Time to chop

[Newguy36]

Good day all.

first time grower here . I am looking for advice on whether these trichomes are telling me it’s time to harvest or wait. I Am ending week 9 of bloom this girl. 99% of the hairs are red and this looks ready to go. All fan leaves are curling and drying up. No amber trichomes
from what I can tell but I’m anxious to harvest.

thanks

[Gingerbeard]

An age old question Newguy36 I would wait because I like a little more amber for more relaxation. This is a great link with pretty pictures that will help explain the different colors you'll see in trichomes. It'll become a personal choice, the moret you grow.

https://www.growweedeasy.com/harvest

[5Chord]

Hey Newguy36 , judging by the trichs alone, you might need to wait a week or more as you said, there are no amber resin glands yet. However, there are several things to consider besides the color of trichromes. I've had a few strains that never had amber trichs (Black Domina). Has the plant slowed it's drinking dramatically? That and yellow fan leaves are a tell tale signs that your plant is about ready to chop. What strain is it? If it's an Indica bent strain, 9 weeks is plenty and you should probably take it down, but a Sativa could need another month.

[Newguy36]

Here are photos of the plant from the night before last under some low natural light.

[Newguy36]

Drinking has definitely slowed down. I just picked up my pot and it’s like I watered yesterday. Normally I’d be watering tonight on my previous schedule

[Newguy36]

See attached

[Newguy36]

It is either platinum Girl Scout cookies or tangerine dream by SAN Rafael.. i found two seeds and mixed them up when germinating .. one did not germinate. So it’s one of the two and I know that doesn’t help. Lol she is 5.5 feet tall and germinated on September 4th 2019 . I’m thinking it’s tangerine dream by the height and how bare it is foliage wise. I hardly trimmed it at all.

so I still don’t know whether it is Sativa or a Indica dominant hybrid

[Gingerbeard]

Crap! 'tis a monster.

[Obi-Wan]

She’d be on death row in my garden, execution date scheduled within 7 days. It’s all personal preference so take my recommendation with pinch of resin😉 If you want amber give it time.

[Gingerbeard]

No way, Obi. First to post, first to toast. I get gimmies. It's the law. You can look it up.

[Newguy36]

Last photos I swear. I think I’m gonna cut tonight.

[SoOrbudgal]

Uh huh OK get-er done

[5Chord]

Newguy36 Great first plant!!! You have nothing to lose by chopping now and not much gain to letting it go unless you really like the "couch lock" effect

[Newguy36]

Thanks for your response 5chord!! Much appreciated. I’m sitting here scissors in hand debating lol.

I just took some photos of the trichs and a few. And I mean very few have begun to turn amber.

See attached. Is this what you’d consider ready?

[Newguy36]

Thanks for your response 5chord!! Much appreciated. I’m sitting here scissors in hand debating lol.

I just took some photos of the trichs and a few. And I mean very few have begun to turn amber.

See attached. Is this what you’d consider ready

[SoOrbudgal]

LOL I got a chainsaw