ICURBYOUs WhiteWidow CFL dresser growbox
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icurbyou
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put a little fan heater in there... Flipped it on low.
Brought temps from 50* to 67*
Brought humidity from 48% to 40%.
I'd rather dry them slightly too fast and have harsh weed than have mold destroy the whole crop.
SMOKE REPORT
Last night I grabbed a nugg from the curing jars (ya know, the 5 branch time) and put it in a pipe and smoked it.
Let me begin by saying that I'm not a fan of pipes. I dislike the taste via a pipe. Anything that always has smoke go through it without being cleaned is fucking gross.. But that's just me.
So having said that.. the taste wasnt too bad considering it was with a pipe. I didnt taste anything fruity or magical.. It just... tastes like weed smoke from a pipe. Not bad, not magical.. But good. I'd need to blunt it to know the real difference since that is my method of choice.
The high: It was nice. Actually it was real good. I felt goofy and fun, not couch locked. But still hazed and chill. My face really felt smooth and liquidy. Not to the touch.. I just mean like.. inside.. it "felt" that way. Like when you have a "feeling"... I dont mean my skin...
I kept telling my friend it was like "My face feels like soft gold"... he then asked me why gold... why not silver... So I changed my mind... Basically anything like gold, silver, chrome, etc.. Some sort of shiny metal.. I dont know why... Just cuz its smooth I guess... I just felt very.... smooth and nice inside.... like. inside my face.. LOL
LOOK! If this sounds crazy then... well.... it probably is.. nevermind.
It was a good high, thats all I can say.
Oh, I forgot.. Also... When I get baked, usually I can feel pains from my past. Sounds weird cuz people claim to smoke weed to get rid of pain... I always feel discomfort and pain in old injuries.. Back injuries, wisdom teeth removal, other operations, etc.
However, I felt no pain last night. I just felt very smooth and nice. My back didnt hurt, nor did other old injuries... It was very nice.
Brought temps from 50* to 67*
Brought humidity from 48% to 40%.
I'd rather dry them slightly too fast and have harsh weed than have mold destroy the whole crop.
SMOKE REPORT
Last night I grabbed a nugg from the curing jars (ya know, the 5 branch time) and put it in a pipe and smoked it.
Let me begin by saying that I'm not a fan of pipes. I dislike the taste via a pipe. Anything that always has smoke go through it without being cleaned is fucking gross.. But that's just me.
So having said that.. the taste wasnt too bad considering it was with a pipe. I didnt taste anything fruity or magical.. It just... tastes like weed smoke from a pipe. Not bad, not magical.. But good. I'd need to blunt it to know the real difference since that is my method of choice.
The high: It was nice. Actually it was real good. I felt goofy and fun, not couch locked. But still hazed and chill. My face really felt smooth and liquidy. Not to the touch.. I just mean like.. inside.. it "felt" that way. Like when you have a "feeling"... I dont mean my skin...
I kept telling my friend it was like "My face feels like soft gold"... he then asked me why gold... why not silver... So I changed my mind... Basically anything like gold, silver, chrome, etc.. Some sort of shiny metal.. I dont know why... Just cuz its smooth I guess... I just felt very.... smooth and nice inside.... like. inside my face.. LOL
LOOK! If this sounds crazy then... well.... it probably is.. nevermind.
It was a good high, thats all I can say.
Oh, I forgot.. Also... When I get baked, usually I can feel pains from my past. Sounds weird cuz people claim to smoke weed to get rid of pain... I always feel discomfort and pain in old injuries.. Back injuries, wisdom teeth removal, other operations, etc.
However, I felt no pain last night. I just felt very smooth and nice. My back didnt hurt, nor did other old injuries... It was very nice.
drybiedog
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liquid chrome, well that's just about as good as you can hope for. You did it - from seed to bud to high - nice job. don't feel too bad about the mold. I put my entire first crop's shake into a giant ziplock bag (to bulk up joints when you want a crowd pleaser that isn't going to blow anyone's head off) and added parsley to lessen it's crunchiness and make it soft - which it did - and then i left it for too many days and it when to mold. I guess it's live and learn. Next time, if there is one, you won't have to sweat it as you'll know the whole procedure down pat. Considering the size of your cab I would be looking to do 2 or 3 small plants next time with some light stress training and i would be sending it to 12/12 a lot sooner. I'm suspicious of your playing with the light to 8 hours. I bet that is why you never went amber. if there is a next time i would just go 12/12 and forget about it.
