Salutations LemonadeJoe,
No problem, first lets just mention both composite snapshots were captured using an USB microscope that looks just like this one here:
Of course these days i figure it’s got to be wireless now, with a 5+ Mpx sensor hopefully… M’well, in case that might inspire the reader in preparation of the next Christmass season!
The picture below was dated 2015-Nov-28:
On top the trichomes have a light milky look which comes earlier before they eventually turn amber as shown right next after that. This is a nearly ideal vaporist layout in days when dry flowers still revealed their beauty to the naked eye. One set of snapshots was early but certainly not immature, the other got quite ready for harvest, maybe even a bit late depending on consumer preferences. Personally i appreciated having both side by side a great deal as i had decades of missed opportunities to compensate for…
Then came Trudeau and the secondary effects of his “legaleezation” tricks, m’well, as far as i’m concerned anyway:
The top row shows mostly immature/early trichomes on left, some looked a bit milky on the right. Below there’s what i consider representative of calixes which lost most of their glands, or even impregnated vegetal tissue as a result of mechanical compression i believe; this capture was taken earlier this month (2017-Oct-11).
Briefly put 2015 spelled abundance while 2017 proved short of aroma/taste, not to mention the texture differs significantly, from that of a sugar/salt mix making a nice distinct sound when stirred, while today’s sample has lost the pleasant texture in exchange for something more like flour lightly seasoned with finely ground spice i’d say.
The lack of trichomes combined to vegetal substrate impregnation reduces contact surface significantly it seems, which would explain difficulties i encounter now, that i wouldn’t have back in 2015. Unfortunately the mechanical treatment causes me to vaporize deeper into dry flower tissues and that’s counter-productive in pulse mode, while a lot of the terpenes carrying a sense of aroma/taste are simply gone i think.
M’well, that’s what those 2 illustrations remind me about anyway!
Good day, have fun!!