trichs on buds. Different buds will be different ripeness depending on light and air to them. So I usually just go by a good middle bud. Not top cola but say one coming off lower end of it.
I personally avoid amber trichs but if my middle bud is cloudy lemonade. The whole plant comes out good. Even the popcorns.
The tops be a little riper cause of more light n airflow to em.
But overall answer is to check buds not sugar leaves.

Exactly what he said! ^^^^^
You can also harvest in stages as buds ripen.

 

[Dan789]

As Buzzer777 said, as the top cola’s fall into your cloudy/amber range chop them, open up more of the plant to your light, even an op to lower light.

 

[PETRICHOR]

To the op, you may find that the apical flowers are ripening along nicely, don't expect the entire plant to follow suit. My suggestion is to dilogently scope the apical flowers and allow the pistils to fully swell, calyxes to recede back,( I hope I described that right) and use those as much of a guide as the glandular trichromes. Harvest those flowers that meet this criteria and allow the remainder of the plant to catch up and ripen as well! I gotta say u came to the right website to ask this!

 

[Nate320]

Exactly what he said! ^^^^^
You can also harvest in stages as buds ripen.

Hello guys im near the end of my first inside grow. I have a Chem og auto. Just wondering what others opinion is about if my plant is ready.

 

[Buzzer777]

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Hello guys im near the end of my first inside grow. I have a Chem og auto. Just wondering what others opinion is about if my plant is ready.

You need closeups of the trichs to see when

 

[Nate320]

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Hello guys im near the end of my first inside grow. I have a Chem og auto. Just wondering what others opinion is about if my plant is ready.

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Hello guys im near the end of my first inside grow. I have a Chem og auto. Just wondering what others opinion is about if my plant is ready.

 

[Buzzer777]

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Same problem..Get a cheap 30-60x loupe..Also look at the trichs on the buds and not the sugar leaves..Only
the grower/consumer can decide when, since he/she knows what stone they want. (samples work too).

From that distance..everything looks cloudy with no amber to be seen.

 

[Nate320]

Same problem..Get a cheap 30-60x loupe..Also look at the trichs on the buds and not the sugar leaves..Only
the grower/consumer can decide when, since he/she knows what stone they want. (samples work too).

From that distance..everything looks cloudy with no amber to be seen.

That’s what I’m seeing with jewellers loupe too. I don’t like couch lock.

 

[Buzzer777]

That’s what I’m seeing with jewellers loupe too. I don’t like couch lock.

If unsure take a sample, chop in stages....flash dry (shitty taste I know), and try for yourself..Remember that things improve greatly potency and taste wise as the plant cures.

 

[Dan789]

You need closeups of the trichs to see when
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Buzzer777 your attachment should be a “sticky” for new growers to check first, when contemplating when to chop. Props

 

[Highkev]

Cheap and easy take videos photos. It just goes right over your phones camera

 

[Buzzer777]

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And do pray that your hands don't shake with those..(I have one somewhere).

 

[UncleRomulus]

I don’t even use my loup these days. Just when I feel it’s good I wait another 5-7 days lol. Then it’s actually ready

 

[UncleRomulus]

5 bucks says buddy harvested :D:smoking:

 

[Buzzer777]

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Hello guys im near the end of my first inside grow. I have a Chem og auto. Just wondering what others opinion is about if my plant is ready.

@Nate320 You plant is beautiful..
Plz read this thread..I posted a few pictures of what you want to see in the Trichomes..
Good job there!!:smoking: