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Thanks for the feedback Deja. Plants are 2 1/2 months old. They have been in flowering for 5 weeks. I know this isn't ideal, I just want to make sure I get the most yield-possible by June 30th which is the last possible day to harvest because I'm moving out that day.
I had a plant last summer that I killed at 5 1/2 weeks and it looked a lot like yours except all the leaves burnt up and I harvested it. I got 3.75 oz from it and while it got me stoned, it tasted really funny because it was so green. A friend of mine that tried it said it gave him a headache, which I could believe because of the under-developed trichomes. I would let it mature as long as possible, as you still have some green leaves which means it is still able to go through some of its processes. If all the leaves start drying up, its most likely dead, but if you really want to cut it at this point you will have some bud to smoke that will get you stoned, but it will taste pretty bad. My advice would be to let it go until those leaves start drying up.
When you say "those leaves start drying up," will all the leaves typically dry up? A lot of the Harvesting Guides I've looked at are all on such the microscopic level, so I don't really know what a plant generally looks like at this phase. I'm sure it varies a lot, but could you link me to any pics?
My two other plants have lots more green leaves, although due to another heat torture incident it looks like my Sativa is starting to drop it's fan leaves and curl the leaftips while the healthier Indica is starting to show brown spots... Not good!
I just want these babies to produce as much as I can. I got laid off from my job so I need this yield to last me as long as possible. Should I see no green at all on the leaves or how do I know when to pull the plug? Here's some buds on the other plants. You can tell by the pic how immature the sativa is compared to two Indicas.
Sorry I must not have been clear. The leaves will dry up if the plant is dead. The leaves on my plant last year dried up because I killed the roots, and therefore killed the entire plant. Once it stops trying to survive, it will just shrivel up and die. This is bad, and doesn't happen normally to a plant that is about to be harvested. Sorry if that was confusing, but I harvested my plant because it died at 5.5 weeks, not because it was ready to be harvested. I was just saying that if your leaves start to dry up, the plant is most likely dead so you might as well cut it down.
In order to check for peak ripeness, you need a 60x magnifier to examine the trichomes. I got a 60X-100X one with a light for like $12 at Radio Shack. That is the only way to truly tell when they are done. Generally, indicas finish between 7-9 weeks although some can go longer, whereas Sativas go like 10-12 weeks +. For example, my Dutch Passion Master Kush usually finishes in 51-54 days, and I had a Purple Kush that finished in 50. Both are pretty much pure indica. I've never grown a sativa, probably because I don't think I could wait that long! :jointsmile:
Hope this was a bit more clear, and I hope your plant can hold out for a couple more weeks and you can still get a decent yield. :thumbsup: