Quote Originally Posted by Chromophore
Under the microscope the trichomes appeared less "cloudy" than when I looked at them with a hand-held loupe under the growlights, so this could be tricky. My grower-friend who was over a few days ago said it's hard to get all the buds to have the same degree of maturation, so you have to go on an individual basis. He said his rule of thumb was to pick when the bud had mostly cloudy trichomes, with an equal amount of both clear and amber/black. But Rosenthal says it's a bit of a user preference because you're really selecting for THC vs CDBs, with the latter being present in the cloudies, the former enriched in the clears.
Ok. It is a users preferance. Clear is immature. Cloudy/milky (terminology can be interchangeable) is when thc is present & ready, cbn just starting to come into play. Amber, cbn comes to the forefront as thc starts to degrade. All amber, dark, forget about thc. Its all cbn at this point & what you have is a tranquilizer. A combination of milky/amber is what you're after. More milky, an energizing up kind of high. More amber, that would be your couch lock, like what OMB & I are both after. I LIKE any kind of pot buzz, but insomnia & muscle spasams, night pain lead me to the couch lock buzz. A few energizing buds are nice to have around for the am with my coffee on the mornings after I've had little/no sleep, but have things needing done. Hope this helps you 'younguns' decide what you want. My man Ed's right. Ripeness is a personal choice!
-- I'm going to go see if I can find 'ripening & cureing your buds' so I can lead you guys right to it. Its a necessary read, & YES, its very important! ......I'll be back......