# Clear or Cloudy Not sure **URL:** \ **Category:** Indoor Growing\ **Tags:** trichomes\ **Created:** [August 9, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636 "2021-08-09T04:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rotodad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@rotodad](https://ilgmforum.com/u/rotodad)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/1 "2021-08-09T04:44:25Z")
Sorry i know this has been aked before, but i cannot tell if the trichomes are cloudy or clear. I purchased a laupe and still can tell. I attached a couple a pictures from my phone. I would love your input. PS First time grow! ![20210808_233404](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/7/9/679188014b9b6ae301be9816fb70333cb8a26c83.jpeg) Thanks. ![20210808_233342](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/c/b/3/cb3c1fcb3423fdcefc31af0ad4234577a681223f.jpeg) ![20210808_233323](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/3/f/f/3ff32e49e720aab9a8c788610f807c1a131c8cc7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nicky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/nicky/32/397422_2.png) [@Nicky](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Nicky)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/2 "2021-08-09T04:50:56Z")
That’s because you need at least 40x magnification to see them. Hence you will need to invest in a USB microscope (amazon) they are dirt cheap and all the same just grab whatever has a couple reviews and is decent priced. ---
**Author:** ![rotodad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@rotodad](https://ilgmforum.com/u/rotodad)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/3 "2021-08-09T05:15:17Z")
Got a 30x and 60x loupe. I just can’t tell the difference. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![JaneQP](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/janeqp/32/555131_2.png) [@JaneQP](https://ilgmforum.com/u/JaneQP)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/4 "2021-08-09T06:53:57Z")
I’m with you! I can never tell myself even with magnification. I guess the older I get the smaller my eyes have become. I judge by pistils. 90% amber and turning in on themselves and I just say good to chop. I don’t smoke and so far the family has not complained about the product. ---
**Author:** ![Underthestairs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/underthestairs/32/689635_2.png) [@Underthestairs](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Underthestairs)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/5 "2021-08-09T09:55:38Z")
See if you can hold the loupe over your camera lense… you may have to zoom in a pinch so you don’t capture the tunnel as well. But I’m with Nicky, hated the loupe. USB microscope was 19 bucks. Game changer ---
**Author:** ![oldguygettingbackin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguygettingbackin/32/491176_2.png) [@oldguygettingbackin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/oldguygettingbackin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/6 "2021-08-09T10:49:00Z")
i just bought a microscope camera… 42 bucks amazing ! ---
**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/7 "2021-08-09T10:53:46Z")
Scopes are great. Much better than a loupe, imo. A loupe just doesn’t provide a comparable picture. With a microscope you can see very well. I usually cut off a couple of pieces of bud, take it back to my desk, and set the scope on its stand and get photos. much easier. Here’s an example of what I get from my scope. ![Green Punch 8 March 2020](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/0/2/5/025a748fd873099a5463e4eb34877fe288325abb.jpeg) ![GSC Hash Dec 2019](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/a/7/4a74d2cef8f257d98ac87c6ccba632b52e5c0526.jpeg) ![15 May 2020 (1)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/2/3/c/23ceb15970ee3cd9d016656f2bdf64f5816bd389.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Wormwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mr_wormwood/32/612861_2.png) [@Mr\_Wormwood](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mr_Wormwood)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/8 "2021-08-09T10:55:27Z")
They look cloudy to me. No amber yet though ---
**Author:** ![AL\_GREEN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/al_green/32/492863_2.png) [@AL\_GREEN](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AL_GREEN)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/9 "2021-08-09T11:52:43Z")
A few more weeks\ **Author:** ![grizZz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/grizzz/32/544113_2.png) [@grizZz](https://ilgmforum.com/u/grizZz)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/10 "2021-08-09T12:38:13Z") ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/c/a/4cab58a28b2cd42c90b6f99d3cb4c576c9c131b7.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/9/d/0/9d05ca247e5b56d5da9e9e0d4b67d8ed395cf22a.jpeg) iPhone 8+ in front of a loupe….good enough for me but everyone’s eyesight is different ---
