Welcome to overgrow @mare73
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Thatâs a good looking plant 
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I donât have a steady hand to be able to take pictures thru magnifying lenses but I found I have a zoom on my phone. Itâs not the best solution but you can actually see the trichomes.
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now you need to ake a pic in some natural lightâŚ
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Not only do I look for cloudy/amber, but I also watch when the trichomes appear to be falling over (from the weight of the medicine inside). Then for meâŚitâs time!
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youâre rightâŚlearning new stuff every day ah ah ah 
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If you think they are ready, wait a week. 
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Yeah, exactly that thought went thru my mind the moment I chopped my first plant. I guess this is the most common mistake with impatient newbie growers. Anyway what is done is done. During the trimming I noticed calyxes growing under some of the buds with brown red hair coming out. Is this a sign of getting close to an end?
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Iâm feeling they were taking a little early as I can still make out a fair few clear trichomes. You will still get the desired results but if they had been giving a little longer they would be a lot more potent and your yield would have been slightly more. Patience is the key with growing cannabis. DONâT rely on breeder stated time frames. Invest in a loop or cheap laptop microscope as the only true way to judge harvest is via the trichomes. Mainly cloudy with around 10-20% amber is what I look for.
As a rule if you think they are ready give them an extra week just to be sure 
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Even as a veteran grower, I constantly tell this to myself. Itâs my rule of thumb.
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The other thing I would say is that is almost impossible to let it go too long.
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My other thought is that under LEDs you wont see a drastic amber change because of the decrease in infrared. Just a theory, but it explains what Iâm finding on my first led run.
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Cheesequake at 6(!) weeks⌠all trichomes milky on the top 12" of the plant. Can this really be? The plant itself showing no signs of senescence though⌠I do intent to run it the full 8, unless there is no point, in which case the cuvee will get to spread out.
Can they really be this far along in week 6??? Never seen it before. Usually a bunch of new pistils still and generally more signs of growth
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Hold tight for some amber but damn she looks nice
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Itâs definitely on its way! Sheâs a quick one.
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Decided to check out my next plant thatâs closing in on a harvest and seeing some ambers already, and sheâs at 80days (WW autoflower). This is my 3rd harvest and thinking of giving her till the end of the week.
I do still have some white pistols, but guess the trichs never lie!
Am I actually rightâŚgood to go?
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I would say you are in the preference zone. Any day now would be good.
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I agreeâŚ
mmmmmm good stuff
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Oh manâŚcanât wait to try this one out! Thanks! Trim jail awaits, need to get a drying tent now. yikes
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Just hang that shit somewhere out of direct light⌠I just hang from line in the office and keep it dark in there while itâs hanging
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