First time grower. Is she ready?

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



Side bud

 

If it's bagseed, which I'm guessing that it is, then it can be hard to tell going by the hairs. I'd get a radioshack microscope just to be sure. Nice looking lady, by the way.

 

Since you said you've been growing outdoors (correct me if I'm wrong) I would wait until at least mid-oct. They look fairly small compared to some I've seen online and in person, too small to be picked right now. Are you giving it the proper amount of light for bud production?

 

In my opinion they need easily 3-4 more weeks.

 

no way! not ready! get a magnifying glass and look at it closer in a few weeks. Look for trichomes (resin glands) that are nice and plump.They will look like little mushrooms. A lot of the pistils will be red/orange instead of white.

 

Wait until at least mid October, I have 2, 8 ft tall, growing since april, flowering since august 1, and I'm waiting till then.

 

These plants deffinitly need some more time. The buds look far from mature.


In what kind of pots did you grow it? The plant is damn small.

 

yup it could use some more time. but honestly, the only way to know for sure is to check the trichs. buy a small microscope from radioshack (it's like 11$ or something, not a serious purchase). if the trichs look cloudy, then you are ready to harvest. if they are clear, give them more time. if they are amber, then you're a little overdue but still totally good. seriously though, get a microscope. it's the only way to truly tell.