first grow need harvest tips plZ

Im new to the growing game so any help would be great I have a plant in flower over 8 weeks 80 percent of pistols are orange/red an the bud no longer feel fluffly there nice and dence now an fan leaves are all yellowed an gone. I know every1 says go by tricks but ive no scope but I wan2 harvest on time .. any help would be great guys

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Calyxes on the plant(s) will swell, that's a sign of maturity... pistils will often change colors, as well as recede into the calyx... milky over amber for THC, amber over milky for CBN... dont wait until they're all the color you want, as it'll continue even when cut.

Ther from last week have new pics later I know cameras not great

Not ready yet IMO. You're trichs are still white not milky/amber. When you take a picture and the plant has a brown twinge to it it's ready. Prune those dead fan leaves and let it go.

Great looking plant though!

Thanks man yea the fan leaves are all gone now not much other than sugar leaves an bud left them pics are a week old ill try get new pic rite now

Ive started the flushing stage only bein gettin water the last week is that ok keep it up for another week or do I need longer

BuffBuffPass said:

Not ready yet IMO. You're trichs are still white not milky/amber. When you take a picture and the plant has a brown twinge to it it's ready. Prune those dead fan leaves and let it go.

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Huh? The *only* way to tell if trichomes are a certain colour is with a loupe or a scope. You can't tell this by eye or a photograph.

reddevil, the best thing to do is go to a jeweller's store and pick up a cheap loupe. Then search for how to check trichomes for best harvest time.

-spek

spek9 said:

Huh? The *only* way to tell if trichomes are a certain colour is with a loupe or a scope. You can't tell this by eye or a photograph.

reddevil, the best thing to do is go to a jeweller's store and pick up a cheap loupe. Then search for how to check trichomes for best harvest time.

-spek

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the photos are blurry at best? Idk much , but i know i cant see any trichs , even if the photo was in focus,,, listen to this guy ^^^

Will any ol jewlers have 1 they not expensive are they

reddevils87 said:

Im new to the growing game so any help would be great I have a plant in flower over 8 weeks 80 percent of pistols are orange/red an the bud no longer feel fluffly there nice and dence now an fan leaves are all yellowed an gone. I know every1 says go by tricks but ive no scope but I wan2 harvest on time .. any help would be great guys

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you can buy a jewellers 100x loupe on ebay $3. ,, nice looking smoke there mate id be well proud for a first grow , i might be wrong but get more light on the side , they seem a bit stretched , long internodes between buds , ??? Idk

But there are tricks I can see them under the hps light on leaves an buds I think I can jus make out the lil ball on top but no idea if there clear cloudy or amber thanks for the help guys I know pics not very clear have to take them on my shit phone

There were a lot o big fan leaves on it only till a week ago I thi k that might have blocked some light I have it under a 400w hps I heard they meant to be good jus went by qhat I was told an thanks must check ebay might be easier than findi 1 in my small asa town ha

spek9 said:

Huh? The *only* way to tell if trichomes are a certain colour is with a loupe or a scope. You can't tell this by eye or a photograph.

reddevil, the best thing to do is go to a jeweller's store and pick up a cheap loupe. Then search for how to check trichomes for best harvest time.

-spek

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I may be totally off base here so please correct me if I am wrong because this is the information I have used to harvest my plants for 2+ years. Trichomes may have been a bad choice of words. However, if you look at a plant that is not ready (first picture) the hairs, sugar leaves, etc. all look white/clear/reflective. If you look at a plant that is ready it looks brownish/reddish all over (second picture). The first part of this guide illustrates what I am talking about http://www.growweedeasy.com/harvest. The second part of this guide shows how to use a magnification device to view trichomes close up to see exactly what they looked like. I had thought that the visual method in the first part of the guide was acceptable.