Looking good, starting to fade so maybe a couple of weeks may do it. Maybe less like 10 days for some. A couple of the bud shots are showing brown/redish and receded hairs around the buds. That's my indicator, once they're pretty well all turned brown/redish I start to keep an eye on the overall ripeness of the plant and trichs. I use a combo of the turned hairs and trichs because trichs alone can be deceiving with a lot of strains. Like I have one CBD cross that starts showing some ambers around 5 weeks, it's a 7 week strain to be fully mature. If I went by trichs alone I'd be cutting way too early.
Taking phone pics for trichs can be difficult, tripods help to steady the pics, some have an adapter of some type to hold a phone.
Thanks for the tip - a couple of degrees is really all I need so I'll try that this afternoon when things start getting hotter. Your GG4 is looking nice!!
Thanks GroErr - I do have a iphone tripod; I think I tried it previously taking pictures but I didn't get the shutter trigger that Amazon recommended so it was still pretty unwieldy trying to click the photo button on the iphone while keeping the loupe over the lens. But I'll try again on next watering with the loupe attached to the phone with a clothes pin. I'm having a REALLY hard time differentiating between the clear / cloudy, but I've got old eyes...hopefully I'll get a little better at it with practice.Taking phone pics for trichs can be difficult, tripods help to steady the pics, some have an adapter of some type to hold a phone.
RE: 1) imo the strain will have more of an effect either way for the type of stone. But yeah more amber will generally be a more stony effect. I prefer them fully cloudy, when I see about 5% amber they're typically ready. You can try it yourself, pull branches at different times.
RE: 2) They're looking like they're in the window, hairs are mostly turned, seeing mostly cloudy with some clear on some of the buds. A few days maybe, just keep a close eye on them now, very close. They look nice and frosty
Yeah that's where DSLR cameras have a big advantage, expensive but they have lens stabilizers that can adjust for minor shakes which makes still shots much easier. I wouldn't fret too much, once they get to this stage there's not going to be a huge difference one way or another if you pull them a day or two early or late.
If you have an DSLR available try that for sure, use a macro setting, dark, flash on. Tripod is better but I don't use it and get what I need. Tripod's are difficult to maneuver in the room when it's full.
Yeah if you can get an idea from the guy who sold you the clone that'll be more accurate than any leafly or breeder recommendations. Breeder recommendations typically have a 2 week spread/window to allow for different phenos and different environments. Clones will be closer other than any differences in the growing environment. In the end, it'll finish when it's ready - lol
Lol, sounds like you might find the guy working at the tractor & garden supply place. Oh well, they're almost done and look quite good, should be a good stash.
Lol, yeah I know the feeling, essentially when they start looking a bit ragged they're generally ready. It's a hard stage when you have OCD (fellow OCD patient here - lol).Thanks GroErr - I was feeling pretty good about things until the heat got a bit out of control in the tent for a couple of days - buds lost their nice shape and some are starting to look a bit foxtaily. I'm getting a bit OCD about it - gotta go meditate ('cuz it's too early to medicate) and let it all go.
jewlers loupe works man, use a string or a rubber band to attach
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