wonder if my autoflower is ready to harvest? :)

hey guys i have an autoflower plant called C4 Matic. its been almost 10 weeks now since it sprouted.
i had it originally growing under cfls at night and out in the sun during the day, up until about 4 weeks ago when dad said he had enough of the smell in my room lol so i had to leave it outside only.

so basically a week after flower its been just an outdoor plant. i stopped feeding it nutes 7 days ago and it seems like it started yellowing yesterday.

im wondering if you guys think its ready to harvest? ive heard of people leaving autos for up to 12 weeks but on the website it says it should be done in 9 weeks.. so im just wondering if its ready to harvest!

it ha s small buds on it but 90% of the hairs have been brown for like 2 weeks now. i tried looking at the crystals with my jewlers loup but i cant really tell if theyre cloudy or clear. i have a few photos i took so you guys can judge it. thanks guys!!

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Looks good from my house

huh? haha

I bet you will have some white pistols popping out, if you let it go longer - as a bonus, you will also see your buds bulking up more. I think I'd give them another couple weeks. Good luck.

theres a couple but not many. sorry its my first time with autos i got no idea and im so exited to smoke it

I would call her "done".

really?

Have you checked the trichomes on the buds (not the leaves). I can't tell from your photos, but that's the best way to verify if you are unsure.

i tried. its real hard to see even with my jewlers loupe

jimoffy said:

huh? haha

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I mean it's looks done to me.

jimoffy said:

i tried. its real hard to see even with my jewlers loupe

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Hard to be sure....I tried to zoom in. I'd guess your window is open (half cloudy) but you can go longer if you want more amber.

i might leave it for 7 more days seeing as though we have a week of sunny hot westher coming

If there been no new pistols, after 7 days, I'd say harvest, too. Agree with "the window is open".

I've grown autos a couple times and the first two times I went the 60-70 days like it said but the last time I let it go longer and the main cola doubled in size. Just my experience though.

good way to tell is once you see about 10 % of them getting amber under your scope its at its peak .

It can be cut now. Another week might thicken it up a little more but not enough to make much difference in yield. It has been my experience that the breeder always estimates the finish time on the short side. Fast bud is a selling point. I have had lots of luck going 1-3 weeks longer than they say.