guerrillabalconygrower
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Lots of ambers in one pic, and not nearly enough in another. Can barely see any milky trichomes. Its either all clear or complete amber. Am I good to to harvest or should I wait?
Can I harvest?
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Welcome to 420Magazine my friendLots of ambers in one pic, and not nearly enough in another. Can barely see any milky trichomes. Its either all clear or complete amber. Am I good to to harvest or should I wait?
Do you have any pics of the buds?
Perhaps the whole plant?
Gives us a better idea of ripeness.
Also is she still draining her pot?
If so she is alive and flowing still and requires more time.
Stay safe
Bill284
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guerrillabalconygrower
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Here you go.Welcome to 420Magazine my friend
Do you have any pics of the buds?
Perhaps the whole plant?
Gives us a better idea of ripeness.
Also is she still draining her pot?
If so she is alive and flowing still and requires more time.
Stay safe
Bill284
The plant is growing outdoors and it’s rainy season here. So no way to really tell if she’s draining or not. Soil is generally always wet due to the rains
As a rule of thumb I don’t harvest white pistils.Here you go.
The plant is growing outdoors and it’s rainy season here. So no way to really tell if she’s draining or not. Soil is generally always wet due to the rains
When flowering is finished the white pistils turn red and crinkle in.
When they are all red I start checking trics.
At the same time she will stop eating.
You have white pistils so give her a couple weeks and reassess her.
Stay safe
Bill284
Rolling Green
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I agree with Bill.
Would estimate that you are 3 weeks into flower with another 3 to 4 weeks to go. Nice looking plant.
Would estimate that you are 3 weeks into flower with another 3 to 4 weeks to go. Nice looking plant.
Makeminefullgrown
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Yessir, you’ve got a few weeks left. The good news is those buds should swell up a good bit during that last stretch.
Also, most growers, myself included, often mistakenly look at the trichomes on the sugar leaves. U need to ignore the trichs on the leaves and look a bit deeper at the ones on the calyces/bracts. The leaf trichs will always turn amber early and shouldn’t be used as evidence of a plants maturity.
Wait for those white hairs, called pistils, to all turn brown and curl back into the calyx…..then you’ll be close enough to look at trichs and harvest based on personal preference.
Good luck.
Also, most growers, myself included, often mistakenly look at the trichomes on the sugar leaves. U need to ignore the trichs on the leaves and look a bit deeper at the ones on the calyces/bracts. The leaf trichs will always turn amber early and shouldn’t be used as evidence of a plants maturity.
Wait for those white hairs, called pistils, to all turn brown and curl back into the calyx…..then you’ll be close enough to look at trichs and harvest based on personal preference.
Good luck.
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guerrillabalconygrower
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Updated trich pics. Any comments on harvest readiness?
It is your plant so you can do what you want or think is best.
A week ago the members of the group who gave an estimate of how much longer said about 3 weeks and they were probably right. You are now about 2 weeks away.
Something that might help figure out how much longer is knowing the approx date that the stigma/pistils started showing and the buds started forming.
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guerrillabalconygrower
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The pistils have been around for at least 5 weeks, if not more. Most of the pistils turned red at least 2-3 weeks ago. Most of them now are crinkled in. Only the tops of the two main colas have amber but not crinkled pistils.
Anyways what I’m really trying to get a sense of is to check for milky trichomes. I’m unable to see any in the pics shared but thought that experts/ experienced growers may have a keener eye.
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guerrillabalconygrower
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For reference, these are the pics of the plant from 4 weeks ago
Don’t use the trichs on the sugar leaves as a reference, look at the trich on the calyxes, they’re a better indicator of ripeness.
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guerrillabalconygrower
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All the microscope images posted above are calyx pics.
Your call!
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guerrillabalconygrower
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The reason for posting pics here is for help in identifying milky trichomes on my buds. I’ve always struggled with it and so asking for help
