1600Kw vertical grow tent. Hybrid Aero/RDWC build.

Yeah, my buds are only a fraction as potent on day 4 as they are on week 3. And when it dries up it converts THCA into it's psychoactive form, THC. So when you see read outs of 25% THCA in a sales pitch for seeds, I would ignore it.

Hygrometers are important, mold can happen over night. It really just depends on how good the conditions are for mold to survive. It can appear over a week, or it can appear overnight. A few nights back I had mold all over a SFV because I left the ventilation fan off because I was doing some adjustments in the room. It's no big deal though, this particular SFV is big and strong, but came from a weak clone and her stems snap over any little bit of pressure, pisses me off.

Lol... microwave.

Back in the day before I knew anything about pot except I liked smoking it... a friend of mine got some chopped down male plants from a friend of his. He gave them to me, and I thought I'd be smart and pull all the leaves off it, and dry them... then we could all smoke for free, hahaha. Had a bowl of it (bowl as in big ass salad bowl) in my room. 9th grade I think. Anyways, no one could wait for it to dry, so we brought it to a friends house who had their own place, apartment actually. We put some of the leaves in the oven, and some in the microwave. Shit was too funny. Somehow (i don't know how) the paper towel they were on in the microwave started smoking, like it was burning, but not on fire. The whole place smelled like weird pot being burned or something. I remember sticking my head in the microwave to try and get some fumes, lol. I'm embarrassed now even thinking about it. I don't even know if we tried smoking them. Just remember that stupid shit. I think we ended up dropping acid. Good times.

Yeah, about drying and curing, you won't beleive what a difference a good cure will have on effect. Testers aren't the best way to judge stuff. Like Jozi said the thc get's activated after drying and somehow gets better with curing.

HAHA. Things we do when we are young... Smh. The plants are so freaking frosty. Jig you were right the plants are drying well.I think I panicked the other day. I think it was the dried up pistils giving them the feeling. The stems have a good amount of moisture in them. I will jar them in a day or 2. I think I need a bigger scale. Its going to take all day getting the weight but thats a good thing in my book!

drekoushranada said:

HAHA. Things we do when we are young... Smh. The plants are so freaking frosty. Jig you were right the plants are drying well.I think I panicked the other day. I think it was the dried up pistils giving them the feeling. The stems have a good amount of moisture in them. I will jar them in a day or 2. I think I need a bigger scale. Its going to take all day getting the weight but thats a good thing in my book!

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I know the feeling about the scale. I have to do a quarter at a time. Kinda takes a while when you have around a pound. (i think i only got a half lb this round... but other times) Glad it's all turning out. I jarred my first plant today. 32g's... it's gonna be some good smoke. I can't wait to hear how your stuff gets it's stink going in the jars.

I know. This is the start of day 4 of drying. I may jar them up and start curing them in a few hours. I will go check on them first though.

I usually start my cure a little wetter than most people. Because I know I'm going to get high and walk away for twice as long as I planned on when I checked on them... at least a few times.

Heads up, things dry out at a much faster rate after being pulled out of the jars than they do than before they were jarred. They feel wet like they were originally, so we walk away like it will take days, but it isn't even a fractionally as wet as it was, just feels like it, so it dries up to jar in 30min-1hr, usually, in my experiences.

Probably not with your product since it was only a few days dry when you jarred it at first. But this is just one of those things you eye ball. Was it this thread someone posted the correct humidity for storage and how to gauge that? Because that was great info! I need to get me some of those little hygrometers for my jars!

What are your thoughts on the Critical+? I've had a freebie seed kickin' around for a while, but my carbon scrubber is on its final months and I'm hesitant to grow it out and stink up the joint. Is it as smelly/pungent as the description online?

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I usually start my cure a little wetter than most people. Because I know I'm going to get high and walk away for twice as long as I planned on when I checked on them... at least a few times.

Heads up, things dry out at a much faster rate after being pulled out of the jars than they do than before they were jarred. They feel wet like they were originally, so we walk away like it will take days, but it isn't even a fractionally as wet as it was, just feels like it, so it dries up to jar in 30min-1hr, usually, in my experiences.

