Need help figuring out how far along plant is

[KevTheMadMan]

So I've tried to look at the trichomes but my magnifier sucks and the ones I can see are clear but I believe they are new areas of bud growth. With the way the bud is growing its hard to look at the older growing areas. Also, the buds have new growth shooting off in different directions, some of which look like they could be perhaps overgrowth. The plant is on week 12 1/2 of flower. It was a bag seed, I think it's a sativa which would explain the long flower time. I just don't want it to go so far past the due date that it starts seeding or deteriorating. The one pick was taken on 6/9 so you could see the difference between now and then.

 

[KingJoe83]

If you got alot of white pistils going bud keep it going bit longer .
.also look at the calyx for how much amber is on it instead of buds has helped me . Jewellery loupe 40-80× best zon sells them cheap .

 

[Stormblessed]

Hello,Looks like “foxtails” .they will continue to throw up white pistols even then the plant is ready for harvest I believe live

 

[Botanical Bondage]

If you got alot of white pistils going bud keep it going bit longer .
.also look at the calyx for how much amber is on it instead of buds has helped me . Jewellery loupe 40-80× best zon sells them cheap .

Calyx's are flowers. Flower clusters are buds. Calyx = bud

 

[TysonOG]

I'd say 5-7 more days but if it's been 12.5 weeks already, idk. Trichomes do look mostly clear/cloudy though so I'd say wait.

 

[Botanical Bondage]

The trichome pics are not clear enough for us to say. Get some clear pics please. The pistils say youre definately in the window.

 

[KevTheMadMan]

Thnx for all the input. I was curious about the foxtailing, so I looked up why it would. I found out that there are sativa strains that naturally foxtail in multiple directions, which is what I'm seeing on mine, however the foxtail starting on the top could be from heat/light stress so I moved the light slightly further away. I also found an interesting quote on a website explaining why I have yet to see any amber trichomes. Lmk what you think.

"Speaking of Sativas, did you know that some Sativa and Haze strains will usually not make any amber trichomes? If you're waiting for trichomes to turn amber before you harvest a Sativa strain, you may be waiting a long time. If your plant has been flowering for more than 3 months, sometimes it's best to wait until the trichomes are mostly cloudy and go from there, without waiting for any amber trichomes.

If your Sativa keeps putting out more and more pistils in a healthy way, and you want to "hurry it along," you can reduce the number of hours of light they get a day from 12/12 to 11/13 or even 10/14. Giving plants longer nights during the flowering stage causes them to mature faster, and it may be needed to get Sativa strains (some of which come from the equator) to "finish up" in a reasonable amount of time."

 

[TysonOG]

That's a really good point. I've never grown pure sativa but I remember reading that awhile ago. Maybe harvest when 70-80% of trichs look cloudy.

 

[Botanical Bondage]

Well, with flash photography they all look cloudy. Either way, we dont have clear enough trichome pics to give any real advice. But she is looking good. Has she slowed drinking?

I dont think your plant has heat stress. I think its nearing the end of its life cycle. Heat stress would show up in more ways than just foxtailing.