Hi everyone! I have some doubt to start harvest or not. My sticky beast auto is now 61 days old. (No nutrients just sun) and i can see the pistels are turning brown.
Should i wait another 7-10 days or maybe just start harvesting the main cola? I also read you should flush the last week. Does that mean giving a few days good water so it runs out from down?
Thanks for your advice 
Pistil coloring isnât a good indicator for doneness. Youâll need a magnifying glass or 30x jewelerâs loupe to look at the trichomes on the flowers. If all the trichomes are clear sheâs not done. Some Milky and some clear sheâs getting closer. 10-20% amber trichomes is usually when growers decide to chop. The more amber, the more sedative the effects will be. The more clear/Milky the more speedy head high youâll get. Just depends what youâre looking for 
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When the vast majority of pistils (hairs) are still white and sticking out straight, this plant is not ready to harvest.
Way too early to harvest
These buds still have many weeks to go!
Both potency and yields are extremely low at this stage
Weâre waiting for most of the white hairs to darken and curl in. Some of the pistils are starting to turn color on the following buds, but there are still too many white pistils. These buds have at least a few weeks to go before theyâll reach their highest levels of THC. The good news is your buds will get bigger and denser in that time!
Does it feel like youâve been waiting forever? [Learn what causes marijuana to take a long time before being ready to harvest.]
Harvest when 70-90% of hairs have darkened for highest levels of THC.
Harvest when 90-100% of hairs have darkened for a more calming,
anti-anxiety effect as some THC turns to the more relaxing CBN.
With some strains, you may see a bunch of new pistils appear right when you think youâre getting close. This is normal, but it happens more than 3 times youâve eventually got to just make the decision and chop.
Ready to Harvest â On the Early Side (more âupâ effects, lower yields)
This purple bud is on the early side of the harvest window. Although the pistils / hairs have darkened, they are mostly sticking straight out. In this case, wait a little longer until hairs curl in more and reveal the solid bud underneath. Also look to the color of hairs on the lower buds as theyâll likely be a better indicator of harvest readiness.
Ready to Harvest â Middle of Harvest Window (only a few white hairs)
Ready to Harvest â On the Late Side (more of a âdownâ or body effect)
Ready to Harvest â Special Cases (when to harvest even with lots of white pistils left)
If all the leaves on a plant die (for example if it gets sick or stressed), the yellowing and discoloration starts spreading to the flowers. If this goes on too long, it can damage the overall quality, potency, smell, and appearance of buds. If you have a sick plant in the late flowering stage that keeps getting worse, keep a close eye on buds and harvest before they get too damaged.
Even though there are still plenty of white pistils on the following bud, the plant is dying (and keeps getting worse) so itâs a good idea to harvest soon.
Heat or light stressed plants may keep growing lots of new white hairs on top of mature, older buds. In that case, look at the older parts of the bud to determine when to harvest.
Too much heat and light can cause other problems. Notice the yellow âbananaâ sticking out of the top middle bud in the next picture. This is a stress response. The plant is making a last-ditch effort to pollinate itself and make seeds before the plant dies. If your buds start popping up with bananas everywhere, itâs time to harvest. Otherwise, you start losing potency/smell and buds may get seedy.
This plant suffered from extreme heat and light burn and should be harvested.
With some strains, it is much harder to tell when the time is right. Different strains can look different ways at harvest. For example, some strains can keep most of their pistils white even when theyâre ready to be harvested.
You can get some good information by talking to someone who has grown your strain before, such as the breeder. The breeder or growers whoâve grown your strain before can often provide extra insight into what to look for at harvest. You can also search online for pictures of what your strain should look like when itâs fully ripened.
Next, weâre going to go over the 2nd (and MUCH more accurate) method of checking your cannabis plants to see if theyâre harvest-readyâŚ
Hereâs a guide breaking down when to harvest marijuana buds based on the color of trichomes.
(note: the trichomes of some strains turn purple or pink instead of amber/gold/yellow)
Click to open picture of âWhen to Harvest Your Marijuanaâ guide
Clear trichomes look kind of like glass â Not ready to harvest. At this point, buds are not very potent.
