Mongo28answered grow question 4 years ago Pistils and they're colors mean nothing when it comes to being ready for chop. You need to look at the trichomes. The sparkly crystals. Get a magnifying glass or jewlers loupe and look at the mushroom like crystals. There will be a stalk and a round head on top of the stalk. The head is what we're looking at. Theres 3 colors, clear, cloudy and amber. Youre looking for about 70 percent cloudy 30 percent amber. More cloudt for a head high. More amber for a couch lock high. There clear heads mean they aren't ripe yet and need more time to grow. The pistils are for collecting pollen and making seeds, has zero to do with getting you high. You're after those tricomes, good luck!