how should I prepare for harvest?

Currently in week 3 of flowering. How will I know when to harvest? & how am I supposed to dry my buds? I need as much info as possible. I would hate to ruin my buds. Thanks.

Hey Godsend. I'm new to growing and about to harvest for the first time aswell, but heres some info I've gathered from this sight. 1. Are you growing indica or sativa dominant? Indicas have an average flowering time of 8-9 weeks, while sativas have an average flowering time of 11-12 weeks. 2. You want to flush your plants about 2 weeks before harvest. This will improve taste, smoothness of your final product because it flushes nutes from the soil that could affect the quality of your bud. Of course stop using nutes at this time, just plain water. 3. For the last 1-2 weeks before harvest, don't water your plants. This will allow for a quicker drying and curing time. 4. To tell when to harvest your crop, use a 30x microscope to exzamine the trichomes on your plant. Immature trichomes will be clear/transparent, while mature trichomes will be milky/cloudy/amber in color. Head high-milky/cloudy trichomes. Couch lock high- 30% or more amber trichomes. Hope this helps!

There are so many diffrent ways to do it, I would just google it man. lol ( How to properly dry and cure your buds) can't realy go wrong. Do some research and see which one best fits your situation. Good luck bro!

google it? lol there is plenty of info on harvesting and curing on this site alone! just check out the forum for it

https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=category&id=59

Read thru the information here and when your ready ask any question that might come up.

You have got awhile to go so learn as much as possible and go step by step. Harvesting is a little more straight forward than curing. There are alot of different methods for curing and many different ideas on this site.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Thanks that helps ima take time to read the forum. I hate to be the town idiot of a growing community but it's not everyday you grow a bud plant thanks alot doh. I'll keep every1 posted with what I've learned & I'll be here for any further questions.