Want to Know If Your Plants are Finished?

sj33k

Member
Hey there,

I would like to know how far you guys think my plants are from harvest time based on the trichomes. The pictures are a bit fuzzy as I just used my Radio Shack microscope and an iPhone cam but I think you can make out the trichomes anyway. The blueish tint is from the LED of the microscope. These are two different plants of Sativa strain, the first is a Royal Automatic and the second an AK-48 autoflower.

Royal automatic:

http://i.imgur.com/sVKeN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8Pxo8.jpg

AK-48

http://i.imgur.com/EXFzB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yJnCs.jpg

Thx!
 

DankBudzzz

Well-Known Member
Medmaker. If you are just waiting for someone to say what you want to hear then why bother asking. You're going to do whatever you plan either way. Everyone who gave you advice to the contrary seem to have more experience then the above poster...
 
Medmaker. If you are just waiting for someone to say what you want to hear then why bother asking. You're going to do whatever you plan either way. Everyone who gave you advice to the contrary seem to have more experience then the above poster...
I knew for a fact they were wrong... I was looking for somebody with even MORE experience then them, but never got anyone. I know how THC works and trichome development works, I don't however know much about hermies. They weren't answering my questions about when to harvest, but rather being dicks about the fact that my only medicinal plant that made it was a hermy and all my outdoor plants were ravaged by a random herd of demonic deer.... Saw about 10 sets of tracks.

I am disabled and have spent years learning about this stuff to know the THC doesn't get used up making seeds.. It just slows production of the trichomes and female buds and nobody here even listened to the fact that I am making oil with it anyway. I wanted to know when the ideal time to harvest for BHO based on trichomes or any other intelligent reason OTHER THAN "start over" or "ur fukt". You can make BHO oil with damn male plants so how is anyone here correct in telling me to throw away my plant and that it is worthless when it also has actual female buds and lots of trichomes. When you are sick and spend months making something you don't just give up, you gotta salvage what you can if you don't wanna be in pain for another few weeks.

People confuse amount of posts with experience are probably lacking experience. I have read your posts Dank and can see that you know more about Marijuana and THC than most of these posters who have even 1-3k posts... that should be proof enough to you.
 

mistaxclusiv

Well-Known Member
They are 7weeks and 2 days into flowering???
Just tryna see if the girls are done??
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This plant vegged for 5 weeks before i put into flowering


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This plant vegged for 4 weeks before i put it into flowering

Here's Some pics of the trichs under 30x magnification

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Do they look ready ???
More Pics

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DankBudzzz

Well-Known Member
The point is it is just going to stop bud development and fill with seeds and it will be harder and more frivolous to get a good final product that will fulfill your medicinal needs IMO.
 

Tennis1

Active Member
Smudger something must of went a little south on you maybe. Strain, soil, light? Normally would want to see more trichomes at this point. How long has it been in flower? If it's 6 weeks or less you might still have a chance at great smoke. Not rippin just trying to help.
 

smudger

Member
cheers bro, no sweat - there is long story behind these plants, which seem to be taking forever.....there are trichromes, but perhaps - as you say, the grow has gone south.........I might just chop 'em and see how it goes. A couple more pics
 

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wakenbake91

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What do you think about these, they are week 7. Emerald Triangle's Emerald Jack is the strain. How much longer? How much yield? Any input is appreciated.
 

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IrishFarmeR

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Hey everyone here's my plant need to know if she's ready got a magnifying glass all the trich's seem cloudy enough to me but i need some advice she's going to be 9 weeks tomorrow she started flowering after 3 weeks oh and she's an auto hindu kush i have the full grow journal done out on my profile its my first grow...any advice would be greatly appreciated cheers :)
 

BluBerry

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Very nice looking Irish. Not quite there yet. Another 1 1/2 - 2 weeks and you should be golden.
The wait will be worth it!!
 

IrishFarmeR

Active Member
Ya i was thinking tomorrow week i really need to invest in a good manifying glass keep an eye on those trichs....cheers for the feedback man appreciate it
 

BluBerry

Well-Known Member
I know this has been posted before.
I'm re-posting it to maybe help some of you people out.
Harvest when you are ready! I like 50/50


 

magicbean

Member
Okay so this auto has been going for around 11 weeks, and it's been seven weeks since it first showed its flowers. I've been checking it with a microscope every few days, and none of the trichs have turned amber-colored yet. How long I got, doc?
 

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