Need some expert advice on harvest time

Ok guys and gals. Getting close to my first harvest. Im at 11 weeks total from germination. Just need some advise if you guys think she is ready or if i shoukd give her a few more days. Most trichomes are cloudy with some clear and amber mixed in





This is my first harvest so i keep second guessing myself. Thank everyone that has helped me get this far.

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Looking great! I think you are getting close but another week at least. I do see some clear trichs like you said. Keep in mind the harvest window is not a narrow period of time. It can last for many days. The change from cloudy to amber can take a while and sometimes a particular plant just seems it wont produce amber. But you do want as much as possible to have them all go milky/cloudy. You want to look at the flower buds and not the sugar leaves. The trichs on the leaves will turn cloudy and amber long before the flowers.

Can you post a pic of the entire plant? It looks vey healthy from what I see of just these bud pics.

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Unfortunatly its nit the healthiest. I had a bad mishap and caused a cal mag deficiency then i flushed it all out but she kept growing


She the one one in the center

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Cannabis is a survivor. More often that not issues like that are from the pH going out of range rather than wrong nutrients. I never use calmag except to buffer my coco when its new when I first hydrate it. After that the bottle sits out in my garage gathering dust.
She looks good and I dont see any problem letting her age even for several more weeks if that is what is needed.
So wait at least a week and check her again.

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Thank you for you input. I just dont want to cut her to early. Ill let her go till this weekend and check her again.

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IMO everyone is guilty of an early harvest.BUT when a grower lets it go to full maturity they will almost never make that mistake again.
I couldn’t believe what a difference it made.More yield and a better smoke.
Take a picture of one bud wait 7-10 days and take another picture of that same bud.I couldn’t believe the difference.
Enjoy your hard earned efforts,they look amazing.:sunglasses:

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@Spiney_norman
Beautiful flowers…:100:

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Based on your input, I would say closer to 5-6 weeks. Flowering time is 7-10 weeks from hedgehogs. BUT…I would still check the trichs with a scope every few days.

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Too early is my flower pictured.
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Not amber, yet

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Great advice