This Is When To Harvest

splifman said:

Videoman, have you experienced the same type of problems with the magnifying glass that I mentioned in my last post? I have had a real hard time getting a good look at the trichomes because you have to touch the device up to the flower in order for it to work. Have you had this problem as well?

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Snip off a small bud leaf and set it on a stable surface... like a table. Then look at the trichs.

Brick Top said:

It makes no sense to me whatsoever to harvest all at one time if someone is growing for their own personal consumption.

Maybe the very best advice that I can give to anyone new or fairly new to growing, and harvesting, would be to say have patience grasshopper, Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was Syracuse.

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Here, here... I started getting amber trichs this week in some places, not others... I like a zippy high, so I'm looking for 5-10% amber at the most.

I've been harvesting all week.. little bit here, little there. Had a big cola start rolling amber yesterday, so down she came... 3 still standing.

I have to say a big thank you for all these information,the pictures etc..I am currently trying to figure out if my plants have reached their maturity and all this feedback came exactly when I needed it~
thanx a lot for your work dude!
big up!

ya i got the radioshack scope but dont know where to look at on the plant for these trichoms??

This is still a great thread to review prior to harvest.

Thanks again, O2

I just bought that radio shack microscope today. Still mostly clear with a few turning cloudy. Will check again in a week I guess.

Instead of trying to place the magnifying glass up to the bud try cutting a small portion of the leaf from close to the bud and check that for the trichomes.

splifman said:

Videoman, have you experienced the same type of problems with the magnifying glass that I mentioned in my last post? I have had a real hard time getting a good look at the trichomes because you have to touch the device up to the flower in order for it to work. Have you had this problem as well?

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Im having he same problem. Not sure if it's the microscope of me. will I damage the trichomes if I touch the scope to the plant?

Katatawnic said:

My initial decision to progressively harvest was based on lack of physical ability to do it all at once.

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If I'm reading into this the way I would like to see it (although I'm sure it has more to do with pain), in that you have many plants to harvest, it sounds like a problem I wouldn't mind having.

Hey i just got that one from radio shack...its one of my funnest toys haha...small so a lil tricky to use though...hard to keep stable

think that sucker needs some getting used to for sure. Note bottom focus first then play with zoom top function...Kind of frustrating at first....

Brick Top said:

Don’t bother to try to hover over a bud or leaf with the Radio Shack mini-scope. It will drive you bonkers trying to see what you want and need to see.
　
Instead cut a small portion of a bud leaf off and place in on a counter or table or something flat and that has a color where the leaf will stand out more and then place the mini-scope down on top of it and look.

If you need to be more sure and check an actual bud, not a bad idea at all .. the first part was really more to watch your trichs until they appear to be close to the right color and not to make a final decision to chop by, cut a bit off of a few buds at different levels of your plants and again place them on something flat so you can then place the scope in a stationary position above the bud bits and then better be able to have a good clear look at your trichs.

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good idea that what i was doing while looking at hash...ya even just the fans blowing will make in impossible....but ya i am getting more used to it though....one tip is to just put it on 30x and just move it away or closer for focus...knobs are on the tighter side

Great Info from babygro. I will definately chop down when the trichs become cloudy.

I have just purchased this scope from Radioshack (last one lol, all the outdoor growers must be going now) and I am very proud of the quality for the price of $12.99.

Zoomed in to 100X is excellent quality image of the trichomes.

CUT OFF a piece of leaf covered in trichs to look at on a table, don't hold over the plant, as somebody said. This will solve the steadness problem.

NOTE: Sometimes the trichs around a few other clear trichs, may seem cloudy. However, do not think that they are ready yet! I have noticed that it could be the focus. While in focus in one area, it may be just a little out of focus in another area, thus causing some to seem clear and others cloudy, when really all are clear. Therefore, always play with your focus in a certain area for a while and make sure your certain on the trichs color. Don't chop your baby down too early!

going to the shack

Ive got a shacks micro and I just cut a small piece of leaf off and looked at it, to me it was 80% milky and 20% amber but I thought I read somewhere the leaves will turn first, but then I clipped a little off one of the main buds and it looked 90% milky and 10% amber, I was gonna let the plant go another two weeks for its suppose to be ready mid Sept. and were not quite there yet. Any thoughts or suggestions, I cant take pic,