I'm banned everywhere else like :reddit-logo: or otherwise don't have social media so I thought I'd ask here.
So I've been growing photoperiod cannabis outdoors this year. It's my first attempt, and I've managed to keep them alive, and they look good!
I think I'm at the finish line, but I can't find straight answers on when to chop.
I have two White Widow plants that when I look at the trichomes, I see like 70% milky, and a split % between a few clear and a few amber. The pistils have mostly changed color, except for a few at the bottom that I probably should have just cut off.
I have a Pineapple Express(H) and a Blueberry Headband (I) that seem a little behind the white widows, even though I got them later. The white widows weren't subjected to over a month of me getting my shit figured out, so I chalk their readiness up to that.
I've heard that when there's more amber trichomes, it leads to a couchlock type high, and I've heard all that does is destroy THC levels. If the former is true, I'd like to let my indica get to that stage.
Sorry for the lack of pictures, but is there something I'm overlooking? The weather is going to get rainy and chillier where I live soon so I want to avoid budrot
Have they gotten noticeably thiccer? A lot of the time they'll rapidly put on bulk right before they are ready. Mold is a much bigger concern though definitely chop them before they have the chance.
They don't look like what you would see in a magazine or something. I plan on checking the trichomes in random spots on each plant until I see a noticable amount of a*ber I guess. They kind of seem like they e stopped growing, but I might just be impatient
if it were me I would wait if I didn't see any other signs of stress. sometimes its the last little bit that really plumps the buds up - but def don't chance mold.