I Love Growing, But Trimming Not So Much

[Flockshot]

I was gifted some clones about 3 months ago, and the first plant came down today at 9 weeks 3 days in flower. Never grew Gorilla Glue or AK47 before, but I have now.

So I spent the day trimming the first of two Gorilla's. I trim tight, very tight in hopes of getting the best flavor, and that takes a little extra time and attention also. Plus, I am not a super grower, and the buds are quite small compared to my experience with other strains (a lot of them, but small).

As wonderful al growing is, trimming sucks. That is all I have to say about that.

[HIonCANNABI420]

We are all in the same boat my friend!! What I will add is that the way to train and trim your plants during your pre-flower and even a few weeks into flower can make your trimming and curing process a hell of a lot easier.

For example, I lollipop ALL of my plants, and I normally leave maybe only about 1 foot worth of branches, etc above my lollipop line. This enables additional airflow to the lower parts of the plant, better light penetration, and it allows the plant to focus its energy on the colas as opposed to all those little popcorn nugs your spending countless hours trimming up!

I most recently harvested a green crack plant that was topped, and lollipop just like I explained, total harvest time, with full wet trimming took me about 30-45 minutes. Pretty fast compared to what used to take me 1-2 hours per plant when they were completely untrained.

Just my two cents.

Happy Growing!

[SovietStoner]

I second the Lollipop option. Much better for the plant and for the bud sizes.
Remove all the growth on the lower half, and you get monster colas up top.

[GreenhouseEffect]

Wow! That's really good!

Also, the smallest buds are way easier to just do something else with some times. I've harvested lot's of those little ones before, and get sick of trimming them. If they don't go to rolling joints, and I don't need them for edibles, they make some fin Dry Ice Hash! Super easy when I followed Nebula and Serious's tutorial on it. Killer high quality smoke or vape, with out the tedious trimming of smaller bud's.

[alltatup]

I LOVE to trim!! I imagine all the fun I'm going to have with the sugar leaves, which I put in paper bags and dry. I usually decarb them after that and make tincture. I just love sitting there and taking care of my colas and buds... But that's just me... It's actually one of my favorite things... It's an art...

[GreenhouseEffect]

Got to do a good job of scheduling enough time off for it this fall, darn plants are getting huge, might have my work cut out for me if I don't do anything to dum and ruin them. I remember the first time I did any trimming, was helping this grower out who had a couple HUGE plants in his greenhouse, about 8-10' tall, first time I'd really seen pot plants up close and in person, man that blew my mind! And the smell, that was the best part. Folks who don't grow miss out on the very best part, the smell of a flowering plant

[alltatup]

GreenhouseEffect Well a part of the reason I love to trim is cuz I always finish in one day! My harvests aren't anywhere near as big as yours!!! ;-}

[GreenhouseEffect]

Well, I hope they end up decent, and I don't raise me a bunch of mold like I did my first grow.
I am only flowering 5 plants for bud this fall, out of my legal 6 in flower. They never done did tell me what size I can have them!

[Potted]

I don’t like trimming all that much,but with that said it’s a job,and I take pride in my work and my buds😎

[SovietStoner]

For all you cannabis masochists, here is 40 minutes of me trimming my harvest a few days ago.

[SovietStoner]

Actually, its about 50 minutes all together.

[LurkingInTheGrass]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

I am approximately 40ish minutes from first harvest. Had to pause the video, to thank you 😁

[Weed Pharma]

I agree that training/defoliation- (especially in flower), can make a huge difference on thr amount of time spent preparing the buds for drying/curing.

Making the buds look dispensary like- is a lesson in futility, with no added value for those who grow for themselves.
The dispensaries simply use the popcorn buds for rolled joints, etc.

I'm fortunate to have a g/f that trims, but today was the first time - I have trimmed! (she's working, lol)

[desertdan]

I agree why does one need as they say "bag appeal" when growing for oneself. Trim it close as you smoke it also makes for better curing.

[Mr.furley]

Scissor hash makes it alllllll worth while.

[oldjarhead100]

I use a bud spinner I just cut the bud off stem into a bud spinner with all leafs attached and spin it to where I want it , I have done a small plant in half hour and a big plant in an hour or so no where near as long as trimming on the stem ,

[Insight]

I got mine at Growershouse for $167 shipped....the hand crank version.

[oldjarhead100]

I have a hand crank one .i would make sure they have steel bearings in it , I cut my buds off the stem no trimming at all I spin 30 times one way and 20 the other they come out nice and neet ,if you want closer just keep spinning , I will say that I bought a drying rack to dry on and I weigh out 100 grams of spun bud ,then weigh it again everyday when it gets down to under 30 grams its ready to cure

[Flockshot]

I have been of the impression that the trimmers did the same thing to the trichomes that it did to the leaves. Is this inaccurate information?