Harvest Time: A Tutorial

Snail1976

Snail1976

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aussiegrowing said:
Hello,
Just needing a second opinion before I chop as I haven't grown haze strains before, pretty sure this is liberty haze but not certain, its between 9 to 10 weeks flowering. Is it worth letting it keep going?
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It depends on what you’re after. Personally, I want less CBD and cut mine at 90% cloudy, 5% clear, 5% amber trichomes. I don’t care for couch lock smoke unless I’m ready to go to sleep at night.
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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My question is, do you have to hang them? What if I cut down to individual buds? How do I dry them then? This is my first grow so I want to get this right!
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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i like to cut the branches down into about 2 foot lengths, and dry like that, then i do my final trim and cut the buds off the stems and jar them. the stem hold a good bit of water and it slows down the drying time, allowing the things that need to break down, time to do it.
if you want to try cutting buds off of stem, and drying like that, there are several decent hanging mesh basket units available on amazon, and most grow sites, search for herb drying baskets.
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
i like to cut the branches down into about 2 foot lengths, and dry like that, then i do my final trim and cut the buds off the stems and jar them. the stem hold a good bit of water and it slows down the drying time, allowing the things that need to break down, time to do it.
if you want to try cutting buds off of stem, and drying like that, there are several decent hanging mesh basket units available on amazon, and most grow sites, search for herb drying baskets.
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Thanks Roger!!! Ill keep you updated on the cure!
 
reallybigjesusfreak

reallybigjesusfreak

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Frank Nitty said:
I dont have a scope,so I don't know...
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Frank Nitty said:
I dont have a scope,so I don't know...
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how you gonna be this far into your first grow, trying to, as you said, "get this right", without one?!?! invest the 8 dollars into one, so you can "get this right" because this is a really important part and you don't want to be guessing if you've never done it before.
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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reallybigjesusfreak said:
how you gonna be this far into your first grow, trying to, as you said, "get this right", without one?!?! invest the 8 dollars into one, so you can "get this right" because this is a really important part and you don't want to be guessing if you've never done it before.
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I know, you're right... I'm on it!!! Thanks coach!!!
 
Greenhouse;save

Greenhouse;save

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Op........it's more important you learn how to look at a plant and see its ready....swollen calaxes. ...receding pistils,.......colour of pistils the list goes on .....this is more important than how cloudy your tricks are......
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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Greenhouse;save said:
Op........it's more important you learn how to look at a plant and see its ready....swollen calaxes. ...receding pistils,.......colour of pistils the list goes on .....this is more important than how cloudy your tricks are......
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So what i should really be doing is learning my plants, how to tell just by looking at them what's wrong, what's right, when they are ready and all that...
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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Frank Nitty said:
So what i should really be doing is learning my plants, how to tell just by looking at them what's wrong, what's right, when they are ready and all that...
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that's exactly what you want to do. even with variations from strain to strain, healthy is healthy. they have problems for a reason, and the reason is usually you. learn what they need and give it to them, with no extras. extras are almost always the cause of problems. if a little is good, that's all it means, that a little is good, not that more is better.
a scope is very nice to have when trying to figure out when to chop, but the general health of the plant, the state of the pistils, all play a part in the decision. the better you know your plants, the better weed you'll harvest
 
Greenhouse;save

Greenhouse;save

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
that's exactly what you want to do. even with variations from strain to strain, healthy is healthy. they have problems for a reason, and the reason is usually you. learn what they need and give it to them, with no extras. extras are almost always the cause of problems. if a little is good, that's all it means, that a little is good, not that more is better.
a scope is very nice to have when trying to figure out when to chop, but the general health of the plant, the state of the pistils, all play a part in the decision. the better you know your plants, the better weed you'll harvest
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Absolutely. ......
 
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