40% red/brown hairs

Dr. Puffnstuffz

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My plant has 40% red/brown hairs and roughly 60% white hairs. Unfortunately, it hasnt been maturing much at all within the last week due to very little sunlight. I cant move it and I dont see it getting much sunlight within the next few weeks. So, what Im asking is - what type of high can you get from a plant with only 40% red hairs?
 

Taylor

Active Member
I have the same problem with my early misty. im about to jus harvest it today and get what i get. ill keep it posted on how it turns out.
 

poplars

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uh, don't look at the hairs. look at the Trichomes. the best way to find out what kind of high to expect is the trichomes. 50-75% amber/opaque trichomes is usually the most ideal (worker weed, yet still a great high.) when they trichomes are still clear, that means you're likely going to have some clear-headed weed. when the trichomes are totally opaque, you'll probably end up with some stoney couch potato weed.

the trichomes are the little sugars on the plant, you need atleast a 10x magnifier to see them.
 

grow space

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just wait and when 30-60% of the pistills have changed color(white to brown)
then you should have a mature bud
 

poplars

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just wait and when 30-60% of the pistills have changed color(white to brown)
then you should have a mature bud
it's not very reliable to depend on the hairs. it's much more effective to pick up a small magnifier and look at the trichomes instead, as I said earlier, they /truly/ define the readiness of the bud. I mean, I had rain turn a bunch of white hairs brown.


that certainly didn't mean that bud was done . . .
 

Dr. Puffnstuffz

Active Member
well, I will definitely cop a magnifier. Its about time i did that anyway. I will rephrase my question though..how high can i get off of somewhat immature bud? Lets say only 5% of the trichs are amber?
 

nuggs

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clip off a small piece and dry it out to give it a try. radio shack has a lighted scope 30/100 for about $12 that work great. got to have at least 10/20 % amber to be ripe. Good Luck... also read grow faq on this site
 

plant girl

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well, I will definitely cop a magnifier. Its about time i did that anyway. I will rephrase my question though..how high can i get off of somewhat immature bud? Lets say only 5% of the trichs are amber?
you will be 95% not stoned lol. let it go another week at least
 

poplars

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yeah, immature weed sucks. I've been smoking clear-trichomed weed for the past 2 weeks, feels like I haven't been loaded till today (with some dark trichome weed.)

either way, it'll benefit you more to wait.
 
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