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tip top toker

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id choose BHO over ISO...i find the BHO a cleaner product and alot more flavorful and potent

ISO will extract some plant matter..BHO only contains trich heads and essentials :)
I'd go for BHO but for two reasons, because of which i go QWISO (for now)

1. Getting a good quality clean butane in the UK seems to be a more expensive affair than i really care for.
2. I don't fancy going boom, it's a little bit more risky than i'd like given my location and such.

But right now i'm not fussed, the iso is doing it's job just dandy :)
 

3eyes

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I'd go for BHO but for two reasons, because of which i go QWISO (for now)

1. Getting a good quality clean butane in the UK seems to be a more expensive affair than i really care for.
2. I don't fancy going boom, it's a little bit more risky than i'd like given my location and such.

But right now i'm not fussed, the iso is doing it's job just dandy :)
You can now get London gas in poundland lol But their only the smaller tins
 

TrynaGroSumShyt

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I did it pretty easily... just chop that shit up real well (I used a coffee grinder), let it soak for a few days shaking occasionally, and then strain it/evaporate it. Oh yeah, and then smoke it. Zing! Good luck.
Yup, I've done that. I'd use a few filters, one isn't good enough, I don't think. I was thinking of a stocking over the mouth of the jar as a prefilter might be a good idea. As the guys were talking about earlier here, I'm also going to chop finer when I do it next time. Also, instead of squeezing, I'm going to suspend the wet trim over the dish and let it drain naturally. I've just found too much fine plant matter getting through and I think that may be what's giving it that dry keif texture rather than the gooey resin that oil is. I also don't think the trim has to be rinsed very long either. Once the ISO makes contact with the trichs, it does it's job as a solvent separating it from the plant matter. Any longer and your starting to dissolve other things like chlorophyll. Kind of like steeping a tea too long and getting all the bitter. I'd welcome, and appreciate, anyone who'll chime in and tell me what you think of my way of thinking.

Hope that helps Tryna.
I understand that ISO is bad to ingest. I was also under the impression that tinctures are stored in a bottle so the alcohol doesn't completely dissipate. Also,I understand that some tinctures are ingested, but others are used in ointments and creams so ISO wouldn't be a factor there. What I don't understand is why leave the trim jarred for weeks, or days even, if your only making ISO oil. All you want are the trichomes off the plant matter and that should just take a wash, I would think. I remember watching my brother in law make up some oil some years back and he basically just washed the trim with the ISO and discarded it. So I guess my confusion is the difference in soaking times.
I have to agree with Duchie. I find the quick wash has been excellent. Much cleaner than the several days soak.
thx everybody, i ground the plant matter and bud up in my grinder and then put it in the jar with the iso. after that i shook the shit out of it and used 2 coffee filters and let it drain through them slowly into a class bowl. its drying into a white color not black like ive seen. and when should i scrape it up?
 

Dankster4Life

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thx everybody, i ground the plant matter and bud up in my grinder and then put it in the jar with the iso. after that i shook the shit out of it and used 2 coffee filters and let it drain through them slowly into a class bowl. its drying into a white color not black like ive seen. and when should i scrape it up?
Scrape when dry.

30 seconds is all that's really needed in shaking up some QWISO.I've done a few runs with different times,30 seconds was fine and came out with the best flavor.
 

DST

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It's not that you can't Bobo, I just found that it was a bit cleaner tasting and smelling...
Ahhh, stupid Bobo. I'd read someplace to let it soak for a few days... I think it was in Cervantes' book. D'oh! Well, next time I'm definitely just gonna do the quick rinse . . . :peace:
 

