What tool do you use to check the trichromes?

[NLXSK1]

What tool and method do you use to check the trichromes. Do you cut a piece of leaf off and look through a microscope, do you use a monacle? etc..

Let me know...

 

[theexpress]

pull a plant out of the hps light into sunlight, or w/e....then you can cut a sugar leaf off and look at it under a 60-100 x microscope

 

[trichlone fiend]

60x-100x mag. >>> http://www.420scope.com/420scope.html

 

[trichlone fiend]

...I'm grow'n some NLxSk1 now.....whats some fat ass buds she has.

 

[Total Head]

this one is just like the one in the above post but it's at radio shack and it's 13 dollars cheaper and no shipping. it is also a 60x-100x with a light. it works great. only thing is the lube on the focus wheel seems to have worn off and it's a bit hard to turn but i guess it could be resin...

 

[Lil Czr]

I've used a lot of different magnification devices.

The 30X jewelers loupe is my personal favorite.

The Scope that everyone uses is actually my least favorite thing to use.

 

[theexpress]

I've used a lot of different magnification devices.

The 30X jewelers loupe is my personal favorite.

The Scope that everyone uses is actually my least favorite thing to use.

i agree.. there not the best kinda crappy even but its good for noobs... i personall havent used anything to guage trichomes in years and can just tell when a plant is at her peak but this takes some practice

 

[edsthreads]

30 x Jeweller's Loupe or 420 scope..

 

[Total Head]

i agree.. there not the best kinda crappy even but its good for noobs... i personall havent used anything to guage trichomes in years and can just tell when a plant is at her peak but this takes some practice

it is true they are sort of cumbersome to use. how much is the jewler's loupe and where would i get one? i got the radio shack deal because it was right there. is 30x enough to really see the trichs? my main issue with the scope is i have shaky hands and it makes it hard to focus for more than about 2 seconds. once i find a good spot to look at trichs my hand moves and i have to start over. sometimes i will hold the bud with one hand and work the scope with the other. i hate touching the buds but wtf? is there a techique i am missing?

 

[Lil Czr]

i agree.. there not the best kinda crappy even but its good for noobs... i personall havent used anything to guage trichomes in years and can just tell when a plant is at her peak but this takes some practice

Yeah man I hear you.

I don't need the loupe as much as I used to.

You just learn the "look" of a ripe plant.

 

[NLXSK1]

Thanks for all the helpful information. I have a 10X magnifying loupe and the 420 scope.

I assume a sugar leaf is one of the small ones on a calyx. Do you usually take them from a certain part of the plant? Top most cola, from the bottom? Does it even matter?

 

[theexpress]

Thanks for all the helpful information. I have a 10X magnifying loupe and the 420 scope.

I assume a sugar leaf is one of the small ones on a calyx. Do you usually take them from a certain part of the plant? Top most cola, from the bottom? Does it even matter?

always from the top the top matures faster usually

 

[Lil Czr]

Yeah, you want to check the plant in several spots to gauge overall ripeness.

Or you could do a staggered harvest where you cut the top/ripest buds and let the lower buds ripen up for a bit.

It works either way, good luck.

 

[NLXSK1]

I am such a noob... I am afraid to cut parts off the plant LOL!!! I felt bad when I had to chop my males... Aaah the fun of a first grow ;]

 

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[NLXSK1]

LOL!! A little bud porn for the participants ;]

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[Shanus]

30x jeweler's loupe from ebay. $5 shipped or so. Anyhthing less than 30x's too hard to see. Anyhthing way too much, and hard to retain focus. I look at the trichs whiile on the plant. If I've had poor light penetration, I harvest in 2 cycles. The top half, then wait about 4 days for the remaining. Although I dont use the jeweler as my deciding factor on harvest time, it's a dandy tool worth the $5 for sure!!

Old thread i know, but hey... which ones aint? Maybe the new threads that are a repeat?!! Happy growings.

 

[RichED]

i used to use all the above a radioshack 12 dollar scope, a jewlers loop 30, and i had a hand held magnifyer three 10x can use on two or three at a time now i use mostly a toy i found called eyeclops


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[Lil Czr]

i used to use all the above a radioshack 12 dollar scope, a jewlers loop 30, and i had a hand held magnifyer three 10x can use on two or three at a time now i use mostly a toy i found called eyeclops


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Hey, that thing looks pretty cool. I might have to check it out.

 

[dadio161]

This is called a Carson Zorb Digital Microscope. I saw they at my local hydro store and they wanted too much money. I came home and found it on-line at Walmart for only $30 with free site-to-store. i should get it by the end of the week. it is a digital hand-held microscope with a built-in camera. it hooks up to your computer. No need to strain your eyes for us older guys. just look at the lap top and focus.