Trichomes not getting milky

Hey guys,

I'm at my 6-7th grow and around harvest time, I always bump into the same problem : the trichomes don't get as cloudy as on the reference pictures... Sure, there are a few, but most are clear and some are amber. They seem to be cloudy when looked from upon, but when I look from the side, they are almost all clear.

RN, I'm at day 11/11 into the harvesting window if counted from switching lights to flowering and 8/11 if counted from the apparition of the pistils. The overall look of the plant seems to me that it is ready or only a few days from harvesting, there are a few white pistils still. Also some foxtailing which continues to produce white pistils even after the harvesting window I guess. See the attached pictures.

This issue is bugging me harvest after harvest... I've got everything else under control and I'm very happy with the quality overall, it's the last thing I'm unsure about. What are your thoughts? Thanks for your help!!

EDIT : I'd like to note that this is a Cheese CBD from Dinafem

Looks like a couple of weeks more.
Foxtail might be from too much light

Good luck

Light stress and a couple more weeks still.

Yeah I might have gone a bit over the top with the lights. I only have a 4ft high tent so I try to maximize space, sometimes the plant just grow too high...

A few more weeks? That would be way past the recommended window! I once went 1.5 month after the recommended window and the trichs never got cloudy, only more amber. Now I'm kind of afraid to stretch it this much... How could I tell that I have a couple more weeks to go?

EDIT : The trichs already become a bit ambered on the sugar leaves.

sativa dom....yeah couple more weeks.......

p.s never believe flower times that breeder give you.....just fyi....and don't worry she can take it.....

nice plant

Alright, I will try to be a bit more patient with this one! What are the signs you guys are looking for? The white pistils? Not enough swollen yet?

Thanks again! Growing is so much fun with the help of you guys!!

mariowarner said:

Alright, I will try to be a bit more patient with this one! What are the signs you guys are looking for? The white pistils? Not enough swollen yet?

Thanks again! Growing is so much fun with the help of you guys!!

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really it's the sativa dom in it......sativa's are known to go into a long flower phase

Toss the recommended window right out the window. They are ready when they are ready under indoor lighting. Definitely getting close ...10-14 more days oughta do it though I think. Wait til most/all of those newer white pistils turn and recede...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate Happy toking!

mariowarner said:

The trichs already become a bit ambered on the sugar leaves.

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Breeder times are marketing bullshit 99% of the time. Different plants all grow differently in different gardens, your garden and plants are not the same as the breeders even if they were trying to be honest, your results will be different.

ONLY look at trichomes on buds not sugar leaves, they don't mature at the same rate.

It takes WEEKS for plants to properly mature not days, so relax and wait it out.

Chop it when it looks like the best bud youve ever seen! Cant go wrong.