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HARVEST MOON
I have a plant about two feet tall. It started flowering early for some reason. but it’s budding beautifully at this point. This is strictly outside and my first time ever trying to grow anything. My question is When will I know the right time to harvest? Right now there are about 25 to 30 percent red hairs. Is it too soon?
Zach s Dad
Dear ZD,
The amount of red hairs is not an accurate way to judge the proper time to harvest your plants. The best thing you can do is to get a magnification device such as a loupe or microscope that wilt give you a closer look at the actual trichomes on your buds.
Typically referred to as „crystals,“ trichomes are actually glands filled with essential oils made up of cannabinoids such as THC, CBD and CBN as well as flavonoids and terpenes. They look a bit like dear little mushrooms with a stalk and bul¬bous head. Its these gland heads that are separated and pressed together to make hashish.
As harvest time approaches, the gland heads will turn from clear to cloudy white and then eventually to amber as they begin to go beyond ripeness. If you harvest when most of the gland heads are clear, you’ll get a more uplifting high. If you wait until most are amber, the effects will be more lethargic. It really comes down to personal preference, but most people prefer to harvest when the gland heads are cloudy white, since that’s when THC levels are at their highest with no degradation.
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