Marijuana plants need to be well cared for.Pick the time you trim your plants and wear gloves.The leaves will get more light if the top of the plant is trimmed.There are dead, yellow and smaller buds in the lower portion of the plant.If you over-prune your marijuana plant, you could diminish its growth potential.
Step 1: Gloves are worn.
It can be difficult to wash off the marijuana plant.You can protect your hands from sticky buds by wearing rubber gloves.
Step 2: The right tools are used.
Marijuana plants can be vulnerable to treatment.Carefully trimming your plant.If you want to trim your plant, you should use a sewing shears or kitchen knife.Fiskars shears can be used for trimming.Marijuana is also trimmed with gardening shears.You can clipped large fan leaves with scissors or shears.
Step 3: You can arrange a system to separate your hair.
You shouldn't discard the leaves you trimmed.They can be used to make drugs.Before trimming your marijuana plants, set three cookie sheets or other wide containers near the plants.Untrimmed buds are set on one sheet.Set buds on the second sheet.Set the leaves and other plant matter on the last sheet.
Step 4: At the right time, harvest your plant.
A cluster of white hairs should be on the top of your marijuana plant.These are the reproductive organs of the plant.The pistils will change from white to brown as the plant ages.When 70% of the pistils are dark in color, your plant is ready for harvest.
Step 5: Decide if you want to wet or dry it.
People trim their marijuana plants.A wet trim makes it easier to separate leaves from buds.Some people trim the plants after the buds have dried.This is the preferred method of trimming in a low-humidity environment since the leaves will slow the drying process and you want the buds to dry slowly.
Step 6: The fan leaves need to be clipped.
There are five points on the fan leaves, two of which are on either side.Fan leaves can be clipped with scissors or shears.Some people clip their fan leaves after curing the plant.The drying process is slowed down by this.
Step 7: The sugar leaves need to be trimmed.
The sugar leaves come from the buds.Their stems can't be seen.Their tips are not visible.Cut them off with your scissors.
Step 8: The buds should not be on the plant.
It is a good idea to leave the buds on the plant in order to slow the drying process.If you are in a high-humidity environment, you may need to remove the buds.
Step 9: The branches should be hung to cure.
When the bud-bearing branches have been partitioned into individual pieces, they must be cured.Use string or twist ties to hang the branches on the laundry line.Plants can be hung in a room with a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and no warmer than 85 degrees.To help dry the branches, use a fan or a draft.When they are dry, gradually decrease the air flow in the room, but never let it get too dry.Don't expose your plants to the elements.The latter can ruin a crop, as it can produce mold.The goal is for your branches to be dry so that you can smoke them.This could take a week.
Step 10: You should dispose of your plant.
Pull the rest of the leaves from the branches after removing the buds.There is no right way to do this.One person's preferred method is a tug on the leaf stalks, while another uses clipping.After a marijuana plant has been trimmed, it should be thrown away.Put it in the compost bin.
Step 11: Dead leaves can be removed.
As harvest time approaches, you should reach into the branches of the live plant and remove the dead and dying fan leaves.The process allows the plant to focus as much energy as possible on growing healthy leaves, rather than wasting energy maintaining leaves that may die anyway.Most leaves can be removed with a gentle tug.It is normal for some leaves to die.
Step 12: Shoots that aren't directly connected to the trunk should be cut.
Shoots and branches of their own will be developed as branches grow out of the main stalks.They won't be able to get enough light and energy from the leaves at the ends of the main branches.Remove the leaves and shoot them away.
Step 13: Remove the leaves from the plant.
If the leaves are straight up and out from the main stalks, trim them.This will allow the branches to get more light.If you have limited vertical growing space, cutting the top of your plant is important.
Step 14: Either top your plant or force it.
The process of cutting part of a recent shoot from your plant in order to double the number of buds it produces is called fiming."Topping" means to remove the whole shoot from the base.It causes your plant to grow out rather than up.FIMing and topping produce different results.It's a good idea to research which setup is best for you.If you want to FIM your marijuana plant, locate a new shoot, then use your shears or other trimming instrument to cut two-thirds of the shoot's length.It is not without risks.You increase the risk of your plant getting a disease when you clip a shoot.The growth of your plant might slow.This is normal.
Step 15: Crop your plant.
The practice of squeezing a branch firmly and partially crushing its tissue is called super crop.This will cause the plant to heal and rebuild the branch more quickly, and allow for more efficient circulation of water and nutrition.One branch that is still green and supple is a good choice.The mid-point of the branch is between your thumb and index finger.Pinch the branch at a point just above the spot where your other hand is pinching it.The branch should be bent back and forth.Slowly increase the angle of the arcs until you hear the crack.You should be able to see that the joint is discolored.To support the branch's weight, place it on top of a nearby branch.
Step 16: Put low-lying buds down.
If you see buds on the lower part of the plant, remove them.The larger and more plentiful buds growing near the top of the plant will drain energy from the small buds.
Step 17: Don't cut too much.
It needs time to heal after being trimmed.You should trim your plant once every three or four days.Your plant will only need to be trimmed twice a month.Prune more often when the plant is in its early vegetative stage and at the end of its flowering stage.