Professional Marijuana Grower May-June 2019 Issue | Page 34

amount that they need to make it through the day. You’ll
know when you’re doing it right once the plants start
to turn yellow. This is a sign that you haven’t been over
feeding them.
Bring Up the Light Intensity
The investment in a good lighting setup, is worth it if
you want your harvest to be big and bountiful. The kind
of setup that you’re looking for is something that can
maximize the available light in your grow room from
an evenly distributed and direct light source. Check to
see what distance you should keep your plants from
your chosen light source. If you have control over the
lighting setup of your indoor grow space, try to do
some research on light bulbs that are energy effi cient to
help you cut down on costs and lower the risk of heat
stress. Stepping up your light source’s intensity will help
improve the photosynthetic process, but it will be a bit
expensive though.
Know When to Time Your Harvest
This fi nal secret is the one that will either make or break
your harvest. The pungent scent of a cannabis crop be-
comes stronger once the plant enters its fl owering stage.
This aroma is but a small taste of the rewards that await
you after months of hard work. Most people would be
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tempted to begin harvesting their plants as soon as the
aroma intensifi es.
You shouldn’t be in a rush to do this because if you’re
patient enough to grow cannabis, then you should be
patient enough to wait for the right time to harvest it.
Harvesting the fl owers too soon will result in low yields.
The trick to timing the harvest right is to wait for a tad
bit longer. To be more precise, there is usually a 2 to
the 3-week window for harvesting. If you can wait for
a week or two longer you can potentially increase the
yield by up to 25%.
We know some of you might not have the patience to
wait that long before you can harvest your plants, but if
you really want to maximize your yields it will be worth
the time and effort. You can normally tell that the plants
are ready for harvest by looking at the color of the pis-
tils. They will change from bright white to either brown
or a rust-tinted orange. This change in color signifi es
that the cannabis is already at the end of its cycle and
is ready to be harvested. PMG
Stephanie Murphy works with Royal Seed Bank,
a seed bank price comparison of the best priced
marijuana seeds from different suppliers. You can visit
their website at RoyalSeedBank.com.
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