Gaz,
Do you mean harvest the top and THEN let the rest sit in dark for two days?
@WMoon518 bud ,i mean âwhenâ YOU think itâs finished then take the top and stick the rest in darkness, and you might see the difference you seek ⌠or take the top and let the bottom buds get some light instead of the darkness thing, youâll probably do better⌠( jmo )âŚ
Happy growing mate,
Gaz
You know, that doesnây sound like a bad idea. I noticed today the top was getting dark but much of the lower parts were still white. I may do that. Thanks.
You will get phatter/riper lower n middle buds once you remove the top Cola, leave them for up to another week and your cola will be dry and ready for testing etcâŚ
I HAVE tried the 2/3 days of darkness after harvesting but I never noticed any differenceâŚ
Anyway I hope you get the best you can from this one 
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Happy growing bud
Gaz
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This is my first grow and I believe they are possibly close to harvesting? They are 4 1/2 and 5 months old. Do they look like they are ready to harvest? Tell me what you think when you look at the pics. I need some knowledge. Wish they were as easy to tell as mushrooms, lol.
Plant1
Plant2
Plant3
Plant4 The only Sativa , this one has the darkest Pistils and has only been flowering for maybe a month???
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You really shouldnât use the pistils as a indicator for harvest time. You need to check the trichomes. If you have a good camera on your phone take a close up picture and enlarge it until your able to see them as clearly as possible OR invest in a cheap jewellers loup and use that.
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Beautiful pink pistils. Usually when I read pistils, I look for them to receed, not change color. At the very end, they will begin to receed as the cylax swell. So based on that I would guess these wont be ready until October sometime, weather permitting.
Like @Esrgood4u said, a jewelers loop is another good way to tell. Look for milky to amber color trichome heads. Avoid clear heads.
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Iâll second what @Esrgood4u said. Without checking the trichomes itâs a guessing game. Get a 60x loupe off amazon for like 6-10$ you wonât regret it. Plus, I love looking at the plants with it 
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Well, either way, we have a post for this and I am moving this thread.
Ready?
Thanks for posting.
99%
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Thanks guyâs , I have a loupe on the way. 99er I will definetly read the post you linked and educate myself a bit more.
I will give nuts for two more weeks and go to a flush after that
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Stick a fork in her, shes done.
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Well, I would say plant 1 is close, but needs another week or two, plants 2 and 3, I would guess have another 3 weeks or so, finally the sativa may not finish before frost gets herâŚ
I would invest in a jewelers loop and start looking at trichomes.
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This is a Flash Seeds Panama Lime super auto. Lineage is Panama, Mango Biche, and ruderalis. 0% indica. What does everyone think?
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a month or more⌠still alot of white pistils popping out.
you want them to pull back into the bud before its ready
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Thanks, Iâm trying to convince myself she is ready, but that just isnât true I guess 
That is the second round of pistils, and the calyxes have been swelling more everyday, so hopefully not another month. That would drive me crazy!
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if itâs second round of pistils she should still have 2 to 3 weeks⌠if shes outside she may not finish completely so youâll have to take her before it gets too cold⌠but wait until you absolutely have to before you cutâŚ
and a rule to train yourself on:
âif you think sheâs ready, give it another weekâ lol
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