lightsgreenaction
Well-Known Member
So, I grow just to supply my wife and I with medicine and had a couple bad rounds last year, so we're running out of medicine now and have three plants that are 1-2 weeks from being at their peak harvesting time. Well, one looks like it might have over a week, one maybe a week, and one that's within a week most likely. They are covered with trichs and buds are firm/filled in, but they are still putting out a lot of white pistils and seem to still have a little production left in them. To be honest, it's been a while since I grew stuff this good so I'm not that experienced at judging it, but I have read A LOT on here, so I know what I should be looking for.
My question is, knowing that they aren't completely finished but I do need to snip at least a few buds to hold us over, is it better to:
A) Snip the cola of the most finished plant and let the lower buds continue
B) Snip some of the medium-sized buds in the middle of the most-finished plant, leaving the cola and lower popcorns to finish.
C) Harvest the whole most-finished plant
Essentially, I'm not completely clear on the stress impact this will have on the plant and what the best approach is to limit stress, get enough bud to hold us over, and end up yielding the most I can overall with this less-than-ideal situation. Sorry about not having a good way to put pictures on here. You'll just have to take my word that the main plant in question is about one week from being fully ready, plus or minus a couple days.
Thanks for any input!
My question is, knowing that they aren't completely finished but I do need to snip at least a few buds to hold us over, is it better to:
A) Snip the cola of the most finished plant and let the lower buds continue
B) Snip some of the medium-sized buds in the middle of the most-finished plant, leaving the cola and lower popcorns to finish.
C) Harvest the whole most-finished plant
Essentially, I'm not completely clear on the stress impact this will have on the plant and what the best approach is to limit stress, get enough bud to hold us over, and end up yielding the most I can overall with this less-than-ideal situation. Sorry about not having a good way to put pictures on here. You'll just have to take my word that the main plant in question is about one week from being fully ready, plus or minus a couple days.
Thanks for any input!