Need help on Trichomes and when ready to harvest - pics

[renz1985]

Hello,
This is my first time and I'm having a very hard time figuring out if these pictures indicate that the garden is ready for harvest.
When I use a microscope to look at the trichomes, I can't tell if they are cloudy or if it's just the light on the microscope making it look cloudy (PLEASE HELP!!!)
The garden has been flushed for the past 2 weeks, and tomorrow (March 10th) is exactly 8 weeks in flowering.
Also I'm not even sure if I flushed too early on plants #3 and #4.

I am linking pics of the entire garden (4 plants), and I would like to know if each plant is ready or not based on the pics provided. Thanks!
I am looking for the highest potency of THC possible



The garden:

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PLANT #1 - Cookies Haze - Sativa
Plant on the far left. I believe it is ready or about to be ready (closeup of bud, pics of a harvested bud sample for microscope). The leaves look super beat from the flush.

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Plant #2 - White Widow - Sativa/Indica Hyprid I think???
I dont know if it's ready or needs more time (closeup of bud). It looks like it could be? No sample was taken for microscope yet.

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plant #3 - Northern Lights Auto - Indica
I think needs more time (buds shown) because some of the buds on top are underdeveloped.

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plant #4 Northern Lights Auto - Indica
I think needs more time... but I dont know

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[renz1985]

The buds fullsize pics version if anything

plant #1

Plant #2

Plant #3

Plant #4

 

[renz1985]

Some more.from plant #1 taken a little while ago.
Is it ready? Or should I wait more?

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Nice 1985, especially for first grow, are the all autos? Or just 3-4?
Plants 1-2 looks like your in the harvest window, especially if your looking for high thc,
Plants 3-4 still got 2-3 more weeks to go.
Cut off a little bud on the top two ,and put it on the table to look at, clear trichs make your heart beat fast, to fast for me,lol
What you want is milky white, cloudy if you want the high thc.
Great job, that looks like some killer.
The NLights I've grown smelled like pineapples.
I bet all of yours smell good, they look good.

 

[renz1985]

Nice 1985, especially for first grow, are the all autos? Or just 3-4?
Plants 1-2 looks like your in the harvest window, especially if your looking for high thc,
Plants 3-4 still got 2-3 more weeks to go.
Cut off a little bud on the top two ,and put it on the table to look at, clear trichs make your heart beat fast, to fast for me,lol
What you want is milky white, cloudy if you want the high thc.
Great job, that looks like some killer.
The NLights I've grown smelled like pineapples.
I bet all of yours smell good, they look good.

Thanks! Yes they all smell awesome right now lol.

I just uploaded right above your post a bud off the top to make sure.


Only plants # 3 and 4 are autos. Plants #1-2 are normal, which is probably why they ready on time and the autos are just doing whatever they want lol.

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

The top 2 look ready to me, or very damn close to it.
I can't see your trichs, though, you want them red hairs receding back into the flower, an it looks like yours are to me.
The NLights autos I've grown took between 90-100days to get done, they are kinda slow for autos, but it's killer smoke, if it's dried an cured right.
Great job, congratulations.
Drying is kinda tricky at first so be sure you don't overdry those beautiful flowers.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

# 1 if you like cloudy or give it a week for amber #2 2wks maybe. Damn fine job it's nearly over. Keep up doing a flush on the first 2 photo plants. I think #1 and 2 just saying if they were mine i'd give it another wk and 2 on #2. Hope this makes sense, our house likes amber in the trichs.