First Grow When to Harvest- Trichomes

[randude]

I have been reading about the perfect day of harvest in several places. The most reliable way, from what I understand, is when the Trichomes are Cloudy. One even wrote that it was essential to have a cheap microscope to look into the trichomes. So I guess I am in the market for a cheap microscope now to be added to my arsenal of marijuana paraphernalia. But wait, was it when the trichomes are 80% cloudy? I see the trichomes trichs all over the place on the top of the plants, on the leaves etc.. What do you do, take a clipping of the leaf, or try to remove a trichome with a razor or what? And was I right about the 80% thing. Are there any photographs or links to this sort of thing around here? or is there just another way to to it all together. Oh maybe someone can tell me which part of the plant is the bud while you are at it. Is the bud all of those little frosty leaves all close together or is it something else.

 

[smokeymacpot]

the bud is actually seed pods, but yes its all the little frosty bits.

 

[Brian1975]

More cloudy= stronger cerebral high
More amber= stronger body stone
Many like to harvest when half are cloudy and half are amber for the best of both worlds. Here is a chart posted by GuineaPig from 2005.
Plus, it is easier to just cut a few leaves (with trichomes on them) from different spots on your plant and then look at them under your scope.

 

[Maj.PotHead]

been waiting to convert this old OG tutorial for you i will convert this from word doc so i may post it

Flower Biology brb now to answer your question what part is the bud here's an old tutorial from the OG faq i saved

Contributed by: CSS
Thanks to: GreenHeart
Submitted: September 5th, 2003






hope this helps explain what a bud consists of

 

[randude]

Thanks Everyone. So how do I get a trichome off of something to magnify it?

 

[stealthballer]

pluck a leaf with trichs or a tiny lower budsite

 

[Maj.PotHead]

Thanks Everyone. So how do I get a trichome off of something to magnify it?

i use a sharp sissors and clip the very tip of a tric covered leaf protruding from the bud, take snipit from top, mid, bottom of said nug. place these on white paper and use something like this for inspection. http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...e&kw=illuminated+microscope&parentPage=search opens a whole new world for you

 

[randude]

Thanks Maj, you are a good grower