This is when to harvest

thebigak

thebigak

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its not always true that the plant is ready to harvest when the hairs turn amber colour this can happen when the plant is ready 4 water, its more to do with the trichome colour, you will need a good magnifing glass have a look at pic will explain you can determin what type of high you want too all bye the colour of the trichome hope this helps
 
cheetah2007

cheetah2007

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what is the minimum level of magnification that i will be able to see the colors of the trichs? i live in a shity place and can't find anything here :D
 
thebigak

thebigak

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i got a good one from a goldsmith supplier for looking at diamonds not sure what strenth but one of my kids has got a cheap plastic microscope that cost £9.99 and its perfect dont know where he put it but he will be in at 3pm will find out post on here
 
Little Tommy

Little Tommy

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I got a hand held microscope from Radio Shack last weekend. It goes from 60X - 100X with a built in light. It runs on 2 AA batteries. It has two thumb wheels. One for magnification strength and one for focus. It works great and set me back less than $11.00
 
mr west

mr west

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I hear ppl saying you need a 30x mag. Have you got a digi camera?? if u get a tripod and take a very close pic u should be able to zoom in on a pc dude, hope this is some help:joint:
 
ORECAL

ORECAL

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no, a 6x maginifier is not enough. i had an 8x laying around and tried it and couldn't see the trichs. so i went out and got the 60X - 100X that little tommy has.
I also have the picture that theigak put up taped up in my grow room.
 
cheetah2007

cheetah2007

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thebigak said:
this is the one i use and it works fine its a cheap micro science kids toy 100x 200x and 450x magnification
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man i've found the same microscope....yeah it's for kids. the one i've found says 25x - 100x - 450x .it costs $15 will it do the work?
 
thebigak

thebigak

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oh yea one more thing sum buds will mature quicker than the top one so is a good idea to have a few samples top middle bottom b4 you chop ya top bud off as it may not be at same stage as rest of plant
 
OneCanSam

OneCanSam

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thebigak said:
this is the one i use and it works fine its a cheap micro science kids toy 100x 200x and 450x magnification
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To growers like you and I, thats the Rolls Royce of looking at trich development and color :mrgreen:

Myself, I use a 30x jewelers loupe most of the time or a a digital camera on a small tripod, I have one of those pocket 60-100x pocket microscopes, more of toy, but it works, but having a desktop simple microscope like you have is the best option, maybe not the easiest, but still one of the best methods, although you'd probably have to take a leaf sample to put on the glass slide. :?

...But in a pinch, you cold take a pair of binoculars and look at the trichs with the rubber eyepiece towards the plant, at about a quarter inch away, you can see the trichs coloration pretty well.

 
cheetah2007

cheetah2007

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OneCanSam said:
...But in a pinch, you cold take a pair of binoculars and look at the trichs with the rubber eyepiece towards the plant, at about a quarter inch away, you can see the trichs coloration pretty well.

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hahah i was thinking 'bout the binocular myself man... Cheers!!! :D
 
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