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Oregreenian
Oregreenianstarted grow question 5 years ago
Any thoughts on how close she is to harvest by the pics on week 9? Appreciate any input!
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Stick
Stickanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @Oregreenian! You still have a few days to go through, at least 2 weeks. Honestly no one can tell better than you (with the help of a magnifier/microscope)! Pistils can be a clue, if you noticed that new pistils have stopped appearing and old pistils have almost all turned red and curly, but the best way to ensure it's the right time is to look at the trichomes with a magnifier/microscope. Clear/Transparent/Skinny trichomes mean it's too soon, Milky/Cloudy/Fat trichomes mean the harvest window is open, Amber trichomes mean the harvest window is ending, and THC is degrading. Looking at your last pictures, I think you're very close, maybe 14-16 days, but you rather buy a 2$ hand-held microscope to ensure your buds are fully ready. Hope this will help, let me know in the comments section if you need any further information, and happy growing! šŸ‘Š
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DankGardener
DankGardeneranswered grow question 5 years ago
Looking good I'd say 2 weeks maybe 1.5 weeks. But when to harvest is a preference. If u want the highest thc bud harvest when all trics are nice fat and milky white. If u want more wieght. Let some turn amber. Hope I can help
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 5 years ago
I know that some breeders will tell you that their autos are ready by 8 weeks, they almost never are. They will take 12/14 weeks most of the time so never go by the breeders advice and just go by your eyes, smell and use a magnifying glass to check out the crystals!
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Wilson_McNugget
Wilson_McNuggetanswered grow question 5 years ago
I am a novice myself...and I am looking at the same question....you need to wait for sure on yours....all the hairs should be drying up and curling turning orange before you flush....that should give you a good 10 days of flush....according to what I have been gathering to answer the same question....looks like you have couple few more weeks to harvest at least....one thing to never do is rush it.....little late will be more couch lock but the total weight will also increase....the last little bit the trichomes increase drastically along with the terpenesā€¦.so hold off for a bit....if you are using organic soil then you dont really need to flush....if you are using nutrients in soil you should flush for no less then 10 days and up to 14 or more...so you have to account for that....otherwise grow them until they are ready....THEY LOOK VERY NICE BUT NOT READY YET....couple, few more weeks...
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Philindicus
Philindicusanswered grow question 5 years ago
Always go by the trichome color or your just guessing. When about half of her pistils have turned orange use a 40x jewelers loupe(Amazon.com) start checking her trichome colors most growers will harvest when 5% to 30% of the trichome have turned amber. You will have a mixture of some clear with mostly cloudy/milky and your amber colored trichomes. The more amber the better the body high if that's what your going for. You can also harvest her in stages and experiment to see what you like. maybe a week between each chop. usually the main cola ripens before the lower parts.Hope this helps happy harvesting in a few weeksšŸ‘
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
According to me she will be ready by week 12 so you have 2 weeks to give her a lot of PK and additives ( if you want ) to have bigger fatter buds. Mine was ready before week 12 but my feeding was heavy
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