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You need a loupe or magnifier to accurately determine harvest time. Amber hairs and overall color mean you are very, very close though, if not within your harvest window. I would recommend a 10X-30X (anywhere in that range) magnifier to check the trichome color directly. When some are cloudy and a few are amber, you can start cutting. Mostly cloudy trichs with very few amber gives the cerebral up buzz high. Wait a little longer for more amber coloring if you want a more stoney, couchlock body experience.

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Here is a pic of a bud (5X loupe) that is still not ready to harvest. Notice it does have amber hairs, but the trichomes are still clear and cloudy. This bud is about one week from entering the prime harvest window (which should give it an 80% up/head high, 20% body stone). Check out my thread " http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...ml#post1659822 " for more pictures and descriptions...
Delta9Haze420 Reviewed by Delta9Haze420 on . Buds getting amber hairs... Hello! I was just curious.... My outdoor plant has just started to finally bud at the top but all the bottom branches have been budding for weeks now. My questions is are my bottin branches ready to be harvested if the white hairs have started to turn amber??? Rating: 5