pistils white but amber trichomes

My trichomes are starting to turn amber but the pistils are still white. Can you harvest with white pistils or what?

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Rocco_sifredrik said:

My trichomes are starting to turn amber but the pistils are still white. Can you harvest with white pistils or what?

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The signs of ripeness are pretty standard for cannabis plants. It’s not impossible you have a weird plant but we’d need some pictures to know for sure. Most likely you are looking at damaged trichomes or trichomes on the leaves if they have turned amber before the stigma have turned red and receded.

First a few of the pistils begin turning color and start receding. Your plant is just starting to ripen. Depending on the strain you could still have two months to go. We're just starting this journey.

Two to four weeks later you'll notice that most of the pistils(>80%) have now changed color and curled back into the bud. It's frosty, way bigger than it was a few weeks ago(aren't you glad you waited), and smells dank! It's time, right? Not a chance killer. Patience is a virtue.

Over the next 2-3 weeks it doesn't look much different, maybe a little more swelling in the calyxes, and the rest of the pistils change over, but the stems are starting to bend under the weight of the buds. These ladies are putting on weight internally by adding density and now the buds are doing their final ripening.

Now you begin looking at trichomes, on the calyx, not the leaves, and harvest according to your preference. When looking at trichomes it’s essential to look at them from the side. The bulbous heads can magnify the opaque stalk under it. Looking from the side allows you to more accurately see the condition of the resin in the trichome head.

There is still no rush to harvest, the window just opened, and you have several weeks before you MIGHT start having to think about it possibly beginning to get too ripe. It takes WEEKS for plants to mature not days.

It is very easy to harvest a plant to early. It is very hard to harvest a plant to late. I’ve never seen someone accidentally wait too long.

Key notes from that. Don't look at sugar leaves, intense light beats on trics, they build back up in the dark. Check earlier in the day not later

Check back in 3weeks usually

Rocco_sifredrik said:

My trichomes are starting to turn amber but the pistils are still white. Can you harvest with white pistils or what?

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Some strains do that. You'll probably notice the white hairs are up close to the lights? Follow your trichomes. If you want heavy couch lock bud. I'm sure you know the drill. Good luck

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Thanks for the info I didn't know!

I usually start flushing first sign of amber and then the pistils are pretty much red but those are fem seeds.havent grown autos in 4 years.

Very healthy looking grow.

Don't flush ,you have weeks left.Looks about halfway.

Rocco_sifredrik said:

Sweet seeds bruce banner Auto
Thanks for the info I didn't know!

I usually start flushing first sign of amber and then the pistils are pretty much red but those are fem seeds.havent grown autos in 4 years.

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They look good. Don’t fall into the fairy tales of flushing. This plant need to keep feeding. You need calyx to check trichomes correctly. It looks like you have about a month left. Patience is important to a decent harvest.

Rocco_sifredrik said:

Sweet seeds bruce banner Auto
Thanks for the info I didn't know!

I usually start flushing first sign of amber and then the pistils are pretty much red but those are fem seeds.havent grown autos in 4 years.

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Just as I expected, its way to early to even be thinking about flushing or harvesting. That plant has well over a month left.