As for the green dragon - i used way more pot than i'd usually smoke to get high AND the decarboxylation is a must in order to activate the THC as it says on http://www.greendragonsoda.com it's got to be really crunchy.
did you hear that underphire is back!
As for the green dragon - i used way more pot than i'd usually smoke to get high AND the decarboxylation is a must in order to activate the THC as it says on http://www.greendragonsoda.com it's got to be really crunchy.
did you hear that underphire is back!
icurbyou
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I agree with the idea for my next grow. Like most people I learned a TON for this first grow. Luckily I studied a lot more than some of the kids on this site but I still had a lot to learn.
Turning the lights off for 3 days between 18/6 and 12/12 did no good. I cant say it did bad but it didnt do good. Thus, IMO, myth busted.
Dropping from 12/12 to 15/9 to 16/8 did no good either. Again, can't say it did bad but it didn't help.
Drybie, I agree these things very well may have had a key role or at least partial role in the lack of amber crystals.
One main thing I noticed when I pulled #3 from the box, is her main color was SCORCHED from the light. I forgot to mention this on my journal here I think... But it was dry and scorched and some of the leaves werent even jagged like pot, they were big and ROUND... like... iunno.. a regular leaf... My point being, is I think/wonder/believe there may have been some trauma due to stress of heat/light causing the grow stunt.
Next time I will for SURE drop into 12/12 sooner! I was waiting to get the HPS last time but this time everything is all good to go... Not sure when I will need to grow next.. Plus with my lack of employment I will need to move here real soon. Guess we'll see how it goes.... a small apt could nix my ideas of another grow for awhile -- then again I have enough bud to last me decades. ha ha.
You think I could decarboxylate the bud that's in the everclear now?
Maybe I could take like 1 cup of water... in a small pot... and allow it to simmer/boil and put the glass jar that contains the everclear/weed in there..... but real low heat as to not explode alcohol in my face?
Turning the lights off for 3 days between 18/6 and 12/12 did no good. I cant say it did bad but it didnt do good. Thus, IMO, myth busted.
Dropping from 12/12 to 15/9 to 16/8 did no good either. Again, can't say it did bad but it didn't help.
Drybie, I agree these things very well may have had a key role or at least partial role in the lack of amber crystals.
One main thing I noticed when I pulled #3 from the box, is her main color was SCORCHED from the light. I forgot to mention this on my journal here I think... But it was dry and scorched and some of the leaves werent even jagged like pot, they were big and ROUND... like... iunno.. a regular leaf... My point being, is I think/wonder/believe there may have been some trauma due to stress of heat/light causing the grow stunt.
Next time I will for SURE drop into 12/12 sooner! I was waiting to get the HPS last time but this time everything is all good to go... Not sure when I will need to grow next.. Plus with my lack of employment I will need to move here real soon. Guess we'll see how it goes.... a small apt could nix my ideas of another grow for awhile -- then again I have enough bud to last me decades. ha ha.
You think I could decarboxylate the bud that's in the everclear now?
Maybe I could take like 1 cup of water... in a small pot... and allow it to simmer/boil and put the glass jar that contains the everclear/weed in there..... but real low heat as to not explode alcohol in my face?
diggitydank420
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Simmering it won't work. Period.
Alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water. The second you see bubbles, that's your alcohol saying goodbye and taking the THC with it.
Alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water. The second you see bubbles, that's your alcohol saying goodbye and taking the THC with it.
drybiedog
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Boiling everclear is dangerous and like the other posters say is probably not worth it.
Your words "myth busted" gave me an idea. A thread totally dedicated to busting grow myths. The first grow I did everything by the book. This time around I'm playing super fast and loose and the plants seem to be doing the same!
Examples:
letting the chlorine evaporate from tap water - bullshit. I turn the taps on and feed.
clones from flowering plants work...they just take a bit longer to root.
perfect temps don't matter much. My crop has even gone down to -1C during a powerout (no light too) without too much harm.
Transplanting is dead easy and doesn't seem to hurt the plant at all.
I've let my plants totally dry out between waterings - i mean desert, crusty, dry and they are fine. Also when I water I totally drown them - again fine.
Maybe it is my strain but you can be rough as fuck with these plants and they still thrive - they're weeds!
a good light and circulating air is really all you need if you aren't growing commercially.
