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Soniq420 said:
Sure lavendar get your best revised guess out there ;)
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i'll still sticking by the double the original since i saw the rest of the pics....so
heres my official guess....761g....now hows that for a revised guess....thank you....enjoy, lavendar:rollit:
 
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LED-FREAK said:
454 grams to make it a solid pound. Geeze if this light goes over 1g per watt I will buy 4. lol Awesome journal :goodjob::bravo::nicethread:

Eat that shit HGL!!!!!!! lolzzzzz
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448g is a solid pound. u want that or 454g? i would be more then happy hitting 1gpw, but i dont see that happing with only 4 plants, maybe 6 plants for sure. but we shall see. i cant wait getting very curios to whats its gonna weigh.
 
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stak said:
hey irish, congrats on the haul, it looks fantastic. your thread and mikes convinced me to pick up my own GLH light. I can't wait for it to get here.

edit - oh and thanks for posting that drying/curing with the hygrometer info. I think I did a poor job of both drying and curing my first grow so I had to save that info to my hard drive to use on the next harvest.
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yes it seems to be the most easy bullet proof way to know for sure what stage ur buds are in. i have some friends that always have some of the best cured buds and i found out that how they do it. i bought 3 of them yesterday. i will report back once i use them and let you guys know how they worked,
 
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i wanted to share some great info i found on curing with those digi RH meters i posted about the other day. this breaks down the curing process very easy using on. i did not write this! hope this will be helpful to some?


You've had a good grow, and it's time for harvest. You've flushed like you're supposed too (depending on your system anywhere from 4-12 days maybe longer). Chop those ladies down. Trim the way you prefer. I like to leave a little of the sweet leaf on as I don't want to handle the buds too much or too long. I hang/line dry until the stem is dry but still flexs/bends a bit. Usually just a couple of days.

Drop those lovely buds into a jar. My preference is 1/2 gallon Ball mason canning jars, easily found at Ace Hardware (can be ordered online with free shipping to your local Ace - they run out a lot but be patient and try again in a week or two). Fill each jar up evenly but don't over-stuff. If you hold the jar horizontal, there should be a gap roughly an inch or so - enough room to slide the hygrometer in.

What's a hygrometer? It's measure humidity. There are analog & digital ones. I prefer digital. The two I like are: the Chaney Indoor Thermometer w/Humidity and the Caliber 3 Hygrometer. Both fairly inexpensive (should be less than $20 each), both are pretty accurate.
Here's the Chaney one (sometimes it has a different brand name but it will look just like this)


So now you just slide the hygrometer in (make sure it's facing out so you can view it, dumbass LOL). Tighten that lid down and put it where you normally cure your stuff.

NOTE: Not every jar needs a hygrometer in it. I use just one per harvest per strain.

After about a couple of hours (takes a bit to get an accurate reading, give it at least 2-4 hrs). Take a look at the Relative Humidity reading.

If more than +70% - buds need to dry longer out of the jar. For me, about every 5% over 70, equals about 10-12 hours outside of jar - but that's different depending on time of year, outside weather, etc... Typically about 12-36 hours more drying time is needed.

65-70% - getting really close to that sweet spot for curing. Keep it in the jars but burp them for a couple of hours, roughly 2-4 hours. Burp 'em, then close the lid, wait 4-6 hours, check RH%, burp again if needed, repeat as needed until you reach the next level. The closer you get to the next level the longer it takes to get an accurate reading, maybe even 12-24 hours. Basically, after every burp I add about 4-6 hours to the wait time between burps until I check again. Getting it down to the next level might take a week or more, and that's ok. The slower the better. Luckily here in Colorado we have low humidity. If in a higher humidity area, say along the coasts, I would want to speed it up just a bit to get to the next level as mold may be a factor

60-65% - this is the Curing stage range. Once we hit this range, keep things sealed unless we want to prepare it for long-term storage, then we'll need to SLOWLY lower down to the next stage. But if you just want to cure it, leave here in this range for a week and longer to cure. Buds should be slightly sticky. Stems should snap. The RH may fluctuate a bit as moisture releases from the bud but it will dissipate/be reabsorbed. If this is for retail, I wait about 10-14 days into cure then bring samples to my dispensary buyers. Most dispensaries tend to like it closer to the 65% as it'll cure while it's on the shelf, plus it'll be stickier, look more appealing & that's what most people are looking for. Closer to 60% is better for smoking/vaping. If it's for myself or my patients, I let it cure for at least 2 weeks to a month. I do take a bit out to try about once a week. Some of my patients like it a little moister than others as it takes a little longer to smoke. Others don't really care too much one way or the other but no one likes it if too moist or too dry/brittle. Some of my patients use those Boveda 65% packets to help keep things where they like it. I tell them to still burp about once a week or so for about an hour when using those packets. I recommend dispensaries use those packets at night in their jars to keep things looking nice & sticky-icky for the next day.

For long term storage - once in this range (60-65), check weekly. If on the higher end, closer to 65, I still burp about every week just for an hour or so. As it slowly drops to 60%, I wait longer & longer between these short burps - we're talking days/weeks here folks not hours between these burps. Once it falls below 60, you have reached the next level. Takes me about 4-6 sometimes 8 weeks.

