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I have a GDP and Bubbleberry flowering outdoors on the central coast of california. I just wanted to post some trich pics, even though I have been told that I still have about a month or so to go. I am not sure how to fully gauge when to start flushing/to harvest, so I was hoping I could get a couple opinions based on these pics. The are kinda crappy due to a POS camera, but maybe someone can tell?
The pics are of the more mature buds on the two plants
You can guess when it is ready to harvest by waiting 8-9 weeks after flowering starts. Or wait until 75% of the pistils turn brown. If you want to be more accurate you have to check out the trichromes with a microscope.
I use a 60x-100x zoom microscope, but I heard that 30x is good enough. Trichromes have 3 stages and they will change color. They start out clear, then turn milky white, then turn amber. If you harvest when they are all clear you will have a less potent bud. If you wait too late, all the trichromes will turn brown and start to fall over. Early harvest is head high, late harvest is usually couch-lock. I would wait until 50% of the trichromes are milky white and 50% are amber.
I would also stop feeding the plant nutrients and flush them two weeks before you plan to harvest. Hope this helps a little bit.