A person who is exercising undue influence will often: Urge a change in the will's language to strongly favor himself over others. Urge that the will be changed in secret and/or as quickly as possible. Exclude other relatives or friends from participating in meetings with the estate planning attorney.
Mature ginger rhizomes (as sold in the grocery store) will generally be ready to be harvested in about 10-12 months, or after the leaves die back in the fall/winter. When harvesting, you can choose to harvest the entire plant or you can just cut off what you need and allow the plant to continue growing.
Since pods ripen at different stages, farmers must carefully examine each one to determine if it is ready for harvesting. Farmers typically begin to harvest opium about two weeks after the petals have fallen. While still on the stem, the farmer makes vertical incisions on two or three sides of the pod.