AUTO AK47 - pistils or trichs?

Hello,
need help about auto ak47

(ROYAL QEEN SEEDS;
Flowering time 5-7 weeks

Harvest month 9-10 weeks after planting

Genetic Background AK 47 x Ruderalis

Type Sativa: 35% Indica: 40% Ruderalis: 25%)

She is 51 days old and i cant determine is she done, ratio of pistils are 60/40% white/red and ratio of trichs are 85/5/10 milky/amber/clear.
Im in doubt becauze most of pistils are white but most of trichs are milky..
Most of the threads and blogs point in both directions, some says pistils are best direction some says trichs are better.

What should i do and what signs are more accurate?

Here are some pics.

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Hot Diggity Sog

Well-Known Member
No where near done. Way too early to even be checking trich's. You'll see amber trich's this early sometimes on some of the leaves. Be patient...several weeks left.
 
No where near done. Way too early to even be checking trich's. You'll see amber trich's this early sometimes on some of the leaves. Be patient...several weeks left.
Several weeks?
Correct me if am wrong but several weeks are life span of autoflowering and if you take a better look at title you'll find something interesting. :bigjoint:
 

funnymath

Member
Several might be a bit much but he's right. Breeder says 9-10 weeks, so there's just about no way you're done in just over 7 weeks.
 
Ok, thats why i asked for help becauze this trichs are confusing me.

Lets just ignore breeder info..
What would you do if you look on trichs and you see 85/10/5% ratio of trichs milky/clear/amber.
 
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markymark88

Well-Known Member
Don't cut it man those buds will plump up a bit still. Autos aren't known for potency any way, so I'd let it get its full flowering time to alow the buds to grow to full potential. Some people harvest based solely on trichomes but IMO there's much more to look at. Great pics though.
 
Don't cut it man those buds will plump up a bit still. Autos aren't known for potency any way, so I'd let it get its full flowering time to alow the buds to grow to full potential. Some people harvest based solely on trichomes but IMO there's much more to look at. Great pics though.
So basicly i should wait until pistils and trichs are aligned? But am scared that in that case will be to much amber trichs as there is allready alot milky trichs. :-(
 
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Surfer Joe

Well-Known Member
I have the same brand and strain right now and the grow info said just what you quoted, but mine doesn't look anywhere near done yet and it's past the time mentioned in the grow info.
The pistils are still light and the colas are big but airy at the moment, so I am hoping for them to fill in before it's time.
I suspect that the correct time for flowering it is more like 9-10 weeks, not 5 to 7 weeks.
The trichs are a mixture of clear and cloudy and the calyxes are only slightly swelling so far and the leaves are not yet turning yellow.
 
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