On the Front Range, we have now had three bad weather events. Hard rain and strong winds can rip your plants up. I’ve been able to cover my plants to protect them from these bad weather events.
Had some breakage that I’ve had to early-harvest. It is disheartening to see a branch broken off your favorite plant, laying in the mud. But you clip it off if it still is hanging on…unless you can do a repair. You gently rinse off the dirt and do an early bud manicure. You’ll then put the buds into a paper bag to dry out. I take the flower buds apart…take them off the twig. I don’t like to try to dry out the twigs. Twigs hold juice, or water, and they take a long time to dry until brittle. If they do not get completely dry, the twigs can cause mold.
Now I would rather let my girls mature over these next 3 weeks, just clipping off those buds that are good and ready to be harvested. I like to leave on the plant those buds that are not ready yet. When I have the time (good weather) I’ll do a selective clipping, only taking those buds that are (in my opinion) ready to be harvested.
If your plants aren’t ready to be harvested, manicured and dried, let them grow. Watch the TV weather radar and watch the night time low temps. This is a gamble, but generally, if my plants are dry, I’ll leave them out even if the low temps are going to be 29˚ or even 28˚. I have had my pot garden get snowed on in the past, and as long as the morning breaks sunny are warming, they were just fine. Your plants know that the end is near, because the days are getting shorter, the nights are colder, and we are giving them less water. If you feel that you just have to “do something” or just have to give them something, put a tablespoon of molasses onto each plant or put sugar in your water bucket. No more macro nutrients or chemicals, just water. The main thing they can use now is 10 to 15 days of full, Colorado sunlight.
Don’t jump the gun and rush to harvest. Your plants are plumping, swelling and are growing trichomes with THC laden sugars. Yes, they are in slow motion.
You’ll have to judge for yourself when it is time to clip. Examine the buds, are the pistils dying and turning brittle and colorful? Is the plant still growing new female calyx and pistils? What percentage of the bud has colorful (dead) pistils? Are the leaves thick and oily? If you think its ready to clip, wait a couple more days instead, and then do a partial harvest. You have gotten your crop into October, pat yourself on the back; it isn’t easy to get the girls to this point.
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- sticks and twigs that go into the compost
- the trimmings or shake (to use for dry-ice keef or marijuana butter)
- the fresh wet buds that go into a lunch bag or brown paper grocery bag
I’ll put the buds in there one layer deep, and put a paper label in, too, with the date and plant name. After six or eight days in the paper bags, they should be dry enough to smoke, so do a sample test as you put the dry bud into a glass jar for long term storage. After burping them every other day, keep the nuggets in those glass jars to cure. Curing is the process that drives out the chlorophyl or green smell and taste.
But really, as long as the weather is good, I’m letting my girls grow. I am watering once a day, about one half gallon each plant. I’m getting my table cleared off, getting my scissors cleaned, finding (a big pile of) paper bags and am grinning with anticipation. Yes, it’s almost time to get busy with this seasons’ harvest.
Have patience and keep those gates closed and locked.