And question for you guys; whatâs the best thing youâve come across for taking pictures or at least viewing (assessing or analyzing ripeness/trichomes). Specifically while on the plant (not having to cut off a sample)?
This is a usb microscope. Itâs very hard to hold it still, at the right distance, and rotate the focus ring with one hand, while holding the phone in the other hand. And itâs not possible to press the âtake pictureâ button because I only have two hands. So I take video, and then view it on pc later. These are still/snapshots from the video.
I thought I read a post here recently where someone was taking very nice photos and they mentioned an attachment or something (for a phone, I think). With this usb scope, it also only seems to focus on one area within the frame, and the rest is blurry. Anything better?
I use a compound microscope so I cut off an auxiliary calyx and put that on the stage. Stability is achieved through nothing moving. The thing is the focal point of the image is limited unless you use image stacking.
USB microscopes are best on a tripod for stability, and a âfree handâ.
Itâs always âfiddlyâ setting up a shot but as you see, you can get good results. Lighting is something I need to work on.
I am doing the same dance, trying to stretch a finger to the capture button and hoping I didnât budge even a millimeter. Low keeper rate, like 1 in 5 on a good day.
Really comes down to what the cultivator wants
to get real high _ harvest when all are milky
lay back - harvest when over 50% are amber
generally most harvest when there is a 10% amber 80% milky 10% clear _ up to you !!!
Iâve heard this, but it just doesnât always apply. Iâve let a 55 day go 75 and the trichomes did not amber. It does not seem like a good metric for all varieties. Now, it could also be something the cultivator did in growing them(?). I donât know.
Ohhh! Well I used to go with 40% amber. I donât use that method anymore! Iâm not sure how to say this but those instructions were based on images of a leaf instead of a calyx. Thatâs the kind of shit I used to do as well. That all changed after I started looking at the calyx that had been on the plant from veg to the end of bloom. Iâve never analyzed a leaf since.
I changed over in 5/6/2021 according to the log.
Yea ! how true â at least one can get some idea when they want to harvest â trichome color is when the plant is telling you that harvest time is near
Trichs still look like a fresh haricut, organized and mostly pointing the same direction. Heads looks clear. When the trichs start looking disorganized kind of all flopping different directions, with many heads resting on bent necks, they are getting close or ready.
I went with just trich color for a long time to determine maturity, but am getting notably better results paying more attention to the condition of the trichs, especially the heads. I still look at the color, but treat it as a secondary factor.I
Edits: autocorrect on this tablet is batshit
