Fungustavo said:

I don't know if matters of Harvesting fit in here, but thought I'd bring it up after reading a post just today on another platform.

Is the idea that 'Harvesting should be done before the veils break, for maximum potency/because the dropped spores will inhibit future flushes' something that needs to be considered outdated info?


From what I've read on threads here, it only really matters for aesthetic and spore print purposes, but seems a lot of new hobbyists (myself included) get a bit concerned about it.


Also, this thread was a good read, many thanks!

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Yeah, I don't think there's any merit to the idea that spores inhibit future flushes, though a really heavy drop could make the substrate a pain in the ass to work with. And Harvesting/processing fruits which have dropped spores WILL stain your fingers dark purple.

But also, I take issue with the whole idea of "harvest at xyz point." Especially on a first grow. It's not weed. Fruits at any stage of development will make you trip. Some genetics will continue to pump out crazy stem growth long after opening up and dropping spores, so in my view, there's not even a consistent point of maximum weight gain. And anyway, there's debate over the concentration of actives at different stages. Once you've managed to get to a reasonably clean fruiting situation, you'll end up with way more than you need to trip your brains out. If you're going for bulk , then you kinda gotta figure out your optimal harvesting strategy yourself. Ideally, fruits should be picked before they start to rot. Everything else is up to you. Well, technically, even THAT is up to you, nobody's gonna stop you from eating half-rotten fruit or picking out the bad bits or making tea with it. Maybe you have a stomach of steel and don't give a shit.

I personally pick whenever and however I feel like it, often based on when I have time to harvest and process fruit. With multiple tubs going at once, all in slightly different stages, that could mean picking everything from blown-out stem monsters to reasonably accessible pins in one session. It's all getting ground up and mixed together anyway, so I could give a fuck about bag appeal. The next person might want picture-perfect toadstools, or have a particular preference as to wha they like to eat.

BeefSupremeJr said:

i mostly grow that sporeless gt just so
i can be lazy af and harvest when i feel like, on account of who i am as a person.

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BeefSupremeJr said:

i mostly grow that sporeless gt just so
i can be lazy af and harvest when i feel like, on account of who i am as a person.

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PuffM4gicDr4gon said:

I'm going to experiment with extra holes along the long side, but I'm unsure what to do with the short sides or lids.

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more holes

BeefSupremeJr said:

lol second time in two days i had to google a word you use.  who even is the real catnip?

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tryptkaloids said:

BeefSupremeJr said:

lol second time in two days i had to google a word you use.  who even is the real catnip?

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Doc smoke

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