Newgrower4now
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Getting closer I don't like to much longer. From the best I can take I have a few trichomes turning a slight amber color hard to see in photos. Any input would be great thanks
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3rd Monkey
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I'd say you still need a few more days, let them swell a bit more. 3 maybe 4 days. You could do a week, still in the window.
Newgrower4now
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Yea I was guessing about a week thanks for the reply
Newgrower4now
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I'm not sure they was gave to me by a friend that has past and they got mixed up and he didn't know wich strains they were but they was of good quality
OldMedUser
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I don't wait for amber but like cropping when the trichs are about 50% cloudy. I've tried waiting for amber but it seems to never happen until the trichs are falling off and being wasted and the plants look like crap.
They should all have nice balls on the tips too so if not full then leave for a little longer. No white hairs so getting close.
They should all have nice balls on the tips too so if not full then leave for a little longer. No white hairs so getting close.
WingAK
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I wanted to thank you for your drying technique I used it on my last harvest and geez it was great! And now I’m using it again. Thank you!I don't wait for amber but like cropping when the trichs are about 50% cloudy. I've tried waiting for amber but it seems to never happen until the trichs are falling off and being wasted and the plants look like crap.
They should all have nice balls on the tips too so if not full then leave for a little longer. No white hairs so getting close.
OldMedUser
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You're more than welcome and thanks for letting me know it worked well for you. The trick sure seems to be that slow, even drying over a couple weeks at least then a long cure. Easier to do when you still have lots of pot from previous harvests so you can wait.
Newgrower4now
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Thanks the balls you speak of are 9n the tip of the trich right.I was planning on starting to flush in about 3 days the previous pics are about a week old now. I was wondering what the drying method was that you shared with wingAKI don't wait for amber but like cropping when the trichs are about 50% cloudy. I've tried waiting for amber but it seems to never happen until the trichs are falling off and being wasted and the plants look like crap.
They should all have nice balls on the tips too so if not full then leave for a little longer. No white hairs so getting close.
OldMedUser
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You'll have to search around for it I'm afraid. Just not up to a lot of typing these days. I hoped I kept a copy of that but didn't and it's fairly long.
Sorry.
Newgrower4now
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Thanks no problem thanks for the help
OldMedUser
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Yesterday, Friday, I was totally beat to shit and feeling crappy from a hard day on Thursday. Had to get up at the ungodly hour of 6am to drive two hours to the city to get and MRI of my pelvis to look for a prostate cancer that I doubt is there. Hung out with a buddy and ran around town doing some shopping then got home at 10pm. Long f'n day for me. Pumped me full of some metal based contrast solution that still has me feeling ill but feeling a lot better today. I'll give you the Cole's Notes version.
When time to crop I only take enough of the larger ripe colas that I can trim up in an hour then go back for more. After a couple of hours the little bud leaves go all limp and that makes it harder to snip them out as I do my final trim and breakup of the colas fresh off the plants. I'll get all the riper, main colas off then let the lower ones go another week to 10 days before finishing off the plants.
Once I have a big pile of trimmed buds I double up some paper bags like the lunch bags you can by at the grocery store and put them in there folding the tops over and putting a clip on to hold it shut. I keep them down in my cool basement so they dry very slowly. For the first few days I'll dump them out into a big tray and carefully break up any clumps and let them air-dry for 15 min or more then put them back in the bags. After that few days I'll just open the bags and shake them around a bit and wave the bag back and forth a bit to exchange the air in there and let some moisture out. Takes about 3 weeks before they are dry enough to put in jars but still moist so daily burping is needed and some shaking to break up the big clump. Mold is a distinct possibility so you have to keep an eye on things. If you don't have a cool space then you need to open and air-dry more often. It's only 50F down there right now so that's just right for me. Never gets over 65F down there but I consider that warm for curing. Could do it in a fridge too but note that it will stink everything up so the spousal unit may object.
That's it in a nutshell. For the sugar trim and popcorn pile I just use one bag and the same procedure but they are real dry in a week or so then just go into a jar for storage until I get around to dry sifting them for kief and/or making oil from it.
