When to harvest my plant

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Hi guys, need some help please. My plants are 8 weeks into flower the trichomes are mostly cloudy with a very small percentage turnd amber and there are still a few clear ones, whats throwing me off is the pistols as they are still producing on my buds but i would say around 50% to 60% of the whole plants pistols are orange. im growing in coco is it the right time to flush now for a week and hope they are ready by thd end of week 9

Eledin · Nov 19, 2025

If your weed is growing new pistils at week 8 it means its recieving too much light most likely, that new growth will not mature at the same time that the old growth. Can se wee a picture? You might have to harvest sooner than you think, or not, we need a picture.

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Eledin said:
If your weed is growing new pistils at week 8 it means its recieving too much light most likely, that new growth will not mature at the same time that the old growth. Can se wee a picture? You might have to harvest sooner than you think, or not, we need a picture.

I can get you pic once im home from work

Eledin · Nov 19, 2025

Great! We can help you then. If you want to we can start by knowing how close is the light and what model are you using, if its too close that could trigger foxtailing which is new bud growing on top of the old bud.

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Eledin said:
Great! We can help you then. If you want to we can start by knowing how close is the light and what model are you using, if its too close that could trigger foxtailing which is new bud growing on top of the old bud.

My ppfd on the lower buds is around 600 700 on my top colas its near 900 I using a led that gose from 250 to 600 im using it at 400w its about 40 to 50 cm away from top cola my led light is call an adjustawatt

Eledin · Nov 19, 2025

Ive done more than 900 but it highly depends on the strain to be honest. Some strains are much more light sensitive than others. What strain is it? Once we see the picture we can tell for sure but for now I think its the light making them foxtail whats causing the problem. Also is it auto or photo? Autos might need a lower intensity since they are recieving light for more hours than photos, and if its too close anyway it just makes it worse.

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Eledin said:
Ive done more than 900 but it highly depends on the strain to be honest. Some strains are much more light sensitive than others. What strain is it? Once we see the picture we can tell for sure but for now I think its the light making them foxtail whats causing the problem. Also is it auto or photo? Autos might need a lower intensity since they are recieving light for more hours than photos, and if its too close anyway it just makes it worse.

One is a apple fritter one is zoap both are photo

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Eledin said:
Ive done more than 900 but it highly depends on the strain to be honest. Some strains are much more light sensitive than others. What strain is it? Once we see the picture we can tell for sure but for now I think its the light making them foxtail whats causing the problem. Also is it auto or photo? Autos might need a lower intensity since they are recieving light for more hours than photos, and if its too close anyway it just makes it worse.

Il be home at about 4pm UK time so il be able to upload a photo so you can look and see if there ready

Vetsgrow2 · Nov 19, 2025

My Granddaddy Purple took 12 weeks till they had slight amber- I pulled it at day 87.

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Vetsgrow2 said:
My Granddaddy Purple took 12 weeks till they had slight amber- I pulled it at day 87.

Do you recommend me holding out abit then

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Vetsgrow2 said:
My Granddaddy Purple took 12 weeks till they had slight amber- I pulled it at day 87.

Did it have new pistols growing in that time

LoveGrowingIt · Nov 19, 2025

hoffmister said:
My plants are 8 weeks into flower the trichomes are mostly cloudy with a very small percentage turned amber and there are still a few clear ones, what's throwing me off is the pistols as they are still producing on my buds, but I would say around 50% to 60% of the whole plant's pistols are orange.

I'd be thinking about harvesting soon.

Eledin · Nov 19, 2025

Vetsgrow2 said:
My Granddaddy Purple took 12 weeks till they had slight amber- I pulled it at day 87.

Either something went wrong or those genetics were a bit meh. I would be really mad at the company if its genetics though. Never heard of a Grandaddy Purple that took more than 9 weeks but it all depends on genetics and healthyness of the plant.

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

LoveGrowingIt said:
I'd be thinking about harvesting soon.

Thanks fir your advice. Do you recommend me putting them on flush now or in the next few days or week or so im on week 8 of flower

Eledin · Nov 19, 2025

We cant recommend much until we see the pictures really. If we dont see if the lower buds are more mature then the new growth we cant tell you to harvest or wait.

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Eledin said:
We cant recommend much until we see the pictures really. If we dont see if the lower buds are more mature then the new growth we cant tell you to harvest or wait.

Ok no problem il add some photo eith in the hour

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Eledin said:
We cant recommend much until we see the pictures really. If we dont see if the lower buds are more mature then the new growth we cant tell you to harvest or wait.

Did you want a pic of the canopy and a few close up shots and cola pics

Eledin · Nov 19, 2025

hoffmister said:
Did you want a pic of the canopy and a few close up shots and cola pics

Yes please, close ups from upper buds of each plant, and one of the entire canopy why not, the more info the better we can tell you how to proceed.

hoffmister · Nov 19, 2025

Eledin said:
Yes please, close ups from upper buds of each plant, and one of the entire canopy why not, the more info the better we can tell you how to proceed.

Ok no problem im on the bus home do please stand by

LoveGrowingIt · Nov 19, 2025

hoffmister said:
Thanks for your advice. Do you recommend me putting them on flush now or in the next few days or week or so im on week 8 of flower

I never recommend flushing.

Let the trichomes be your guide for when to harvest. It would be best if you can provide pictures of the trichomes on the buds (not the leaves). That requires magnification.

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