Is checking your trichomes actually a good way of harvesting at the right time?

For me, judging harvest timing based only on what the trichomes appear to be is not 100% foolproof. I have had plants that have 70%+ amber trichomes after only 4 weeks of flowering which then needed another 6 weeks or so to fully develop and I have had other plants that never had any amber trichomes at all. My most reliable signpost for overall plant maturity is pistil condition. Once there are 98-99% brown pistils is when I harvest and this will usually coincide with 10-30% amber, 60-70% cloudy and 10-20% clear pretty reliably across "normally" maturing plants. Once there are 100% brown pistils, the plant is on the cusp of death and a near dead plant can not maintain peak trichome quality, this is why I aim for 98-99% brown pistils..........the plant is fully mature, but not quite in the downward decline into being over ripe and with death approaching. I have been doing this for 35+ years now, it works for me and is far easier than trying to judge trichome colour percentages. Waiting for trichomes to hit a magical percentage of amber has many variables and in my experience, can not be relied upon across all plants in all situations.

Believe it or not, but the trichromes of your plant are the best indicator of the right harvest time. Trichromes contain all the important stuff like cannabinoids such as THC, CBD and many others and also terpenes and flavonoids. But when you harvest is also a thing of your own taste (more milky ore more amber), but to see when your plant is on peak it´s imho the best indicator to have at least 15% amber or later..

Bem minha opinião, é um pouco perto do seu pensamento. Meu ponto de corte tem 3 pontos para mim corte tem de ter os 3 ponto em simultâneo. Ponto 1 cabelos 70% acastanhados, ponto 2 planta reduz seu consumo de água e ponto 3 % tricomas leitosos e nublados. Um dos pontos pode estar pronto, mas por outro motivo, ambiente por exemplo. Minha salas com poucas condições, para não dizer nenhumas. Estou habituado lidar com dificuldades. Assim que tenho feito

I'd say it's part of the way people should check. Pistils being shrunk and changed to brown, calyx being swollen, trichomes being as cloudy as there going to get. If all 3 are on point it's harvest time.

yes it it. you can customize it more or less. some people prefer cloudy. some people prefer a mix. it is a more accurate judgement than calling a plant indica or sativa. clear cloudy is more racy and head high/stimulating and more amber is going to be more sedating/ narcotic feeling. also more pain relief. play around with it, harvest one a little earlier than the other and let the other amber up. you can also notice the difference with comparisons between top buds closer to light/environment and the lower buds. bag appeal is also affected by this because clear/cloudy looks more shiny and crystally but amber kinda blends in with the buds/ makes them have a brown tinge almos

yeah, 4sure. person who says to others about calmag deficiency is questioning natural grow pattern of plant ... chop at any other stage that you want to question, repeat it many times, write a book and proof all scientist or pro growers wrong ...