In November, most outdoor plants have already let go of their buds, but there are still those majestic sativa genetic varieties standing in the garden.

As highlighted by the Cáñamo portal, "November is usually relatively quiet: most varieties have been harvested and are hanging to dry. Only the sativas remain standing, finishing their maturation process".

At this point, the grower is divided between two major tasks: taking care of the standing sativas, ensuring they reach maturation in good health, and paying attention to the drying and curing process of the already harvested plants, phases that directly influence the taste, aroma, and final quality of the harvest.

Drying and curing: patience that pays off

Once the plants have been harvested, the work does not stop; on the contrary, the delicate drying and curing process begins.

The ideal is to maintain a moderate temperature, between 15 and 20 °C, with controlled humidity, not too high to avoid fungi, nor too low to accelerate drying and harm the terpenes.

Curing, an essential stage to enhance flavor and potency, can last from four weeks to several months, and it is during this stage that chlorophyll degrades, aromas intensify, and the final experience is refined.

Cultivation also teaches about time

More than an agricultural practice, cultivating is an exercise in presence. November is the month when the pace slows down, and patience becomes an essential tool. Sativas, which resist the cold and bloom more slowly, seem to teach that not everything needs to happen quickly.

Perhaps this is what cultivation reveals to us the most: that the harvest is not only the result of work but also the reflection of the patient relationship between humans, nature, and the cycle of life.

With information from Cañamo.Net.