I’ve been diving into learning about cannabis, different extraction methods growing and all that, so tips like these really help
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You can just add some water to the butter during the cooking process, it will wash out most of the the nasty stuff without ruininng terpenes or potency. It will spearate from the butter after a few hours in the fridge.
After a few hours in the fridge the butter separates from the water, you can just pour the dirty water down the drain.
How is the taste? When I make butter I normally add water, this separates some of the nasty stuff. Can you do that with the POT as well?
Good harvest, growmie, that was a wild ride. I'm happy it worked out for you. First Outdoor is magical, enjoy your free and hard earned weed!
It looks a little bit like deficiency on your lower leaves. Maybe you can catch that with a little bit more bloom nutrients.
But the rest looks very healthy, good grow!
Your plant needs at least ±67 days flowering. Autos need ±60 days from the seedling to the harvest. They are not ready yet, from the picture. They need quite some time.
Outdoor is a bit tricky, because various factors can influence the grow. Keep a good eye on the flower, they will tell you when to harvest. Trichomes will start to change, they have 3 stages: clear, milky, amber. You should invest in a cheap portable microscope or good magnifying glass. It's tough to spot the right time when you are new to our hobby.
There are plenty of guides out there, when to harvest. I just drop this one, because I trust it. You can decide for yourself, but you should know about the ups and downs of different stages of harvest time.
The female plant stops investing in the flower and instead uses all the energy to produce seeds. There will be seeds galore and low-tier weed. We want sinsemilla, without seeds.
It's a male, get rid of it ASAP unless you want the rest of your harvest pollinated.
Looks like your plant had enough of the stress and made some bananas. It's a hermi, so the seeds you find will also be hermies.