JackdaWack has it right, pistals have really nothing to do with the plants maturity or when they are finished. Get a samll cheap handheld microscope (Radio Shack less then $15) to get a good look at the trichomes. All cloudy seems to be a minimum and some (25%) amber is a good thing.

Once you see what is happening, you can get a better idea when YOU want to harvest. You may find happiness at just all cloudy or you might think 1/2 amber is what you like.
oldmac Reviewed by oldmac on . Some info on Pistils I have a afghan kush plant thats been 7 weeks( give or take a few days)flowering.Most if not all of the pistils have turned brown and receded.Figuring I had about 1-1 1/2 weeks left.This was probably 4 days ago. But now I have a bunch of brand new pistils showing up, is this common with this strain? Also now that all these new pistils are showing up, do I have to wait until all these turn brown and receded too? Or can I harvest at the time I planned to. Im concerned about letting it go too long Rating: 5