Ready to chop?

Wondering if I should keep waiting or if they’re ready to chop yet. Both are auto. The first one is watermelon. The second is mimosa. From royal queen

Still a lot of pistils that haven’t shriveled back yet, I’d go another couple weeks, I think those have some more swelling to do. They look very nice!

Yep too many immature pistils.

2 weeks

I'd just open that main cola where those dead leaves are and check there's no rot in there .

Other than that, at least a couple of weeks left

If you have dead leafs remove them mold will come.no harm done if you precut a few tops you will have something to smoke until rest finishes

You'd need a magnificent glass, just look at the trichomes, if they are milky then you can chop, if they are transparent - then wait for a week

OldJamesLikesToPuff said:

You'd need a magnificent glass, just look at the trichomes, if they are milky then you can chop, if they are transparent - then wait for a week

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Not nessessarily. Once the buds swell and the orange hairs receede, you know she's done.

You see those white hairs they are called pistils.usually at the end of a grow the buds get soo big that only the ends of those hairs peak out.its normal to have a few white one ones but usually most will be red or brown abd look dead or sickly that is usually the end
And on your plant they are still huge meaning you could get maybe double more grams if you wait

Microscope is good but most begginer mistake the light from it reflecting in clear trichomes and think they have white ones

amneziaHaze said:

If you have dead leafs remove them mold will come.no harm done if you precut a few tops you will have something to smoke until rest finishes

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Is this mold!!!!????

Yup

Yes

I had a whole plant pretty much mostly like that. Well not like that few spots like that but a fine mold all inside each cola. Was one my first grows. $200 lost in energy I wanted to quit growing.

Its pretty easy to avoid with a dehuey and not over crowding. I even been pushing it last couple grows and was fine.

Hopefully just those spots just keep looking. If the plant is sickly Id just chop. Healthy plants withstand mold better. They also finish faster. I chopped a little early like 12 white hairs colas were dying out.

Not molding though. I still consumed them. It was hard to keep moving but I took it far enough. In this case Id be paranoid daily it spreads like wild fire if conditions right.

Chop it. Cut every bud up looking for mold , speed dry it, then make edibles. Maybe smoke some. But it doesn’t look good. It looks like mold could be anywhere. You could salvage it now and maybe get a little high. Or find out later it’s got too much mold