Please look at my pics to tell me if I should harvest!

I am on day 58 of flowering. The plant is an ak48. Should I harvest? And when is. The best time during the 12/12 light cycle to cut them? At 60 magnification, they are 80% milky. Thank you for your help!!!

I've read that 85% milky is the ideal ratio, with 10% clear and 5% amber. What the listed flowering time for ak48?

u could leave them a wee bit longer, maybe a week, but to be honest it looks ready to me.
Also looks like very nice smoke man! congrats! Haha

She looks ready to me, chop it. One of the best smokes I grew in 2011.

Cut 'em down and string them up. Now comes the hard part: drying and curing.

wait 4-7 days id say personally

I cut mine after the 12 hours of dark and the lights 1st come on. That's when thier the most aromatic

Mara1197 said:

I am on day 58 of flowering. The plant is an ak48. Should I harvest? And when is. The best time during the 12/12 light cycle to cut them? At 60 magnification, they are 80% milky. Thank you for your help!!!

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Harvest that *itch! Congrats! I remember that look as my 1st plant was always getting burnt by experimenting with the lights. How long have you been flowering?

Sorry bout that, I just re-read where you stated the day's of your flowering cycle thus far. So two months huh! Should be a bit more bulky but it looks ready to me.

It look's good i would go for it now lol but nice job though

FuckJeffHurley said:

Don't do it! Don't listen to the idiots who said chop.

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Wait, do we know each other?

FuckJeffHurley said:

Don't do it! Don't listen to the idiots who said chop.
Want to smoke and then wish you were high? Then chop

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Aak48 is 7-9 weeks. So they're at 8 weeks. I want to chop, but my husband wants to wait another week!!!! He listens to all of you guys more than me. He's saying there's no amber yet. I say there's a little.

Mara1197 said:

Aak48 is 7-9 weeks. So they're at 8 weeks. I want to chop, but my husband wants to wait another week!!!! He listens to all of you guys more than me. He's saying there's no amber yet. I say there's a little.

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Mara, when I grew it back in 2011 I chopped it around the same time of 60 days. The trichs were mostly all cloudy which is how I like them, I sporadically saw an amber ones here and there. The smoke was superb. The ball is in your court guys, you need to experiment with several stages of trich coloring to tell how you like your smoke the most imo, if someone recommends to chop now, doesn't make them an idiot.

Cheers.

FuckJeffHurley said:

Don't do it! Don't listen to the idiots who said chop.
Want to smoke and then wish you were high? Then chop

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Pls dnt listen to this idiot! it's ready enuff for you to enjoy, just dry/cure correctly and you will be fine. I just think it should be more fatt if flowering for two months. How tall is your plant Mara? My plant that is budding now has only been in flower-mode for 6 going on the 7th week and it's as big 0r maybe a lil fatter than yours. Could be due to strain type so, no worries! Yours looks pretty much done considering the white hairs look as if they receded. Keep up the good work....

Thank you everyone. My husband wants to wait a bit for more amber. How much more do they mature after I chop them?

I think we stunted them a bit in vegetative. We had a fan in the grow room and my brother called "hurricane Katrina" lol. But it made the stalks really strong! My lights come on in a n hour. I'll take more pics for everyone. Tank you all so much again! It's really nice of you guys to help me out!!

She's very close I'd go 2 more days just to make sure she completely done...enjoy

Mara1197 said:

I am on day 58 of flowering. The plant is an ak48. Should I harvest? And when is. The best time during the 12/12 light cycle to cut them? At 60 magnification, they are 80% milky. Thank you for your help!!!

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It matters on your personal preference. I personally like 35% amber for the fully ripened taste, smell, and effect. If you like wussy head highs and bud that doesn't taste quite right, then you can harvest a little earlier. If you like the heavy amazing buds, I'd harvest with a higher percent of amber trichromes

Nightmaresgrowing said:

If you like wussy head highs and bud that doesn't taste quite right

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lol

Mara1197 said:

Thank you everyone. My husband wants to wait a bit for more amber. How much more do they mature after I chop them?

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After you chop that's it! They continue to mature when left in the dark for 2 0r more days(personal preference)b4 harvest, however.