Grow Rooms and Greenhouses Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes The best location for a grow room is in an obscure corner of a basement, where the temperature is easy to…

Rejuvenation Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Rejuvenate harvested females by leaving several undeveloped lower branches with foliage on plants. Give her an 18/6 day/night photoperiod. The female will stop flowering…

Seed Crops Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Harvest seed crops when seeds are big and ripe. Often, seeds actually split open their containing seed bract. Flowering females grow many ready,…

Packaging and Storage Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Storing cannabis in an airtight environment will preserve aroma, taste, and potency. Use a vacuum sealer to evacuate air in glass jars.…

Freeze Drying Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide. When it warms, CO2 converts from a frozen solid to a gas, without turning into a liquid.…

Curing Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Curing allows buds to continue to dry slowly. The first week of curing affects potency in that it evenly removes moisture within the bud…

Drying Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes After harvest, marijuana must dry before smoking. Drying converts THC from its non-psychoactive, crude, acidic form to its psychoactive neutral form. In other words,…

Manicuring Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Once harvested, carefully manicure buds by cutting large leaves where they attach to the stem. Leaving the petiole (leaf stem) can cause mold to…

Harvest Step by Step Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Step 1 Stop fertilization seven to ten days prior to harvest. Latent nutrient accumulation in foliage imparts a fertilizer-like taste. Leach…

Sinsemilla Harvest Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Sinsemilla flowers are mature from 6 – 12 weeks after the photoperiod has been changed to 12 hours. The best time to harvest…

Male Harvest Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Male flowers can produce pollen as early as two weeks after changing lights to the 12 hour day/night schedule. Watch out for early…

Leaves Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Once the large leaves are fully formed, THC potency has generally peaked out. Smaller leaves around buds continue to develop resin until buds are…

Harvest Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Growth stops at harvest and THC content cannot increase. It will stay the same or decrease after harvest. Proper handling is the key to…

Before Harvest Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes Fragrance is often a problem before, during, and after harvest. Control fragrance by keeping drying and manicuring room well-vented. If possible, allow plenty…

Harvest Intro Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes The payoff for all the research, work, risk, expense, and the long, patient wait is a bountiful harvest. Strong, healthy, well-grown clones and…