Thehalobluntm
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I wanted to get some opinions on how far along and if I should harvest in another week or so
I'm thinking about waiting another week after Tuesday maybe
Flowering week 5 or 6?
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Thehalobluntm
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I don't have one at the moment
If she were mine id say another 3 weeks or so
KidGrow420
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You still have about 3 and half too 4 weeks to get yet. Patience is a virtue my friend! Wait until the hairs are almost all curled, and redsish/orangish. Also, trichomes should be at least 70% amber (depending on the high you want) But lookin good 
glimmergrass
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Hi, thehalobluntm! Nice to meet you! That's a really pretty cola you have there!
Gotta agree with Mr Am4zin -- at least three weeks more, if not four. You can gauge ripeness pretty well without looking at trichomes, by looking at the whole plant. (Oh, sorry, go4 -- you said more weeks, too
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The pistils (white hairs) are still white and juicy. Your girl is still in mid flower. That's the first thing that tells you you've got a few more weeks at minimum, if not four. As she approaches ripeness, the pistils will darken and shrivel back into the calyxes. The calyxes themselves will swell and the trichome production will really take off near the end.
Watch for yellowing of the fan leaves as the plant heads towards the end of its life. This is a good sign at this point -- the plant is trying everything it can to somehow stay alive long enough to reproduce. The whole look of the plant should be autumnal -- yellow, warmer, ripe She may foxtail -- produce stacked calyxes that look like flowery fingers, which is also a sign of ripeness in many strains.
When you see it you'll know!
Here are some photos:
This is from my last grow -- right before the chop, and she could have gone longer
My girl looks pretty rough, and admittedly I abused her a bit near the end, but this is about right. She should look used up and exhausted. Before this I flushed the coco coir with plain pHd water for a few days then stopped all nutrients for two week, and stopped giving water for a couple of days before the harvest.
I think you're more here: This is the same plant, 27 days before the photo above (yeah, I know there's heat stress -- poor girl!)
White, plump pistils. The plant is still super green and bursting with energy.
Do you know the strain? That can help us know what the breeder suggests (although breeders usually seem to underestimate the flowering time, and so many factors can effect it, especially light and light cycles).
All the best -- she's lovely and will give you some great buds!
Gotta agree with Mr Am4zin -- at least three weeks more, if not four. You can gauge ripeness pretty well without looking at trichomes, by looking at the whole plant. (Oh, sorry, go4 -- you said more weeks, too
)The pistils (white hairs) are still white and juicy. Your girl is still in mid flower. That's the first thing that tells you you've got a few more weeks at minimum, if not four. As she approaches ripeness, the pistils will darken and shrivel back into the calyxes. The calyxes themselves will swell and the trichome production will really take off near the end.
Watch for yellowing of the fan leaves as the plant heads towards the end of its life. This is a good sign at this point -- the plant is trying everything it can to somehow stay alive long enough to reproduce. The whole look of the plant should be autumnal -- yellow, warmer, ripe
She may foxtail -- produce stacked calyxes that look like flowery fingers, which is also a sign of ripeness in many strains.When you see it you'll know!
Here are some photos:
This is from my last grow -- right before the chop, and she could have gone longer
My girl looks pretty rough, and admittedly I abused her a bit near the end, but this is about right. She should look used up and exhausted. Before this I flushed the coco coir with plain pHd water for a few days then stopped all nutrients for two week, and stopped giving water for a couple of days before the harvest.
I think you're more here: This is the same plant, 27 days before the photo above (yeah, I know there's heat stress -- poor girl!)
White, plump pistils. The plant is still super green and bursting with energy.
Do you know the strain? That can help us know what the breeder suggests (although breeders usually seem to underestimate the flowering time, and so many factors can effect it, especially light and light cycles).
All the best -- she's lovely and will give you some great buds!
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Thehalobluntm
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I think she's between grape ape and raspberry buble I'm not 100% sure but it's out of those two. A lot of the pistols are turning orange but lower limbs are still a little behind due to lack of light
