Silverhaze
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Is it best to wait for the amber colour on every strain or are some strains different. Northern lights going for 9 weeks now no amber but no clear either.
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Trichome colour
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D.A.A.S.69
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Hey Silverhaze, What kind of northern lights is she ? Where did you buy your seeds ?
Anyway, I've grown NLs, before and it is excellent smoke, but mine was an autoflower, and it took 90days for her to get 20-30percent amber, but after she first started showing color, it damn sure didn't take her long before Amber was showing on every bud. So maybe when you start seeing some color on your buds , keep a close eye after that,
GoodLuck with yours.
Anyway, I've grown NLs, before and it is excellent smoke, but mine was an autoflower, and it took 90days for her to get 20-30percent amber, but after she first started showing color, it damn sure didn't take her long before Amber was showing on every bud. So maybe when you start seeing some color on your buds , keep a close eye after that,
GoodLuck with yours.
Silverhaze
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DrPhoton
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Whats actually interesting here is that trichome color is not always a complete identifier for THC potency. From past reading, it seems that although reading trichomes visual characterstics is the best way to judge maturity in most strains. Some strains actually achieve peak THC levels when they are only just starting to go cloudy. Some strains dont even amber. At the time i found this quite interesting.
UrbZ
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Hmm thats interesting. I might have to do some searching.
Unfortunately this is another one of those things that may make things harder for new growers.
Everything they read on here is about waiting to turning amber to harvest. So what if they do have a strain that doesnt turn amber but they dont know. I have never seen this specified with a breeder, seems like it would be pertinent info....
Say they are all cloudy but they wait and wait some more. Now there crop is trash because they let it go 2 weeks or longer after peak harvest and now have just burned their good THC right out of the plant.
Still good info to know, but just makes things harder..
Unfortunately this is another one of those things that may make things harder for new growers.
Everything they read on here is about waiting to turning amber to harvest. So what if they do have a strain that doesnt turn amber but they dont know. I have never seen this specified with a breeder, seems like it would be pertinent info....
Say they are all cloudy but they wait and wait some more. Now there crop is trash because they let it go 2 weeks or longer after peak harvest and now have just burned their good THC right out of the plant.
Still good info to know, but just makes things harder..
D.A.A.S.69
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Hey urbz, that's why you take a sample ever now and then, if your worried, and it ain't been too long we were talking about some strains don't turn amber. Here on the forum.
DrPhoton
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I think its very rare and should be ignored mostly with new growers. The strains that it occurs with are not common at all. It was just an interesting find i was elaborating on. Whats also interesting is that the peak level of THC is actually when the trichome bulb has fully developed and is transluscent. But many of the other cannabinoids are not as fully developed and so the reason why waiting for the trichs to go cloudy is preferred.
Transluscent trichomes gives peak THC but low CBN and CBD. This provides the stimulating, clear, speedy high thats commonly associated with early harvest.
Cloudy trichomes have a lower THC but other cannibinoids are now developing more. This gives the more comfortable and balanced high, an overall contributing effect.
Amber trichomes are a result of THC oxidizing into CBN. This has been subjected as the "fake" version of CBD and provides less desired effects in comparison. Which is why it is mostly not preferred.
Whats also interesting is that wether you have mostly indica or sativa, might affect when you should harvest. With indica it would likely be more ideal to harvest before any amber developes and trichomes are cloudy. With sativa you would want to wait a little longer when amber does develop.
Why some do not go amber i cannot say, but i would say that it is likely not that they dont turn amber. But that it takes a really long time. Long enough for most to worry and harvest anyway.
Transluscent trichomes gives peak THC but low CBN and CBD. This provides the stimulating, clear, speedy high thats commonly associated with early harvest.
Cloudy trichomes have a lower THC but other cannibinoids are now developing more. This gives the more comfortable and balanced high, an overall contributing effect.
Amber trichomes are a result of THC oxidizing into CBN. This has been subjected as the "fake" version of CBD and provides less desired effects in comparison. Which is why it is mostly not preferred.
Whats also interesting is that wether you have mostly indica or sativa, might affect when you should harvest. With indica it would likely be more ideal to harvest before any amber developes and trichomes are cloudy. With sativa you would want to wait a little longer when amber does develop.
Why some do not go amber i cannot say, but i would say that it is likely not that they dont turn amber. But that it takes a really long time. Long enough for most to worry and harvest anyway.
