am I too late to harvest?

Senescence in a cannabis plant is a key visual indicator that it is approaching the optimal harvest window, but it should be used in combination with other, more precise signs for the best results. If a plant is harvested with high nitrate levels (often due to excessive late-stage nitrogen fertilization or inadequate "flushing" practices), those nitrates will remain in the plant tissue. This leads to a "green" or harsh taste when consumed, as the compounds have not been properly metabolized into proteins and other organic molecules. The goal of tapering nitrogen fertilization before harvest (often referred to as flushing) is precisely to allow the plant to use up its stored nitrates and other nutrients before its metabolic functions end. After harvest, as the plant tissue dries and dies, cellular functions (like the activity of nitrate reductase) cease. This means that any remaining nitrate is largely "locked" in that chemical form within the harvested tissue, no matter what you do or how long you cure. Plant looks dark green from what little I can see in pic. Ammoniacal nitrogen takes 4-5 times more water to separate from soil particles and will prevent autophagy from initiating when there is a supply of nitrogen left in the soil. Trichomes look ready but, who cares when your coughing and hacking with nausea. You should be super proud for a first grow. 👏 next time make sure to get rid of that nitrogen excess, bellisimo. Gluck

Looks ready to go! This is a live and learn hobby (for me anyways) so keep your phots and try to remember for next time!

nice. you can go for it now. looks great and on point ( +/- 2 to 6 days). if you have a second row of buds which are not so fully developed, just harvest the best ones and let the rest stand a week or two longer. It takes not long for the plant to grow them as first row.

Also ich würde erstmal auch etwas weiter unten schauen,wie diese buds aussehen, meistens sind die oberen blüten weiter als die unteren da die oberen Buds mehr Licht und Luftzirkulation erhalten. Deshalb zeigen sie oft früher die typischen Reifezeichen (milchig/bernsteinfarben), während die unteren länger klar bleiben.

Yes, harvest now, it at its peak right now, 40 years of experience tells me this. Too much longer and it will degrade into second class muck that will put you to sleep and give you very little high. Time to enjoy the rewards from your first successful grow!

Hey, why not getting a juweler magnifier and check for yourself? Don't rely on a gimmick. The more amber trichomes on your buds the more your High will get sedative and narcotic. Good luck Mate!

Ai sees the "amber" pistils as trichomes perhaps. Really you can harvest whenever you want. I agree with you, if you see amber then the THC is degrading and if you don't want to waste the THC, then you have to take it before that time. It looks close. It's up to you to decide, good enough, or just wait. Why not wait a week and check again? It's not going to suddenly amber up all over. It happens rather slow. It may get a little more frosty, or even swell more before the amber is even starting.

Guess you will find out... nobody can accurately or precisely tell you the chemical composition of your buds by looking at it. Definitely none of those retarded phone apps that promise such things,. the mid and lower buds probably don't have as much amber. 30% isn't too late in the window. Some people wait for mostly amber.. each to their own and AI can't asnwer that for you, either. So, test out different levels until you find your preference.