Manor Preboards Module 2 Practice Test

After gathering material from the field, the next operation is harvesting. Harvesting means selecting and taking the specific plant parts in the right stage of maturity and handling them carefully to preserve quality. This step ensures you obtain the correct portion of the drug and minimizes damage or contamination before any cleaning or drying. Curing, drying, and garbling are typically done after harvesting, as they are later processing steps to reduce moisture, condition the material, and remove extraneous matter. So the step immediately after collection is harvesting.