How close am I to harvest?

Hey guys...I know everyone says to check the trichomes with a microscope. But I don't have one at the moment. I will be purchasing one online today....as it is impossible to buy a pocket microscope in canada...(went to like 5 stores today...so annoying)....Basically my question is....By the looks of my pics how far away from harvest do you think I am?
I planted from seed June 12th outdoor from day one....The plants are small and have grown pretty small buds....This is my first grow, I used no nutes...leaves are yellowing and lower leaves have dried up and fallen off...any advice would be awesome....thanks

Tough to advise w/o knowing strain:

Which is?.

BTW, nice looking for a no nute in-ground.

You can get a pocket microscope at Amazon.com for 3 US Dollars, depending on your frost issues up north I'd say you can go another 3 weeks outside, you already have trichs visible and they look clearish. Happy growing.

2-3 more weeks..

I say that because of the way it looks.. (and that mid-october is harvest in northern earth.) har har.. I guess you are outdoor, it looks like sunlight on them.

I agree with 2-3 weeks, or so. The tips look to be purpling...... nice! I got a couple like that I am betting, by the time she finishes, pretty much all the leaves will be mostly purple I fukin love purple....LOL

Lookin' good and bring 'em on home

R2T

agree, 2-3 more weeks. GL

Cool...thanks for the advice....I got the seeds from a bag of BC pink kush....they are outdoors but not in ground....got em in 3 gallon pots....I'm in Toronto so hopefully frost is still a month or so away....I just got concerned because i read there is a window of two weeks where you get higher thc....I'll have the pocket scope by next week so I'll be able to check the trichomes by then.....2-3 weeks sounds great....I can't wait......thanks

Oh, and when i get that scope.....I'm looking for 50 percent milky trichs??? is this correct?

ya the purple started coming around the time it started flowering??? whats with that.....is that because of colder temperatures?

I would say 3-4 weeks.
She has not even started packing weight on yet.

OutdoorCanadian said:

Oh, and when i get that scope.....I'm looking for 50 percent milky trichs??? is this correct?

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Actually, lookin' for pretty much 90% cloudy/milky and about 10% amber. No bud before its time

R2T

HTP said:

I would say 3-4 weeks.
She has not even started packing weight on yet.

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think he can make it into November in Toronto? I live in NorCal and I`ve never felt safe taking anything outdoor and in the ground to Nov. The good news is that he is in pots.. He can always take the plants in at night time, supplement the morning light with a HID or CFL. avoid frost and mold issues with low temps and rain.

Low temps + rain = mold.


OC, I would say not to typically worry about the microscope and 50% milky trichs. Mid-October is your time. You want clear trichs with a couple turning reddish - milky is premature.