My flowers trichomes are turning orange/brownish. They are almost 5 weeks into flowering. My seed bank says they are between 7-9 weeks to harvest. This is my first time Growing so I need some input on harvesting time. Should I wait for the 7 week or take them all the way to 9? I was thinking to harvest march 31. Any opinions? Thanks
Are you sure it's the trichomes and not the pistils (the hairs) that are starting turning brownt No plant is done flowering at five weeks. You can't set a harvest date. You have to get a microscope and examine the trichomes. At this stage, they may be clear or just starting to get cloudy. When they are ready for harvest, you start seeing amber trichomes. That may be at 7 weeks, 8, or 9 weeks.
I just bought a 100x handheld microscope from radio shack for twelve bucks, if you weren't going to do it right why even fuck with it, dude.
You can get a jewelers loop off Amazon for about $20 or so. It really is the best way to tell. I hate those damn radioshack microscopes. If you have good eyes, a scope isn't really a requirement. I can look and see what color the trichs are, I just use the scope to verify. You can harvest any time after the trichs go cloudy. Many people that prefer less of a couch lock will harvest without a whole lot of amber.
You do not need a microscope to see if your marijuana plant is ripe. It might make it easier to pinpoint what you're looking for, but that is " far too simplistic and there are too many variables to make that an effective strategy." http://forum.grasscity.com/harvesting-processing-marijuana/666373-guide-when-harvest.html
Also, you are probably looking at closer to nine weeks of flower. Your calyxes haven't begun to swell so your most likely at least three weeks early.
Just harvested this last night 1 NL scrog 450 wet weight It's better to wait till its ready than to rush it down Sent from iPhone 5
That's how long it took for the trichs to be where I wanted them for how ilike the high to be Sent from iPhone 5