When to Harvest?

[oconnorjoy]

This is hubby and my third attempt at growing. The first we totally messed up with not watering enough. The second we harvested too early. We are so leery of harvesting now These are AK Critical Mass Autoflowering, They were planted as seedlings Nov 11
Do they look ready to harvest to you? Any help is appreaciated!

[PLreef]

I'm not gonna say they are ready to harvest but they sure look close. Do you guys have any means of looking at tricomes? Strong magnifying glass, jeweler's loupe, endoscope? You want to wait till see 20% to 30% amber tricomes, as well as a few other factors. Do some reading on the main site on harvesting before you chop.

https://www.growweedeasy.com/harvest

[oconnorjoy]

Thank you! Off to read some more

[PLreef]

They look pretty good BTW. Nice fat buds. Just make sure when your checking the trikes that your looking at the trikes on the buds, not the sugar leaves.

[buffalobuds]

With autos she spends 4 weeks building roots,stem,leaves and food which is stored in ALL leaves. Once flowering starts that slows to a crawl and she devotes all her energy in buds. When she is at the end of flowering she will draw all the stored food out of unneeded leaves and they will yellow and die and transfer it to the buds. When the small bud leaves(sugar leaves) yellow she is DONE. She will die very soon. So let the leaves tell you when she is done.................Peace