BLUE DREAM indica dominant phenotype

Clementscr

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And another note.i will stop nutrients earlier next grow.altgough I check ppm to properly flush,I'm not getting the fade out on her leaves that I'm looking for.i think I'm giving too .much nitrogen late In the game.im looking for that fade.idk maybe I'm being too picky
 

Clementscr

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Never grown it. Definitely had a few good sessions on it. But, I'd be making clones. Or revegging it after you're done flowering. Just in case it is a keeper.
To be honest I'm leaning more toward the green crack. I hate that name .because the smell and aroma is out of this world.sweet mango.not too mention the amount of flowers rhat she's produced.im gonna guess I can get close to 6 and even up to or close to 8 oz
 

Nugachino

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To be honest I'm leaning more toward the green crack. I hate that name .because the smell and aroma is out of this world.sweet mango
Agreed. I hate the name of GC. But the fact you mention it smells like mango intrigues me. I rather enjoy mangoes. Both taste and aroma.

I've liked every Blue Dream I've had though. Pity I never found a seed in what I'd gotten.
 

since1991

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Thanks for your kind words sir.....growing not the issue.u know what is..damn drying and curing.when I get thay down then I will hold my head high.i live in hot ass texas so I struggle with the temps at the end of harvest.im doing it different this time around.i watered the last time.instead of fully drying out my pot I left it somewhat wet.not much.so I can slow down the drying.i got lucky a cold front moved in days ago so the temp is around 60 degrees in the room.and cause of the rain the humidity is staying around 50 and 60.i can work with
That .any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated .only my 2nd grow.im learning.
Get several of them cheap Accurite (the red or black ones) digital thermometer/hygrometers from H. Depot. And put them in various places in or near the drying buds. I have a room with net racks and drying lines strung across the ceiling. I wet/fresh trim and dry trim depending on bud size and my mood and how bad the patients need the flowers. The end final cured product the same for me. Anyways with the digital themometers your looking for 50 to 60% relative humidity and temps between 68 and 75 degress. 70 being the sweet spot. I have a window mount ac unit and a dehuey for where Iam at (Michigan). Usually only the dehuey unless harvest is in the middle of summer. In that case I might need the ac on as well. It all depends on where you live. Some growers in hot dry regions might need an actual humidifier to keep it in the sweet zone. Anyways get a small circulation fan as well but not blowing directly on the buds. Keep it dark but it doesnt have to be pitch black like the 12 hours off in the grow room. Just no direct bright light. If you keep the Accurites in the 50 to 60% rh and 68 to 75 degree zone..should take any where from 5 to 8 days for most buds depending on size. They can feel crispy dry on the outside but still be moist inside the flower. The only way to tell is when they are outside crispy..bag or jar them up. And within a day you might find they are moist and spongy again. This is where you work the bag opening or jar lid to "sweat" the last bit of moisture and bring out the smell. If they get really rewet..take them completely out the container. You put them in too soon. Wait another day or 2. Its not a big deal and better to under dry than to over dry. If you over dry its damn near impossible to get them moist again. You can fake it by putting a fresh leaf or piece of orange peel in there but its never quite the same. And overdry buds crumble to dust when breaking up and smoke like shit. But ultimately the curing process is just another form of final drying. Its more of a feel thing and you will get your particualrs down after a few runs. The important thing to remember is the digital thermometers and keeping the numbers in those sweet spot zones. Just like when the plants are growing..when drying and curing...the flowers love consistency. Good luck. Its not hard.
 
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Clementscr

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Get several of them cheap Accurite (the red or black ones) digital thermometer/hygrometers from H. Depot. And put them in various places in or near the drying buds. I hava a room with net racks and drying lines strung across the ceiling. I wet/fresh trim and dry trim depending on bud size and my mood and how bad the patients need the flowers. The end final cured product the same for me. Anyways with the digital themometers your looking for 50 to 60% relative humidity and temps between 68 and 75 degress. 70 being the sweet spot. I have a window mount ac unit and a dehuey for where Iam at (Michigan). Usually only the dehuey unless harvest is in tje middle of summer. In that case I might need the ac on as well. It all depends on where you live. Some growers in hot dry regions might need an actual humidifier.to keep it in the sweet zone. Anyways get a small circulation fan as well but not blowing directly on the buds. Keep it dark bit it doesnt habe to be pitch black like the 12 hours off in the grow room. Just no direct bright light. If you keep the Accurites in the 50 to 60% rh and 68 to 75 degree zone..should take any where from 5 to 8 days for most bids depending on size. They can feel crispy dry on the outside but still me moist inside the flower. The only way to tell is when they are outside crispy..bag or jar them up. And within a day you might find they are moist and spongy again. This is where you work the bag opening or jar lid to "sweat" the last bit of moisture and bring out tje smell. The curing process is just another form of final drying. Its more of a feel thing and you will get your particualrs down after a few runs. The important thing to remember is the digital thermometers and keeping the numbers in those sweet spot zones. Just like when the plants are growing..when drying and curing...the flowers love consistency. Good luck. Its not hard.
Because of. The weather we have had last few days rh is 65% and temp is close to 70 degrees.if it can stay lime that I'm good right
 

