How do i know if a bud is ready to be cut

I need to know what a mature bud looks like

Check Zandors 'When to harvest" post in the growfaqs forum. You want to look at the Trichomes and the color/clarity of them.. The cheapest way to do this is with one of the cheapo little pocket microscopes from Radio Shack (Part number 63-1133 )

In my avatar, this bud had about ~ 1 week to go.. and the pic is taken through that cheesy little microscope!

The Trirchs should be turning cloudy/amber before you harvest.

If you harvest when the trichomes are clear you'll loose potency and yeild.

will it be easy to see??

the only thing i could find at radio shack was a 15x mag...

and does it happen gradually or does it just happen within a couple days?

Peace

Radio Shack didn't have that part number I posted? Even if its not in stock they should be able to order one for you

thanks for the input