Outdoor Harvest Tips 2026

[suspencer]

I have both an indoor and and outdoor harvest coming in a few weeks. I planted the indoor girls weeks after the outdoor ones and it seems like the indoor ones will be ready to harvest at the same time. They both look about a month out to me based on harvest pics on growweedeasy.com. It seems cleaner to grow indoors because there's no caterpillars or deer. A deer was rubbing on the plant and got deer fur all over it, though luckily it didn't nibble that I saw. But outdoors the plants are growing way bigger buds with no electricity.

This will be my first harvest and I've somehow set myself up with two harvests at once. I want to have a good harvest plan ahead of time.

Outdoor growers, where do you dry your weed? For indoor plants, it seems like growers take out the grow light and dry them in the grow space. But for outdoor plants with enormous branches, where is the best place to dry them? Maybe hang the branches from the shower rod in the bathroom with the bathroom venting fan going 24/7? Or should I point a fan at the wall in the bathroom?

Any tips for keeping outdoor plants healthy and stopping bugs the last month? I sprayed mine with BT caterpillar spray yesterday because I heard it's natural and should keep the worms off the last few weeks, hopefully. Should I spray with Spinosad or neem oil too, to kill any other bugs?

I'm also worried about bud rot on the biggest cola, pictured. The weather has been hot and extremely humid but the outdoor plant seems like it doesn't mind yet. Is there anything I can do to harden the big buds against bud rot outdoors? If I had to harvest it early, would the buds still be good to smoke?

Please share any and all outdoor cannabis harvest tips you know of. I’m a Padawan in search of wisdom.

 

[Ckbrew]

Don't spray anything on buds before harvest. As far as bud rot goes prevention is the only thing you can do, keep airflow high by thinning out unneeded growth. Some people use fans on the plants even outdoors. If BR shows up cut it immediatly and check the plants several times a day. Sometimes cut and run is the only thing to be done. I would be doing a serious defol of the tent if BR is a problem and were trying to keep it away in the tent. I recommend washing outdoor buds after harvest and before hanging.

 

[Allotrope1000]

You might to do a bud wash on your outdoor harvest to get deer fur (and dust, bug poo, misc gunk) off the final product. You do not want to smoke it! Look up formula on GWE. You'll need 3 5 gal buckets, some H2O2, baking soda and lemon juice. Easy to do. I use on outdoor buds. Does NOT hurt them.