Harvesting need alittle help

keentogrow said:

thanks alot for great answers .. helped alot cheers

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Lee69 said:

Fantastic Avatars!!!!!

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keentogrow said:

HEY GUYS AND GIRLS,

SO IM 8 WEEKS INTO FLOWER, I HAVE HAD THE CALL TO CHOP, JUST WANT TO CONFIRMATION ON HOW TO DO THIS,

CUT,HANG,DARK, NOW DO I PUT A FAN IN THEIR TO GET A SMALL BREEZE OR NOT ??? SOME PEOPLE SAY YES AND SOME PEOPLE SAY NO.....

I JUST WANT TO DO IT THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE SO WOULD APPRECIATE SOME HELP...

AND ALSO DO I CUT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF OR DOES IT NOT MATTER ????

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR HELP WITH MY FIRST GROW.. I HAVE LEARNT SO MUCH FROM YOU ALL..

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Antman said:

I read a lot of stuff on harvesting before I cut my first girl down, and here's what I learned. Wether it's nonsense or not, it worked out good for me. Plants do all their work at night after storing up the suns energy all day. All the chemicals and sugars and stuff come out of the roots and travel up into the plant at night. When the sun comes up in the morning, everything goes back into the roots. So I always cut the whole thing down right at the base, and right before the lights come on, trapping all the good stuff in the plant. This makes sense to me because even after you cut it down, the plant doesn't know it's been cut and is still continues to process the sugars and whatever else it does. After cutting it down, I hang it upside down and completely manicure it. I hang it upside down because it's easier to clean that way, and for that reason only. Keep your dry space cool(inthe 70's) and keep the humidity down. I have a fan circulate the air, but not blowing directly on the plant. You don't want to dry it out too fast. When the stems break, not bend, cut the buds off and cure them. I've heard the longer you cure the better, but I cure mine for a month or so. Like I said before, this is just how I do it and it worked perfectly every time. Good Luck

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Antman said:

I read a lot of stuff on harvesting before I cut my first girl down, and here's what I learned. Wether it's nonsense or not, it worked out good for me. Plants do all their work at night after storing up the suns energy all day. All the chemicals and sugars and stuff come out of the roots and travel up into the plant at night. When the sun comes up in the morning, everything goes back into the roots. So I always cut the whole thing down right at the base, and right before the lights come on, trapping all the good stuff in the plant. This makes sense to me because even after you cut it down, the plant doesn't know it's been cut and is still continues to process the sugars and whatever else it does. After cutting it down, I hang it upside down and completely manicure it. I hang it upside down because it's easier to clean that way, and for that reason only. Keep your dry space cool(inthe 70's) and keep the humidity down. I have a fan circulate the air, but not blowing directly on the plant. You don't want to dry it out too fast. When the stems break, not bend, cut the buds off and cure them. I've heard the longer you cure the better, but I cure mine for a month or so. Like I said before, this is just how I do it and it worked perfectly every time. Good Luck

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Antman said:

MisterNiceGuy has a good idea for all you indoor growers, about keeping the lights out for 48 hours before chopping. For all outdoor people(like me 90% of the time) you won't have that option so I suggest cutting right before "sun-up". As for curing in tupperware, you should not have a problem. I have done it in tupperware and in ball jars(glass jars w/metal lids) and I didn't see a difference. Yes, you will want to open them every day for an hour or so. If they start to smell a little moldy leave them open for a while longer. I actually like the tupperware better myself for a few reasons. One, you can get yourself a couple nice size ones and fit more into them. Two, if you get good ones, I think the seal is as good if not better than the rubber seals on the ball jars that tend to dry out after a while. Three, if you happen to get all stoned out and drop one it won't break and get small pieces of glass all in your smoke. And last, but not least, you really don't want to handle your buds too much. With the tupperware you can just take the lid off and toss the buds gently right in the container without ever having to put a finger on them. With the jars it's harder to get the buds in and out without roughing them up. Hope this helps.

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