Save half your harvesting time, using half the staff, while maintaining the quality of your product.
Save half your harvesting time, using half the staff, while maintaining the quality of your product.
HARVESTING KEY POINTS
THERE ARE 3 MAIN CANNABIS AND HEMP HARVESTING METHODS
THERE ARE 6 STEPS TO EACH HARVESTING METHOD
THE STEPS CHANGE BASED ON THE METHOD
EACH METHOD HAS DIFFERENT ADVANTAGES
THE BEST METHOD IS BASED ON PRIORITIES AND RESOURCES
There are advantages and disadvantages to every harvest method. Our goal is to align you to the method that will improve product quality, compliment your resources, and increase efficiency and profitability.
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REMOVING THE LARGE FAN LEAVES FROM THE STEM
Equipment: Hands or Scissors
NOTE: Bucking should occur immediately after harvesting the plants and while the Buds are fresh, and the leaves are sticking out.
REMOVING AND INDIVIDUALIZING THE BUDS FROM THE STEM
Equipment: Bud Bucker, Hands, or Scissors
NOTE: Bucking should occur after Drying is complete. We recommend bucking the plants when partially dried to 50-60% RH, then continue drying and curing the bucked buds prior to trimming. If bucking and trimming on the same day, and prior to curing, dry the plants to 30-40% RH, run the Bud Bucker on a very slow speed and expect a small amount of breakdown to your top colas. If plants have become too dry to safely use the Bud Bucker, rehydrate the plants to a level where breakdown is not an issue.
REMOVING MOISTURE FROM THE CANNABIS PLANT & BUDS
Equipment: Humidity controlled environment with airflow
NOTE: Drying should occur immediately after trimming the buds when wet trimming and immediately after bucking the buds when hybrid trimming. Ensure you have proper airflow, ambient temperature, and humidity levels in the room
REMOVING MOISTURE FROM THE PLANT & CANNABIS BUDS
Equipment: Humidity controlled environment with airflow
NOTE: Drying should occur immediately after harvesting the plants
TRIMMIG CANNABIS LEAVES FROM THE BUDS
EQUIPMENT: Bud TRIMMER, WANDER TRIMMER, OR SCISSORS
NOTE: Wet trimming should occur immediately after the buds have been bucked, and while the buds are fresh, and the leaves are sticking out.
TRIMMING CANNABIS LEAVES FROM THE Buds
EQUIPMENT: BUD TRIMMER OR SCISSORS
Note: Typically, the product is ready to trim when the plants and the room have homogenized to an ambient RH of 30-40%.
SEAL, STORE AND AGE CANNABIS AND HEMP BUDS FOR STRONG TERPINE PROFILE
EQUIPMENT: SEALED CONTAINERS
Note: This process is the same for all 3 harvest methods
SEPARATE CANNABIS AND HEMP BUDS FROM SHAKE, POPCORN, SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE BUDS
EQUIPMENT: BUD SORTER
NOTE: This process is the same for all 3 harvest methods