These are the trichomes of my blue dreams that just started their 10th week of flower on Monday. There is minimal red hairs especially on the large main cola. Some of the lower bud sites contain hairs but not a great amount like some of their sisters in the same environment. I've started the half nutes and plan on flushing starting Friday. Should I keep those buds going longer that still don't have many red hairs or pull em with the rest of the room?
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Are these Trichomes ready?!
- Thread starter Skeet
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Beach_Town_Brit
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Hi Skeet, I think you could harvest now if you needed too, certainly some good clouding and trichome head swell on display.
This said, I'd leave her for a week or two more to try and fatten up those buds, there's only a hint of amber in the first pic and quite a few transparents in other pics.
When I'm looking at the pistils (hairs) I look for fresh ones rather than the old red/brown ones. If I see healthy white pistils still sticking straight out from the buds I tend to feel she's still got some more bud development in her.
This said, I'd leave her for a week or two more to try and fatten up those buds, there's only a hint of amber in the first pic and quite a few transparents in other pics.
When I'm looking at the pistils (hairs) I look for fresh ones rather than the old red/brown ones. If I see healthy white pistils still sticking straight out from the buds I tend to feel she's still got some more bud development in her.
9fingerleafs
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I agree
NebulaHaze
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Looking really sparkly, definitely a lot of great trichome development! I agree with the others. I still see a whole lot of clear trichomes, and some snowy white pistils in the foreground, so I'd guess you still have a few weeks left before harvest time. Here's some pictures of trichomes at different stages if you want to check them out. When trichomes are not ready they look sort of like glass, and when they've reached highest levels of THC they will look sort of like white plastic. When the THC starts turning into CBN (giving the buds more of a "body" and calming effect) then the trichomes start turning amber/yellow. Additionally, when the buds are getting ready to harvest, many of the white pistils will start to darken and curl in.
The good news to having lots of clear trichomes is it means your buds are still going to put on a significant amount of weight!
The good news to having lots of clear trichomes is it means your buds are still going to put on a significant amount of weight!
Herbal Warrior
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Can't rush mother nature. Those buds look incredible. How much do they smell? I have just started some blue dream seeds and don't know what they are going to be like for smell once they go into bud. Just looking to get prepared for it.
oldjarhead100
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Dirt takes about two weeks longer than hydro in my experience. I agree with everyone else they are a week or two out from being ready in the almost exact middle of the 5 picture is one tricome that has some amber color I start to flush when I have about 30 percent. (Its better to harvest 2 weeks late than 1 week early) so much happens in that last week and its so hard to let them be good luck
oldjarhead100
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a decress in water consumtion can reflect the PH might be to high the gorilla glues im growing now stopped feeding for 2 weeks I read the tutorial on ph checked mine it was 7.3 I now lower it to 6 and they started feeding again