Do You Have an Eye For the Harvest Window Without the Need for Magnification

GSquaredFarm said:

If you have a keen eye on recognizing the harvest window without magnification, then I need your help.

I just hit week 11 of 12/12 so I assume I am around 9 weeks into the flowering stage. I have a USB microscope on its way, but there is one lady that looks like she needs to be harvested. She is the only plant exhibiting these signs: leaves turning up and yellowing (this is moving down the branches), pistils all seem to have turned color and retreated into the calyx (even lower branches), and calyxes appear swollen. I believe she is telling me she is ready, but I don't have enough experience to trust my assessment. Bottom line, do I cut her now, or wait until the microscope arrives so I can verify what color the trichomes are?


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althor said:

Anyone who thinks they can tell if a plant is ready by looking at it is doing nothing but fooling themselves and anyone foolish enough to believe they can actually do that.

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Heygurlll said:

Why no other poll option. You basically put yes or not sure. Wheres no?

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GSquaredFarm said:

I would like to think that after years of growing one would notice the telltale signs that a plant is in the harvest window without using magnification. At the very least be able to tell if a plant is past the window (maybe I'm just an optimist). That is really what I am looking for. If this plant looks like it is getting past its prime.

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althor said:

After years of growing, you start seeing all the "telltale signs" arent always good signs. I have had strains with white pistils with amber crystals and strains with receded pistils and swollen buds that had no ambers. You can guess going by the telltale signs, but that is all it is, a guess.

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