New Grower Just a noob question
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SmashedByHashish
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it depends on the type of high you like...cloudy/milky tend to give a head high were as amber colored trichs give a lazy/couch lock feeling. experiment to find what you like
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oh and there is a diefferance between pistols and trichomes...
:smoke:oh and there is a diefferance between pistols and trichomes...
Hey man -
Pistils are the worst indicator of when to harvest, don't use them - I have a plant going now, 20 days into flowering that just started getting orange pistils while still pushing out white ones. Pistils are just a sign the plant is looking for pollen still and orange pistils are like women in menopause.
Trichomes are the best indicator for a controlled harvest, see GA6's post above for how to read trichomes - to do this you will need a "loupe", they come in different strengths, 40x is the starting point for trichomes - 60x being ideal. This is the loupe I use - http://compare.ebay.com/like/320951819071?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar
If you can't afford a loupe or can't wait for it to come then pay attention to the plant, these three indicators (all together) are usually a sign of time to harvest:
#1. Low ratio of white pistils
#2. Yellow / dying off of lower leaves on the plant (lower leaves must die first, then top leaves to meet this criteria)
#3. Buds look "creamy" white
If all three of those line up together it's a sign of times to chop as well, but a loupe is your best bet. Even Radio Shack sells the microscopes for like $15.
Pistils are the worst indicator of when to harvest, don't use them - I have a plant going now, 20 days into flowering that just started getting orange pistils while still pushing out white ones. Pistils are just a sign the plant is looking for pollen still and orange pistils are like women in menopause.
Trichomes are the best indicator for a controlled harvest, see GA6's post above for how to read trichomes - to do this you will need a "loupe", they come in different strengths, 40x is the starting point for trichomes - 60x being ideal. This is the loupe I use - http://compare.ebay.com/like/320951819071?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar
If you can't afford a loupe or can't wait for it to come then pay attention to the plant, these three indicators (all together) are usually a sign of time to harvest:
#1. Low ratio of white pistils
#2. Yellow / dying off of lower leaves on the plant (lower leaves must die first, then top leaves to meet this criteria)
#3. Buds look "creamy" white
If all three of those line up together it's a sign of times to chop as well, but a loupe is your best bet. Even Radio Shack sells the microscopes for like $15.
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phoenix rising
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I got me one of those $15 shack scopes with a little light on it-works the tits!
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phoenix rising
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I got so much resin buildup on the bottom of that scope its sticks to your hand lol!
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gearbear2
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ditto :eye:
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phoenix rising
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Times get real tough we can always scrape our scopes for an emergency smoke-kinda like scissor hash lol
Thank you , guys i have read somewere that auto don´t get amber trichomes, i have one loupe and I don´t use it, I was going by the pistil, so I look onto the loupe and I got plenty of amber trichomes, I chopped her down:dance:
Thank you guys you are great.
I got 150 gr wet, so it will be around 30 gr dry, I weighed the whole plant.
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Thank you guys you are great.
I got 150 gr wet, so it will be around 30 gr dry, I weighed the whole plant.
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