This article originally appeared in the July/August print edition of Cannabis Business Times. To subscribe, click here.
When you think of “ripeness,” you might think of western slope Colorado peaches dripping juice down your chin as you take a bite. Georgia folk would say the same, and that is the point: Most people have had a near-religious experience with a perfectly ripe piece of fruit.
Webster’s defines “ripe” along the lines of the condition of "being brought to full flavor or the best state." That is a pretty wide definition, but is it safe to say that size, color, texture, juiciness, aroma and taste are all attributes associated with our idea of “ripeness.”
The term “ripening” has also long been part of marijuana-cultivation practice. When a client ties its production harvest dates to the concept of ripening, decisions that impact the operation's production output and financial success are being controlled by that concept and are based on opinion and speculation.
Compared to all other inputs for cannabis cultivation, time is everything. The more time spent under the sun/lights, the more the product costs and the longer the period between harvests. The operation's total annual production is dependent not only on capacity, but also on the growth cycle. The difference between four and five turns through the flower rooms can be a few days of time spent waiting for “that perfect moment” to harvest.
To read the full articule in our July/August edition, click here.
When you think of “ripeness,” you might think of western slope Colorado peaches dripping juice down your chin as you take a bite. Georgia folk would say the same, and that is the point: Most people have had a near-religious experience with a perfectly ripe piece of fruit.
Webster’s defines “ripe” along the lines of the condition of "being brought to full flavor or the best state." That is a pretty wide definition, but is it safe to say that size, color, texture, juiciness, aroma and taste are all attributes associated with our idea of “ripeness.”
The term “ripening” has also long been part of marijuana-cultivation practice. When a client ties its production harvest dates to the concept of ripening, decisions that impact the operation's production output and financial success are being controlled by that concept and are based on opinion and speculation.
Compared to all other inputs for cannabis cultivation, time is everything. The more time spent under the sun/lights, the more the product costs and the longer the period between harvests. The operation's total annual production is dependent not only on capacity, but also on the growth cycle. The difference between four and five turns through the flower rooms can be a few days of time spent waiting for “that perfect moment” to harvest.
To read the full articule in our July/August edition, click here.
