Nervous Newbie - Are these ladies ready?

I know I'm at least the 10,000th newbie to post this question, but how close are these ladies to being ready to cut? After two months in veg (grown from Attitude seeds) under 24/0 T5, they've now been under 1000W HPS 12/12 for 60 days, getting full-on GH nutes 3X/day in an ebb/flow table. They're G13 Haze. They feel sticky & heavy, a lot of the hairs are brown. I can't get a good look at the trichomes, tho. I have a scope and a loupe but they just look like white mushrooms. Also, there are six big plants crowded into this 4X4 tent, and the buds range from fat colas with brown hairs, to popcorn nugs. I've got a USB microscope, and as soon as I figure out how to stabilize the bud when I take the pic, there will be some better trike shots. Thanks, y'all!

Another 2 weeks minimum. Keep temps below 80, feed with flowering nutes right till finish dont deprive them of food the last week etc.

^^ exactly prolly alittle more than 2 weeks, looks like you still have alot of white hairs but really you need to check the trichs. Gettem 50% cloudy (white mushroom as you described) just wait for the other 50% to turn a redish amber then chop that girl, looks lovely just be patient!

you can always cut a little leaf off and check the trichomes on a flat surface instead of mashing your scope against the flower

i was thinkin 3 or 4 more weeks

axionjaxson said:

i was thinkin 3 or 4 more weeks

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What he said!!

Pat Man said:

you can always cut a little leaf off and check the trichomes on a flat surface instead of mashing your scope against the flower

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Duh...never thought of that. Much easier than leaning in at a backbreaking angle and trying to hold the scope and bud without shaking.

I've been hanging out at RIU long enough to know that virtually EVERY first-time grower underestimates bloom time by 2-4 weeks. But when you're looking at your own first batch of ladies, it's pretty fckn hard to keep a perspective!

Thanks, brethren for your steady hands on the helm....