by Jorge Cervantes
Sinsemilla Harvest
Harvest sinsemilla plants 6-12 weeks after inducing flowering with the 12/12 day/night photoperiod. Harvest at the point when THC production is at its peak, before it starts to degrade. Most plants that receive the same amount of light throughout are ready to harvest at the same time. Lower buds that receive less light often take a few more days to mature.
In general, indica and indica-dominant strains are ripe 6-8 weeks after initiating flowering. Sativa and sativa-dominant strains are ready to harvest in 8-12 weeks. Too often growers harvest too early because they are excited to have a crop.
Test for ripeness by removing a small piece of mature bud. put it in a microwave oven or conventional oven. Set the microwave on a low setting and turn on in 10-second bursts until it is dry enough to burn. Place a little bit of the dry bud i na single-hit pipe and sample. The dry, raspy taste will be from fast drying, but you will be able t tell how potent the pot is.