Dr. VonDank
Active Member
You can spend all day polishing a turd but in the end its still a pile of shit... Grow loose and fluffy buds and they will dry loose and fluffy----Grow dense nugs and they will dry dense...
Denser buds via drying/curing?
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asdfva
Well-Known Member
^^You reiterate what you've read on here very well.
But in the real world, full sunlight or not, your outdoor plants
will not be finished until 3+/- months around your latitude's
first frost... ending the season.
You cannot apply the 'days to harvest' rule for outdoor plants.
That's an indoor association only.
EDIT: You can apply this rule if you live on or near the equator.
Outdoor harvest times are seasonal.
Your strain might be outdoors for 60-70 days, the time estimated
for that strain indoors on a 600w hps, but if it isn't close to first
frost... your plants will not be ready and they will be
light and fluffy.
The only way to circumvent this issue would be to cover your
outdoor crop, simulate darkness, 12 hours a day to simulate the
cusp of the season. Only then would your 'days till harvest'
estimate apply.
It's not rocket science.
Good luck.
BigBudBalls
Well-Known Member
Then just paint dense buds
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Don't sweat fluffy buds. Some of my best smoke was fluffy.
(ok, its not the best for sale, but we *don't* sell, do we? read the terms of the forum)
Plus airy buds dry more evenly and less likely to mold up.
tomato worm
Member
In essence, you are right. I didnt paint dense buds cause I harvested too early.Then just paint dense buds
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Don't sweat fluffy buds. Some of my best smoke was fluffy.
(ok, its not the best for sale, but we *don't* sell, do we? read the terms of the forum)
Plus airy buds dry more evenly and less likely to mold up.
Still very decent smoke tho.
I dont plan to sell, selling/buying weed is the main reason I decided to grow, I hate the whole thing.
Dense buds are good for... bragging rights in a circle of friends, which Im sure most people here can understand/relate to.
I think you are totally right asdfva.
I harvested this plant early because of amber trichomes. I checked and triple checked, and more and more of them were turning amber. My gut told me the plant wasnt ready yet but the amber trichs scared me so I chopped.
I think that in this case "early finishing" was a curse rather than a blessing.
Never again will I go primarily by a microscope, especially for outdoor. It cant be the "say all" method for determining readiness, just like anything else. Maybe this strain was just meant to have more amber trichs.
I have other outdoor plants that I know are still not ready. Frost is a LONG way off in my area. (if it even frosts at all lol)
Thank you all for the great feedback.
darkdestruction420
Well-Known Member
water curing will do what you want to do.
dababydroman
Well-Known Member
thats a prime example for the argument on wether to use a microscope or to just cut when it really looks done. next time go with ur gut!
Brentman420
Active Member
Ive got the same problem with loose airy buds on my plant..but my frost date was 3 weeks ago and these dont look ready...there outdoor in a half gerenhouse...not fully covered.. gonna try to wait but the weather is scarin me
dababydroman
Well-Known Member
maybe it jsut goes back to genetics?
tomato worm
Member
NO DOUBT. Lesson learned.
Guess you have to take it one day at a time and cross your fingers. Good luck.
Yes, Im sure thats part of it as well. This was a freebee dynafem from attitude, prolly not the best genetics in the world.
As long as one learns from a mistake, the less of a mistake it becomes.
asdfva
Well-Known Member
Through a tarp over the parts of the green
house that are exposed. This will aid against
the frost during the night.
Did you start these plants outside or inside?
Depending on the strain... if you didn't get
your plants out in the sun by July... you started
too late. "Knee high by the forth of July," or so
the saying goes. If you started too late in the
season, you will totally get smaller and possibly
light and airy buds.
Outdoor and Indoor growing are not the same.
Very different growing methods.
You can mix the two... but you should know how
to grow both ways first. Then it all comes together.
Good luck.
Blackvalor
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Deusracing
Well-Known Member
White widow my buddy grows is fluffy mine is just plain Beautiful...Then just paint dense buds
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Don't sweat fluffy buds. Some of my best smoke was fluffy.
(ok, its not the best for sale, but we *don't* sell, do we? read the terms of the forum)
Plus airy buds dry more evenly and less likely to mold up.
NyQuilkush318
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