MrJonesanswered grow question 4 years ago Flushing - Start feeding strait water 10days to 2 weeks prior harvest - helps decrease the number of harsh chemicals in the plants.
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When to Harvest - Using a Jewelers Loop or a USB Microscope look at the trichomes on the buds, not the leaves, and look at the overall color of them, you are looking for the overall % to be Milky, not Clean, I personally like them to be in the high 80 to 90% range of cloudy with about 5 tp 10% of the trichomes to be the color AMBER some folks like a larger % of amber.
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Drying / Curing - I keep my girls n a dark tent, with sight air movement, I keep my temps between, 62F and 68F (Just because that is as tight as I can get it) Starting my humidity at 55% for the first 3 days then ease it up to 60% from there until the buds are dry using the twig snap technique / and seeing how they feel. I cure for at least 2 weeks in Mason Jars but lately, I have been using food grade totes, they work great for burping, I burp a few times a day for the first week, them a few a week for the second week, then weekly after that.
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Trimming - Wet Trim vs. Dry Trimming; I trim tight at harvest, the more leaves stems, and non-bud material that goes into the drying tent will take longer for the initial moister level to drop enough for the buds to actually start to dry, I like to make sure that during this time it is as short a time as possible and is why I have the humidity at 55% I have even increased airflow if the is a lot of extra materials hanging to dry to help prevent mold and rot.
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There are many Youtube videos and articles at Grow Weed Easy and Leafly to get you in the ballpark, finding your own comfort zone is up to you, 10 people will tell you 10 different things, so read between the lines, their answers will be driven by their environmental controls, find those and master them for greater success!
Hope this helps, My Jones