Probably not with your product since it was only a few days dry when you jarred it at first. But this is just one of those things you eye ball. Was it this thread someone posted the correct humidity for storage and how to gauge that? Because that was great info! I need to get me some of those little hygrometers for my jars!

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The plants are still hanging. The stems are still bendy. A few of the smaller ones will snap but its not enough small ones drying to pay much attention to. I think I will let it go another full day or so. A few plants have a grassy smell but its getting better with drying. I have been jarring some plant samples at different times though. I notice when I touch a bud site it will freaking reek. I tray not to touch them at all though. I just dont want them to smell like that without touching them. This curing part of growing is most certainly an art that Im trying to master. Yeah I hope my hygrometer will come in the mail by tomorrow. The samples I put into jars were wet the next day so thats the main reason for me letting them hang a bit longer.

LVTDY said:

What are your thoughts on the Critical+? I've had a freebie seed kickin' around for a while, but my carbon scrubber is on its final months and I'm hesitant to grow it out and stink up the joint. Is it as smelly/pungent as the description online?

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Well I hope you have a big space as well. Its a really pungent smell I must say. I was getting hit with loads of it during the trim. I thought I was going to get a headache. the plant also give off a minty smell as well. You will love it though.

Good to read. I'll upgrade the carbon scrubber and if I have the presence of mind, I'll let you know how it goes in a few month's time.

Awesome!! Be sure to post some cool pics.

Well I ended up jarring the bud in 5 days after being left to hang and dry. Boy did that make a difference when it comes to the smell. They have the "dank" smell that they had when they were growing. I think a lot of people may be getting that hay smell from jarring to early because they are afraid they will be too dry to cure. I jarred some plants earlier and it did have a different smell from the plants I let hang longer. Took a bit longer drying in paper bags for the smell to come around. I willpost some pics and weights up soon.

AK-48= 181.5g
Blue Widow= 53.1g
Bag Seed= 37.47g
Critical += 181.1g
Northern Lights x Big Bud= 167.2g
Testers= around 20g or so.
Total= 620.3g 1.37lbs

WOOOO HOOOO! Someone's gonna be smokin!!!! That's the shit bro. Bigger harvest than I've ever had. Love the selection. Job well done, especially for the first one. Mad props to Drekoushranada. ... so, when you coming over to smoke me out? lol.

Good job dude. Must feel good man. That's a really good yield for the space you are in. Oh man, nothing feels quite like your first dank harvest, I almost wish I could jar up that feeling and reserve a bit for every crop. Haha. I have one coming down later today, hopefully.

I'm excited for the next round bro, I know you have so many killer ideas to apply.

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WOOOO HOOOO! Someone's gonna be smokin!!!! That's the shit bro. Bigger harvest than I've ever had. Love the selection. Job well done, especially for the first one. Mad props to Drekoushranada. ... so, when you coming over to smoke me out? lol.

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Lol. Soon bro!!

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Good job dude. Must feel good man. That's a really good yield for the space you are in. Oh man, nothing feels quite like your first dank harvest, I almost wish I could jar up that feeling and reserve a bit for every crop. Haha. I have one coming down later today, hopefully.

I'm excited for the next round bro, I know you have so many killer ideas to apply.

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Yeah I have a sweet idea I would like to do with Coco. recirculating drip, and 10 or 5 gallon Air Pots. I am so stoked to be able to get through my first harvest. You all have been a ton of help! The C+ and AK-48 has been hard hitters so far.

Here are some pics of some random bud porn. A pic with and without the flash!

AK-48


Norther Lights x Big Bud


Critical +


Bag Seed


Blue Widow

Dude. the bagseed is just Insane with the pistols. It's like all red hairs. All the rest are lovely as well. I like the second pics of each, not sure if that's the flash ones or not, but yeah. Great spread. Great photos. Your gonna have people doubting this is your first grow. But that's a good thing.

Yeah dude, that bagseed has bag appeal! The critical + looks ultra dank in the pictures. My only advice is to tighten up your trim job.

Yeah my trimming skills happen to suck big time!! The bag seed is super crazy. A lot of ppl get spaced out by the way it looks. It actually hermed on me and made a few seeds. Im not too sure if I want to sprout them for the next grow. I think I may grow them in there own independent area for the sake of it not sexing my ladies!