Trichome color, maturity and potency!

[JohnEmad]

This is a much talked about topic and everyone has their own beliefs, likes or dislikes.
I have been reading up on it but wanted to know your thoughts.

What % of resin gland color and translucency shows full maturity and highest potency?
This is based on 2 parameters.

Amber vs Clear and Opaque vs Translucent. So 2 x 100%

If you don't see your choice here pick the closest to your ideal.

I will post some of my findings from online sources when the poll closes.

 

[gbauto]

I tend to run the plant until I don't see any more clear trics, give them ph'd water for a week or two for a good fade and chop.

 

[Rwise]

All the voting is for couch-locks, milky is the highest THC.

 

[JohnEmad]

That is what I have read and heard the most concerning the subject.
I will post again about this subject from both experts and scientific study.
Me I find mostly milky to be a bit racy but as for highest THC I am not sure.

 

[JohnEmad]

Your method is about what I do most of the time although I have chopped much earlier and much later as well.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

I can’t pic one of the options. IMO the greatest thc is when all the trichomes are white/milky looking. If I’m going for potency I shoot for 80-90% milky. Soon as they’re mostly white I flush and try to get them in the dark with very few amber tri’s and no clear ones

 

[DW2]

Howdy JohnEmad, I prefer the majority cloudy and 15% to 20% amber, but in the survey the totals of the percentages should not be over 100%. Thanks for the survey, I'm always interested in other's likes and dislikes.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

total cloudy 30% amber or more what we like " we our home "

 

[JohnEmad]

I suggest you vote and I will post some findings to better explain the apparent mistake in percentages when the poll is over.

 

[JohnEmad]

I guess voting is against most posters beliefs...lol. it's just a poll.

 

[JuanHondo]

am i the only one that doesn't understand the options?

 

[SoOrbudgal]

No your not JuanHondo i took it for personnel choice.

 

[JohnEmad]

the options are based on 2 different things.
Amber vs Clear and Opaque vs Translucent
Hope that clears up the math

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Is translucent the same as clear?

 

[JohnEmad]

basically translucent is similar to clear as far as I understand it.
I didn't set this poll up very well and didn't make it explain myself very well I suppose.
Sorry for any confusion it caused. I borrowed the percentages from a study about resin glands.

 

[grouchyoldman]

Hi JohnEmad,

This is a worthwhile question, and a knowledgeable GWE crew to ask. That said, designing Polls is an artform, no apology needed.

My preference: 15% Amber, 75% Opaque, 10% Translucent. Or at least that's when, as BU2B says, "I just decide I'm Done Growin it!"

​​​​​​​Do you have a link to your "Study about resin glands?"

- Grouchy

 

[golfnrl]

I chose the first option in the poll because it's closest to what I think I'm doing. I try to harvest when the trichs are close to what Grouchy described.

 

[JohnEmad]

Hey grouchyoldman, I will post a link to the articles when the poll is done in a short while.

 

[Farmbuck]

I always aim for 30% amber and 50% milky. Clear trichomes is not what I'm looking for. I'm too old now for the type of "racy high", I prefer at my age a body stone that numb the pain.

 

[BR2K]

My methodology is to stage the harvest. As long as I have cloudy trichomes, I'll take my larf buds first. I am midway through my Mandarin Gelato, with the main four colas still chillin'. What I've collected so far has been outstanding. In a few days, once I get a little more amber (around 30%) I'll take the rest.

My Critical XXL and Golden Tiger X Panama are a little different. They're not presenting much in the way of trichomes. I'll probably rely on pistal curl-in and the number of days in flower. I will certainly heed advice I've received, about maybe waiting a little longer for my Sativa GTXP.