Need help. I’m trying to figure out whether my plants are ready to harvest. I look at trichomes under microscope but it’s hard to tell if they are milky. They look clear but a few looked like they were clear but at some amber color at the very end of them. Don’t want to harvest them too late or too early. Harvesting has been a struggle for me. Trying to get it right. Can anyone tell my looking at this pic if they are ready.
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Judging by the look of this single pic It looks like a plant that has just begun to flower.
How old is the plant? How long has it been flowering?
And just fyi, Its really hard to wait too long to harvest a plant. They don’t go past the harvest window in a short time. It takes weeks.
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Id like to see a full pic of the plant and a few bud shots… just wanna clarify im not seeing a hermie…
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I would leave them for awhile longer, I can say I chopped early because of PM , And it was still pretty good, Amber Trichomes are the Best , you can also look at the pistols turning mostly red , Then you can says she’s Done , alot of fan leaves turn yellow and start dieing that’s another sign 
But even now I have a tendency to want to Chop Early
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It’s an autoflower. About 9 weeks old.
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Definitely not ready yet. I dont see any signs of herming but i would back off the nitrogen a bit.
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You have a few weeks to go then. How many weeks has the plant been flowering?
Good advice. Dark, waxy leaves = nitrogen toxicity. It’s not bad at this point, but I would let your plant use the nitrogen it has and stop feeding N for a week or so before it gets out of control.
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I haven’t added any nutrients. Just using fox farm soil
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Will the leaves start turning yellow when time and crystals start turning milky?
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These guys. 