since1991

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Because of. The weather we have had last few days rh is 65% and temp is close to 70 degrees.if it can stay lime that I'm good right
Yeah. Your fine. Especially if that 65% goes down as the buds dry and gets more like 55 or 60% and the temps hover at or around 70 degress..you should be fine. If it stays at 65% rh...try and bring that down more to 55%. You might need a duhey. But remember..dehueys put out dry heat so watch that 70 degree temp as well. This is where an ac would come in. And both the dehuey and ac work against each other for that optimum 70 degrees and 50 to 60% rh. The ac has a little moisture removal as well but nothing like a real dehuey. You want the dehuey for rh% control and the ac to combat the dehuey heat load and keep temps in the right spot. Basically just like when plants are growing...you need a dedicated area that is climate controlled for optimum end product. Just not as extreme.
 

since1991

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By the way....if your a small hobby grower with limited space (I assume you are) and dont have the room for all this dedicated and climate controlled space for each individual aspect and growing process...small grow tents make for PERFECT little dying/curing areas. They even make small ones with racks. What you would do with those is control the climate the tent is in with your appliances and use a small extraction fan with the bottom tent flaps open for intake. Keep the room the tent is in..in the sweet rh and temp zone and the drying tent will be the same. I got a grow buddy that has a dedicated small litlle 3x3 tent that holds a net drying rack loaded with Accurites and he keeps it steady outside the tent at 70 degrees and 50 - 55% rh. With a small extraction fan sucking all that ideal climate air into the tent and blowing outside the house. And his buds are PERFECTLY dried and cured everytime. He uses mason jars and turkey bags for the cured flowers and after a few weeks the buds just have that banging odor and taste. And the flowers smoke excellent and get you higher than a Georgia pine tree!!!
 

Clementscr

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By the way....if your a small hobby grower with limited space (I assume you are) and dont have the room for all this dedicated and climate controlled space for each individual aspect and growing process...small grow tents make for PERFECT little dying/curing areas. They even make small ones with racks. What you would do with those is control the climate the tent is in with your appliances and use a small extraction fan with the bottom tent flaps open for intake. Keep the room the tent is in..in the sweet rh and temp zone and the drying tent will be the same. I got a grow buddy that has a dedicated small litlle 3x3 tent that holds a net drying rack loaded with Accurites and he keeps it steady outside the tent at 70 degrees and 50 - 55% rh. With a small extraction fan sucking all that ideal climate air into the tent and blowing outside the house. And his buds are PERFECTLY dried and cured everytime. He uses mason jars and turkey bags for the cured flowers and after a few weeks the buds just have that banging odor and taste. And the flowers smoke excellent and get you higher than a Georgia pine tree!!!
That is too cool.its slowly changing from a hobby to a way of life.im moving next week to colorado.new job blah blah etc....im turning this 3x3 into a veg tent.im purchase g a 4x8.for flower.from my understanding I can 12 plants per household in denver.plus w a med card I'm not really sure.i want to eventually get into the caregiver business.but I don't know how to begin or where to look .but I'm gonna get this growing down b4 I jump in.
 

since1991

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Nice buds bro. High calyx to leaf ratio. Those were the plants that looked perfect in veg right? Nice!!! You can tell final.flower that those definitely have Blue Dream in them just not pure Dream. You got a heavy Blueberry indica phenotype from the seeds. But I see the Haze in there in the flower a little. Did you take cuts early on for the next run? Looks to me like it was worth copying. Clones are so much faster than growing plants from seed. You.can literally shave up to a month or more of expensive lights on and equipment/ electricity costs running clones of something rather than seed plants. You skip all of that slow boring part from a tiny seedling to a nice little vegging bush. Plus you dont have to worry about getting males. Only drawback is you wont get any variation. Your clones will be exactly like the plant you took them from because they are that plant. You can even get a small tent and use it as a testing room or area. Run all your seed plants in there first so as not to disrupt or fuk with the main rooms and your keeper line up. My operation is bigger than yours but the concept is the same and its what I do. But at anyrate..nice little frosty nugs man. Not bad. Not bad at all. Just think...your only gonna get better from here. The least your gonna do (if you dont have any fuk ups) is what you did last run. And this run to me looks like your off to a damn near perfect start.
 

Clementscr

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Getting a better cure this time.now I understand what buds should feel like b4 they go in jars.how to air them out.empty jars when moisture sweats out.etc....i got 5 days drying time this go round.tbey weren't completely dried and wasn't falling off when u mash them.it just takes time .trial and error.thanks my fellow growers for all the help.will see u soon on next grow.very soon.20180404_084946.jpg 20180404_084915.jpg 20180404_085139.jpg
 
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