Trying to make up for my failing eyesight and shaky hands, I broke down and bought a microscope with a camera to look a the condition of my tric's to check maturity. The microscope works fairly well but the camera has disappointed me. Attached are a couple of pics I took this morning. I see what look like clear tric's and some amber but cannot discern between clear and cloudy tric's. Could you all take a look at the pics and let me know what you think? Thanks FJ
I am even more disappointed with the "special" microscope camera. I decided to try holding my POS Kodak up to the eyepiece to see if it could capture any sort of reasonable image. Pics from my cheap camera below:
When I look through the microscope the trics took more clear than cloudy but the pics look a bit cloudy to me.
Thanks Weedpack. I am thinking that I have another week or two. But.... There are a bunch of people here that know much much more than I do. I am hoping some will take a look at the pics and give us a little detail as to what they see. Thanks FJ
It depends on what kind of high you want. Cloudy trichomes produce a heady, energetic high and amber trichomes produce a couch-lock, body high. Most people harvest when they have a mix of both or 75% cloudy and 25% amber, which is what it almost looks like to me. I say one more week and chop chop.
imo just looking at trichomes alone can be deceiving. trichome color is a criteria, but i look at the whole plant. the pistils should recede in the buds. the buds should be swollen. in my case, the buds go thru 2 phases of "growth explosions". the 2nd one adds a signicant amt of weight. however, if id look at trichomes alone, i can already see lots of cloudy trichs before the 2nd explosion.
Thank you for your input. While I am looking at the trichomes & pistils to determine when to harvest my question is more: " What do you see in the pics?" I am wandering if you view the tric's in the pics as "cloudy" or "clear"? Would you consider the ones that look (to me) as fairly clear except for a small amber spot on the as amber? My best take on these is that they need 1-2 weeks yet before harvest but I am still learning and look to those with more experience for much appreciated guidance. Thanks again. FJ.
I reread your post and got it the second time around. So you would call the tric's in the pictures "mostly cloudy" ?
By the pictures, it looks to me like you have about 95% cloudy and 5% amber ones that are scattered here and there. I'd wait until you see a little more amber, so my guess would be about a week more. If you can, post what the whole buds look like on the plant too.
can you guys help me out with mine as well? thanks http://forum.grasscity.com/harvesting-processing-medical-marijuana/1268188-huge-buds-questions-go-broncos-kcco-titties.html?p=19188118