Doublekush said:

This is my gorilla cookies auto, she’s gone through real stress due to having too many nutrients and her leaves are yellowing.

I’m not sure if the trichomes are milky enough yet but I’m scared if I leave it much longer the buds with catch on to become yellow too!

I know these photos aren’t the best but they’re the best I can get right now!

What do you think? Should I harvest or should I wait?

Thanks in advance

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Eledin said:

Gorilla cookies auto takes around 10-11 weeks from seed to harvest aproximately. It seems like the stress has delayed it a bit but it should be ready or almost ready, perhaps 1 more week if you cant spot any amber in the calyxes. If you can see amber in the calyxes (not the leaves) then its up to you when to cut. Once you see amber there is ready or almost ready and maturing it more is just a matter of what you prefeer, head high or corporal high. That said I would never go more than 20% amber on the calyxes because the plant starts losing flavor and potency (general rule, not all strains)

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ArtfulCodger said:

I can't tell from these pics. I like to have at least 10% amber on the bud trichomes before I chop.

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Doublekush said:

Does this mean the potency is at its highest?

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ArtfulCodger said:

It doesn't. The things I've read say max potency is when all the trichomes are cloudy. I like more of a mellow body high.

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ArtfulCodger said:

I know that autoflower breeding gets better all the time, but you might consider running photos if you're chasing potency. Ruderalis doesn't have as much THC. [Autoflower lovers, I mean no offense. I know there are autoflower varieties that are very potent.]

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BearWater said:

Hey man! : ) she’s looking really good! as both Eledin and AC stated those first few pics are hard to tell from. The second set are better but still too far away to really get a good look see. I’m with the others that say give it a little more time. From what I’ve noticed is the sugar leaves will start to turn first, but not seeing much of that here I think they still have some time. But without seeing those bud trichomes up close and clear its hard to say how many days

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Doublekush said:

Thanks mate, yeah I was going to chop it this morning if I hadn’t got much more info but I’m deffo gonna leave at least a few more days and keep an eye for less white hairs and the odd amber trichome.

All of the feed back has helped a lot guys so I appreciate you all taking the time to give your opinions

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BearWater said:

Yeah if youre hurting for smoke that stuff would totally do the trick! : ) BUT! If its only a few days/week out… its pretty worth the wait : )

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DHX said:

Not trying to be harsh, but she does look a little stunted, and I’d definitely give it a bit more time if possible. Those will be small nugs once dry, but should do what they do. Regarding your photoperiod plants, unless you have a bunch of tents, you really want them on the same clock. That 12 week veg could easily take over a tent in flower, when they really explode. I harvested two Gorilla Cookie Autos in the past couple months. They were very different growers, but both really large for autos. One was ready in about 95 days, which has been about the average for my autos. I harvested the other at 130 days or so. Crazy. Both yielded around 5.5 ounces, but different flower dynamics like the different growth patterns. Genetics. When you get them right, Gorilla Cookies can be monsters. Good luck. Here are pics of the ones I harvested. The wide one was/is really excellent smoke. The other pretty nice too. One presses better than the other. I keep it simple with Dr Earth as a dry ammendment every few weeks. Love the stuff, cheap and effective.

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