Are my trichomes cloudy enough for ideal harvest?

I'm trying to hit the best time for my harvest.



What do you think? Is it ready?

What do you think? I see a lot of clear tri's.

No, still clear.

clear....nice pics

Close.... don't hurry this part....
Your bud is potent right now....
However... if you wait, you may double your yield.....
Less clear...
Have the hairs on your top cola receded back into bud yet?

Need a little more longer for my likings. I like a good amber, its like a good maple syrup...you know the real stuff, yeah the first run is nice and tasted good, but its that last dark run I prefer, just like my beer a good dark amber up to a black.

Sand4x105 said:

Have the hairs on your top cola receded back into bud yet?

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This is an important factor to consider that some overlook...this is part of my yes/no decision to chop

The trichromes colours are the final yes/no factor that makes one feel more confident it's time

I'm of the persuasion that I'd take a few buds now, then a few buds later, then the rest even later. I like to have a smorgasbord of buds at varying highs. But that's just me.

best way to do it and to know once 20 % of them just start to turn brown. the others should be at there peak thc. so wait until some turn amber and then that's to me a perfect harvest. no worries they all don't turn amber at once . to me I would say check those every 2 days . my guess would be 5 or 7 more days to peak thc.

What did you use to take those pics? They came out very nice!

I will say I just cut mine looking lurk that I quick dried 170 degrees for 30 min small nugs to test. And result was well let's say I'm very very happy. If in sure follow my retarded method and u too can sample ur bud in 30 min or less. And don't forget to grind
Ps don't cover them in oven

Deusracing said:

I will say I just cut mine looking lurk that I quick dried 170 degrees for 30 min small nugs to test. And result was well let's say I'm very very happy. If in sure follow my retarded method and u too can sample ur bud in 30 min or less. And don't forget to grind
Ps don't cover them in oven

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Worst advice EVER.

greenlikemoney said:

Worst advice EVER.

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Wasn't advice just saying what I did

Wait until around 20% of your trichs are amber colored, you've got a few more weeks to go...

Yes, do that ^^^^^^^^^, then" stick some of your buds in the oven for 30 minutes so you can get a sample" said no one ever.

Well since everyone thinks I'm just plain retarded. Let me ask how all u sample within hours. First things first. I did mine for a reason. No need to explain. What I will say. The 10 grams I did that way saved my ass since they started turning hermie on me. And second since it's my personal. Gets me couch locked everytime. So even though unconventional too all u pros. It did work in my case

And second to yield 14 ounces dry cut n trimmed in cheap 400w I think I did ok on first ever grow

If you want bigger buds i would wait, but what camera lens are you using?

No harm, no foul, Deusracing, it might have been just fine for you, but you'd be hard pressed to find half a dozen people who would reccommend doing this. It's just not a kosher method.

Thanks for advices. I'm still waiting for some amber ones. Today is 63 day of flowering.
Bad thing is I am fighting with spider mites and it is slowly getting out of control.
I have to start chopping soon because of them

Oh and to anyone wondering how I captured these photos - I used USB microscope