Your words "myth busted" gave me an idea. A thread totally dedicated to busting grow myths. The first grow I did everything by the book. This time around I'm playing super fast and loose and the plants seem to be doing the same!
Examples:
letting the chlorine evaporate from tap water - bullshit. I turn the taps on and feed.
clones from flowering plants work...they just take a bit longer to root.
perfect temps don't matter much. My crop has even gone down to -1C during a powerout (no light too) without too much harm.
Transplanting is dead easy and doesn't seem to hurt the plant at all.
I've let my plants totally dry out between waterings - i mean desert, crusty, dry and they are fine. Also when I water I totally drown them - again fine.
Maybe it is my strain but you can be rough as fuck with these plants and they still thrive - they're weeds!
a good light and circulating air is really all you need if you aren't growing commercially.
DubB83
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Yuppers, gotta decarb first because it happens above alcohols boiling point. The only way to get THCA to turn into THC in the alcohol you have is to find some method to vaporize the alcohol and the THCA into THC and then seperate the vapors... IMHO not worth it, make a fresh batch, give that one to a gullible friend. Also the better the solvent the less you have to steep the decarb'd THC and the alcohol before it reaches its ionic limit.
DubB83
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You should use halogen headlights from cars while your at it! LOL, I don't know if those are myths or ideal recommended situations.
drybiedog
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I hear you Dub. But some people just want to do the bare minimum to get a good crop. The extra 90% work for ideal conditions may only improve yield by 25%. As far as cost/benefit analysis goes, I haven't seen any journals on how to grow an okay crop in less than ideal circumstances for only a fraction of the effort. More scientific studies needed...
DubB83
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I could have sworn SeeMoreBuds had this covered. Something like "Grow 8oz for less than $100".
All I'm saying is that your problem is with the terminology. The guides should state "These are optimal conditions, your conditions may vary without giving you a heart attack or fear of a lost crop."
Ideally you need to run a controlled experiment and have one plant in optimal conditions the entire time that your abusing your plant to show how the conditions affect the plant in "less than optimal" conditions.
You are correct that a plant will survive and we shouldn't waste a ton of energy to get everything perfect.
icurbyou
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OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN:
45.4 In jars now
4.5 used for cookies
3 used in failed tincture
10 in schwag weed that either dried too fast or was part of the cola that got a little scorched.
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52.9 GRAMS of GOOD bud
62.9 GRAMS of GOOD and SCHWAG BUD total.
GRAND AND FINAL TOTAL 2 OUNCES
Had to trash a large amount of the cola due to the mold issue but whatev! I'm happy with my amount. I dont know what the typical amount should be but whatever... first run catching 2 oscars is a good deal to me.
I'd say for the "Street price" of that amount in my area I probably broke even.. Between buying the seeds, the HPS, the buckets, nutes, etc etc. Plus you add in the fact that I did the whole grow and purchasing with my stimulus check from the government.... plus I have 8 more seeds ready to go in the re-usable supplies that are already paid for..... Other than some dirt, water and electricity my next grow is free.
45.4 In jars now
4.5 used for cookies
3 used in failed tincture
10 in schwag weed that either dried too fast or was part of the cola that got a little scorched.
-----
52.9 GRAMS of GOOD bud
62.9 GRAMS of GOOD and SCHWAG BUD total.
GRAND AND FINAL TOTAL 2 OUNCES
Had to trash a large amount of the cola due to the mold issue but whatev! I'm happy with my amount. I dont know what the typical amount should be but whatever... first run catching 2 oscars is a good deal to me.
I'd say for the "Street price" of that amount in my area I probably broke even.. Between buying the seeds, the HPS, the buckets, nutes, etc etc. Plus you add in the fact that I did the whole grow and purchasing with my stimulus check from the government.... plus I have 8 more seeds ready to go in the re-usable supplies that are already paid for..... Other than some dirt, water and electricity my next grow is free.
DaBeatGoezOn
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Hey Curb,
I read the entire grow journal, it took me about 2 hours but it was TOTALLY worth it! Wow man you took us(newbies
) on an amazing journey of what it's like to grow marijuana
You are and inspiration to me and all growers here! Congrats on the final harvest bro and hope I can do as good as you did on growing!
Cheers
I read the entire grow journal, it took me about 2 hours but it was TOTALLY worth it! Wow man you took us(newbies
) on an amazing journey of what it's like to grow marijuanaYou are and inspiration to me and all growers here! Congrats on the final harvest bro and hope I can do as good as you did on growing!
Cheers
