First Closet CFL Grow

mr west told me the knowledge tool. when the buds looks dry they aren't completely dry....u should put them in a nylon bag for 7-8 hours! they are dry only outside....inside they are still wet(probably). after the swettin thing u should hang them for another day. then repeat the operation with the nylon bag, but this time for only 2-3 hours and - hang them again.....this way the buds will dry evenly.

The way a friend used to do it may work for you until you get home again
He used to cure in a paper bag.
Its a common method
Just get a nice big grocery bag and put your buds in that, then roll up the top.
It allows them to dry more slowly.
Then when you come home again jar them up.
If they dry a bit much re-moisten with a slice of apple or an orange peel
Then you can do the open the jars, close the jars thing.
It may allow them to get a little more dry than perfect, but that is way better than mold.
Hope that helps you T

that is some excellent advice! thanks cheetah! the problem I'm running into man, is being here. I go out of town on friday for my brothers wedding.

thanks alto for that info! I might have to try it that way. I don't trust my roomate to open these jars so I'm not going to leave it upon him to do this.

I'm sure I'll figure something out, if worst comes to worst I will probably just let it sit in the paper bag

YouTube - Ready-Set-Grow Part 6 of 7 UPDATED here ya go man. good luck

no doubt man, preeshiate it! I'm going to wait tomorrow before I put it in a grocery bag. Thanks for your help, you too alto!!

ur alwayz wellcome tool Cheers!!!

another way that you can hang your light would be:
1-attach 2x4 lumber to the side walls in your grow op. making sure they are at the same height somewhere near the ceiling.
2-cut another 2x4 to "straddle" the space and rest on lumber on each wall.

Now you have a cross piece near the ceiling that you can move toward or away from the wall
you can
1-hang the light from that cross piece or
2-hang the light between the rear wall lumber and the cross piece
depending on your orientation and what direction you want the light to be directed.

Thats how my OP is set up because I have a concrete ceiling and its easire to anchor to cinder blocks that poured concrete.
Hope that is an option as it works very well.
additionally you can add some wide boards or a piece of plywood and create a shelf above your light for supplies.

PS Home depot will cut all the wood for you at the store
just measure twice to be sure when you tell them the measurements you need.

i've bought something to hang it, don't think it's tall enough though. I'm about to post pictures in the other journal gimme just a sec. Need some input!

post them pics i wanna see them

post them pics i wanna see em

for some reason the post I tried to make yesterday didnt take.

anyways toolage, that stand is a pos, replace it.
If nothing else someone had a great suggestion of building a pvc framing system to hold the lights.

Hey man, whats going on?

we need some eye candy

t0k3s said:

we need some eye candy

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would a BC Mango with big leafs be good?

Alto said:

another way that you can hang your light would be:
1-attach 2x4 lumber to the side walls in your grow op. making sure they are at the same height somewhere near the ceiling.
2-cut another 2x4 to "straddle" the space and rest on lumber on each wall.

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earlier on up, Alto made a great suggestion for you to use to hang your light toolage, He was thinking of using 2x4's in a very similar fashion to I was thinking of using a shower/clothes rod, just brainstorming with some ideas....

kochab said:

earlier on up, Alto made a great suggestion for you to use to hang your light toolage, He was thinking of using 2x4's in a very similar fashion to I was thinking of using a shower/clothes rod, just brainstorming with some ideas....

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that was actually the route I was going with until I found the studs. I purchased the lumber and they cut it to the perfect size for me. Unfortunantly I wasn't able to nail both sides all by myself. It was a job for 2 people, and didn't have anyone here at the time. So I just started poking holes in the ceiling til I found the studs. I got a lot to patch up though lol!

alright well here's a quick picture update of what the buds are looking like.

they are still smelling bad, but it's starting to go away. Hopefully it's not ruined!

toolage said:

alright well here's a quick picture update of what the buds are looking like.

they are still smelling bad, but it's starting to go away. Hopefully it's not ruined!

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looks like they might be fine , it might have been from the build up of the moisture smell , hope its all good

oh my those stems still look very moist to me! hit me up before you harvest next time - i have some ideas/tips/pointers for you.

I can't see any mold - leave them in the paper bag or hanging until those stems snap - then jar them for a day - and then open the jars for an hour or so and do that EVERY day until the buds no longer feel moist. then do it every 2 or 3 days - until the they are completely dry (not brittle - just no longer moist).

if they do get brittle dry - you can put some fresh bud/leaves in there to moisten them - you can also use orange peel - but be careful of mold!

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oh my those stems still look very moist to me! hit me up before you harvest next time - i have some ideas/tips/pointers for you.

I can't see any mold - leave them in the paper bag or hanging until those stems snap - then jar them for a day - and then open the jars for an hour or so and do that EVERY day until the buds no longer feel moist. then do it every 2 or 3 days - until the they are completely dry (not brittle - just no longer moist).

if they do get brittle dry - you can put some fresh bud/leaves in there to moisten them - you can also use orange peel - but be careful of mold!

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hey bro, this is whats throwing me off. The stems snap so easily i barely have to bend them. The buds aren't wet on the outside and as I'm pulling apart the outside and looking on the inside its somewhat moist but not a lot.