in about six weeks try taking a magnifying glass and stick it in front of your digital camera. this will allow you to pretty easily take photos of the trichomes for examination. it depends on how you like your experience, but the general rules of thumb are:

clear trichomes: cerebral feeling
cloudy/milky: mix of cerebral and body feeling
amber: couch lock incapacitation/munchies kind of feelings

theres a pretty good chart somewhere on this site about it. all you have to do is pick your favorite feeling and wait for the trichomes to turn that color and theyll be ready.
mushaboom Reviewed by mushaboom on . not so much of a first grow but a first bud.. i was wondering how i could tell when my buds are ready to pick...keep in mind im just a simple put seed in dirt and water and feed guy....i know they arent ready yet atleast i hope they aint...i have some red/brownish coloered hairs on my buds they look like they are drying up...is that normal?...i have a pic or two i dont know if it will help...any advice would be nice...ps how do you harvest? Rating: 5