This little bit of dead plant attracts moisture and mold. If the petiole is left on the stem, it shrivels and dies back. Plastic bags do not breathe, so the top must be left open. Paper bags breathe well and can be closed by folding over the top. The large leaves turn yellow when nitrogen-rich fertilizer is withheld during flowering.Ĭut the entire leaf, including the leaf stem (petiole) and loss it into a bag. This is true especially with fan leaves that grow before the buds. Once they start to yellow and die, potency decreases somewhat.
Harvest leaves if they show signs of disease or rapid yellowing that fertilizer has failed to cure. Peak potency is retained, as long as leaves are healthy and green nothing is lost by leaving them on the plant. Smaller leaves around buds continue to develop resin until buds are ripe. Once the large leaves are fully formed, THC potency has generally peaked out. Note that many of the pistils are turning color. This 'Thaitanic' is at the paint of harvest. The white pistils arc just starting to turn color. This 'Thaitanic' is not ready for harvest. Inspect resin crystals with a SOX microscope to discern the exact time to harvest. Also, boiling roots to extract THC is crazy! Growers hang plants upside down because it is simple, convenient, and effective not to drain existing THC-potent resin into the buds. One pound (454 gm) takes four to six hours to manicure by hand with scissors and one to two hours to manicure with an automatic trimmer. Female plants are harvested when trichomes show peak ripeness. Male plants contain much less THC and are harvested before they pollinate females. The THC chemical is produced in leaves, flowers, and stalked glandular trichomes, lovingly referred to as "resin glands" or simply "trichomes." Stems and roots may smell like they should be smoked, but contain few mind-bending cannabinoids, if any, and the resin is not very psychoactive. Prolonged periods of light, temperatures above 80☏ (270C), friction from fondling hands, and damp, humid conditions should be avoided because they all degrade the THC
Proper handling is the key to retaining THC potency. It will stay the same or decrease after harvest. Growth stops at harvest and the THC content cannot increase. This will speed drying time by a day or more and not affect the quality of the end product. The soil should be fairly dry, but not dry enough that plants wilt. How to tell when fertilizer will affect tasteĭo not water for one or two days before harvest. Continue to top off the reservoir with "clean" water. If using a recirculating hydroponic system, change the water alter the first four to six days of application. Always let at least ten percent, preferably more, drain out the bottom of containers. Apply this water just as you would apply nutrient solution. Some growers fertilize until three to four days before harvest and use a clearing solution to remove fertilizer residues. Use a clearing solution such as Final Flush «- if you have to use plain tap water that contains dissolved solids. Ten to fourteen days before harvesting, flush the garden with distilled water or water treated with reverse osmosis. See "Odor" in Chapter Thirteen for more information on controlling fragrance.Īvoid the taste of organic or chemical fertilizers in harvested buds by flushing with plain water or a clearing solution to remove any residuals and chemicals that have built up in soil or plant foliage. Filter air before expelling with a carbon filter. Contain cannabis fragrance in sealed drying and manicuring rooms. Keep temperatures below 70☏ (21☌) so essential oils in cannabis do not volatize and release pleasant but unwanted fragrances. If air in and around drying and manicuring room is stagnant, odors linger and accumulate. If possible, allow plenty of fresh circulating air to pass through the drying room to remove odors quickly. Control fragrance by keeping drying and manicuring rooms well-vented. Before Harvestįragrance is often a problem before, during, and alter harvest. Once cured, proper storage will ensure buds retain all of their essential qualities. After drying, buds should cure to achieve full aroma and flavor, Like a fine wine, aging or curing improves taste and fragrance. Once harvested, most growers manicure buds before drying them slowly and evenly so THC is preserved. The peak harvest window is open for about five to seven days.
Harvest when plants are at peak ripeness, Depending upon the high you like, which is discussed below, harvest timing is critical. A well-organized pre-harvest and harvest are essential to preserve cannabis quality and decrease the workload. Strong, healthy, well-grown clones and seedlings yield the heaviest harvests. The payment for all the research, work, risk, expense, and the long, patient wait is a bountiful harvest.
0 kommentar(er)