The trichomes in the next picture are also mostly clear, but it can be difficult to tell the difference between clear and cloudy if you havenât really looked at trichomes before. However, in this example, I donât even really need to look at the trichomes to know these buds arenât ready yet. I can clearly see several white pistils sticking straight out in the photo. The only two darkened pistils havenât even curled in yet.
What if you canât tell the difference between clear and cloudy trichomes? (these ones are all clear)
Hereâs that bud from further away. Nearly all the pistils are white and you canât really see the solid bud underneath. From just looking at the bud, you can tell thereâs still several weeks to go. So donât worry about trichome color just yet. Assume theyâre clear for now until buds start looking closer to harvest.
As buds mature, trichome heads turn milky white. They kind of look like plastic. These white trichome heads indicate the highest level of THC and CBD.
Cloudy trichomes indicate the highest levels of THC and CBD
This bud with all-white trichomes has reached peak potency. Wait another week or two for trichome heads to turn amber/golden for more of a relaxing effect.
If given more time, white trichome heads turn amber/golden (for most strains). Amber trichomes have less THC but produce more of a down/body/anti-anxiety effect.
It can be hard to tell the difference between clear and cloudy trichomes. Especially if you donât see both types of trichomes at the same time. This is completely normal, and it takes a little experience before it becomes easy.
However, when in doubt, look at this picture gallery of buds that are ready to harvest to compare against the trichomes. If you combine both methods youâll get the best results. Although looking at your buds isnât the most precise way to know when to harvest, it does give you a really good idea. Try to take everything together. If your buds just have white pistils sticking out, you know for sure that itâs nowhere close to ready, so you also know that the trichomes on the buds arenât all cloudy yet. Itâs only when your buds are getting close to looking harvest-ready that trichomes are going to have something to tell you.
When youâre not sure, use a combination of looking at the pistils and trichomes!
Note: Itâs usually a good sign to see lots of trichomes, but trichome production doesnât always indicate quality. Many classic strains give you outstandingly potent buds even though buds arenât dripping in trichomes. On the flip side, there are some strains that grow frosty buds yet have low potency. Trichome-encrusted strains are extremely popular these days, especially in the USA, but many of my favourite strains (like Liberty Haze or LSD) produce incredible effects even though you only see a moderate amount of trichomes. Itâs tempting to want to grow the âprettiestâ strains, but I highly recommend[choosing strains for effects rather than appearance!
Learn everything you could possibly want to know about cannabinoid levels in your marijuana, and what you need to do as a grower to control the potency of the buds you grow.
Here are some general rules about harvesting marijuana based on trichomes and the color of the hairs / pistils. If you follow these rules, youâll know how to harvest weed perfectly every time!
Want more of a speedy âin-your-headâ effect? Harvest your buds earlier, when only 40% of hairs have darkened and curled in and more than half of the trichomes are part clear/ part milky or mostly cloudy/milky.
For the âstrongestâ marijuana buds with the most psychoactive effects, and the highest levels of THC, harvest when almost all trichomes are cloudy/milky.
For more relaxing, anti-anxiety buds, wait until at least some of the milky / cloudy trichomes have darkened to amber. More amber = more relaxing, though the effects may be somewhat less psychoactive. Remember, curing your buds properly for at least 2 weeks to a month will also give them more of an anti-anxiety effect.
When growing your own marijuana plants, you can certainly sample buds off your plant at different stages to get an idea for what your preferences are. Itâs okay to cut off pieces at a time!
The hardest part of growing cannabis for many new growers is waiting for the right time to harvest.
There is a strong tendency for new growers to harvest the plant early due to excitement.
Unfortunately, this often results in low yields and low-potency buds.
If you are feeling excited about harvesting your marijuana plant, pull buds off the plant that look the most done and dry them and check the potency for yourself.
Harvesting the buds in stages (starting off slowly with small batches) can really help abate the excitement.
When in doubt, listen to your gut. Using both methods together will help you pick the best time to harvest, but only YOU know how you want your buds to turn out. This means that even the best methods are just general guidelines. But hopefully, youâre now closer to getting your bud the way you want it.
Happy growing!
Thank you @Ratch33 again for the valuable info
Looks like your lady is not even close to being ready bud
