How Long From Planting Till Harvest

Planting a crop of pot outdoors is different than growing it indoors when it will mature; the male plant will mature first and will die within approximately 12 weeks after planting the seedling. When it is this age most of the male cannabis plants are ready do be harvested. The male will not have the potency of the female, but is still quite useable after being dried.

The female plant takes longer to be ready for harvest when planted outdoors. This is because the females will still be producing buds and seeds for approximately 3 to 5 weeks longer after the 12 weeks of the males from the time the seedlings have been planted. After which they can be harvested and hung to dry, the same as the male pot plants.

The female is ready to harvest when the white hairs they are known for turn to a red or brown color, this is when they have fully matured and they will be the most potent. They will have stopped producing and can be harvested and hung to dry.

When the female pot plants are mature they can weight as much as twice that of the male plant. This will need to be considered when harvesting the plants and hanging them to dry as the weight difference will need to be compensated for when hanging.