as a noob, i'm looking for advice on the upcoming chop. Today is Day 60 12/12 and I was hoping to cut this weekend (gives me 8 days since last PM treatment using Elium). Right now they are still very close to 100%pm free, but pm is still in my room still fighting other plants. So I am trying to weigh the benefits of letting them go longer but possibly getting budsites infected, versus getting them down clean.
I've attached macro photos of top budsites taken today. Mostly cloudy trichs, but not much amber at all. What are the chances they get to 30% by Sunday? (aside - I love sativa and upbeat highs so maybe a slightly early harvest would fit my tastes?)
I see my choices as follows; Tomorrow would be day 5 since last treatment of Elium. I could treat them again tomorrow, but then I would want to wait 8 days (bottle suggests 7 days) before harvest - meaning if I make this decision I am adding 5 days more flowering... they might go too far by then (not likely?) and there is more risk of pm. I always hear the advice that noobs harvest too early. Other choice is to take down Sunday as planned, and accept they might not be perfectly mature. I've kept moms of all, so this isn't my only chance with these plants.
What do you think? Treat for pm again tomorrow, and wait, or just harvest Sunday as planned.
5 phenos, 2 photos each pheno (1 wide, 1 cropped)
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