harvest or wait

[emco]

heyaa fellow agriculture enthusiasts!
I have a pressing question regarding my very first grow.
strain: green gelato (55%indica 45%sativa)
photo period
600w LED light
starting week 7 of flower
soil: all mix, organic boosted mix

actual question: so I'm wondering if I should chop her down yet or not. this strain takes only 8-9weeks to flower according to the packaging. so I know im a bit early. however, 80% of the leaves are yellow, and I'm a little worried. can't tell by the trichome color if it's really too early. I only used some bloom nutes in flower, stopped about a week ago and did a flush. I think my girl ran out of all the nutes available and is milking her leaves for all that they're worth. I appreciate all your input, again, first grow, I suppose I could have fed her more but got a bit too stingy after watching a ton of videos about overfeeding.
love, emco

[emco]

some extra info: i grew her in a diy makeshift tent, it was an attempt to save money since im not swiming in them.. i kinda regreted that, because off all the hustle i had to through. like i didnt have a humidity meter, so i was attempting to control this by opening the tent every morning and closing it up every evvening during flower. sounds fine but having a job on the side made it tough since i had to be home everyday precisely at 7pm to "put my baby to sleep". in veg i was placing bowls of water everywhere next to her to increase the humidity. overall i think she looks a lot better than i anticipated, but choosing the right harvest time seems to be getting tougher with every tutorial/ opinion video or article. could also be my general undecisiveness. i overthink even my cereal choices every breakfast, so you can imagine my frustration in making this step. i literaly stood next to her with my pruning scissors 2 times already, until i eventualy decided to ask for help. sry for the long rant, just giving you some background hope i didnt bore you folks. peace, emco

[SoOrbudgal]

It's hard to tell what the leaf color or colas look like in the " pink/purple light" so best guess which i hate to give just looking at the standing hairs i'd give the full 9wks ave. per breeder and take pics in natural light it won't hurt that plant turning off an taking photo or waiting for light to go off.

[Bootsy]

sure looks like you have a little more time to wait. regarding the leaves yellowing, I recently had a grow where leaves were yellowing a lot. I left her till trichomes were ready, and other than a different colour to the buds - they were excellent quality so I am not too worried about the yellowing leaves these days. I am not selling but consuming/gifting.

[emco]

hey Bootsy thank for this tip. exactly what i hoped to hear. also not selling, also just gifting and self medicating. ill wait another weeks at least than. appreciate your feedback

[emco]

here's some pics outside of the tent. is actualy a lot of yellow what do u think

[Farmbuck]

Definitely a few more weeks to go. If you can check your trichomes.

https://www.edrosenthal.com/the-guru-of-ganja-blog/your-essential-guide-to-when-cannabis-buds-are-ready-to-harvest

[emco]

should I do something about the yellow leaves? thanks for the replies folks

[PRIMO]

emco Your plants look good bro. Breeders timelines are based on optimal conditions,soil,lights, nutes,temp, pH, you get the drift. They lie too. Only your plant knows when it's ready. I always say when you're absolutely positively sure it's ready to harvest, wait two more weeks.

[emco]

thanks Primo, it's a big encouragement to hear thar im doin ok. good tip, I suppose patience is a virtue, ill lock the shearing scissors away for the next 1-2 weeks. appreciate the help mate

[LemonBud]

Let her eat all those nutes and dryout. The yellowing reflects the time of the year for her . Fall