where to check trichromes to decide harvest?

Darkoh69

Darkoh69

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When the buds are fat, hard, orange & green they are ready. Trichomes are for amateurs & scientists. If you’ve smoked good buds & you’ve smoked bad buds harvest when they look something like the good buds.
Or check from the bottom, middle & tops. If the bottoms are ready the tops would’ve been ready a little while ago. If the mids are ready the tops will be & if the tops are ready, the tops are ready.
 
2absolute2purity2

2absolute2purity2

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a lot of ppl say do most milky trichromes n some amber like 10% unless u want mostly amber n some sleepy meds. why do u say what u do?
Darkoh69 said:
When the buds are fat, hard, orange & green they are ready. Trichomes are for amateurs & scientists. If you’ve smoked good buds & you’ve smoked bad buds harvest when they look something like the good buds.
Or check from the bottom, middle & tops. If the bottoms are ready the tops would’ve been ready a little while ago. If the mids are ready the tops will be & if the tops are ready, the tops are ready.
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FirstCavApache64

FirstCavApache64

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Boatguy said:
Chop when done.. I have only used a scope once.
It is easy to know when they are done just by looking at them with an eye.

And yes, top cola will always mature fastest
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It's easy when you're experienced and have seen enough plants mature but not if you're a novice. Looking at the trichomes is a good indicator of how they are maturing but look at the size of the buds as well as they will begin to swell up in the last couple weeks considerably if you are taking care of them properly and not starving them or flushing them or other mistakes. Look for the pistils(hairs) on the buds to all turn orange or dark brown and at the final stage of ripening they will look like they are receding back into the brachts
as those swell up. The trichomes should be stacking up during this time as well, getting stickier and smelling more funky almost every day. When you do check trichomes, check on the buds and not the leaves and do a good sampling of the cola, some secondary buds and just all over. It will give you an idea of the general readyness of the whole plant. You can always harvest in stages as well by taking the top colas as they become ripe and leaving the smaller and lower buds for a while longer to develop. Don't be in a rush to harvest, chopping early is a big mistake a lot of people make just because of a few Amber trichomes on the cola and the tops of they're buds. Letting them fully ripen will reward you with a full yield and a much deeper terpene profile.
 
Boatguy

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FirstCavApache64 said:
It's easy when you're experienced and have seen enough plants mature but not if you're a novice. Looking at the trichomes is a good indicator of how they are maturing but look at the size of the buds as well as they will begin to swell up in the last couple weeks considerably if you are taking care of them properly and not starving them or flushing them or other mistakes. Look for the pistils(hairs) on the buds to all turn orange or dark brown and at the final stage of ripening they will look like they are receding back into the brachts
as those swell up. The trichomes should be stacking up during this time as well, getting stickier and smelling more funky almost every day. When you do check trichomes, check on the buds and not the leaves and do a good sampling of the cola, some secondary buds and just all over. It will give you an idea of the general readyness of the whole plant. You can always harvest in stages as well by taking the top colas as they become ripe and leaving the smaller and lower buds for a while longer to develop. Don't be in a rush to harvest, chopping early is a big mistake a lot of people make just because of a few Amber trichomes on the cola and the tops of they're buds. Letting them fully ripen will reward you with a full yield and a much deeper terpene profile.
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Kinda tough read, but yes, checking trich's has ruined more crops than not.
 
FirstCavApache64

FirstCavApache64

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Darkoh69 said:
Ive been doing it a long time. I dont check trichomes i just harvest when i think they are ready
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Most people that have been doing it a long time don't need to I don't think, but for newer growers it's a tool in the tool box to help them not jump the gun. I do it still just because I like looking at them and it kinda helps me judge the plants. I grow a lot of different strains and photos and autos and they all can act differently. I can tell when a plant is ready but I still like looking at them just to check. I'm sure ten years down the road I'll get even better at judging but until I do I check. I also probably go way past when most people do as I like a really ripe, mature plant. It's just really what you want.
 
blueberrymilkshake

blueberrymilkshake

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FirstCavApache64 said:
Most people that have been doing it a long time don't need to I don't think, but for newer growers it's a tool in the tool box to help them not jump the gun. I do it still just because I like looking at them and it kinda helps me judge the plants. I grow a lot of different strains and photos and autos and they all can act differently. I can tell when a plant is ready but I still like looking at them just to check. I'm sure ten years down the road I'll get even better at judging but until I do I check. I also probably go way past when most people do as I like a really ripe, mature plant. It's just really what you want.
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I haven't seen it help anyone
 
Star Dog

Star Dog

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Trichs are a terrible guage of ripe especially so for new growers, I see it weekly people asking about trichs weeks before the plants remotely ready.

Ime a plants can show all the typical signs of ripe with time left to go, the last 3 weeks of ripening it often looks like nothing is happening but they're putting on the weight and the trichs are colouring up slowly.
 
2absolute2purity2

2absolute2purity2

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FirstCavApache64 said:
Most people that have been doing it a long time don't need to I don't think, but for newer growers it's a tool in the tool box to help them not jump the gun. I do it still just because I like looking at them and it kinda helps me judge the plants. I grow a lot of different strains and photos and autos and they all can act differently. I can tell when a plant is ready but I still like looking at them just to check. I'm sure ten years down the road I'll get even better at judging but until I do I check. I also probably go way past when most people do as I like a really ripe, mature plant. It's just really what you want.
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Have u grown a high cbd strain? I was asking specifically for my harlequin
 
FirstCavApache64

FirstCavApache64

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2absolute2purity2 said:
Have u grown a high cbd strain? I was asking specifically for my harlequin
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No, I have wanted to get a good high CBD strain to try out but finding one that's a good THC/CBD mix is difficult. I have to imagine hemp is hemp though as far as the buds being ripe. Can you post some pics of the plant? That will go a long way to helping people help you decide on how long it has to go. Some full plant pics and bud close up shots in white light or natural light.
 
Darkoh69

Darkoh69

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FirstCavApache64 said:
Most people that have been doing it a long time don't need to I don't think, but for newer growers it's a tool in the tool box to help them not jump the gun. I do it still just because I like looking at them and it kinda helps me judge the plants. I grow a lot of different strains and photos and autos and they all can act differently. I can tell when a plant is ready but I still like looking at them just to check. I'm sure ten years down the road I'll get even better at judging but until I do I check. I also probably go way past when most people do as I like a really ripe, mature plant. It's just really what you want.
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Im not dissing the method
 
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