If you feel like harvesting is the right thing to do, then go for it. Give them a good wash and dry. I would trim any big fan leaves off. They are pointless to dry.
I doubt if it really makes any difference. As long as the junk is eventually removed leaving the good stuff is what's important.
I checked the trichomes and they are 60-70% milky and with all the rain I am running into a little bud rot so I don’t have much of a choice. My Issue is I have a big crop and don’t know if I have time to trim leaves off before hanging. I am trying to get the majority of my crop in before any more mold etc. thanks
I experienced the same dilemma just recently. I guess I lost 30% or more of my crop this year due to having to chop early due to mold. The woe's of the outdoor grower.
Yeah...I feel you on the bud rot. NOT on the big crop. Personally, I would start chopping and wash everything. Get some big ass trash cans if you have to but wash them! Then hang them to dry as is and slowly make your way through the harvest taking out any unnecessary foliage and that should help speed up your dry too right? Then at least they are down and you've neutralized the mildew spreading. You could do a staged harvest like I did. I left any buds that were in the mid and lower canopy to keep developing.
Same Gary. I will take 30% any day compared to the 90%+ I lost last year. I'm slowly getting better at battling it. Pests and mold are my issues. This year, I have zero doubt the @Sierra Natural Science products substantially saved a large portion of my harvest this year. Next year, I need to integrate it earlier and more consistently. I may need to add a couple other items to control the caterpillars specifically and mold better.
If the parameters are good, leaving them on helps them dry more evenly correct? But if the RH is too high, I've read and seen for myself that it creates a spot for mold to start. I do like the idea of drying slower. I left some of my larger leaves in my low and slow drying in the fridge. Same thought process as you mentioned Phyto.
@BakedARea . You are right on about preparing for next year, there has been some outstanding help from a number of growers here concerning what went wrong and what can be done to correct the issue.
Any tricks to make a dry trim less difficult?
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I guess I don't see the difference, wet or dry, the leaves got to come off, and if they're dry they pull right off.
