View Full Version : Best Harvesting Method??
Cpt.Skunk
19-02-09, 04:26 PM
Ive Been Reading Alot Of Threads And Seen There Are Many Ways On How To Harvest Your Crop And Curing.
My Plan Is To Leave The Plants Without Water For The Last 2-3 Days To Allow Them To Dry Out Easier Which Is What Most People Seem To Do.
Im Going To Cut My Plants At The Bottom Of The Stem And Hang Them Upside Down For Atleast 24hrs As This Will Allow Any Remaining Water To Run Down The Stem And Into The Buds Giving Them That Last Little Boost.
Now This Is Where I Would Like Some Advice.. :stoned-smilie:
Should I Keep The Plants Hanging There More Than 24hrs As Some People Leave Them There For 2-3 Days Or Longer And Then Just Go Into Curing Straight Away Or After The 24hrs Trim Them And Cut All The Main Colas Off And Hang Them Seperatly?
Or If Anyone Has Any Better Ideas Or Methods Feel Free To Have Your Say..
Cpt.Skunk
Cpt.Skunk
19-02-09, 10:39 PM
Anyone?
Cpt.Skunk
Monty Bong
19-02-09, 10:55 PM
The way I harvest is while the plant is in the pot I cut off all the fan leaves. Then I cut off each cola and trim, by trim I mean cut off any leaves that arn't covered in trichs, if some leaves are only half covered i'll just snip off the tips.
All of the trim is kept seperate from the fan leaves, the fan leaves are used for cannabutter and the trim for hash.
After the colas have been trimmed they are hung to dry in my loft, in the winter it usualy takes about 2 weeks for the buds to be dry enough for jarring up. You must make sure your buds are totally dry before putting them in air tight jars.
Once the buds have been jarred up, each day the lid is removed for about an hour, the buds shaken and the the lid replaced. I do this for about a week. After this the lid can be left on and as long as the jars are air tight the bud will last for years.
X_Hoody-Frankz_X
20-02-09, 09:59 AM
Depending on the size of your plants, I would advise against hanging the whole plant up by it's stem. I would strongly advise against doing this if your not going to trim the fans and bud blades the water in the plant and the inability to exchange oxygen will mold your crop and leave you a sour sport. I have seen this happen to friends of mine where they just hang the plant and then they are supper pissed cause half the plant rotted...
Dehydrate your plants for 3-4 days before harvest, I would trim the fans as Monty said. You can even do this while your dehydrating. Then cut cola's trim bud blades and seperate any large masses of bud packets (ie. 2 or 3 buds close together) and hang suspended in a room about room temp.
Remember the key to fine drying is patients and air control. You want the air to be fresh but not breezy, warm but not hot. Your goal is too let the trich's hardhen and resinate while removing moisture from the material. Curing is the additional breakdown of chloriphyl through controlled conditions so that it tastes nice and proper.
Peace
Cpt.Skunk
20-02-09, 12:51 PM
The way I harvest is while the plant is in the pot I cut off all the fan leaves. Then I cut off each cola and trim, by trim I mean cut off any leaves that arn't covered in trichs, if some leaves are only half covered i'll just snip off the tips.
All of the trim is kept seperate from the fan leaves, the fan leaves are used for cannabutter and the trim for hash.
After the colas have been trimmed they are hung to dry in my loft, in the winter it usualy takes about 2 weeks for the buds to be dry enough for jarring up. You must make sure your buds are totally dry before putting them in air tight jars.
Once the buds have been jarred up, each day the lid is removed for about an hour, the buds shaken and the the lid replaced. I do this for about a week. After this the lid can be left on and as long as the jars are air tight the bud will last for years.
Yeh I Think Ill Go With What Your Doing Mate.. LoL.. Sounds Like You Know How To Get A Good Smoke.. About The Fan Leaves.. I Dont Have Any Its Just Pretty Much Bud?
Got Some Pics Down Below Not That Clear My Digi Got No Battery..
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Only Leaves Basically Left Are The Little Ones Around The Bud Coverd In Trichs..
Cpt.Skunk
looks and sounds like you are ready to crop then:weed::party:
Cpt.Skunk
20-02-09, 01:50 PM
looks and sounds like you are ready to crop then:weed::party:
I Was Thinking That But The Trichs Havent Turnt Colour.. Well Not What I Can See By Eye.. But They Still Look Clear To Me..? I Need To Get Magnifying Glass..
I Was Thinking That But The Trichs Havent Turnt Colour.. Well Not What I Can See By Eye.. But They Still Look Clear To Me..? I Need To Get Magnifying Glass..
looks like a week or 2 more to me.... still putting out more flowers.
even without a magnifyng glass/loupe you will see the plant change colour as the trics go from clear to milky.
Nephilim
22-02-09, 06:18 AM
I would agree that you got a little while longer yet, how about a tidy up and getting rid of all that dead material in the way on the plants, a firm shake like a strong wind should do it lol. Greenery wise it's definitely autumnal though seems keen to keep flowering, if you want the flower maturity to catch up with the rest of the plant you could maybe reduce lights on time to 10hrs on, 14 off.
As for the drying and curing, that's been pretty much covered here, I would agree about not hanging whole plant up with dense indicas and the like, you really want them to be able to breathe still, though they would have been snipped n trimmed they are still alive and active for a while. A good cure, months for some sativas especially (if you can wait that long or at least put some aside) really does make for a much more pleasurable experience.
free3tB
10-03-09, 08:50 PM
this was all a great read guys thanks for all the advice...
i know this isn't my thread, but i found it helpful as fuck seeing as how im in the same stages as cpt skunk
buddin nutt
10-04-09, 05:12 PM
yank it like your starting a mower m8...just kiddin i trim up and clean bout the same as monty in the pot remmoving each bud and getting them ready to hang
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