Grow Diary โ Week 30: Durban Poison
Outdoor Grow Journal โข Eastern Colorado โข October 2026
Week 30 Update, day 209โ Patience for the Final Harvest
The Durban Poison plants have reached Week 30, and I'm taking a patient approach with their final harvest. Unlike the other two plants, which I harvested earlier, I'm intentionally letting these Durban Poison plants go longer in hopes of achieving a more relaxing, indica-like feel from the finished flower.
Durban Poison is traditionally known for its uplifting, energetic, sativa-dominant effects. My goal with this later harvest is to see whether allowing the flowers to mature further changes the character of the experience.
This season has also been a learning experience. The buds have turned out airier than I wanted, with less aroma and resin development than I'd hoped for. Those results will help guide my plans for next season, particularly my focus on improving root-zone oxygenation, drainage, and overall growing-medium structure.
What I'm watching this week:
* Flower maturity: Observing the flowers closely as they approach their final harvest.
* Trichomes: Looking at resin glands for changes in clarity, cloudiness, and amber coloration.
* Aroma and resin: Noting any further development before harvest.
* Weather: Keeping a close eye on Eastern Colorado's cooler autumn temperatures and frost risk.
Harvest strategy: These Durban Poison plants are being harvested later than the other two plants to explore whether additional maturity produces a more relaxing effect.
One important note for the journal: a later harvest may change the balance of cannabinoids and the subjective effects, but it does not reliably turn a sativa-dominant cultivar into an indica-like one. I'll treat the final experience as something to evaluate rather than a guaranteed result.
Week 30 takeaway: This is the final patience test of the season. I'm giving the Durban Poison plants additional time, watching their maturity and the weather, and documenting the results so I can make better decisions for next year's grow.