when to harvest??pics..

hey was up i am growing a platinum bubba kush clone that i got from the shop but they didnt give me much information like the flowering length so im not sure when to harvest since this is my second grow..here are a couple of pics so someone can help me out...thanks..its at 42 days of flowering today

im waiting to how long you have left to my plant is 42 days in but looks a lil more ripe then yours but i have no cam so i cant upload pix

nice looking lady tho

thanks.. i was looking around and i might think that she needs 1-2 more weeks but im not sure

Let 'em go awhile longer. Maybe a week? I like to wait until 60-70% of the pistils have browned. BubbaKush is a nice heavy hitter when not chopped too soon. I also use a small microscope to check the trichs too.

well what are the genetics looks like an indica with the tight colas if so then yeah i would say about 2 weeks left so start flushing with pure water so you dont get that nasty nutes taste to it
Beautiful lady btw

alright for sure budlover ima wait for those brown pistils

im not sure about the yellowing what do you think i should do?

Only thing I can think of is a nitrogen deficiency. I throw in a little bat guano.

i cant use some of my veg nutes?because im broke right now all i have left is for my dub haha

that far in flowering leaves turn yellow and die off because the buds are eating up all the energy from them. it's a natural process. Nitrogen helps but most plants do that during strong flowering

I REALLY wouldn't give a plant that far into flowering extra nitrogen. Give her another 1-2 weeks and CHOPCHOPCHOPPY!

@42 days? Lemme go back and check the op. Did I read wrong?

Just because 42 days is only 6 weeks and most strains aren't ready for harvest before 8-10 weeks. I understand the yellowing of maturity, actually I'm harvesting right now, but I only see very light yellowing at week 6 getting heavier closer to harvest.

heres how there looking 5 days later..still not chopped..opinons???

yea but its a clone thats maybe why its maturing so quickly..do you think i should flush now and leave in darkness or flush and leave in light?oh and also how come the hairs are light brwn

The hairs, or pistils brown as the plant hits maturity. If you haven't started, then yes, flush. At least a week. As for light and dark, I would always harvest just prior to lights on. Once lights come on, the plant starts pulling stored sugars up into the buds, making for a harsher smoke. As for THC increase in the dark, I have read differing opinions.

so i should leave for at least one more week then?

At least get a good flush. On my sched, the last week is water on Sun w/o nutes, again on Wed w/o nutes, then chop Sat.

The most important factor in harvest is timing for peak THC production.
in order to do this you must observe the trichomes (or trichs), which is the technical name for the crystally bits that cover your leaves and calyxes (calyxes are the bud bits that the hairs grow out from)

There are three types of trichomes, and only one of them produces THC in high quantities. This is called the "capitated stalked trichome" meaning a trichome with a stalk and a head. i forget the name of the other two types of trichs because i don't really care about them, except that it is one of the low THC tirchomes that give white strains the snowy appearance, thats why i don't recommend growing white strains, although a lot of people seem to love them.

first, (unless you are able to move your plant without risk of damage) select a small side bud and clip it off at the stem. then take it out of the growroom and into natural (but not direct) light. aim for flat but bright light, like sunlight reflected off a white wall.

get your magnifying glass (30X jewelers loupe is good, and only about US$20 off the net) , and have a good look at the trichomes from the side-on. Look for the ones like this : ======() and observe the colour of the head (cannabinoid secretions) and wait till around 50% of the capitated stalked trichomes have turned colour from clear to milky/amber. this will give the best all round high.

If you prefer a stronger "body-stone" then wait till more of the trichs have turned colour as the ones which matured first will be breaking down THC into CBD which gives more of a body stone.

If you only like Uppy buzzes, and want to avoid a body stone, then harvest once maybe 20-30% of the trichs have turned colour.

the smoke harvested early or late will not be as potent as the plant harvested at the point of peak THC production.

Happy Harvest