Help please

[Dobeyflange]

My plant is telling me it’s ready but on paper it should still have another week maybe 6 days left.
I’m scared to cut it too early but I’m hoping it won’t do any harm to leave it the 6 days.
I’ve just started flushing it with straight water.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I’m still very new to it all and I’m at a critical point.

 

[Old Salt]

My plant is telling me it’s ready but on paper it should still have another week maybe 6 days left.
I’m scared to cut it too early but I’m hoping it won’t do any harm to leave it the 6 days.
I’ve just started flushing it with straight water.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I’m still very new to it all and I’m at a critical point.

Can you post a picture?

The time to harvest depends on what you want from the plant. You can go for maximum THC, or let it mature a little more to increase the couch lock effect of indicas.

The information from the breeder will give you a ball park figure. Some breeders count from the flip, others from the appearance of the first flowers for photo periods. Autoflowers are almost universally timed from when they first emerge from the soil.

Most of us use magnification to check the trichomes. A minimum of 30X is recommended. I use a USB microscope. Here's the image from when I harvested this plant.

Cream & Cheese, Two Days Prior to Harvest​

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Pics probably would help

Also flushing is an old wives tale...yer taking food away from her at the time she is packing on the buds

 

[AdaminCO]

Pics probably would help

Also flushing is an old wives tale...yer taking food away from her at the time she is packing on the buds

Agreed... don’t “flush” with water. Keep feeding.

 

[Len Goodman]

Never had a plant in this phase but what I have learned through reading is to monitor the growth of your buds when they slow down significantly you want to start paying attention the hairs. When 75-80% of the hairs are brown or the color of maturity it’s time to cut. You should flush 2 weeks prior to planned cutting. If my info is wrong I would like to also hear other methods when determine maturity.

 

[Marzbadrock]

Never had a plant in this phase but what I have learned through reading is to monitor the growth of your buds when they slow down significantly you want to start paying attention the hairs. When 75-80% of the hairs are brown or the color of maturity it’s time to cut. You should flush 2 weeks prior to planned cutting. If my info is wrong I would like to also hear other methods when determine maturity.

No, do not judge by hairs. Trichomes only, it's the only way.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

I watch both personally

If it's busting hairs still, it's not ready, a few Shure, or if it's foxtailing, sure

And dont check trics on sugar leaves...buds only

 

[Marzbadrock]

Definitely on not watching sugar leaves! I had a green crack thatd have 90% white hairs and would be 80% cloudy 20% amber. But my gorilla kush will look mature n only have 50/50 clear to cloudy. Yes hairs will let you know the plant is maturing but can not judge ripeness by hairs.

 

[Len Goodman]

No, do not judge by hairs. Trichomes only, it's the only way.

I was sketchy about saying hairs. I thought that would be the proper way to say it.

 

[Dobeyflange]

I can’t get any decent pictures.
It’s far too hard with the jewellers loupe and the filter and the iPhone.
I need three hands or some sort of gadget I’ve not seen yet.
The sugar is nearly 50% brown/amber.

 

[Len Goodman]

Definitely on not watching sugar leaves! I had a green crack thatd have 90% white hairs and would be 80% cloudy 20% amber. But my gorilla kush will look mature n only have 50/50 clear to cloudy. Yes hairs will let you know the plant is maturing but can not judge ripeness by hairs.

What do you mean by sugar leaves? The fan leaves?

 

[Len Goodman]

What do you mean by sugar leaves? The fan leaves?

Are those the leaves that emerge from the flower?

 

[Marzbadrock]

Are those the leaves that emerge from the flower?

Yes, and they will mature before the flower itself.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Get an app for yer phone

This is from my Android, Cozymag is the app

Works great

And don't judge sugar leaves, they degrade way faster than buds

Post a bud pic then, to give us an idea of her progress

 

[Len Goodman]

Yes, and they will mature before the flower itself.

You got me to my next point of study thank you. Vascular plant structure, growth and development. I have been looking for this.

 

[Dobeyflange]

Get an app for yer phone

This is from my Android, Cozymag is the app

Works great

And don't judge sugar leaves, they degrade way faster than buds

Post a bud pic then, to give us an idea of her progress

These are about the best I could get.

 

[Dobeyflange]

The strain is Dream Machine.
It said it was a 63 day flower.
I’m at Day 57.

 

[Pbass]

From what you show you I'd say you only have to decide if you want to go 800 miles an hour or 815. Both speeds will tear your bean off!

They look great, my take is you are at the point that you could pick them whenever you feel it's time with confidence you are only modifying the style of buzz and not the yield. Kinda looks like from what you've shown it is gonna be negligible difference. Great job!

 

[Dobeyflange]

From what you show you I'd say you only have to decide if you want to go 800 miles an hour or 815. Both speeds will tear your bean off!

They look great, my take is you are at the point that you could pick them whenever you feel it's time with confidence you are only modifying the style of buzz and not the yield. Kinda looks like from what you've shown it is gonna be negligible difference. Great job!

Thank you very much.
I was kinda worried about the slight yellowing on the tips of the leaves but that was all.
On paper I’d be early if I cut them just now but they look as ready as they’ll ever be.
I’m running out of yo-yos to hold them up.

I’m hopeful of a good return.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Yellow is because she is at the end of her life and eating a lot

I agree, she is ready whenever you think she is

Looks good, congrats