Trichomes

Week 7, day 1. What stage are my trichomes at? Flowering cycle is 8-10 weeks but I’ve seen growers chop at 12 weeks. It’s a 60/40 indica/sativa hybrid and I’ve noticed more sativa characteristics during flowering so I was prepared for the 12 weeks, never again though. Is this clear or cloudy trichomes? They look more cloudy and it’s no where near ready for harvest. I would assume not to look at trichomes until your harvest window is approaching but I was just curious. I wanted to flush when my trichomes just started to get cloudy so I can harvest when a some amber sets in. First grow, so I’m not entirely sure

That's a pretty good pic. I don't see any amber, I wait for 10-20% amber. Check multiple areas though.

stawawager said:

That's a pretty good pic. I don't see any amber, I wait for 10-20% amber. Check multiple areas though.

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You wait for amber then flush or harvest?

Pic #2 Without opening it shows the plant is nowhere near ready, wait until new pistils have stopped growing and the brown ones have receded into the calyxes.

This is when you'd want to start looking for colour, ime trichs don't colour before the basic signs of maturity are clearly visible.

Star Dog said:

Pic #2 Without opening it shows the plant is nowhere near ready, wait until new pistils have stopped growing and the brown ones have receded into the calyxes.
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This is when you'd want to start looking for colour, ime trichs don't colour before the basic signs of maturity are clearly visible.

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So will all this happen while keeping a good amber to cloudy ratio? I get what you are saying, some of my pistils haven’t even turned colors, my little buds are small to me but hey first grow, I’m proud of myself. Im anxious to smoke it but I know not to cut it down like right away, I was thinking another 2-3 weeks maybe. If you have a better opinion then I’ll consider what you say.

AlmightyJumpman said:

So will all this happen while keeping a good amber to cloudy ratio? I get what you are saying, some of my pistils haven’t even turned colors, my little buds are small to me but hey first grow, I’m proud of myself. Im anxious to smoke it but I know not to cut it down like right away, I was thinking another 2-3 weeks maybe. If you have a better opinion then I’ll consider what you say.

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To coin a phrase, you're putting the cart before the horse!
The typical signs of maturity will show before trichs start to colour up.

Very early. No clumping up yet.
Week 8 day 3 sh*ty pic
When clumped up you can hardly see green and brown