ENDLSCYCLE

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Ok so I went back a few pages and did some reading and I will add some of the topics covered. I reduced my pot size, from 5 to 3 gallons and am still pulling in the same numbers... As for topping, I get more with 4 main colas than I do with 1 cola or 8 or more colas. My best producers seem to be the ones that have 3 main tops (top for 4 tops and one just doesnt grow like the others) Interesting huh? I needed 12 plants untopped to pull in my average yield that I get with 7 plants, topped for 4 main colas. Regardless of strain this seems to work out the same way. Now when I did more topping, pulling, etc to get more tops in my canopy I got a lower yield, but I also did indica dominant plants, Headband, Bubba Kush, neither large yielders, nor was the Heribei. The buds were significantly smaller than when I do 4 main tops on a plant. Anyway I dont think it matters what my experiences are, because the chance that anyone elses would be exactly the same is very slim. Ok so there were some lovely DOG Kushes a little bit back, lovely ladies in the 6, the only DOG I ever grew turned out to be male, it was from the second batch of DOG seeds...Someone had an El Monstre, what a lovely girl she is, I kick myself in the ass for not grabbing those freebies when I had the chance! Anyway, my main reason for posting right now is a question..Should there have been foam on top of my guano tea after bubbling over night? I had a lid on it with about a 3 inche diameter hole in the top to run my air line in and to give something for it to breathe. Well it was breathing when I came in this morning, looked like a volcano erupted, it was bulging out then sucking back in, kind of cool I thought. But the tea smells fine, I really mostly smell the Molasses and the Humbolt Honey that I added in. It certainly looks like a dark tea, and kind of smells like a sweet tea due to the molasses and HB Honey. I also added Earth Juice Meta K to raise the potassium level in my brew. Ok I done for now, take care Club 600.
Seriously??? You get more yield off a topped plant for four main colas than an untopped plant??? I've been dying to try this method. What kind of yields per plant are you getting??? The most I've gotten off a single untopped plant was 5.5oz...well 3.5 nugg and 2 scraggly fluff.
 

Bobotrank

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It's not that you can't Bobo, I just found that it was a bit cleaner tasting and smelling...
Bobo likes cleaner tastes and smells. Bobo needs to stop talking in third person, too.

DST, you ever meet up with my buddy over there? I told him he was an idiot to not take you out for a beer, lol. Have a good one brother ;)
 

Wolverine97

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Alright guys and gals, we've got a bit of a "situation" over here. Lets play my least favorite game: What the FUCK is on my plants? I'll go first. (Any help is greatly appreciated)
I realize this reply is a little late, but I'm very curious about this as well. I'm too lazy to read 300 pages to see if it's been resolved. I've had the exact same thing on a few of my plants on several of my last few crops. I can say with certainty they are not mites, nor do I think they are mealy bugs. I've wondered if it's a form of scale, but I just don't know. It doesn't cause any harm that I can see, so I haven't really worried too much but I'd like to know what the hell it is.
 

jigfresh

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A little help if possible for a friend of mine.

He has a few plants outside (in london so not too much sun lol). For the first couple months they were in generic soil being fed miracle grow every watering and looking good. About a month ago they repotted them into Tomato Grow Soil, (very rich in nutrients - his words). The plants showed signs of over feeding as they continued the same dose of miracle grow after repotting. They reduced the amount of MG and the plants perked up.

Now they are showing signs of unhappiness. He turned to me... and I turn to you:
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Shwagbag

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Need help 600 brothers! I want to try a new flowering bulb for my digital Llumatek. Any recommendations on a badass spectrum/lumens. Looking for a brand specific recommendation. I've used the Hortilux Eye and now I'm using something else. I know I'm due but I'm going to wait until the weather cools down a bit then replace.
 

jigfresh

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If anyone answers I'll come over and BBQ for you like I did for the fam over the weekend:




That's a big ribeye steak in marinade in the ziplock bag in the back:


*and I know it really doesn't matter but I'm gutted the pictures aren't bigger. I took them on my moms camera, asked her to send them to me and so she shrunk them to nothing, sent them, and deleted the originals. ffs!

EDIT: Shwag I love my hotilux EYE. Don't have comparitive info or anything, but I just love it and the color it puts out. Me things they are good bulbs.
 

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duchieman

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Hey Jig, I don't know that can offer any advice but I noticed how all his new growth sites are yellow. I'm getting that symptom with some of my plants and I've tried poking around to figure it out. I don't know whether it's overfeeding or under feeding, or just a lack of 1 or two things. I've heard epsom salt in watering until it clears up but not certain yet.

Oh man! What's with the food thing again? You guys are mean and sadistic! It's like all those fast food commercials just before you go to bed. I'll get ya back Jig, you wait and see. I'm going Italian on your ass!
 

jigfresh

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It's all good brother... welcome to the club. Want some chicken? lol

And welcome to RIU... it's a good place here, especially on this thread. Beware... club 600 moves real fast... but we don't have any of the drama so previlent on some other threads.

You gonna start a journal? It would be a good idea if you are just starting out as a grower. And if you do have a journal, (or will have one soon) post a link to it in your signature so we can all check it out (at least those interested).

peace

"wait... I thought I was smokeymcpotterton"

"no you are jonny potsmokerson, remember"... or something like that.
 

Dezracer

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Jig is deadly with some charcoal and a little grill. He cooked up some chicken and corn and something else for another member and I recently when we went over for a visit and it was killer. Excellent dude that Jig.

There was a dude on here for a bit named smokey mcpot but I don't think he's around anymore
 
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