Brown hairs.....

[rebel]

Fellow outdoor growers, in my area everyone is old school i guess.
Most growers never heard of trichomes or a pocketscope, they have always harvested when all the hairs are brown.
I have just been studying the trichomes for a couple yr as i also had never heard about trichomes until studying over the net.
how many of you have harvested by the color of the pistils and viewed the trichomes also ?
ive noticed myself when theyre all milky or cloudy(my choice, up high) the pistils are all brown or the biggest part are.
i really dont even bother chking much anymore until i see all the pistils are brown(which to me says the fruit is ripe for the picking, like ripe apples,peaches,etc..) then i'll chk my trichomes.

 

[Locked]

I always check the trichs before harvesting...even with strains i hve grown before. Although knowing the strain lets you know when to begin to start looking at the trichs.

 

[ston-loc]

Added question on this. One of my plants has FRESH, fleshy pistols, yet is showing a bit of amber on one of the main colas. Always go by trichs i'd assume. Right? And is it normal to harvest a plant a little at a time? Like I said, one main cola's about 10% amber, and others are barley showing amber, mostly cloudy. Harvest the one, and let the others keep going? 1st grow, simple questions. Sorry if they seem dumb.

 

[Locked]

When time permits I harvest in sections....sometimes I need to make room in the flower tent and will yank the whole plant at once.

 

[Lemon Jack]

When my pistils start browning all over I use that as a sign to start checking trichs. Still always check them though to get just the right buzz off my meds

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

There are reasons that pistils can turn brown that have nothing at all to do with the ripeness of the bud. Some pistils never turn brown. I personally pay no real attention to the color of the hairs.