55-60% - Long term storage stage. I still leave the hygrometer in for about a couple of days/week, just to make sure it's leveled off. Once it has leveled off, then I take the hygrometer out & vacuum seal the jar. I don't usually storage too much for long term usually just 1 jar per harvest, unless it's just some incredible stuff and I want to be able to share it with long distance friends & family when they visit throughout the year.

If for some reason it reads under 55% - either you left it hanging to dry for too long with a fan blowing on it directly or too close to a heat source/vent or you might need to have a humidifier on a timer in the area you dry in (make sure it's not blowing the moisture directly on plants) OR maybe you just need to wait a little longer for your next reading. Wait 12-24 hours, and check again if still under 55 well you just learn a valuable lesson on how not to dry so quickly next time. It'll be shitty to smoke, guess you could grind it or tumble the heck out of it or maybe make tincture/butter/oil but smoke/vape is going to suck. But hey it takes experience, just learn from it....dumbass! LOL!

I think that's about it. This was by no means my very own method that I discovered. It took some trial & error between myself & others. About a month ago, a buddy of mine saw a thread on another forum and they were using the same method almost to a "T". So I'm guessing it's a pretty good method. Like I said, it's pretty stoner-friendly. Kinda hard to screw up as long as you didn't over-dry to bring with. Have patience young jedi.....

Enjoy that lovely properly cured dank!
 
re: GLH 600W LED Grow

wizewizo said:
So correct me if I'm wrong but it has to produce more than 540g for it to be as efficient as your grow with the HGL 126w panel. 540g would be .72gpw of your 600w LED that actually draw is it 749w?
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i dont remember how much i pulled last time ill have to look. but like i said a few pages back it would be pretty amazing to get that from 4 plants, i am not looking for gpw but for total yield from each plant. i also like this light more because the quality of the buds seem allot better then my last grow. so if i ant broke dont fix it. the GPW is mainly for you guys to make up ur own mind, i dont care about that. i care about how much per plant. i only like GPW when u have allot of plants like 3 plants with 126w or a SOG. here my old post telling how i feel about GPW
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irishboy said:
to be honest i would be very happy with a pound harvest from 4 plants that i hardly feed any nutes to. i really dont see me hitting 1gpw its allot of weight for 4 plants ie 740w=740g.

either way i dont care about gram per watt, i feel its only good for SOG. example: say you have a 1000w hps and ur growing 2-3 plants (witch i dont know why.lol) but just say someone was, do u really think their gonna pulls 1000 grams from 2-3 plants? i just see GPW being not 100% accurate sometimes. like in my case i dont see pulling 740 grams from 4 plants too likely. i am not saying it cant, just have a hard time warping my head around that. now if you growing 4 plants under 200w of leds then yes i can see that maybe possible or close. but gram per watt dosent take into count the genetics of each strain, a strain will only yield what its genetics will allow. i dont know this is just how i feel about GPW in some cases. i much rather go off of dry weight per plant
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irishboy said:
wow girl you are my new best favorite friend! 761g i would pass out!lol. thanks for the support:thumb:
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they look large and solid....soooo, after seeing all of them i would think over a lb....i would be dis. if alot less....are you going to leave the large colas on the stems or break them up? that would alter the wt. a bit....but as they look now, over a lb...lavendar:cheer:
 
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lavendar said:
they look large and solid....soooo, after seeing all of them i would think over a lb....i would be dis. if alot less....are you going to leave the large colas on the stems or break them up? that would alter the wt. a bit....but as they look now, over a lb...lavendar:cheer:
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i will break them up into nugs, i dont like to have big stems on my buds, i feel it messes with my curing. some of those buds are fat broken up. most of those top buds are a real good size.
 
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Thanks for the kind words Irish and friends. Why didn't I think of getting a hygrometer years ago!!? Irish, where can I find one, I haven't had the chance to read through this monster thread yet. Eyes get blurry after 6 pages or so!
p.s. this is a great site... we be having a blast! .V.
 
re: GLH 600W LED Grow

irishboy said:
i will break them up into nugs, i dont like to have big stems on my buds, i feel it messes with my curing. some of those buds are fat broken up. most of those top buds are a real good size.
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got one friend who always wants the big ones....everything on stems, we usually take them off the stems....(i dont smoke stems...duhh, so we dont want them) and i agree about curing....but this guy, has to have the ones for show....go figure....its his life? and it takes all kinds....lavendar...cant wait either, im def. curious...
 
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vipers said:
Thanks for the kind words Irish and friends. Why didn't I think of getting a hygrometer years ago!!? Irish, where can I find one, I haven't had the chance to read through this monster thread yet. Eyes get blurry after 6 pages or so!
p.s. this is a great site... we be having a blast! .V.
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ill send you a pm bro. with everything u need to know. let me know if it went threw? i think i can send them to you. you just cant yet?

ya it is a big thread with allot of stuff, but their truly is allot of grade A+ info on here, just a $hit load of reading to find it.lol. oh ya and one rule here is if you refer to your led light you have to say jumbo 180w. cant say their name because their not a paid sponser on here. just a heads up. you can say HGL or GLH because they paid to advertise here just not the 180w jumbo company. but we all will know what ur talking about.
 

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