# Autoflower trichomes **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Support\ **Tags:** autoflower\ **Created:** [April 9, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778 "2023-04-09T16:57:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dmay4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@dmay4](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dmay4)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/1 "2023-04-09T16:57:26Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/a/2/7/a278c2517cf05c123cb4b20e69b2c6a7c0e2a103.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/3/e/8/3e89e077de38fe960e74efef923fc5cb8211204a.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/2/3/3/233db88925d4002ad6be2fdac716829af9a97fd8.jpeg) So these are my trichomes only after 6 weeks autoflower. Can they really be ready ---
**Author:** ![shadows](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/shadows/32/584848_2.png) [@shadows](https://ilgmforum.com/u/shadows)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/2 "2023-04-09T17:06:02Z")
Look mighty clear to me. Let them go longer. ---
**Author:** ![LiesGrows](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/liesgrows/32/477384_2.png) [@LiesGrows](https://ilgmforum.com/u/LiesGrows)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/3 "2023-04-09T17:26:34Z")
Definitely clear still she needs some time ---
**Author:** ![ChittyChittyBangin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/chittychittybangin/32/1095484_2.png) [@ChittyChittyBangin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ChittyChittyBangin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/4 "2023-04-09T17:26:42Z")
![B895DF3B-05F6-4D77-AAEB-138621C7EB51](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/6/5/6583989977bdcc417dd86cea7f4a25c524d1521b.jpeg) Youre still clear starting to turn cloudy. Lets see a pic of the whole plant. You want to wait till the white pistils turn red/amber and start receeding into the bud. ---
**Author:** ![dmay4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@dmay4](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dmay4)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/5 "2023-04-09T17:27:01Z")
I want them a little browner? ---
**Author:** ![ChittyChittyBangin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/chittychittybangin/32/1095484_2.png) [@ChittyChittyBangin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ChittyChittyBangin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/6 "2023-04-09T17:34:10Z")
See how the pistils (hairs) on this bud are nearly all completely red/amber. Thats when you want to start checking trichomes. Ill be chopping this one probably tomorrow. Ill get a good trichome shot before i do. ![20230406_200102](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/7/8/c/78c17e37c44fca8e20f47cd0b2832c6327f3a997.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![shadows](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/shadows/32/584848_2.png) [@shadows](https://ilgmforum.com/u/shadows)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/7 "2023-04-09T17:44:49Z")
Yes you want more amber color ---
**Author:** ![ChittyChittyBangin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/chittychittybangin/32/1095484_2.png) [@ChittyChittyBangin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ChittyChittyBangin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/8 "2023-04-09T17:49:54Z")
![Screenshot_20230409_124839_Gallery](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/6/c/56c4b73875c46a5921935052a265848c216712e7.jpeg) ![IPC_2023-04-09.12.45.30.1630](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/2/4/a/24ab1d2438017ca4b7ec0ba71859ff22891ce93a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/9 "2023-04-09T17:56:45Z")
Those look like sugar leaf pics Growmie, they’ll turn a lot sooner than the buds 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Derf02368](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Derf02368](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Derf02368)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/10 "2023-04-09T18:10:16Z")
Looks like 2 to 3 weeks to me…no milky colors yet. ---
**Author:** ![dmay4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@dmay4](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dmay4)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/11 "2023-04-13T13:00:27Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/9/b/69bc904a20a4e757942e414ab9dbf0b74f1bf387.jpeg) Maybe another week ?? ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/12 "2023-04-13T13:03:25Z")
Difficult to tell from this pic Growmie. Jewelers loop or a mag glass would be the way to go for checking trichomes. Check the actual buds and not the sugar leaves 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Ebb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ebb/32/815818_2.png) [@Ebb](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ebb)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/autoflower-trichomes/99778/13 "2023-04-13T15:16:17Z")
![untitled-1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/e/6/3/e63c1d4b735fd147ad17f9c4d8fb9f22e5333b27.png) Like others have said you need to be sure youre checking the calyx of the bud and not the sugar leaves. Sugar leaves will always mature faster than the rest of the bud. As well, the top of the cola will also mature faster than the rest of the bud. So when checking its wise to check the top middle and lower sections of a bud. As well as the lower buds on the plant. Its very easy to harvest a plant too soon just because you seen some amber if that amber was from a sugar leaf or top calyx. If youre having problems focusing on a calyx vs a sugar leaf. Then simply take some snips and cut away a small calyx from each test bud and check those. Being very careful to not smoosh the trichome heads.