For most farmers, when harvesting is the happiest and most interesting period in the entire cannabis cultivation process. It was the long-awaited moment of glory When gardeners finally could see the results of their work, breathe a sigh of relief and give themselves a pat of decent on the back.
There are various ways of harvesting cannabis and choosing one to follow depends on the experience of the farmer or what their ultimate goal is, by way of harvesting fruit completely for personal consumption is not the same as doing it for other reasons, such as commercial ones.
When harvesting
There is no exact science to know the right time to harvest cannabis. One of the most ancient - but perhaps the most effective - the only method is to observe plants for periodic viewing. When it is better to harvest. Thus, the gardener will be able to ascertain whether the time has come, or if it is better to wait a little longer.
As I said, this may be too general method and not everyone will be able to implement it, especially one without sufficiently developed cannabis experience. So, if you know someone who planted the same variety before, don't hesitate to ask them all the right questions! They might provide you with valuable information, sometimes, depending on the variety, plants must be harvested at certain times. As tested, because it's important to know what we are planting.
prevent pests
Unfortunately, pests are something that is almost unavoidable. They are there, waiting for a little supervision to attack our valuable plants when we don't expect them.
Pests crawl on us year after year, Second in space and out, All that is why we must be prepared and as far as possible prevent them from damaging what we have planted.
When it comes to cannabis, the most common pests include whiteflies, red spider mites, and plant life. Latter Usually appears in summer and may be the most common pest. They are soft insects with antennas, small batch sizes. Depending on the type, plant lice may or may not have wings and in terms of color, the attack on cannabis is usually green or black.
Lice plants, unfortunately, appear in groups but don't worry, they are easy to spot! There are various effective techniques for preventing pests, such as treating plants with bio-insecticides or neem oil, natural insecticides extracted from seeds from Azadirachta Indica, plants originating in India and Burma. This is bitter oil, making it ideal for repelling insects, and is usually diluted in water and sprayed onto the leaves. This process must be repeated for about seven days.
In any case, everyone has their favorite way of parrying pests, and you only need to find the one that is best suited for your plant and do it according to your best needs.
The importance of trichomes
An effective way to see trichomes and, consequently, find out whether you have to harvest, is to fully check the treatment plan with a magnifying glass. We will know if our time has waited so long to have arrived with attention to the extraordinary development of the resin gland and its focus on crystal patches.
For a bit purer, you can even use a digital microscope to receive the clearest picture possible.
Trichomes look like small shiny mushrooms doing almost gold in color. Without a doubt, the thesis takes center stage. Need to be mindful When looking for trichomes, if you find something similar but without the characteristics of (head)
mushrooms, you can ignore them because they don't affect the strength of our marijuana.
As additional details, pay attention to the trichomes, hair and pistil colors. This is one of the key deterministic features of mining whether marijuana is ready to be harvested or not.