is she ready?
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JoeBlow5823
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No. The hairs should be mostly orange. Maybe invest in a jewelers loupe or microscope attachment for your phone. trichs should be 5-30% amber for harvest.
thats how the pics were taken, ive read that not all plants turn the hairs orange?
Doug Dawson
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Pistols are still stretching, you have a ways to go yet. I think it is more their actions you should be watching and not the color as much. When the pistols stop reaching out it is time to start looking at tricomes. When you get 10 to 15 % amber you can chop but the amount of amber is subjective and a bit of personal preference. She is coming along but let her keep doing her thing, she has some weight to put on for you yet. This is the point where people usually get impatient but resist the urge, her weight and potency are only going to improve and your patience will be rewarded.
JoeBlow5823
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Im talking about something like this.
Gives you images like this.
Amazon.com: 60-100X Telephoto Lens + 180° Cell Phone Microscope LED UV Light Jewelry Loupe Magnifier Loop Jeweler Eyeglass Microscope Smartphones Iphone Samsung And Tablets Portable Clip-On Micro Lens: Health & Personal Care
Amazon.com: 60-100X Telephoto Lens + 180° Cell Phone Microscope LED UV Light Jewelry Loupe Magnifier Loop Jeweler Eyeglass Microscope Smartphones Iphone Samsung And Tablets Portable Clip-On Micro Lens: Health & Personal Care
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Gives you images like this.
Merlin1147
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Plant looks great! Three weeks more minimum.
Doug Dawson
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Here is another cheap option, this is the one I use.
Mr. Cheetah
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cmon maan, its like swimming, cant forget it
Where you struggle and almost drown at firstcmon maan, its like swimming, cant forget it
Michael Huntherz
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You’ll be fine, but I definitely agree she needs time. I use the overall condition of the plant to help me decide, the bracts will swell and the fan leaves will typically sag a bit or fade, even if you feed until the final day, look for very few new white stigma being produced, and I would pull as soon as you see one amber trichome, because it is statistically likely there are many more. Too much amber (more like 8% in my opinion) is a shitty thing, and they will continue changing during dry and cure. I don’t use a scope, I can just sort of see it. Not to say I haven’t pulled them early for various reasons, I have done.Where you struggle and almost drown at first
But a bit of magnification and pulling when you see amber trichs is a decent way to start getting that feel back.
I ordered one of the usb microscops that doug reccomended. I have one already and a jewelers loop. The usb microscope is a bit dated so the image is blury. There is defintley fading in the underside of the plant. I lollipopped a bit but not much because it is an auto grow. The strain is lost coast skunk and unfortunatley i didnt find a lot of information on this particular strain. The buds in the second plant thats not pictured are more tall as opposed to fat like this one. I will repost photos tomorrow when the microscope arrives
PURPLEB3RRYKUSH
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3 weeks
So should I still be feeding with nutes for two more weeks?
PadawanWarrior
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Yes keep feeding it. It needs at least 3-4 more weeks.
