Beginner with harvest help

So on week 8 and getting close to my 1st harvest. Need some advice on if there close or not. The wife thinks we have 2-3 weeks left, I think we’ve got a few days. Help settle the debate please!! Here’s some pics for the viewing. I did some in natural light and some with the flash on (in natural light). Thanks again for the help!!


Thanks again

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Here’s some additional photos

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Well it really depends if you want couch lock or a daytime high if you have a microscope 60 times zoom in you can see if the try combs are milky white or Amber on some of the first pictures you put up look like you probably have another week or two left Possibly more but being able to look up close will help determine how potent it is and how you want it I hope that helps

this is mostly milky with a few Amber The little round dots

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@Hogmaster thanks for the input! Unfortunately don’t have a 60x magnify glass, but I’ll get one tomorrow. I know damage to the buds can be done if not harvested at proper time. Nervous I’m gonna screw up that window

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No reason to get nervous she looks good you can harvest now but if you wait a little while she will be better I promise and you can always take a branch now and test if you’d like it better at eight weeks nine weeks or 10 weeks take a branch each week I say branch but I mean smaller branches off the bottom of your plant with buds on them cut one off and let it dry because curing takes time to you really have to be more patient curing then growing because you can smoke it up before it’s even done curing because it will be good when you dry it but it won’t have the potent smell and flavor you’re looking for. But it will get you high

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But you’re doing an outstanding job patience is key in a 60 time zoom microscope helps to you got this. :metal:t2::sunglasses::metal:t2:

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You really can’t tell without it. One bit of advice: snip off a little sample from a bud leaf and place it flat on a piece of white paper. That will give you the leisure to really examine it properly. 30% amber, the rest milky and you are ready! It’s amazing how much bud growth you can get in those last couple of weeks. You could possibly harvest an additional 2 oz.

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And a jewelers loop there’s another option with a 60x zoom

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Yeah checking the trichomes is the best way as others have said. If you have multiple plants it’s good to check all of them since every plant matures at a different rate it doesn’t hurt to check them all. I even check multiple buds on each plant just to be sure. Once you get the hang of it its a piece of cake. :+1:

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@Hogmaster @Myfriendis410 @Jmesser80 sorry took me so long to respo d, thanks for all the input. I did get a 60x magnifier and took some pics. Gotta be honest not really sure what I’m suppose to be looking for. A lot of white dots, I believe these are the hairs u were referring to?? Have a look and let me know your thoughts.

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Looks like there are a few cloudy ones but mostly still clear. (To me anyway) I would let a few others comment to be sure. Here is a pic of a closeup of some trichomes. What you are looking for is the little round balls on the end of the hairs. These round balls start out clear then move to cloudy then eventually they will turn an amber color. The more amber color you have the more couch lock the buzz will be. If you like a more energetic buzz then you would want to harvest when they are cloudy with a few amber.

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Now that you have something to see them with just check them everyday and sooner or later you’ll start to see some turning amber. I see no amber in your pictures.

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Looking good just a little longer

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Beautiful plant.

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Yeah, concur. They look clear to me. Give it time.