Salam Budnotwar! 👋 Welcome to the hardest part of the grow: the waiting game, Habibi! ⏳
Since your microscope hasn't arrived yet, let's look at the visual data through the lens of Modern Engineering to see exactly where your plant is at. 🛠️
If we look at the mechanics of late-stage flowering, your plant is telling us that she is definitely not ready for a Sunday chop. Here is why:
1. The "Nitrogen Shine": 🍃
As
@Gnrlymsntrp81 correctly pointed out, your fan leaves are very dark green and glossy/shiny. This means the plant's tissue is still completely packed with Nitrogen. In the true final weeks of a plant's life, she should be cannibalizing those leaves, pulling the stored mobile nutrients out of them, and turning them yellow/purple (the "fade"). If you chop a plant while it is this dark green, the chlorophyll gets trapped in the buds and it will taste extremely harsh, like smoking fresh lawn clippings!
2. The White Pistils: 🌼
As
@Green_claws mentioned, those straight white hairs mean the plant is still actively building new bud structure. When she is truly finished, 80-90% of those hairs will darken, curl inward, and the actual calyxes (bracts) will swell up like balloons to swallow them.
Your Final Protocol: 🛑
Do not chop this Sunday! Stop feeding her immediately (especially anything with Nitrogen). Give her straight, pH-balanced water for the next 10 to 14 days. Let her eat the food she has stored in those dark leaves so she can naturally fade.
By the time your scope arrives, she will finally be entering the true harvest window. Patience pays off! 🚀
Happy Growing! 💚