Harvest or nah?

Hi everyone,

It's week 10 of Royal Queen Seed - Royal AK strain.
It's my first grow and last two weeks I struggle a lot to keep the plant up.
I'm pretty sure it affected the buds development.
I planned to harvest this Wednesday (7.11) but I'm not sure the plant will survive by then...
Your advice appreciated - shall I harvest now?
Seems like still pretty many white pestiles

She's done... Faded out real nice. If she got that far I'm sure she's pretty ambered.

I'd get a USB microscope and check the trichs. All cloudy and 10% amber and you are good to harvest. (In my opinion) My leaves are turned on top just like yours and I don't have any amber trichs yet...still a week or two to go.

Many times, the seedbank "estimates" for how long to finish are optimistic by a week or more.

auto-bud-man said:

I'd get a USB microscope and check the trichs. All cloudy and 10% amber and you are good to harvest. (In my opinion) My leaves are turned on top just like yours and I don't have any amber trichs yet...still a week or two to go.

Many times, the seedbank "estimates" for how long to finish are optimistic by a week or more.

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Don't have the tool.. so only sign - pestils (hair)
There are certain deficiencies - that's why I'm afraid for the crops..

You have N deficiency but that is normal in late flower. I find that the amber trich rule doesn't apply as much to autos as it does to photos. 10% amber trichs (in autos) produces a sluggish feeling that I really don't care for...but YMMV and all that. Your's look really close, maybe 5-7 days to go. When drying make sure you keep humidity above 50% and dry them on the branch for maximum smell and taste. If you can stretch the hanging time beyond 7 days you'll have some really nice product.

Wow looks so delicious

SwiSHa85 said:

She's done... Faded out real nice. If she got that far I'm sure she's pretty ambered.

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Are u sure?? It looks to me A) She is mad hungry or B)Some kind of nute lock.. that's just my 2 cents.Nhf dude But it seems to me like you f something up,along the way..Hell I grow for two years and always screw something up.. My concern is buds looks undeveloped
to the fullest and pistils are too white.. My Samsquatch og buds that I took too early (like 3 weeks) , looks phater and more mature than this girl.. just trying to help..
just for your comparison,I dont plan to cut this for another three weeks..

CikaBika said:

Are u sure?? It looks to me A) She is mad hungry or B)Some kind of nute lock.. that's just my 2 cents.Nhf dude But it seems to me like you f something up,along the way..Hell I grow for two years and always screw something up.. My concern is buds looks undeveloped
to the fullest and pistils are too white.. My Samsquatch og buds that I took too early (like 3 weeks) , looks phater and more mature than this girl.. just trying to help..
View attachment 4229692 just for your comparison,I dont plan to cut this for another three weeks..

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I noticed on my last RQS-Diesel that when I lowered her to around 250-400ppm she started to yellow out quick also. Certain auto strains just do this for me, they like to tell me when to chop. I never flush but always lower nutes till chop.

SwiSHa85 said:

I noticed on my last RQS-Diesel that when I lowered her to around 250-400ppm she started to yellow out quick also. Certain auto strains just do this for me, they like to tell me when to chop. I never flush but always lower nutes till chop.

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I look at you as someone who knows whats he is talking in terms of weed growing,but for me looks of buds vs leafs just dont mach up.. Where are he's autum colors on bud small leafs? Or any leaf??

CikaBika said:

I look at you as someone who knows whats he is talking in terms of weed growing,but for me looks of buds vs leafs just dont mach up.. Where are he's autum colors on bud small leafs? Or any leaf??

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I'm not saying he fed it right. Just saying his calyx are swollen and starting to turn on the tips. All the fans turning means she cannibalizing toward the end of flower. Once she starts this more feeding will only slow her fade till finish. @Stranger307 what kind of lights and what are you feeding?

SwiSHa85 said:

I'm not saying he fed it right. Just saying his calyx are swollen and starting to turn on the tips. All the fans turning means she cannibalizing toward the end of flower. Once she starts this more feeding will only slow her fade till finish. @Stranger307 what kind of lights and what are you feeding?

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I definitely f-up the watering w/o PH adjustment throughout 80% of this grow.
I have 250w HPS.
Used AllMix soil which was pretty hot - 2400 ppm or smth like that
I fed her with Bloom organic nutes 2-7-4 like 2ml per litre of water.
When the first signs of N deficiency started, I added Fish mix 5-1-4 to feeding routine.
The PH is still a mystery to me - even though my last waterings are like 6.2, the soil still has a pretty high PH. If I can believe a simple meter sticked in the soil - over 7 and rising....
Learnt a lot from this first grow.
@CikaBika, I totally agree, buds are pretty small and seem underdeveloped to me as well. I doubt I can fix it at this point. Just want to save the crop I deserved.
Gonna harvest tomorrow...

Some recent photos.
@CikaBika, the bud you've shared looks much healthier and beautiful

Stranger307 said:

Some recent photos.
@CikaBika, the bud you've shared looks much healthier and beautiful

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I f it up also, didnt have calmag for 14 days.. And it took it toll.Plus I broke half of my branches and had to cut them early.. Fkc sake..
I dry them..53g.. So, I recommend Samsquach OG as good yield-er.. I think 3oz iz very easy to get..

This looks much better.. Just be patient, and check your trichs..

CikaBika said:

I f it up also, didnt have calmag for 14 days.. And it took it toll.Plus I broke half of my branches and had to cut them early.. Fkc sake..
I dry them..53g.. So, I recommend Samsquach OG as good yield-er.. I think 3oz iz very easy to get..

This looks much better.. Just be patient, and check your trichs..

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Do you think there's a chance buds will bulk up...?

Stranger307 said:

Do you think there's a chance buds will bulk up...?

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Nope not really. Like I said with autos once they start that process and get past a certain point, your to late. They might swell abit more and get harder but not much it size. You made it to the end without burning the shit out of it and you'll have something to smoke, I call that a success.

SwiSHa85 said:

Nope not really. Like I said with autos once they start that process and get past a certain point, your to late. They might swell abit more and get harder but not much it size. You made it to the end without burning the shit out of it and you'll have something to smoke, I call that a success.

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Thanks buddy so looking forward to try how it tastes