Greens2000
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7 week of flower. Was going to wait 10 more days, just wanted some opinions. It’s bagseed (wedding cake). Thanks. Peace.
Should I wait
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Greens2000
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I have a microscope as well. Mostly milky.
Matthewschultz2829
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Wait... wait... until as close to 50/50 amber and cloudy you can get.
B|uDreamer
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That looks way early to me. Buds are mostly sugar leaves and the pistils are predominantly outstretched and white. I wouldn't even be checking trichomes until a week or two after those pistils have browned and started to curl in.
Are you checking the trichomes on sugar leaves? If so ignore them. Wait for the other signs of maturity(mostly curled and darkened pistils and swollen calyxes) and then check trichomes on the buds themselves, not the leaves.
Are you checking the trichomes on sugar leaves? If so ignore them. Wait for the other signs of maturity(mostly curled and darkened pistils and swollen calyxes) and then check trichomes on the buds themselves, not the leaves.
Greens2000
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My hands shake really bad. I can’t hold small or light things so it’s hard and unreliable to use a microscope but I’ll give another few weeks. Thank you.
B|uDreamer
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I have a hell of a time viewing trichomes as well so I defer to the other signs of ripeness. I've also noticed after those signs appear you can kind of see a whitish, and eventually amber, sheen come over the buds as the trichomes mature and go cloudy then to amber. No magnification necessary! It may not be as accurate for getting a specific ratio of milky to amber but it's working for me so far.
Greens2000
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Update from 7/14
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TheDifferenceX
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Still got weeks to go. Patience. You smoke buds, not hairs and sugar leaf.
Greens2000
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Thank you
Budzbuddha
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Check it in 3 weeks ....
Greens2000
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I just grabbed a $50 cause of this comment
Greens2000
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Today (don’t hit me with fkn 2 week meme either)
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Greens2000
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Lol
Doug Dawson
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These still look 2 or more weeks away to me, still stretching. Once the Pistils stop reaching out start looking at trichomes on the buds, not the leaves. The finishing stage is always the worst, stay strong and let them do their thing. You will be rewarded in the end for your patience.
straightup636
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I agree with Doug - you need at least another week.
If you are feeling frisky, you can introduce some stress techniques to finish it off.
In the last 48 hours of their life hit the plants with an 8/16 light schedule (8 light 16 dark) and lower the RH to ~30%.
If you're using hydro, lower the water temp to 60 - 62 deg F.
This should shock the plant into thinking it's dying and will boost trichome production and potency quite a bit. You can also try making a cut in the base of the main stem - maybe a quarter of the way through - this will also boost the aforementioned qualities of the plant. Just don't let this shock period go on any longer than a couple days. Chop em down and harvest.
If you are feeling frisky, you can introduce some stress techniques to finish it off.
In the last 48 hours of their life hit the plants with an 8/16 light schedule (8 light 16 dark) and lower the RH to ~30%.
If you're using hydro, lower the water temp to 60 - 62 deg F.
This should shock the plant into thinking it's dying and will boost trichome production and potency quite a bit. You can also try making a cut in the base of the main stem - maybe a quarter of the way through - this will also boost the aforementioned qualities of the plant. Just don't let this shock period go on any longer than a couple days. Chop em down and harvest.
Greens2000
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I plan on waiting another week.
Best pics I could take with my unsteady hands.
Best pics I could take with my unsteady hands.
