Re: Lil Neutrino's 2nd Indoor CFL - Bagseed planted New Year's Eve during the blue mo
Thank you for the well wishes OMM, I applied for another job literally a minute down the road from where I live this morning. It would be great location-wise as it's almost kitty-corner to where I live, I could walk to work in 10-15 minutes every day. 2nd shift (afternoon to late evening, M-F), not my preferred hours but at this point I just need money...I'll never see my gf really but money is more important right now.
lol, I did too LighTer...I did too...it sure looked like a lot more! haha, we'll see once it finished drying. It's getting close since the RH is so low here it doesn't take long before they dry enough to toss in a jar. I have ideas of where I went wrong so next time should be even better...don't let this affect your numbers, I had some nutrient-related issues that I think reduced my yield quite a bit...and my lighting wasn't quite what I had hoped once those colas all decided to grow to very different heights. If I could have got more lights in to the middle of the plant early on (and didn't lose all of my fan leaves so early) I'm sure I could have made 2oz...just goes to show that even with a lot of abuse these plants can still produce some decent yields
Always fun to have other people critique your weed...especially if they don't know it's yours!
WATER CURE
Just came out of the water, sopping wet...look the same to me as they did going in
Dried to a crisp but not crumbly
I "quick dried" it using a desk fan and a colander...within 2-3 hours it was already pretty dry on the outer edges but the insides were pretty moist. By 5 hours it was still moist and I had to go to bed so I let it dry overnight with the fan resulting in a very dry product this morning.
So I had 5.4g wet going in...the scale in the pic shows 10.8g but the tray itself weighs 9.4-9.5g depending on air pressure or whatever makes it lean towards one or the other. So total dry weight (and I do mean dry but it's holding together very nicely...feels "thick" and strong, can squeeze it and it doesn't break apart) is
~1.3-1.4g giving a total loss of weight of 4.0g meaning 24% weight retention.
The smell of the bud itself is pleasant, it reminds me of a sweet cooking spice...something like cardamom, thyme, or even a nice green tea mix. Sopping wet it still looked like when I put it in but after drying it has taken on a much more cured look. If someone were to hand this to me as a sack to purchase I probably wouldn't really notice any difference as I've seen all kinds of colors before (brown, gold, red, purple, blue, green, etc) and it's definitely not schwag. The smell is the only thing that would throw off bag appeal imho. Trichomes are still visible to the eye, hairs are nice and red, but it does have a relatively drab/dark look overall which I believe siscokid mentioned about his too.
So how does it taste/smoke? Pretty much like everything you've ever read or will read. Initially it had an almost harsh taste but that almost immediately gave way to a semi-sweet/floral flavor that I tried to pinpoint as I slowly exhaled. About 1/4 through the exhale I realized two things...1) this is some
extremely smooth smoke (even a decent sized rip and holding it I have no urge to cough) and 2) there is no flavor. I don't know how the smoke smells, gf came home from work early with a migraine and is taking a nap so I can't ask her. Smelling the bowl yields some clues even if it wasn't cleaned prior and still has residue from previous bowls. The burned plant material smells nothing like burned pot...NOTHING! It really just reminds me of the scent of wood smoke or something similar. Smoke color looks the same to me. One small hit and one large hit later I'm feeling quite lifted compared to smoking the same amount of bud I've been smoking that has been air curing (I hope that made sense, I feel like my mind is really wandering easily...really easily lol). Very cerebral high...feeling almost giddy...
Initial results indicate that I think I can attest to the fact that this method produces some well-cured bud in a short amount of time at the expense of taste mostly as my bud still has a nice smell to it. In line with the air cured stuff I have around but it's still early on and has that funky "farm" smell to it lol so hard to really compare right now. I am seriously thinking about taking one of my larger colas and a smaller nug or two and doing this again as a special stash. I'd let other people try it just so they can have some first-hand experience but it's not something I'd bring to a party and expect anyone to get excited over (until they smoked it). Not for weed "snobs" but even for such people it is well-worth trying even with a single nug...think of it in terms of beer types...IPA's, stouts, lagers, pilsners, and so on...some people like the unique flavor of IPA's, some hate it...just as some people are sure to like water cured bud and some are sure to hate it.
OK, enough rambling...I'm high...that's the bottom line...and it only took one good sized hit all in all. *quickly shakes head* Whew...man...baked...but it's all in my head, body feels light as a feather if not somewhat disconnected. Can't wait to put this in the bong...once I have nothing else to do for the rest of the day lol.
Pass it to the left my friends
...and if you've forgotten which way left is just ask
Btw...I made a small bit of butter last night with some popcorn buds and trimming. About 10g worth of fresh material and 1 stick of butter (4oz), simmered for 35-40 minutes, strained with a spoon and my hand...just waiting for it to seperate and solidify.
nice harvest!!! that would keep me smoking for a long time. I am a small time smoker compared you guys. I smoke a small bowl a day and 18th lasts me two weeks. Any way I have enjoyed your grow and look forwards to your next!
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I smoke when I need to usually, only "regular" times is right before my wife goes to bed, so she can have a puff. 
It's almost like Christmas around here, I had forgotten what it was like to find weed or a glass pipe/bubbler/or bong every time I opened a drawer or a cabinet lol. I should be much more excited about this but to say I'm a bit stressed about my financial/job situation is an understatement and is quite frankly getting quite depressing. Two interviews last week, no calls yet...one was supposed to be Monday afternoon and the other some time after Tuesday (still holding out hope on this one, it pays more anyway lol) but I need money to pay the rent NOW 
Have to see what else I can sell around the place...
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Have to test again and report back lol