I have a beautiful Sativa (unsure of strain) that I moved indoors when the weather changed (she was in a metal bucket)and has been sitting in front of a giant window w/ plenty of sun. Anyhow, I'm 17 weeks into flowering and the trichs won't turn amber. I check everyday with my scope and its about 50/clear and 50/cloudy. The Girl looks like she's dying. To the eye she's starting to look like the end of her life cycle. The fan leaves are yellowing and dying. Almost all the hairs are red and she just looks "overripe". Should I go ahead and Harvest her? I wanted to wait till there was some amber in her but it doesnt seem like it's going to happen in time. I think I screwed up her internal clock by moving her indoors. Is that possible? This is my first grow and I don't want to screw it up. I've already searched this forum over and over but nobody seems to have had this problem.Any advice would be greatly appreciated....Thanks

17 weeks into flowering :O


i think you should of been pulled that

pics pls?

her are some pics from 3 or 4 days ago. the camera isnt too great. but like i said, absolutely no amber whatsoever. Thanks for the quick reply...

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if you give me a few minutes I'll post pictures from today. more pics. By the way, in 2 days I'll be into week 18... crazy huh? more pics from the last batch of pics. Her fan leaves have changed a bit in the last 3 days or so..

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just wait two more days for the week 18
and if nothing changes then just harvest, did you flush it?

are you putting her in pitch black at night

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Those are some nice looking buds there, but with all the green on the fan leaves, that plant looks nowhere near the end of it's natural life cycle. Eighteen weeks is a long time, almost as long as mine it seems, but I've learned that certain strains, and a lot of bagseed especially, can take forever to fully mature. Patience is a virtue, but waiting really sucks. I'd say you've got a few more weeks, just by the looks of the fan leaves. Buds also look nice though, but if you can see the trichs as well as you say, then you already know they're not ready to harvest. See what happens in the next two weeks or so, they could just explode and be ready soon. Good luck, looks very nice.

She has been in complete dark at night since she's been inside, and no, I didn't flush (is that bad?). Just straight spring water out of the bottle (no nutes or anything) for the last 5 weeks or so. I joined this site a little late into the grow but she was turning out great. In fact, I couldn't believe she was filling out like she was. This whole experience has been a lot of fun and I'm gonna be very sad when I take her down. I work from home so I've been giving her a lot of attention and learning everything from you guy's that I can. (especially you White widow). So I want to thank you guys for all the great info. I cant wait till next year. Actually I can't wait till I am done curing. Do you know how hard it is staring at her for almost 18 weeks and just waiting.....and waiting...and waiting. Everybody says to wait, that I'll be happy in the long run. But the suspense is killing me. I don't know what strain it is as the seeds were given to me by a friend. He bought everything for a grow ,then his wife pulled the plug. So he gave it to me. I actually had 5 plants but 4 turned male and I pulled them immediatly. Anyway, off to the store for batteries for the camera....

You should also be aware of how certain strains will not turn amber, so get out the magnifying glass and keep track of the explosion as mentioned in the previous post. I would say you may have extended the life cycle by placing indoors. Less stress being indoors with no weather, bugs, exc. to agitate her. A change like that can have multiple effects on plants. As what I see in the pictures everything is going fine, but you are definitely coming up on the reward for being patient!

P.S. Flushing her should be done in the last week of flowering, so since you really didnt know the last week you are doing just fine by giving her straight water. Have you ever been checking the PH lvl in the water?