BakWardzMan

For the second time I over-dried my bud….F the “snap test” method to determine dryness!!
I’ve read countless forums, posts, and articles about when to know yr bud is dry enough to bag..and the snap test is what u read most…but I’m here to say…even as a noob….tht method sucks!!…
It’s bn days since full harvest and the stems just sitting on my kitchen table… still fold, not “crack/snap..with using SMALLER THAN A TOOTHPICK size stems…so..to wet still right?..nope..when I jarred the bud,..it only topped 53%. Very upsetting
i ran my dry for 9 days at average of 63f ..53-55%rh…so my environment was good…low air flow (no direct air on hanging plant)…left allot of fans leaves on…

every indicator showed it needed more drying..but tested many diff meters in jarred bud and..to dry!!

So yeah, it’s a learning curve,.I’ve gotten good at the grow, need more dry/cure experience
.I know now to use multiple methods to test its dryness/wetness..

….as the SNAP TEST ISN'T RELIABLE!..it’s always over dried by tht point in my experience and opinion ..……

lucky I have 2 clones I can experiment with to gain some knowledge.

As for the bud from this grow: it may have over dried abit..but man it’s a good smoke…soft on the throat, amazing smell, taste..and mellow high..right off the plant. I have gotten good at RE-hydrating..(since I over dried b4)..so with adding some moisture back to these beautiful buds, I’m happy with this run….EXCEPT for the tally: came in under my lowest expectations..but the clones will raise tht bar…so all in all…got some good bud…learned some new things.

Finished my 2nd grow (with some clones on its heels). Wow what a stress free …(ORGANIC LIVING SOIL,..JUST ADD WATER) grow this was.

hey yall...anybody try using a or many diffrent kinds of soil moister porbes?
..sure wld b nice if these wld work.
but ive had 3 diff. 10-20$ ones..and they all never read well. In fact use of one may cause u to over/under water...

Not sure what to do..she's stressing..im stressing... LIME GREEN with dark vein leaves?? the purpling on them?

almost wk 4 flower.. started around 7/7/24 with FFHF and "living soil" blended in. with organic grow and living soil i have only been watering with plain rain and creek water..ph'd from 6.2-6.5 hadn't/didn't add any other additives in soil or water

I do know i was over watering for a lil while...and light was to close during the first stretch of flower.
i have backed off on watering..and raised my light. Hoping its all water n light related.
IDK if i shld add any Nutes with this being LIVING SOIL organic grow..
shes a short life'r. strain is clocked at about 63 days for flower...its day 27.

reading that if its from water/light stress..etc., adding nutes (to living soil) wld obviously be bad n make things worse

So..to Cap, Light Lime green leaves, some purpling on the leaves and purple stems of the leaves?..
thoughts? do i wait n see? (since it might all be from water/light stress)..or act now with some additives?

my watering and lighting practices where fine for months, n she was happy n healthy. so im not entirely certain its JUST from light/water stress...but the pot was "wet" for a week maybe when i did over water w/o realizing, and also i was late on moving the light when she started stretching...

man you can drive yrself mad wondering what u did or didn't do..or what needs to be done..

(Sunday) did my flip to 12/12…..Here we go
She a monster, I think I enjoyed grooming (LST) TO much…has bn fun shaping/manipulating it so much, that I let ‘er get a lil to thick
(I bn trimming her almost everyday for weeks) Ol’ well, taming a wildly bush is more time for tht inner and u get from daily plant/garden interaction

This is HARLEY QUINN 2.0
(Organic grow)
(my fav fictionary lady too♤♡◇)..
so tht with a low thc to high cbd, im sure I'll love her as much
my biggest gripe about industry weed, medical or legal, big commercial grows dont grow low THC weed, cuz it dont sell as well, so they dont.
..But as ppl like me wit PTSD n such, i dont do well with high thc..when i was younger yeah but now i want a low lil buzz..so gotta grow my own...
this strain is 7%thc/15%cbd.....shld b great for throughout the day without gettn to baked out.

happy to NOT be having a bug problem...hoping my plant recovers from the completey unnecessary stress i put her though. Lesson learned, quick searching the internet (even for hours) will most likely give u the Wrong answers!

think i got spider mites


these are eggs right?..bought some neem oil and crop defender 3 to try..

only see these whites orbs on the tops of leaves at 100x zoom..

Lost My best friend, my boy on Wednesday. He fought to stay, but i had to make him go. He was one of the best behaved and loving dogs you wld ever meet. With a great personality. bn by my side day n night for 13yrs.
As a already lonely man wit no family or significant other, living alone for past 20yrs, my dog Marley was my life. (wld b nice if i cld insert a pic on my Status..see profile background pic)(if u can let.me know how)

Blazing myself stupid right now, tryin to just get some time to pass.

welp, im officially done wit this grow. its all bagged up. alittle upset as i over dried it. (sitting at 48-52%RH in bag for 14hrs)
tht sucks, but doesn't really affect the potancy from what ive read..a lesson learned for next time. still good bud, just lil dry n cldve bn a smoother tastier treat.
wasnt my intention to wait till 4/20 to finish dry, (as i see i shdlve stopped drying a day or more ago) just coincidence.

Currently Sampling my first grown bud (LemonCBD 17/17 ratio)....Dude!! Awesome strain. it if its this good UNcured, cant wait to use after cured a few weeks. drying is almost done, then going into some Grove bags (that i recently learned about) for i hope a problem free cure Happy4/20 wknd All

Tired of chasing a stable humidity literally, as loosing sleep due to tent alarm tiggers constantly

glad harvest is done, but it flared up my back and now n great pain...

picking my Harvest day to be tomorrow. excited/nervous..gonna be a long eveing..

baked, thinkn bout my grow, hoping for a harvest

optimistic

Worried