Sometimes you have to harvest early for reasons beyond your control. I was growing a beautiful crop here in Amsterdam when I found out my landlord was selling the property. I had to move out and pick it two-and-a-half weeks early (good that i had white widow). Waiting until the last possible moment, I then organized a team of good friends to help. With three days left before I had to be completely out of the space, I cut the plants down and hung them in the growroom with a charcoal filter. Buds must line-dry before hands can go to work.

Cannabis is ruined if it’s picked too early. Learn to observe your plants very closely, noticing exactly when the calyxes are so swollen with crystals that the plant will not get any riper. Don’t just wait until the white pistils turn red. It’s not the red hairs that get you high; it’s the trichomes on the calyxes. A 30x microscope with a light will help you to see if the trichomes are almost halfway amber. That’s when I like to harvest, though some people pick before they turn color at all (when you start from cannabis seeds). Trichomes just starting to turn amber