JUST BEEN LOOKING AT MY TRICHS

I was looking through a 4x mag glass which was the only one in the town ,£7.99 I WAS RIPPED I RECKON.
Anyway they looked clear but most of the pistols have changed colour and as they are blueberry i was hoping they would get a few shades of purple on them.THEY LOOK VERY FROSTY THOUGH.:D:smokin:
My question, is there anyway of judging the plants by the pistols as well cos i dont think that glass is powerfull enough (what a bummer).was reading a grow log and it said go for 80% -20% cloudy/brown for peak harvest ,
thats very exiting.

color of the trichomes is the only true test for harvest. pistils change color whenever they want, mine turned brown weeks before I harvested by following the change in the trichomes. 30-60X pocket microscope (with built-in light) is best. Go by the average color of the trichs, over the whole plant, top, bottom, middle. I sniped very, very small samples from the bud leaves and placed them on a white paper plate for viewing, at least three samples per plant.

Hope this helps....enjoy.

yea good techniuque...

yes very helpfull and i just got a 10x viewing glass from the jewellers who would of thought it.
cheers.

i also got a 10x microscope from the jewelers...lol what a qawinkydink...huh...nd its all thnks to mah mother nd her jewel obsession...

I have one of those Radio Shack pocket microscopes with the light. I can't see a thing. Its very difficult to focus. Do you hold your plant still or do you cut some off and then look at it. When I try to hold it still, its difficult to focus. Any tips from anyone?

I cut a piece off and look. ;)

good suggestion weedhound, make sure the fan is turned off?

nose hair clippers and twezzers are very good for taking samples to view under the microscope, laying on a white plate plate, in another room while sitting down, relaxing, so you can see what you are doing....:pimp:....that's as simple as I know how to make it...

taking samples like you said worked for me this evening but because of the eye glass i have like a jewellers type it was blocking the light out but i simply lifted the leaves up with tweezers and it worked fine so cheers for that mate.:D