The Cannabis Gardener by Penny Barthel

Author:Penny Barthel [Barthel, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Published: 2021-02-01T21:00:00+00:00

Another consideration is whether to aim for a more weather-resistant, mature plant. Strong winds are unkind to bushy cannabis plants with a lot of heavy buds, although proper staking will offset this risk. A mature pyramid-shaped cannabis plant will resist damage better than a bushy, fat plant. Most sources agree that both pinched and unpinched outdoor-grown cannabis will bear similar bud yields, all other conditions being equal.

The technique of pinching back is super simple—but it needs to happen at the right time in a plant’s life. Pinch back after your plant is well established in its final growing spot—but before it is more than 3 or so feet tall and certainly well before any flowers begin to form. A good rule of thumb is to wait until the plant has between three and five nodes, the spots on the stem where leaves emerge. Remove the very tip of the plant, either with your finger and thumbnail or with clean pruning shears. You need to remove only the top inch or less of the plant to disrupt the lead and cause a bifurcation in the stem, the spot where two new lead branches will emerge. Be sure to observe the spot you intend to cut—it should be just ahead of where a new set of leaves will emerge from the plant. You may repeat this technique on a few other larger branch tips for an even bushier plant. Don’t overthink it. You can’t mess this up too much. This technique may sound familiar to more experienced gardeners, since this is the exact same technique used in producing bushier mums, begonias, basil, petunias, zinnias, cosmos, impatiens, and dahlias, to name a few. If you have the space to grow more than one plant, I suggest you try both techniques. Pinch one plant back and leave the other to grow naturally. Maybe you’ll have better results with one style or the other. Remember—there is no such thing as perfect here. Either way can work—and with each season of gardening, you’ll gain insight into what works best for you and your garden.

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