I’ve gotten good at getting my garden to this point, but things always go south from here. Where, when & what to defoliate, when & whether to feed or top dress, my god, I’m a carpenter, not a botanist!
I forgot something important. I saved this cola for last because it’s the sacrificial lamb from whence the aforementioned taster came. She deserves her moment. It’s also a good example of what every cola looked like. Fat & dense at the top & thinner immediately below but just as dense.
I chopped the Double Chocolate whole & dried them in a tent & then of course, I dry trimmed it. I hated every second of it despite using a bowl trimmer. Today I took as much leaf off the plant while she was still standing & then the buds & dropped them into the bowl trimmer. I finished in less...