✂️ Harvest ⭐ Intermediate

Determine harvest time perfectly - Read trichomes

Microscopic analysis for maximum potency

TRICHOME STAGES

Clear/Transparent: Not yet ready, low THC levels

Milky/cloudy: PERFECT! Highest THC concentration

Amber/Amber: THC converts to CBN, relaxing effect


OPTIMAL HARVEST

80% milky + 20% amber-coloured trichomes

For energising effect: 90% milky + 10% amber

For relaxing effect: 70% milky + 30% amber


EQUIPMENT

Jeweller's loupe 60x: 10-20€

Digital microscope 200x: 30-50€

Mobile phone macro lens: 5-15€


WHERE TO LOOK

UPPER buds: Representative of the whole plant

Sugar leaves: Trichomes mature here first

NOT the fan leaves: Hardly any trichomes


OTHER SIGNS

Stigmas (pistils): 80% brown/orange

Leaves: Start to yellow

Odour: Intense, fruity


HARVEST TIMING

In the morning: Lowest humidity

After 48 hours of darkness: Increases resin production

Dry soil: Facilitates processing


PROFI-TIP: Different branches can ripen differently. Selective harvesting possible.

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