First time grower. Is she ready?

[arthur78]

I had 6 plants growing from early to mid June, it was my first time and I kept them balcony with little maintenance. Unfortunately 5 of them turned out to be male which I harvested in flowering and left the female to grow alone.

It's September now and I'm wondering if the female is ready for harvest, it's a short plant (30cm/12inches from soil to tip) but has plenty of nice looking buds, most of them concentrated on the center main stem with a few buds on lower secondary branches.

I'm posting 2 pictures, one showing the top of the plant and the other showing a lower side-bud, most of the hairs on the latter have turned orange/pink and I'm thinking it's probably time to harvest, but the hairs on the top part of the plant are still mostly white, so I'm confused. I'm trying to pick the buds at peek THC level, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Top picture
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/2/medium/Image1.jpg

Side bud
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/2/medium/Image2.jpg

Edit: Sorry didn't know about image posting rules.

[jash]

you have to check trichomes not hairs,get a microscope 60-100 from radioshack

[Nico]

To early I think
If you get hold of a high power magnifying glass and look at the white powder on the leaves and flower hairs you will see the trichomes which give the Most THC

They look like water droplets on stalks. a 30x times magnifying glass will show them up. Or a handheld microscope with light. A good investment

Click this pic then zoom in to see what I mean. These are clear and not ready. Cloudy or milky is the minimum for harvest if you want strong thc content so wait until then... Minimum.. See my remarks below Pic

33007

When they are 50-80 percent amber or brown as opposed to clear then they are ready. They generally finish off late sept to late oct depending on the strain.

They will prob get alot fatter and denser.

It also depends on what high you prefer. amber or brown trichomes generally produce more of a body stone or coach lock. the more amber to cloudy they are the more of a head high or happy buzz. if they are clear. dont harvest yet..dont rush just yet.

Nico

[jash]

check your trichomes

[arthur78]

Wow this is new information to me, thanks guy!