Auto Flowering Trichome question

[franco]

Lowlife,or anyone else,
My auto flowering AK-47's are 65 days old but I'm not sure if thet're ready for harvesting and curing. I inspect the Trichomes each day and they're cloudy but none are Amber in color. I know the rule of thumb is Cloudy to Amber for optimum potency as far as Trichomes are comcerned and am wondering if I should harvest them because they are reaching the 70 day time period or wait until some of the trichomes begin to turn amber color. Any input would be appreciated.

[tmster211]

Trichome development is key to your harvest, however, pistil color has also been a helpful indicator for me. At least 80% of your pistils should have turned red. I would wait until you have no more than 6% white pistils and about 10% of trichomes are amber and almost none are clear. Make sure you flush your growing media properly before harvest. 7-14 days no fertilizer, this can also be done faster with some flush products that can be purchased at your grow store.

[pflover]

is that 65 days from seed? most AFers are best closer to the 80 day range.

[franco]

The plants are 65 days from when they popped out of the dirt so maybe I have to wait another 10-15 days because the trichomes are still not amber, only cloudy. Thanks for the input.

[pflover]

from what i have experienced and read most people looking for a med effect from their AF plants definitely prefer them to go a bit long. Good luck.

[franco]

Thanks again. I appreciate the input and am glad I asked!!!:)