BigLaughter
Member
Hi Everyone.
The time have come when I think. I read arround this forum and also from the book named "THE CANNABIS GROW BIBLE" written by "© Copyright 2001, Greg Green" where the author writes
"Here are some things that
help identify when to harvest. Some of these things do not appear on
every strain though.
- 50% to 70% of the pistils change color.
- Your plant stops producing crystals.
- Your plant stops producing resin.
- The fan leaves and lower leaves have turned yellow and are starting
to drop off.
- The smell has reached a peak.
- Bud mass has not increased in the past few days"
But some questions still remains for me since its my first harvest.I was hoping some of you more experianced growers could help me with those.
The reason they dont look so big is because I had to transplant them to save them from the frost.Didnt wanna loose my first grow ever.
This is how some of them look like now.
But....I wounder about this:
1. Is it neccessary to cut down the entire plant, or can I just take the branches and the top of the main steam?
2. I read in this forum about ppl that harvested just a part of a plant.How much can one take of a plant without killing it and ruin the remains of the harvest?
The reason for this is because the plants are topped and are therefore in different stages.All parts of the same plant aint ready for harvest (I think).
3.The author of the book wrote above that
"- The fan leaves and lower leaves have turned yellow and are starting
to drop off."
Does that mean that a plant can be ready for harvest even if 50% of the pistills havent change colour?
Because thats what happends to another plant, and it doesnt matter what I do to stop it.Tried ALOT of different things.
And here is the final questions
4. The authr also write that "FAN LEAVES, LEAVES AND TRIM
These are cured by leaving them dry on a flat surface, away
from direct light and with plenty of fresh air. The leaves will dry up
after 3 weeks and are easily smokable at that stage."
So I wounder if i should save these as well, or are they of such bad qualety its not worth the trouble?
5.After talking to a friend of mine I was told that I could put the dried things (fan leaves and trim) in a glas jar of acetone for a day and then remove the veg parts and let the acetone evaporaze.The leftovers could then be smoked he said.Is that true?
I know this is many question at the same time.Just hope someone can answere them.
The time have come when I think. I read arround this forum and also from the book named "THE CANNABIS GROW BIBLE" written by "© Copyright 2001, Greg Green" where the author writes
"Here are some things that
help identify when to harvest. Some of these things do not appear on
every strain though.
- 50% to 70% of the pistils change color.
- Your plant stops producing crystals.
- Your plant stops producing resin.
- The fan leaves and lower leaves have turned yellow and are starting
to drop off.
- The smell has reached a peak.
- Bud mass has not increased in the past few days"
But some questions still remains for me since its my first harvest.I was hoping some of you more experianced growers could help me with those.
The reason they dont look so big is because I had to transplant them to save them from the frost.Didnt wanna loose my first grow ever.
This is how some of them look like now.
But....I wounder about this:
1. Is it neccessary to cut down the entire plant, or can I just take the branches and the top of the main steam?
2. I read in this forum about ppl that harvested just a part of a plant.How much can one take of a plant without killing it and ruin the remains of the harvest?
The reason for this is because the plants are topped and are therefore in different stages.All parts of the same plant aint ready for harvest (I think).
3.The author of the book wrote above that
"- The fan leaves and lower leaves have turned yellow and are starting
to drop off."
Does that mean that a plant can be ready for harvest even if 50% of the pistills havent change colour?
Because thats what happends to another plant, and it doesnt matter what I do to stop it.Tried ALOT of different things.
And here is the final questions
4. The authr also write that "FAN LEAVES, LEAVES AND TRIM
These are cured by leaving them dry on a flat surface, away
from direct light and with plenty of fresh air. The leaves will dry up
after 3 weeks and are easily smokable at that stage."
So I wounder if i should save these as well, or are they of such bad qualety its not worth the trouble?
5.After talking to a friend of mine I was told that I could put the dried things (fan leaves and trim) in a glas jar of acetone for a day and then remove the veg parts and let the acetone evaporaze.The leftovers could then be smoked he said.Is that true?
I know this is many question at the same time.Just hope someone can answere them.