GratefulBud's Summer 2023 Outside Grow

Probably right.

Yeah I'm worried that the portable AC is giving too much airflow. I may place another panel in the middle separating the large compartment into two - with a gap of about 8 inches up high. This should keep the temps low but limit airflow onto the drying rack. Shit, I don't know.

A few more pics of the box and drying rack.

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So clever!

:) :) :)
 
Yeah nothing says 90’s weed like a seed suddenly exploding in your cone, both scaring the fuck outta you and putting a tiny burn hole in your best shirt!
90's weed?
More like 70's for me.
:rofl:
So clever!
It will be clever if it works.
So far I'm dancing like Michael Jackson trying to keep the temp and humidity where I want. Shooting for 60˚F and 60% RH.

Of course the weather is hot here again - 95˚F today and at least that hot next few days.

Always something.
 
Before my time.

I was just a tickle in my daddy’s nut sack till ‘72 lol.
I remember buying my first dime bag when I was 14 (late 70's). it was a "two-finger lid" that was mostly leaves, sticks, stems and seeds. I had to pick out all the rough stuff and ended up with about 2 grams of decent weed. But it got me and my friends high.
 
I pulled a tester bud off the White Widow on 9/30 and dried it in the fridge. Smoked a bit tonight and yes indeed we have THC! Not as heavy as the OG I grew last year but a very pleasant high. More of the Sativa coming through. I'm very curious about everything. Very awake and aware but still relaxed.

Right after I toked I came back into the house and some weird type of flying bug followed me in. It looked nasty. Like a miniature Abrahms tank with a sharp cannon-like snout. He looked at me and I looked at him, and I knew we would not be friends. I quickly grabbed the portable vac and sucked him into the vortex chamber, then brought him outside to be released.

Fuck, how high am I right now?

The munchies are gonna be an issue though.
 
Looking great in the heat out there!
Getting close. I checked trichs on the Gorilla and she is almost ready. Hardly any clear and quite a bit of amber. Not sure how much of that is due to the sun but she looks close. She will be next to get chopped.

Hey the Drying Box™ is working great! A little difficult to keep the RH around 62% but the buds seem to be drying just fine. 7 days now and not quite dry yet which is good. Thinking a few more days then into jars. Or maybe turkey bags to burp.
 
I cut my Grandpa's Moonshine off the lines yesterday because the RH was only going up! Fog rolled in last night and the house was at 78% this morning so I'm glad I got them into the bags in time!
I pulled a few small colas out of the box and placed in a jar 2 days ago. Within an hour jar was 68%. Instead of putting back in the box I put in the fridge. Today I put a lid on and let sit ambient for 2 hours. Currently at 55%. So a little dry but it smells good. Gonna have to keep a close watch so they don't dry out too much. I'll add a tiny bud to that jar to raise RH and let it cure.
 
Omg you’re in the danger zone!

So close but yet so far!
Hi Tra!

Danger zone is right. I've been battling the heat and trying to keep The Box™ at the right humidity.
I failed. Checked a few colas this afternoon and they were crispy. So now everything is in jars and I'm trying to bring humidity back UP.
Dammit.

I put a few buds from the fridge bags (not dry yet) into the jars with low RH. Most are mid 50's RH. Hoping they come up overnight and I can still get a good cure.

FML
 
I'll put more bags into the fridge next time. Right now I've only got one from each plant. Two oz in the fridge and rest was in the box. Fridge bags should be dry in a few days - still pretty moist when I checked today.

So far it looks like my yield will be around 5 oz for the Watermelon Kush, and 6 oz for the White Widow. The Kush nuggets are solid and chunky. Got more than I thought I would from that plant.

Next to get chopped will be the Gorilla in the sip / not sip.
 
Gorilla OG was in the harvest window, and I had time today so . . . choppity chop. Well, about half the plant.

Here is what I hung to dry after wash:

Here is what she looked like AFTER I trimmed about 4 oz of colas off her.

Still lots of decent colas / nuggets on there that will get chopped in a few days.

I washed then hung to drip dry, then put about 100 grams into a paper bag in the fridge. The rest is hanging in my Drying Box™. Gonna give it another shot. Gotta pay closer attention to humidity. Also going to chop plants at least every 4 days so that should help keep humidity UP. The weather looks much better for the next ten days - under 90˚F.

The Watermelon Kush and the White Widow jars have now stabilized around 58-62% RH. I'll take that considering they were crispy as Cheerios yesterday. I added a nickel-sized fresh bud to any jars that were low. I have 8 jars plus another 2 oz in the fridge, plus my friend has about an oz or so drying in her fridge. Another oz or so of larfy stuff for edibles.

Rock on.
 
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