Quote Originally Posted by Anglerhead
Well first of all, Hello to all. This is my first attempt at this and I have some questions for an experienced grower.
The skunk plants are 5' tall, and blooming like crazy into there 5th week. Just starting to smell fruity. Approximently 5 to 10% of the hairs are redish. I need this to be good, because I need it to eat and sleep, due to a serious back injury with heavy duty Meds.
I know that later in the window is best for this to be strong and not a head high. What is the best way to tell its done at maximum Potency? I have a 30 power Illuminated microscope, but dont know what I am looking at as far as Tricome development. It's a real forest in there, and I dont want to get it sooner than at its max. Can someone inlighten me? Thank you for your time.
Look at the buds with a magnifying glass and I think if something like 30% of the trichromes turn amber then thats about peak potency, or close to it.

Someone else probably can help you better with that.

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi..._harvest.shtml

Try erowid, that might help some.
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