When should I harvest

[KBgrows420]

Hey guys was wondering if anybody could tell me when I should harvest this white widow it’s at 7 weeks into flower and most of the hairs have turned orange but not all and the trichomes look pretty cloudy all over the plant but no amber yet.

 

[Jman108227]

What strain is that? I can't tell you when they'll be ready but I can say they're pretty

 

[Gond00s]

I would say a week or 2

 

[Thundercat]

Hey guys was wondering if anybody could tell me when I should harvest this white widow it’s at 7 weeks into flower and most of the hairs have turned orange but not all and the trichomes look pretty cloudy all over the plant but no amber yet.

You've got a lovely plant, and I know its hard to be patient, but that needs 3+ weeks still. The hairs have not mostly turned orange, they need to literally be 90% orange and started to shrink towards the buds.

THEN AFTER that happens most plants still need another 1-3 weeks for the buds to swell up internally and properly ripen so that you get the best quality smoke and yield.

The White widow I used to grow was good smoke at 9 weeks of actual flower time (not 12/12 time). But it was much better at 10-11 weeks.

 

[KBgrows420]

You've got a lovely plant, and I know its hard to be patient, but that needs 3+ weeks still. The hairs have not mostly turned orange, they need to literally be 90% orange and started to shrink towards the buds.

THEN AFTER that happens most plants still need another 1-3 weeks for the buds to swell up internally and properly ripen so that you get the best quality smoke and yield.

The White widow I used to grow was good smoke at 9 weeks of actual flower time (not 12/12 time). But it was much better at 10-11 weeks.

So when do you count “actual flower time”

 

[Gond00s]

When u see buds

 

[Thundercat]

So when do you count “actual flower time”

Biologically flowering begins when flowers start to form. It’s pretty easy to look at a plant that has started to flower and be able to tell it’s flowering. This method of basic observation is how outdoor growers have always judged if plants were flowering. And frankly is much more accurate to the biology of the plant then arbitrarily counting from a flip date.

That being said there is almost zero point in counting flowering time and I mostly stopped years ago. Plants get harvested when they are finished. Breeder harvest times are very loose guidelines and nothing more. Plants will grow differently in every garden.

Understanding growing and when to harvest has nothing to do with a calendar, and everything to do with the signs the plant gives you. You have to watch the plants and pay attention to their needs and responses.