Should you harvest the whole marijuana plant at once? Or, should you harvest the buds one at a time? What's the best practice?
Let's get something straight on the legality of this issue. Growing marijuana, and therefore harvesting it, is legal in many places. It's legal for medical purposes in Canada. It's also legal under state law in many US states. In Alaska the state constitution provides protection for growing up to 24 plants. You are also allowed, by law, to possess 4 ounces of marijuana under certain conditions without penalty.
Now that's out of the way let's get back to the question. Should you harvest everything at once? Or should you clip the plant bud by bud?
I say clip the colas one by one. The ones at the top of the plant mature first and grow biggest. However, if you leave the ones down below a little longer they'll also get bigger. This technique is based, of course, on a smaller, indoor garden.
Why take them all at once? If you're growing a lot of cannabis then perhaps it makes sense from the point of view of efficiency. Or, if you're growing outdoors in a remote or hidden location you might have to harvest all at once due to time constraints.
You may have to harvest all at once for other reasons as well. For example, if you think someone has discovered your secret marijuana garden and you're afraid that they're about to raid it you should harvest all at once. Or, if you're outside and the weather is turning cold and the plants are beginning to be frost damaged, again, harvest all at once. If mold sets in due to wet weather there is no sense in waiting. Salvage the crop.
However, if there is no urgency involved, don't panic. Let the buds develop. Let them grow and get big. When they're ready they'll stop growing and start to dry out, and the hairs will start to redden.
But, each bud does it at a different time. Marijuana (and other plants) tends to concentrate it's growing power on the highest tips of the plant. That means the first buds tend to develop at the top, and they tend to be the biggest.
This characteristic can be manipulated. If you bend the top below other parts of the plan they will grow more. That's another subject, though.
But, if you clip off the top cola then you are. by default, manipulating the growth hormone. It will have to go to the lower buds. They will grow bigger and develop some more.
That means, of course, that you don't want to just clip off the top bud at it's base. Take the bud and all of the plant between it and the next bud down. There are two advantages to this. First, you leave some stem that helps with curing. Second, you divert the plant's energy to the next bud in line.
So, should you harvest cannabis all at once? My answer is only if you have to. Otherwise harvest each bud when it's ready. You'll be happier with the results and you'll get more bud.
Let's get something straight on the legality of this issue. Growing marijuana, and therefore harvesting it, is legal in many places. It's legal for medical purposes in Canada. It's also legal under state law in many US states. In Alaska the state constitution provides protection for growing up to 24 plants. You are also allowed, by law, to possess 4 ounces of marijuana under certain conditions without penalty.
Now that's out of the way let's get back to the question. Should you harvest everything at once? Or should you clip the plant bud by bud?
I say clip the colas one by one. The ones at the top of the plant mature first and grow biggest. However, if you leave the ones down below a little longer they'll also get bigger. This technique is based, of course, on a smaller, indoor garden.
Why take them all at once? If you're growing a lot of cannabis then perhaps it makes sense from the point of view of efficiency. Or, if you're growing outdoors in a remote or hidden location you might have to harvest all at once due to time constraints.
You may have to harvest all at once for other reasons as well. For example, if you think someone has discovered your secret marijuana garden and you're afraid that they're about to raid it you should harvest all at once. Or, if you're outside and the weather is turning cold and the plants are beginning to be frost damaged, again, harvest all at once. If mold sets in due to wet weather there is no sense in waiting. Salvage the crop.
However, if there is no urgency involved, don't panic. Let the buds develop. Let them grow and get big. When they're ready they'll stop growing and start to dry out, and the hairs will start to redden.
But, each bud does it at a different time. Marijuana (and other plants) tends to concentrate it's growing power on the highest tips of the plant. That means the first buds tend to develop at the top, and they tend to be the biggest.
This characteristic can be manipulated. If you bend the top below other parts of the plan they will grow more. That's another subject, though.
But, if you clip off the top cola then you are. by default, manipulating the growth hormone. It will have to go to the lower buds. They will grow bigger and develop some more.
That means, of course, that you don't want to just clip off the top bud at it's base. Take the bud and all of the plant between it and the next bud down. There are two advantages to this. First, you leave some stem that helps with curing. Second, you divert the plant's energy to the next bud in line.
So, should you harvest cannabis all at once? My answer is only if you have to. Otherwise harvest each bud when it's ready. You'll be happier with the results and you'll get more bud.
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