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Caption Obvious could have written that first sentence.
But, yes, the second sentence helped immensely!
Grand Daddy Black Grows A Stack
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But, yes, the second sentence helped immensely!
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Hello grow group.
Feeding day for all the plants today. The autos get pics taken. The photos, maybe not. I'll try.
Chocolate Kush - day 92
She still has mostly airy buds, but a few (exactly 4) are fat and firm. I'm not sure what's holding her back. She's getting 5.3g of Mega Crop and, as of her previous feed, 1g of Bud Explosion.
Maybe she's just gonna' run a super long time for an auto and eventually develop lots of firm buds -- maybe not.
Blue Dream'atic - day 92
The opposite of the CK, this one has lots of firm heavy buds. Go figure!
The 2 Northern Lights strains, my fuzzy-wuzzies, remain fuzzy but not so wuzzy. I think they're nearly done.
Blue Lights - day 84
NL x Pakinstani Chitral Kush - day 84
My gut -- which is usually unreliable -- tells me that if I take down the BL now I will love the weed. She has amber trichs on her sugar leaves only but all the others look like milk and there are tons of them. I think it would make for a nice daytime medication. I fed her one more time just to gauge how much/fast she's still drinking. But her days are numbered.
Thanks for looking in!
Peace.
Feeding day for all the plants today. The autos get pics taken. The photos, maybe not. I'll try.
Chocolate Kush - day 92
She still has mostly airy buds, but a few (exactly 4) are fat and firm. I'm not sure what's holding her back. She's getting 5.3g of Mega Crop and, as of her previous feed, 1g of Bud Explosion.
Maybe she's just gonna' run a super long time for an auto and eventually develop lots of firm buds -- maybe not.
Blue Dream'atic - day 92
The opposite of the CK, this one has lots of firm heavy buds. Go figure!
The 2 Northern Lights strains, my fuzzy-wuzzies, remain fuzzy but not so wuzzy. I think they're nearly done.
Blue Lights - day 84
NL x Pakinstani Chitral Kush - day 84
My gut -- which is usually unreliable -- tells me that if I take down the BL now I will love the weed. She has amber trichs on her sugar leaves only but all the others look like milk and there are tons of them. I think it would make for a nice daytime medication. I fed her one more time just to gauge how much/fast she's still drinking. But her days are numbered.
Thanks for looking in!
Peace.
I'd say go with your gut...this time!
Heavenly Hybrid
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Love that chocolate kush! 
My new way to tell if it’s ready or not, is just take a snip and try it out. I ended up harvesting my critical purple kush way earlier than I would have by judging trichs alone and I absolutely love it. I’ve only shared buds with a few people (mr h and in-laws), but it’s the hands down favorite of them all too.
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Thanks, Heavenly.Love that chocolate kush!
My new way to tell if it’s ready or not, is just take a snip and try it out. I ended up harvesting my critical purple kush way earlier than I would have by judging trichs alone and I absolutely love it. I’ve only shared buds with a few people (mr h and in-laws), but it’s the hands down favorite of them all too.
That is a tempting idea!
Jerry Tyson
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How do you try it out without drying it/curing it? I had heard people microwaving a bud for 30 seconds or something and then testing that out? Obviously you're not getting the quality of smoke but you can experience the effects and if they're where you want them you harvest the whole plant?Love that chocolate kush!
My new way to tell if it’s ready or not, is just take a snip and try it out. I ended up harvesting my critical purple kush way earlier than I would have by judging trichs alone and I absolutely love it. I’ve only shared buds with a few people (mr h and in-laws), but it’s the hands down favorite of them all too.
Heavenly Hybrid
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I let it hang dry first. It takes two or three days. It isn’t the same effect as a properly dried and cured bud, but you will get a good idea if you want to harvest or not.
Jerry Tyson
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Awesome, thanks Heavenly Hybrid, that's exactly what I was wondering! I appreciate it, I always look at the pistols, and look at the trichomes under 30x, 60x and like everyone, I hate to harvest too soon and not get the full effect, but I also hate being stuck to my couch. Certainly a nice way to ballpark the effect with a grain of salt that it's going to be maybe a bit harsh of a smoke.
Fredwak
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Beautiful gardens as usual G!
Smile and stay stoneder.
Smile and stay stoneder.
When I want to test a bit of bud I make a canoe out of a piece of tin foil, put the bud in it, and sit it over the top of the toaster slot. Keep an eye on it because it doesn't take long to get it smokeably dry.
It will taste harsh and green, but it will let you know if you like where the plant is at that moment.
Heavenly Hybrid
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Nailed it! If you smoke it and like it now, it’s only gonna be better when it’s done and dried the right way.
As Shed just mentioned above, some growers dry it faster by putting it in a heated or warm spot, helps it along to dry faster. I think carcass puts a bud on the top side of this light? No to the microwave though. Lol, I did that when I was 19 and it tasted so bad and it still wasn’t even dried all the way!
Can’t remember for sure, but I don’t think it got us high.
Right! I put stale french bread in the microwave to make it soft, moist, and warm, so I can't see it doing a good job drying flowers.
Heavenly Hybrid
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Lol, if memory serves, it just withered, similar to sautéed spinach. I think we tried a hair dryer next. Lmao, silly kids. Persistent, but silly.Right! I put stale french bread in the microwave to make it soft, moist, and warm, so I can't see it doing a good job drying flowers.
Fredwak
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I guess we all have a quick dry spot. In between my DVD player and receiver. It doubles as a bean germinator! Lol!Nailed it! If you smoke it and like it now, it’s only gonna be better when it’s done and dried the right way.
As Shed just mentioned above, some growers dry it faster by putting it in a heated or warm spot, helps it along to dry faster. I think carcass puts a bud on the top side of this light? No to the microwave though. Lol, I did that when I was 19 and it tasted so bad and it still wasn’t even dried all the way!
Smile and stay stoneder.
Jerry Tyson
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I appreciate the alternative approach! Sounds preferable from the time stand point to be able to make a same day decision and not delay harvesting. I just remembered, I have a food dehydrator I usually use for making banana and pineapple chips, might give that a rip and see. It has an herb setting at 95 degrees!
More complicated than a toaster canoe, but give it a whirl!
Right! I put stale french bread in the microwave to make it soft, moist, and warm, so I can't see it doing a good job drying flowers.
GDB can probably call it his own, the GDBRadiator.
I'm guessing there is a slight difference between a "microwave" and "microwave equipment."
Yes, most likely. But when you mentioned it, this thing rang a bell. I looked at it while browsing pages a while back, so it was funny that the subject came up.
Of course you did!