SUGAR CANNABIS LEAVES: BEST USES

If your cannabis plant is mature enough to harvest, you may notice a few tiny leaves between the buds on the top of the plant when you look closely. Growers often cut these leaves, known as sugar leaves, off the buds to make the cannabis buds look more attractive. If you are also one of those who get rid of the sugar leaves, here are some ways to use them.

What exactly are cannabis sugar leaves?

Sugar leaves are a specific type of leaves that grow from the buds on the cannabis plant. They serve to provide protection to the fragile flowers, which are important for reproduction. In addition, they contribute to the proper structure and stability of the buds. They are called sugar leaves because they contain a high concentration of trichomes, which cover them and resemble sugar in appearance. Sugar leaves are a very important part of the cannabis plant. After all, they are where most of the plant's cannabinoids (such as THC and CBD) and other active compounds such as terpenes and flavonoids are contained.

The best ways to use sugar leaves

Sugar leaves contain a good amount of terpenes and cannabinoids, so it would be a shame not to use them. Many growers cut off and throw away these tiny leaves to make their plant look more aesthetically pleasing; others look for ways to get the most out of their precious plant. Here are a few ways to deal with sugar leaves:

Make a kief

Kief is the powdery mixture you usually find at the bottom of a shredder after crushing cannabis. As a rule, it is much thicker than regular buds because it is a mixture of concentrated trichomes. After drying and dehydrating the sugar leaves, crush them with a shredder to make your own kief.

Brew your own tea

Sugar leaves are also good for making tea. Just throw a few leaves into a pot of hot water and let them infuse for a few minutes, then remove the leaves and drink the tea. Some people also add hemp or plain butter to the tea to help the cannabinoids combine well with the fat, but this ingredient is not necessary.

Make your own cannabutter or cannabutter

Making cannabutter from sugar leaves is fairly common. Just replace the sticks you would otherwise use to make cannabutter with sugar leaves. When making hemp butter , the sugar leaves need tobe decarbonised. You then infuse them in a butter or oil base, which you then store in the fridge and can use whenever you like.

How to use sugar leaves to identify problems with cannabis plants?

Sugar leaves can be a good indicator of a plant's health. However, as sugar leaves develop much later in the plant's life cycle than fan leaves, they can only be used to detect plant problems at the flowering stage.

Yellowing of sugar leaves

Towards the end of the plant's life cycle, sugar leaves begin to yellow and wilt slightly. So if you notice that the sugar leaves are turning yellow towards the end of the growing season, this is not a cause for concern.

Sugar leaf browning

Sugar leaves may wilt, turn brown and look as if they have been burnt. Brown leaves may indicate an overabundance of nutrients. They may also indicate a calcium or magnesium deficiency. If the sugar leaves are brown but the fan-shaped leaves look healthy, it may just be a natural part of the growth cycle, especially if harvest is imminent.

Make use of cannabis sugar leaves!

As I'm sure you've already discovered, there are many ways to use sugar leaves. Whether for making kief or making hemp butter, sugar leaves have plenty of uses. If you want to get the most out of your plant, be sure to use these leaves.

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