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Trichome Development and Stages

Farmall

Farmall

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As the flowers become frosted up and sugary, close inspections shows the trichomes to be well formed and crystal clear, not milky or cloudy . The pistils are about 35-40% amber, the rest are whitish. I am interested to learn about how long it may take for the trichomes to start turning cloudy then to amber. I do realize different strains will have different maturation times. Identify this strain as Blueberry Kush

Thanks to all, once again
 
From what I've researched, as Im sure you know, you do not want to harvest until you see a cloudiness in the trichomes. They should not be clear. They look almost like hot glue gun. Also typically you're going to want to see the majority of the pistils amber/redish.

You can use a loupe to look closely at what the trichomes are doing. I'm not sure there is a set schedule on average of when each strain goes from cloudy to amber, I'd love to see those stats if it exists.

You may also know that the more amber trichomes the higher the CBD there is, slightly less THC. The more "cloudy" the more THC.
 
Yep.... got all of that but I am in that period where patience is a virtue as it seems that they have been very well developed but in 4 weeks still look the same and it’s ending week 8 of flower. I assumed by now I’d start to see some cloudy parts... just gonna sit and wait. It’s been a long haul and a lot of effort
 
Beats the street shit, and u know how it was grown and prepared properly....... really worth it if the grow is going well? This is the worst time for me too just wait it out 😁
 
Farmall, I here what your saying! I Also am waiting as I watch the pistils change color the aroma increase and the frost looks like snow.YEA ! Patience "is" truly a virtue!! Cain't wait to here more when she clouds!
 
Farmall,

If you would like to go microscopic, there are Tricromes on your Pistils. You can watch them change as your Pistils turn red and start curling in and Amber start to take hold it move from the tip of the calyxes the pistils grows from and then spreads. Once the Amber has hit the calyx itself, this is were you measure Amber to cloudy %.

It can seem like forever to move from clear to cloudy and from cloud to Amber and the light you inspect them is very important.

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Here's the thing, though: you'll never see all the trichomes at the same stage, because the plant is putting out new calyxes all the time. Some folks advocate harvesting in steps for this reason.

You want to see most of the triche heads bulging. Then it's a matter of personal taste when you harvest. I never wait for lots of amber because I don't want a lot of CBN, and like to harvest my bud when I see mostly milky/cloudy triches. There are always clear ones as well.
 
" the light you inspect them is very important."
Mr. furley is right on with that advice. Turn off the fricken HPS,or LED, and get another light on.
 
Once the trichomes begin to topple from it's weight (cloudy)- I'm comfortable with chopping.

The usual harvest trichome percentages:
Clear 5%-10%
Cloudy 70%-80%
Amber 5%-10%

WAITING FOR HARVEST!

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Cool...! Thanks everyone... I feel like I have much more support in sitting around doing little more than question my brain. Always helps to have a bunch of good people working together for a common goal. This is a non-standard but very common goal ...

ive taken it deep into determining trichomes and development....but it’s the actual " hey man, wait " that goes a very long way. THANKS ¡
 
This Harvest I cut at cloudy with still some clear, but with no real Amber on the calyx and I am super happy with my smoke.
Personally taste is the most important harvest window. ;)
 
Plus, the more you use those Belarus BelOMO triplet magnifying loupes, the better you get at it!!! I really love mine. They are the best that money can buy (triplets), and they aren't as expensive as others.
 
Absolutely, that 15x came in and is much nicer to use than the 10X as I can see much easier …. I am almost thinking 20X BUT I am learning to use this CARSON microscope that I have had for months FINALLY. Previously, I could not keep it still enough to get a lingering view of the image... My hand would move too much to allow good focus or magnification. Could see the trichomes but in no way had any chance to study them individually.

My friend told me to CUT a leaf in the bud and lay it on a flat surface, plant the scope on top of it and it is a stable as can be. Guess what.....THAT WORKED so I can now get a very reasonable 60 to 120X view of things and the prettiest site I have in the garden is some (NOT ALOT) of golden colored heads of the capitate-stalked trichomes. The amber is creeping in on about 1 out of 15 or so and the milky others represent about 35% of the balance...the rest are clear. This is on the leaves within the bud...very short individual leaves. I'm guessing a few more days ? But rest assured, I'll check often

I guess you can't see the smile on my face from this post ...but its there :)
 
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