Is it ready to harvest already?

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Shine92

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IMG_20230806_131657.jpgIMG_20230806_131657.jpgIMG_20230806_131657.jpgIMG_20230806_131657.jpgIMG_20230806_131652.jpgIMG_20230806_131646.jpgIMG_20230806_131640.jpgIMG_20230806_131657.jpgIMG_20230806_131652.jpg I have a girl scout cookies from fastbuds which has been growing for a while on my balcony with sunlight.

I cannot say how long exactly because there was a three weeks sunless period here so the growth got stunted. The amount of direct sunlight on good summer days is six hours per day.

According to the pictures do I better wait another one or two weeks?
 
If you can acquire a scope and check the trichomes it will give you a better indication, from the pics it looks ready to me, but maybe you want it with more gold amber finish.
 
Density is genetic, then light and environment related, so It doesn't have anything to do with the buds you smoke...
Harvesting, it does look ready, if you want to be extra sure then get a scope of some sort, and check trichomes aswell.
 
Allright, but there were three sunless weeks here where I live and the next two weeks could give more sunlight and better temperatures. So it might be good to have patience? Even if it is my first plant I think having patience with these plants can very well pay off immensely, and when you say goldenamber finish I imagine a browner bud, which is more relaxing maybe
 
Herb & Suds said:
It needs more time but those leaves appear to have spider mites
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In another forum someone said its calmg deficiency, so I added calmag but there was no improvement of the affected leaves, you think its spider mites? The plant is next to a few Valeriana oficinalis plants
 
I don't see webs from mites. In my opinion, it probably was a cal mag deficiency but the leaves that were already damaged will remain that way. If more leaves aren't turning rusty now that you added calmag, that could have been your problem.

I'd let them go another week or two. They are close and could come down now but I would wait. If I see any amber, I pull. I personally like the trichs to be cloudy white with large heads that are bending over.
 
Shine92 said:
Allright, but there were three sunless weeks here where I live and the next two weeks could give more sunlight and better temperatures. So it might be good to have patience? Even if it is my first plant I think having patience with these plants can very well pay off immensely, and when you say goldenamber finish I imagine a browner bud, which is more relaxing maybe
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More couch lock when it's "browner"...
Patience is a two sided stick, wait too long and you can deminish your results, pull too early and it's just not ready, balance is key here
I'm with MadBret, a week more is enough I think.
 
When I've grown it indoors the GSC from fast buds finishes up super dense. I would say you have at least another 2 weeks. Wait until the calyxes swell and the flowers start to darken. Your harvest weight will pretty much double if wait another 2-3 weeks.
 
Kola_Kreator said:
When I've grown it indoors the GSC from fast buds finishes up super dense. I would say you have at least another 2 weeks. Wait until the calyxes swell and the flowers start to darken. Your harvest weight will pretty much double if wait another 2-3 weeks.
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I was thinking that too, because the buds just seems way to loose to be able to resemble normal buds. Thank for your advice
 
Your plant may not reach maximum density because it was grown in less then ideal conditions. I don’t think another couple weeks will hurt anything since these plants mature fairly slowly. I just don’t know how much more your plant will do with what it’s got. This final stage of ripening does have a lot to do with internal density. The plants will look like they aren’t really doing much on the outside but they are still packing on weight inside. It’s possible your plant can continue that it’s not devastatingly damaged, it just hasn’t been getting tons of light which creates a limiting factor.

Normally
 
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