when is it ready to cut without a loupe

[thirdeye]

I have a loupe and use it to inspect the plants at the front of my 3x3 tent, but I'm too lazy to pull all my plants out to get a good look at the ones farther back. What is the 2nd best, most accurate way to tell if your plants are done? I figure if the pistols are 80% red/orange, then we're about there. This simplified method couldn't be that far off, or am I missing something?

 

[rick shaw]

Your missing something

 

[303hydro]

I have never smoked a bowl and been like " Wow, this stuff went way too long! " It's always the other way around.

Don't be lazy man.


Generally all the hairs should be died back orange/red IMO strain dependent of course. You can sometimes see the trichs change with the naked eye as well if you have decent eyesight.

 

[MoeBudz^420]

Myself, I look for large, swollen calyx's, and little new hair production before grabbing my microscope to scope trichs...


Peace

 

[designer]

If you can reach the back you can snip a piece of the bud and look at it with the loupe. that is the best way to keep it stable for examination anyway.

 

[wiseone]

I have a loupe and use it to inspect the plants at the front of my 3x3 tent, but I'm too lazy to pull all my plants out to get a good look at the ones farther back. What is the 2nd best, most accurate way to tell if your plants are done? I figure if the pistols are 80% red/orange, then we're about there. This simplified method couldn't be that far off, or am I missing something?

If your going to put in all the time to grow, why would you not want to pull the plants out to check em?
#1 goal should be having the best quality product out there. You can't reach that goal being lazy.

 

[bigwity]

its when your bud looks like its been rolled in brown sugar

 

[qbert]

3x3 tent, but I'm too lazy to pull all my plants out

That's pretty god damn lazy.

 

[thirdeye]

thanks for all the tips bros. i am a lazy mofo for sure. i always look for ways to get 80% of the benefit with only 30% of the work

 

[trichrider]

what? nothing special in that tent?
what was the recommended length of time to let them go?
are the fans losing color and/or falling off.

ime, the plants look frostiest when they are full of cloudy trichs.

 

[intotheunknown]

and not a mathematician i see too... jk

 

[Phillthy]

ive seen plants completely cloudy with white hairs all over and some that had 4 weeks left after hairs turned orange.

 

[Tdot]

you get back what u put into it. Being to lazy to pull a plant out and check trichs is pretty bad man. i pull all my plants outta my tent every other day often for no particular reason, just to check out dif. phenos, new groth, and the likes. U gotta bond with that shit man, sing em songs, read them bed time stories, ect. thats how u up your gram per watt ratio or atleast thats how i think it works lol

 

[MadBuddhaAbuser]

ive seen plants completely cloudy with white hairs all over and some that had 4 weeks left after hairs turned orange.

thanks for all the tips bros. i am a lazy mofo for sure.

you get back what u put into it. Being to
lazy to pull a plant out and check trichs is pretty bad man.

seriously do you want us to just grow your pot for you while we're at it? you cant pull out 6 or 9 plants? you gotta put some effort into this thing.

i pull all my plants outta my tent every other day often for no particular reason, just to check out dif. phenos, new groth, and the likes. U gotta bond with that shit man, sing em songs, read them bed time stories, ect. thats how u up your gram per watt ratio or atleast thats how i think it works lol

now thats a grower!

 

[Da_AntMan_303]

you get back what u put into it. Being to lazy to pull a plant out and check trichs is pretty bad man. i pull all my plants outta my tent every other day often for no particular reason, just to check out dif. phenos, new groth, and the likes. U gotta bond with that shit man, sing em songs, read them bed time stories, ect. thats how u up your gram per watt ratio or atleast thats how i think it works lol

Tdot has it right, if you take care of your Girls, they'll take care of you. Ya gotta show them love if ya want Love in return, and btw a 3x3 tent and ya 2 lazy?!?!?!?! ffs

 

[Hammerhead]

this thread is over a years old folks

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Myself, I look for large, swollen calyx's, and little new hair production before grabbing my microscope to scope trichs...


Peace

I do this. New pistils are typically clumped together. As new calyx swell, the clumps separate, exposing (individual) pairs of pistils. That's when I get the loop.

I also agree with Phillthy that pistil color isn't necessarily indicative of maturity.

IMO, it's hard to beat trich color for the call.

 

[bongwater923]

this thread is over a years old folks

Then take it down! It is annoying to realize half way through a thread to find it was posted in 2008.

 

[Critter]

All I do is trim a piece of sugar leaf from each girl from various sections of the plant (take a few samples from each plant) then take em over to your computer and look with cheap 30$ usb microscope. Takes still shots too which you can save and compare with later samples.

 

[Critter]

Old/New who cares we can still discuss the topic and hopefully add some new info for any new members that were not around in 08' right?