Around Weeks 10-14 it’s probably time to harvest your cannabis. This is not as simple as cutting and consuming, it’s a multi-week process, a stage unto itself. You’ve come this far, and it really pays to properly CHOP, TRIM, DRY and CURE your product, so you can avoid any last-mile problems and get the most quantity and quality from your harvest.

Sometime around Week 5, your ladies will begin to flower. In case it’s not clear, the cannabis plant’s flowers or “buds” are what most people harvest and consume, so this stage is all about maximizing the yield, size and quality of these flowers to ensure the best possible harvest.

By week 3, your cannabis plants should have entered the vegetative stage. This means you’re starting to see more of those laughably stereotypical fan leaves, and the plant is doing its job, and your job is to try to create the best conditions for it to keep growing and producing those leaves. Here’s what that means and what you need

Laws vary greatly from state to state, and some of them are draconian or downright silly, and it’s important to only undertake this effort legally and responsibly, or at least know exactly what you’re getting yourself into.