When time to crop I only take enough of the larger ripe colas that I can trim up in an hour then go back for more. After a couple of hours the little bud leaves go all limp and that makes it harder to snip them out as I do my final trim and breakup of the colas fresh off the plants. I'll get all the riper, main colas off then let the lower ones go another week to 10 days before finishing off the plants.
Once I have a big pile of trimmed buds I double up some paper bags like the lunch bags you can by at the grocery store and put them in there folding the tops over and putting a clip on to hold it shut. I keep them down in my cool basement so they dry very slowly. For the first few days I'll dump them out into a big tray and carefully break up any clumps and let them air-dry for 15 min or more then put them back in the bags. After that few days I'll just open the bags and shake them around a bit and wave the bag back and forth a bit to exchange the air in there and let some moisture out. Takes about 3 weeks before they are dry enough to put in jars but still moist so daily burping is needed and some shaking to break up the big clump. Mold is a distinct possibility so you have to keep an eye on things. If you don't have a cool space then you need to open and air-dry more often. It's only 50F down there right now so that's just right for me. Never gets over 65F down there but I consider that warm for curing. Could do it in a fridge too but note that it will stink everything up so the spousal unit may object.
That's it in a nutshell. For the sugar trim and popcorn pile I just use one bag and the same procedure but they are real dry in a week or so then just go into a jar for storage until I get around to dry sifting them for kief and/or making oil from it.
chick3n2011
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Bump in an attempt to see if anyone knows the secret drying method
3rd Monkey
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Hang the plant, let it dry lol?Bump in an attempt to see if anyone knows the secret drying method
chick3n2011
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Was hoping for something slightly more mind-blowing .
3rd Monkey
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That's all I got. It's not very elaborate or showy. No pizazz. No nifty gadgets or fancy science. Quite boring actually.
Maybe I'll have to up my game and hang it sideways til slightly dry, then turn it upside down to finish. Yea... Showstopper lol.
chick3n2011
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Think a 5 tier hanging net will suffice.
3rd Monkey
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They'll dry much quicker that way, if that's your thing.
Newgrower4now
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Sorry to hear about your situation. But thanks so much this is going to be so helpful not many people are willing to help without some sort of rudeness and I appreciate you being humbleYesterday, Friday, I was totally beat to shit and feeling crappy from a hard day on Thursday. Had to get up at the ungodly hour of 6am to drive two hours to the city to get and MRI of my pelvis to look for a prostate cancer that I doubt is there. Hung out with a buddy and ran around town doing some shopping then got home at 10pm. Long f'n day for me. Pumped me full of some metal based contrast solution that still has me feeling ill but feeling a lot better today. I'll give you the Cole's Notes version.
When time to crop I only take enough of the larger ripe colas that I can trim up in an hour then go back for more. After a couple of hours the little bud leaves go all limp and that makes it harder to snip them out as I do my final trim and breakup of the colas fresh off the plants. I'll get all the riper, main colas off then let the lower ones go another week to 10 days before finishing off the plants.
Once I have a big pile of trimmed buds I double up some paper bags like the lunch bags you can by at the grocery store and put them in there folding the tops over and putting a clip on to hold it shut. I keep them down in my cool basement so they dry very slowly. For the first few days I'll dump them out into a big tray and carefully break up any clumps and let them air-dry for 15 min or more then put them back in the bags. After that few days I'll just open the bags and shake them around a bit and wave the bag back and forth a bit to exchange the air in there and let some moisture out. Takes about 3 weeks before they are dry enough to put in jars but still moist so daily burping is needed and some shaking to break up the big clump. Mold is a distinct possibility so you have to keep an eye on things. If you don't have a cool space then you need to open and air-dry more often. It's only 50F down there right now so that's just right for me. Never gets over 65F down there but I consider that warm for curing. Could do it in a fridge too but note that it will stink everything up so the spousal unit may object.
That's it in a nutshell. For the sugar trim and popcorn pile I just use one bag and the same procedure but they are real dry in a week or so then just go into a jar for storage until I get around to dry sifting them for kief and/or making oil from it.
Newgrower4now
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I know this is off subject but I could not get the form to act right this morning. but I do believe I have overcrowded my screen which inevitably lead to smaller Let's denser buds I have about a 5' by 4, room would it be better to have say 4 plants say in 2 gallon buckets or 2 plants in 4 to 5 gallon buckets