I have to harvest early...what do I do?

[Dagmar]

For several reasons - doesn't matter for this post - I have to harvest my outside plant too early. What can I do with buds that weren't able to 'ripen' correctly? My plant has been in flower 11 weeks but trichomes are all clear. What good will this bud be? How will it best be used? Edible, bubble hash...smoke? What can I expect?

[rockman]

Wish I could give you a more definitive answer Dagmar, but just wanted to share that some of my summertime girls had to be chopped early due to developing bud rot, and I made extracts (in oil) with them. As far as I could tell, they still had good potency, enough for my needs. Hope something good comes from yours! 🐸

[Dagmar]

Thanks, rockman. I had actually beaten bud rot with this girl by cutting away 20-25% of the plant about a month ago but then several other issues came up. Extracts in oil? RSO or more like butter and olive oil?

[St.buds]

I would say it depends on how far along the nuggs have come pictures would help

[Tika]

Yes a few pics would be good but in the meantime:
ive been there too. If you have trichomes you have product in some form. I trim and dry normally. Cure normally ( including sugar leaves separate from bud). At the least you can do dry ice hash. Or if is all undeveloped bud pluck the fans, dry your sticks (no trimming) ....make butter, Kief , extracts.
IMHO
i subbed...would be great to see images.

[D.A.A.S.69]

I still bet it will get you plenty high Dagmar, maybe not like you want but it will still do the job.
Ps.Good luck with them.

[Tika]

For sure! Just cure those trichomes so your head doesn’t take off like a speeding bullet

[tyler_ hobbyist]

If u have a gd amount of trics just cure longer and ur gd to go. If u have very little trics make edibles or oil. If u want really nice sweet oil make vape juice oil, decarb then add vape juice stir everyday for 30days then add the same amount of juice again and stir everyday for 30days strain and done or u can always make bho oil.

[Dagmar]

Interesting! I have a lot of trichs on this girls - she would have been ready in 2-3 weeks. Never heard of vape juice oil but I fairly new to vaping - I like that idea. Thanks, Tyler.

[alltatup]

Yeah Dagmar, like everyone else has said, if you're seeing lots of stand-up clear trichomes, that's a good thing. Would love to see pics of the triches, but heck: do what you gotta do, if she has to come down, then bring her down. You're going to have some potent stuff there.

[oldjarhead100]

hey Dag I had to cut a bunch of plants early due to bud rot ,it will be more of a head high than a body high, it still will get you high my suggestion is cure it ,try it, then decide what you want to do, but all is far from being a loss

[Dagmar]

Wow! Great feedback. I thought I had a bigger loss than I do. You guys are awesome! This one plant may still give me more than a pound. She is very frosty with heavy trichomes but they are all clear. I harvested last night - here's the pictures. I wish I could have taken some close up of the trichomes but under a jewelers loop they're very impressive.

[alltatup]

abadtrip rockman I'm also very interested in that right now! I was reading a blog yesterday that said that tinctures are good because they wear off faster than edibles do. So I'm looking forward to making some tinctures!

[rockman]

Hey there abadtrip, @alltatup...here are a few more details on my extractions. First, I want to point out that I have not had my batches undergo lab testing, but so far rely upon what kind of effects that I feel after ingesting. Also, these extracts (in oil) are primarily considered as "edibles" , and not so much as tinctures (though I previously made them using alcohol (Everclear), and as such could be used sublinqually for a more rapid absorption. Whereas my edible oils get metabolized by the liver and offer a longer duration of effects. So as far as what I've done in oil...first I got quite a few 2 cup glass containers. As my summertime harvests (staggered) were made, I chopped up the fresh buds into a container, covered that with the oil of choice, then heated the mixture in a small toaster oven (covering the container) at temps ranging from 250F for 6hours, down to 150F for 16hours (the lower temps at a longer time preserving more of the beneficial but heat fragile terpenes). For greater conversion of the THCA and CBDA acids to THC and CBD, I chose the higher temps. Then I would test the batch by consuming anywhere from 1/4 teaspoon to a full teaspoon (in the case of high CBD strains which were less psychoactive). Again, this experimentation with my extractions has not been lab tested, and was possible because I had abundant harvests to play with this year. Hope this helps you in your quests for using cannabis as medicine. Cheers! 🐸

[Jibblerjoe]

Huge buds

[D.A.A.S.69]

Really nice big buds you have there Dagmar, Good Luck with every thing.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Even if they didn't get to ripen like you wanted, I'll guarantee you that they will get the job done, I've smoked plenty that didn't make all the way ripe, as most everyone has, didn't blow my head off like a speeding bullet by no means.

[Potted]

Immature buds are better than no buds !

[Dagmar]

After hanging to dry for 4 days, I removed the buds from the stems to place into jars. The buds were loose and airy, not rock hard, like I prefer but the total weight of this single plant's buds is 1 pound and 5 1/2 ounces. WoW! If only I could have brought this girl to full potential! I will cure these buds for several months to see if it smokable or vapable, and/or use primarily in cooking and edibles. I'm kind of a control freak so growing outdoors takes a lot of this control away.

After a year and a half of learning and experimenting with what works best for me, my needs and my abilities, I have found my preferred method of growing and will stick with growing indoor using a SCRoG and 2 plants. 2 to 4 ounces per plant (2 plants, 3 times a year = 12 to 24 ounces a year) is enough for my personal use and to be generous with family and friends.

[Sammy]

Proper curing and drying I think you'll be surprised. Beautiful looking buds ☮️

[Dagmar]

Final Weight: 1 pound and 5 1/2 ounces (or 21 1/2 ounces) from ONE plant. If only I could have ripened her up 2-3 more weeks. Because all trichomes were clear, I think I'll use all of this in eatables and dry ice hash rather than smoke or vape any of it.

[alltatup]

Dagmar, I'd be very interested in hearing a smoke/vape report: please be a guinea pig and try it!!!!!

[Dagmar]

The buds have been curing only two weeks but I'll pull out some to allow a longer cure. I'm going to wait for a month before I first try it, and them I'll continue to cure for up to 6 months. This plant stated out as an experiment - and so it continues...

I'll follow up with a report of my 'test runs'. Thanks!