Trichome color, maturity and potency!

[Farmbuck]

BR2K let me know for your Ace's Golden Tiger X Panama since I grew so many strains from Ace. Right now I have 4 Kali China in the "grow room" My third grow with them.

 

[JohnEmad]

Thanks to all who stopped by to voice their opinion and/ or vote on this.
I was surprised by the findings of a study published in Weed World in 2017. Found it on Frenchy Cannoli's web site.

https://frenchycannoli.com/s/WW125Di...RipenessP3.pdf

Peak Potency was found when the resin glands were between 60% amber and 40% opaque and 80% amber and 20% opaque.

Kudo's to all who got it.

I agree that we all rely on our own personal taste but found it interesting that much of the writings I have found on this subject had no real scientific data but went more on subjective experience.

Enjoy the article everyone. :big-smile:

 

[bboyfromwayback]

I have 2 Purple Haze that are waiting to be harvested. Currently they’re about 90% milky 10% amber. I’ve always thought that THC peaked when all trichomes were milky then starts to fade and be more chill or CBD the more amber you allow as they mature. In the name of science, I’m going to put one in the closet before the lights come on at 5 and the other I’ll allow to mature until the amber tris are in the 50% range to hopefully hit 60% while in the dark 2 days. Once they dry I’ll test for THC with the high grade app and post results then I’ll check them again after they’ve cured a few weeks. Thanks for the post!

 

[JohnEmad]

I appreciate you doing this for the team and posting it on the forum. I am very interested as you could imagine.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Me too! Considering I grow for potency this will be a great test. I’ve always thought about trying to get more amber but never have for fear of being stuck with sleeper weed for a while. Since ordering seeds online last March I’ve increased my grows trying to sample them all that I’ve stockpiled enough I can afford to loose a plant or two for science 😂. Plus next round I have 2 Hindu Kush and 2 Bubba Kush going so I’ll do the same then to compare results 👍🏻

 

[grouchyoldman]

I came to understand (and love) red wine when I experienced a late harvest Monterey Zinfandel. Ever since, I have thought the same concept should apply to late harvest cannabis! Never had a chance to test that till now.

So, I'm totally interested in your project bboyfromwayback, and I look forward to the results. I have a pampered White Widow in my room, nearly ready to harvest after nine weeks of flower, and I think I will follow your lead and let her go for awhile longer. Let the amber rise from those frosty mushrooms!

I've been using the dimmer on my lights to ramp the intensity down over the last week. We're down to 35% of the full intensity and I think the buds are thickening daily. The bud tops are still frosty white and the sugar leaves are already 50% amber. It's cold here so keeping the temp, RH & VPD optimal is easy. I'm not in any hurry.

I'll try to post some pics tomorrow.

-Grouchy

 

[grouchyoldman]

Thx JohnEmad, that frenchy cannoli article was fascinating. No one has a greater stake, or more resources available, than the professional Cannabis industry,in resolving this most basic question regarding our harvest timing decision. This is a completely different way of looking at Trichomes, and they have some credible science behind it. Are we all harvesting too early? That's worth knowing.

 

[JohnEmad]

Glad you enjoyed the read@grouchyoldman,
I found it very interesting and am currently trying to grow the most resinous, mature and potent flowers I can to make some quality hash or other concentrates.
I find the pot I harvest that's showing only a little amber and is mainly cloudy is a bit racey and makes me feel jittery with some strains.
The strains I let go to 20 to 30% amber or so are much more relaxing to me and can still be uplifting. Now to get that 60% amber.plateau. I have to get access to a tester it seems and insure the potency is there.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

I waited a few more days. Here’s what the Purple Haze I’m putting in the dark once the lights go off looks like now. My phone doesn’t take good closeups but looking through a scope they’re mostly white, plastic looking with maybe 10% amber on the buds and over 50% amber on the sugar leaves. The other one I’ll let go until the buds are 50% amber.

 

[JohnEmad]

I waited a few more days. Here’s what the Purple Haze I’m putting in the dark once the lights go off looks like now. My phone doesn’t take good closeups but looking through a scope they’re mostly white, plastic looking with maybe 10% amber on the buds and over 50% amber on the sugar leaves. The other one I’ll let go until the buds are 50% amber.

Nice and frosty looking.
That's one of my next areas to improve. Not just resin maturity and potency but also resin production.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Thanks! I grow in my basement and always get the best looking buds in the winter. Temps and humidity stay low makes the perfect environment.

 

[JuanHondo]

that Frenchy Canoli article was great...i understand where the options came from now and think i understand what they mean...trichs can be amber and not necessarily opaque...clear is totally clear and translucent is partially clear...i think...anyway, thanks for sharing that article!!

 

[JohnEmad]

Glad you enjoyed the article as I did. As for explaining things. There is a reason I was never a teacher. lol.

 

[Kevin77]

I vote 80% clear, 20% milky, 0% amber. Unless you want a sleep aid then go for amber.

 

[smoorman]

I'm still searching for a strain called "couch velcro". Let there be amber.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Anything with Hindu Kush is very sedative. I currently have a Purple Kush curing, can’t wait to try her out. Excellent before bed smoke

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Hers what Purple Haze #2 looks like. She’s going in the closet once the lights go off tomorrow morning. She’s a good 50% amber now and I’m sure she’ll be more so by the time I harvest. In about a month I’ll post the thc results per high grade once validated by my own smoke test results

 

[bboyfromwayback]

This one has been in a jar 10days, decided to try her out. Measuring 18% THC per HighGrade. I’ll do a side by side grading followed by a wake and bake smoke test on consecutive days in a few weeks. Want to see what the fuss is about though, I’ve jammed Hendrix too many times to not try his favorite strain

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Purple Haze #1 was harvested December the 15th, #2 on the 22nd. I’ll test them again in a few more weeks with the app but the fun testing will begin around 7ish tomorrow morning with #1 followed with sample 2 on Sunday. Plus it’s playoff games all weekend. I’ll have a few others to test it out with and see what they think. Nobody knows I grow weed so it’s fun to see how they like it.

Whenever I use this app, I always do the test 3 times and all 3 test with both plants were 17% every time tonight. On the 28th I tested #1 at 19%, 17% then 18% so I kept the one in the middle.

 

[click]

I think all this experiment will tell us is if the developers of the HiGrade app read the article or not. ;-) Which would certainly be good to know - especially if you use their services - but I for one am looking forward to your smoke test results.