Date: 10/28/22 - Day# 2 of Cure
Strain - Barney's Farm Mimosa x Orange Punch photo clones x 4
Drying Space - 3 x 1LB Grove Bags kept in basement
It's hard to believe that this all started on 4/20 with the emergence of Linda, the mother plant. We've gone from soil to cuttings to RDWC with these ladies. I've had a lot of fun on this grow and learned a lot. And it
looks like I've rid myself of the spider mites
My quadline 'plan' at the beginning was full of flaws. I should have topped on the 5th node instead of the 7th. Then I topped the tops, and should have left them alone. A lot of the second toppings never reached the canopy, where some of the branches that 'should' have been cut did. Finally I let them get too big which made it a pain to even get into the tent. I'm glad I tried it for the learning experience, but the next grow I'll be listening to the plants more and working with them.
I really don't think I did justice to the genetics. I believe that changing the light in the second week of flower stunted the buds. Of course, it could also be responsible for the INSANE amount of trichomes. I'm keeping a sister clone/mother, Linda II, and plan on running these genetics again.
As for the rest clones, most are being/have been flowered out somewhere else. We harvested, washed, and hung Zeke (the outside plant in a 9" SIP planter) last week. She's still drying and will probably be an oz at most. The only one left to harvest is Jimmy Jr. My wife kept this plant by the window under a cheap 100w light. She was fed twice with Geoflora Bloom, and watered when we remembered. For a cheap 100W bulb she did really well. She doesn't have a lot of buds, but the ones she has look fantastic.
The buds I bucked into the Grove bag on Wednesday stayed right @ 63% RH for 24 hours. That's a great place to start the cure. I bucked the rest of the buds yesterday. I had to use three pairs of scissors; one to buck the buds, the second to clean the first, and the third to clean off the second. I had to stop every couple of branches to clean the primary scissors or they would get too gummy to cut, and I had to stop every hanger or two to clean the cleaning scissors. The upside is a nice ball of scissor hash
Everything went into Grove bags and got weighed. I ended up with 850g, or almost 30oz. This is the first grow I harvested less than the previous grow. That was bound to happen eventually. Of course, I went into the grow saying quality over quantity, and I can't fault the quality. These are by far the stickiest and stinkiest buds I have ever seen.
I then split it into three 1Lb Grove bags, so that each bag has more airspace. I'll keep monitoring them and tumble the bags occasionally, but from past experience I expect them to settle down right around 62% in a week or so. At that point I'll fill one bag all the way and heat-seal it to extend the cure. The other bag will be kept to go into the rotation immediately.
Last night I squished some of the freshly dried buds. I've been doing 4g at a time bottle-tech style. First I used 160m bags @ 175f, then I switched to the 120m bags. Both came out nice, but the 120m was especially light and full of flavor. It was also very waxy, and I needed to put it in the freezer for a minute or two before I could get it off the paper
The hit is orange candy up front with an almost onion/garlic hint on the back end. Another member described it as candy and BO, and that works too. It hits with an immediate mellowness, followed by euphoria and a bit of an energetic boost. I mixed a bit with some purple haze rosin and they really compliment each other. I've really just started dabbing but the flavor is something else. Unfortunately, now when I smoke it mostly tastes like ash
Thank you all for following me on this grow. I really appreciate all of the comments, suggestions, and encouragement. It's an honor and a pleasure to be part of this community. The wealth of knowledge is astounding, but the warmth, kindness, humor and basic respect all of the members show make it feel like I'm a part of a family. And that goes so much further than growing
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