When is it the right time to harvest cannabis? Look for these signs

Renowned grower Jorge Cervantes will answer readers’ questions and give advice on all things related to the cannabis plant.

Editor’s Note: Laws for cultivating cannabis vary from state to state and city to city — before germinating any seeds or planting any clones, take care to learn what your local laws are.

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Question: What’s the best way to tell when my buds are ready for harvest?

Answer: A cannabis plant matures over time; it is a process. Cannabis is an annual plant, completing its life cycle in one year or less. Outdoors, cannabis flowers in the fall. Long nights and short days are the main signal Mother Nature gives cannabis to flower. Indoors, where grow lights take the place of the sun, growers use an electrical timer to make their own seasons. Summertime is created with 6 hours of darkness and 18 hours...

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