Is she ready for harvest?

[shireen]

Hi all! <3
I'm about one week from this strain's "advised" harvest time (9-11 weeks). strain is 707 headband.

I tried looking at the trichomes with a microscope but my vision isnt very good so it's really hard for me to tell (or take pictures through the microscope).

To me she seems like she's ready a bit early? is that possible?

Also, I flushed today.

Does she look ready? Thanks

 

[9fingerleafs]

It actually does look like it’s ready congrats

 

[Canuck147]

Hey shireen, hard to see the trichomes up close. Buds look superb. Odor must be nice.

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Sure is pretty, just can't see trichs.

 

[Jason]

Impossible to tell without macro shots showing clear, milky or amber trichomes. Nice looking flowers, congratulations.

 

[shireen]

Thanks a lot! Canuck147, smells amazing

I'm uploading some pics i just took through the microscope, but I can't really tell if they are clear or milky. there definitely are SOME amber trichomes. but just a little bit.

 

[Canuck147]

Great effort getting those pics. Still hard to tell. Sorry, we're used to seeing little mushroom like thingies sticking up with cloudy to white heads or turning amber in color.
Looks like you mashed em down with the microscope, so it's hard to tell.

 

[9fingerleafs]

You are definetly in your harvest window. We usually say around here whenever you think it’s ready wait another week. So thats what I would do

 

[shireen]

It's lights out for them now, but i'll trey getting better pics up tomorrow. Thanks for the help!

 

[Jason]

Second that. Looks like there might be some amber specks in there.
20% amber and they're ready for me. I don't like to consume and fall out asleep. Too much amber and the narcotic effect is too much for fun.
For a sleep aide, it could work well.

If you see almost all white with some amber mixed in (max 20% for me), cut away. Also no need to cut all flowers at once. They often ripen top to bottom (pr based on light exposure). I inspect with 25X then cut according to what I see. Some girls come down over days, some take a week or more.

 

[Deadhead91]

Some look partially cloudy and some look all cloudy I would wait a week or 2 and this is always a good reference page to check against
​​​​​​​http://www.growweedeasy.com/harvest

 

[ZigZag]

I'd agree with 9 fingerleafs_I think they're just about there so wait a week. I usually try to harvest when I have about 10-20% amber trichomes. But I can't really tell where yours are at. For the most part they look like they are cloudy but not much if any amber. They do look nice and dense and color is good with nice percentage of red hairs. One thing I've noticed is that I always have some clear trichomes because they keep developing but at harvest there is <10% clear, about 70% cloudy and 10-20% amber.The cola's at the top always seem to be more developed so you should get a little variety if you harvest the plant all at once. Also if my pistils are 90% red I often harvest them anyway. Some strains don't get very many amber trichomes even when they have peaked. Enjoy!

 

[ZigZag]

I don't if this will help but here are a few pics from just before my last harvest.

 

[ZigZag]

oh yeah_ and you should be looking at the trichomes under a very neutral light source_ like mid morning to mid afternoon when the sun is more than 45 degrees above the horizon. Indoor lighting is often to warm and will make your trichomes look more yellow/amber than they really are.Unless you use a light source like a flash or a bulb/Led with a color temp of 5000-6000 K.

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Looking good, but if you harvest early, you will be mad at yourself,plus it will be much better if you wait untill you see about 20percent amber,
Nice job on your grow shireen.