# I need help with harvest timing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Harvesting\ **Tags:** outdoor-grow\ **Created:** [October 8, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086 "2023-10-08T17:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cpollero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@cpollero](https://ilgmforum.com/u/cpollero)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086/1 "2023-10-08T17:57:56Z")
I asked this question like a few days ago, now I do it again, I am afraid of messing up and miss the perfect time for harvest, it’s been a long 4 ½ months of lovely work, I know is close, but is it ready now? This is an outdoor plant. Thank you all! ![Screen Shot 2023-10-08 at 10.55.44 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/4/a/64aac04910861ac4552cfefba97608b40af7e7a8.jpeg) ![Screen Shot 2023-10-08 at 10.55.34 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/1/a/51ac6b88940e2c239d850cfc79a7b2848aab7f41.jpeg) ![Screen Shot 2023-10-08 at 10.55.20 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/a/5/c/a5c29e4d64e487ca101b1bf358874406bbf1f005.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086/2 "2023-10-08T18:14:50Z")
The most accurate method is to get a cheap USB microscope and look at the trichomes and then harvest to your taste in the type of high you want (energetic or sleepy.) ![Trichomes](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/3/3/4/334b596a450407e50931a0858a8d0e65f2e4976a.jpeg) You might also find this video helpful in terms of timing for max THC content. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/8/8/5883bfeef242b28d87bfcf188b9318355aff0361.jpeg "Is Your Cannabis Plant Ready For Harvest?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySnb7Ck-0Rk) ---
**Author:** ![cpollero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@cpollero](https://ilgmforum.com/u/cpollero)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086/3 "2023-10-08T20:02:46Z")
> [@MidwestGuy](#): > > trichomes Thank you! an excellent video, I think I got it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DEEPDIVERDAVE)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086/4 "2023-10-09T04:57:05Z")
> [@cpollero](#): > > This is an outdoor plant. YouTube Video, DeBacco University, topics: Selective Plant Harvest and The Highest ROI. And USB Microscope would be worth the $20.00 to see. Outdoor plant, keep close watch for Bud Rot and weather patterns. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Derwyn86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/derwyn86/32/832691_2.png) [@Derwyn86](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Derwyn86)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086/5 "2023-10-09T05:59:43Z")
This is another great chart. ![Screenshot_20230919-111825](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/7/1/471813a7c8e15174111c107b8b33eb3aee8ff8fa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![cpollero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@cpollero](https://ilgmforum.com/u/cpollero)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086/6 "2023-10-10T02:23:52Z")
Thank you! Base upon your pistils chart the buds are ready, I was going by the Trichome chart and according to that they are not ready, all the Trichomes on my plant are pure white, not a single one is amber, so I decided to harvest now because the pistils are all brown, I am probably a little late, I think your chart save my crop. Thanks again Derwyn86! ![Trichomes](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/3/3/4/334b596a450407e50931a0858a8d0e65f2e4976a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Derwyn86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/derwyn86/32/832691_2.png) [@Derwyn86](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Derwyn86)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/i-need-help-with-harvest-timing/106086/7 "2023-10-10T02:49:41Z")
To easy @cpollero hope all goes well your plant looks nice.