**Author:** ![JJ520](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jj520/32/511229_2.png) [@JJ520](https://ilgmforum.com/u/JJ520)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/11 "2021-08-09T13:57:53Z")
They look cloudy but no Amber Id let it go another week ? ---
**Author:** ![grizZz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/grizzz/32/544113_2.png) [@grizZz](https://ilgmforum.com/u/grizZz)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/12 "2021-08-09T14:59:14Z")
Zooming in your top picture…there seems to be a lot of cloudy and possibly some amber at the very top…also notice either some fox tailing or white pistols in the background….start checking your entire plants buds trichomes you appear to be very close to peak thc ---
**Author:** ![Nicky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/nicky/32/397422_2.png) [@Nicky](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Nicky)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/13 "2021-08-09T15:11:24Z")
The reason I have always recommended to get a USB microscope (I think some new ones are Bluetooth) is because they take great pictures and have a nice handy zoom/focus function as WL as they snap the picture very easy and that’s key. When you upload photos here from a scope and they are properly zoomed and focused we can see the correct amount of detail and this allows us to train your eye as to what your looking for. Like a sativa sample here that tested at a lab for 28% ![Screenshot_20210721-224237_Drive](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/7/4/7/7474104a81bf584e9857f503b6756575b8b2ebff.jpeg) e Or a heavy indica I grew here ![20201202_132833](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/9/e/e/9ee37603a8e7128a210cf246bc8ae3b98fe5b17d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rotodad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@rotodad](https://ilgmforum.com/u/rotodad)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/14 "2021-08-09T17:42:16Z")
Game plan is to flush this week, darken for two days, then harvest. ---
**Author:** ![rotodad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@rotodad](https://ilgmforum.com/u/rotodad)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/15 "2021-08-09T17:47:16Z")
Bought the laupe, figured that would do the trick. Oh well, seems like the community is leaning towards the microscope. I am close, on day 66 right now. I will flush this week, then darken for two days, then harvest. It will be a total of 10 weeks flowering. First time grow, still learning as I go forward. ---
**Author:** ![ADK\_Guerrila](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/adk_guerrila/32/515130_2.png) [@ADK\_Guerrila](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ADK_Guerrila)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/16 "2021-08-09T18:13:08Z")
@rotodad this is the best 26$ I’ve ever spent ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/1/c/3/1c329238eaead1066cfda19e279c2d79e3e2a584.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/3/6/c/36c001c414a340c42b540955ebaee0d8f8489012.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/7/9/b/79b4f463ed1b9a2417b479cc161752a85be3c758.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/5/c/b5c4152fb8efa7a1180f6b89efe71754c245a29e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Underthestairs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/underthestairs/32/689635_2.png) [@Underthestairs](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Underthestairs)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/17 "2021-08-10T22:43:26Z")
I like the loupe for quick inspections regarding bugs and such. But the scope is superior for trichomes. ---
**Author:** ![Freebud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/freebud/32/548634_2.png) [@Freebud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Freebud)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/18 "2021-08-10T23:40:35Z")
Now that’s flippin awesome 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Poseidon1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/poseidon1/32/763851_2.png) [@Poseidon1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Poseidon1)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/19 "2021-08-11T00:33:03Z")
Are these easy to get picture without a stand or stabilizer? Or will these auto focus? I heard mix feeling about these. ---
**Author:** ![Nicky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/nicky/32/397422_2.png) [@Nicky](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Nicky)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/clear-or-cloudy-not-sure/72636/20 "2021-08-11T04:53:54Z")
A chair would be ideal but I often use it without. The key is to push the microscope right into the bud and rest it on the bud. While the other hand your holding the stem of the bud. Use your finger to move the zoom in and out which will focus your shot. Soemtiems you need to re adjust a couple times to get a good picture no big deal as you should be checking multiple different buds for a general overview anyways.