Purple Pics

[Paul Squiggle]

I finally found one @Squiggle
I’d seen pics everywhere of these beautiful colas and these bic things.
Well low and behold it must have
Himmied.
Baby bic of my own.

You've grown your first BIc. I knew you could do it
That's an awesome picture by the way.
Have you finished all your trimming yet?

 

[Bill284]

My drying room is protesting.
Too much wet bud.
I’ll have to turn things up a hair.
Rh is a touch beyond my comfort zone. But I don’t want to drop it too fast either. Just enough to make sure your buds don’t get moldy.
A dark cool room is good. With minimal just slight air flow.
Be very careful you don’t want a draft anywhere near your buds.
I aim for about 60 F / 60 RH.
I hang mine on the branches.
I know it’s not the perfect method. But I have perfected this method so here goes.
Branches hang in dark for 5 days I find this is my sweet spot. Just check your buds every hour if you aren’t sure of your process. Seriously wake up in the middle of the night and
CHECK YOUR BUDS.
I can’t count the number of posts from newer growers who worked so hard for months only to crisp there wonderful work to powder.
CHECK YOUR BUDS.
5 days on the vine. Usually.
To tell when your getting close
bend your branches see how the smaller ones will gradually get hard. If you can snap them they are done. So you want to be ahead of that. Keep trying those branches constantly till you get the hang of it. Don’t over dry your work.
Anyhoo I get distracted cut buds off branches and into wide mouth Mason jars. Not your granny’s Mason jar. Wide Mouth. So much easier for big buds.
Into Mason jars with a small hygrometer. They are cheep.
Get a pile from you know who.
I hate saying but you know.
I Burp 2x a day if I remember for first week.
Burp once a day second week.
I shake the heck out of the jar
every time I pick it up.
And alternate when you put them down. Upside down once
right side up next time.
Shake and alternate every time you touch the jar keeps air around your buds.
So theoretically after 2 weeks you can start to sample them.
If you keep them longer it’s better. HeHe.

 

[Bill284]

You've grown your first BIc. I knew you could do it
That's an awesome picture by the way.
Have you finished all your trimming yet?

Just sitting outside drying room now. Everything is hanging.
Turned down the rh it’s a little high. I’m done done my friend.
Bong and heating pad rest of the night.
Thank you for the kind words.

 

[Paul Squiggle]

Great stuff. Kick back and relax.
Loving the old school barometer set up.
Thanks for the write-up about drying and curing. I will be following that to the letter. I've never actually had a perfect dry or cure. First lot were too dry, the second lot were bit of both and didn't have much smell, for some reason, but when lit, it tasted awesome .
So thanks again for the info.
I love this forum. You learn everyday .

 

[Baron Von Blurple]

Grats on Member of the Month Bill !!!!

 

[Baron Von Blurple]

Bong and heating pad rest of the night.

2 great tastes that taste great together!

 

[Bud Love]

Congratulations @Bill284

 

[RetiredRN]

My drying room is protesting.
Too much wet bud.
I’ll have to turn things up a hair.
Rh is a touch beyond my comfort zone. But I don’t want to drop it too fast either. Just enough to make sure your buds don’t get moldy.
A dark cool room is good. With minimal just slight air flow.
Be very careful you don’t want a draft anywhere near your buds.
I aim for about 60 F / 60 RH.
I hang mine on the branches.
I know it’s not the perfect method. But I have perfected this method so here goes.
Branches hang in dark for 5 days I find this is my sweet spot. Just check your buds every hour if you aren’t sure of your process. Seriously wake up in the middle of the night and
CHECK YOUR BUDS.
I can’t count the number of posts from newer growers who worked so hard for months only to crisp there wonderful work to powder.
CHECK YOUR BUDS.
5 days on the vine. Usually.
To tell when your getting close
bend your branches see how the smaller ones will gradually get hard. If you can snap them they are done. So you want to be ahead of that. Keep trying those branches constantly till you get the hang of it. Don’t over dry your work.
Anyhoo I get distracted cut buds off branches and into wide mouth Mason jars. Not your granny’s Mason jar. Wide Mouth. So much easier for big buds.
Into Mason jars with a small hygrometer. They are cheep.
Get a pile from you know who.
I hate saying but you know.
I Burp 2x a day if I remember for first week.
Burp once a day second week.
I shake the heck out of the jar
every time I pick it up.
And alternate when you put them down. Upside down once
right side up next time.
Shake and alternate every time you touch the jar keeps air around your buds.
So theoretically after 2 weeks you can start to sample them.
If you keep them longer it’s better. HeHe.

Hey Bill! Thanks for this detailed explanation on the drying process. I’m about to start that this weekend. I’m putting my gorilla glue auto into the 48 hours of dark on Saturday and cut her monday. Congratulations on member of the month, you deserve it.

 

[Bill284]

Grats on Member of the Month Bill !!!!

Thank you very much sir. @Baron Von Blurple

 

[Bill284]

Hey Bill! Thanks for this detailed explanation on the drying process. I’m about to start that this weekend. I’m putting my gorilla glue auto into the 48 hours of dark on Saturday and cut her monday. Congratulations on member of the month, you deserve it.

I’m so glad I can help @RetiredRN
I type with one thumb so it takes me a bit. I wish I had more time to do this. Thank You so much my friend.
You know where I am if you need anything during dry.

 

[Bill284]

Congratulations @Bill284

Thank you so much @Bud love

 

[Bill284]

Great stuff. Kick back and relax.
Loving the old school barometer set up.
Thanks for the write-up about drying and curing. I will be following that to the letter. I've never actually had a perfect dry or cure. First lot were too dry, the second lot were bit of both and didn't have much smell, for some reason, but when lit, it tasted awesome .
So thanks again for the info.
I love this forum. You learn everyday .

Thank you so much @Squiggle
I’m up to my neck moving 20 plants
Pm to follow

 

[Bill284]

I know terrible pic
Before
You need tunes

 

[Bill284]

Here they come.

 

[Bill284]

# 1 Gorilla Glue
Born clone 12/5
Flower 3/2
5 gallon air pot

 

[Bill284]

# 2 Black Jack
Born clone 11/14
Flower 3/2
7 gal bag

Notice how the stump sits proud.
I mean it’s higher in center.
Water naturally runs to the outside. So I can’t screw up watering. You always want to start on the outside rim of your pot. Take your time slowly slowly.
This way the roots seek the water. You don’t want lazy roots.
They get air on outside.
It’s called air pruning. They split and shoot away. Over and over.
Till your pot is full of roots.
Then you will have a healthy huge plant.

 

[RetiredRN]

I’m so glad I can help @RetiredRN
I type with one thumb so it takes me a bit. I wish I had more time to do this. Thank You so much my friend.
You know where I am if you need anything during dry.

Thanks. I did a trial run with part of the main cola on my gorilla glue auto about a week or so ago and cut a sampling off so I could practice the drying curing process beforehand and also because I didn’t want to buy anymore weed off the street. I know what you mean about checking your bud FREQUENTLY.

 

[Bill284]

# 3 Black Jack
Born clone 11/14
Flower 3/2
7 gal bag
Notice the green lines attached to bag.
I top and spread branches early. So when they go into flower I pull them wide to get more light.

 

[Bill284]

Thanks. I did a trial run with part of the main cola on my gorilla glue auto about a week or so ago and cut a sampling off so I could practice the drying curing process beforehand and also because I didn’t want to buy anymore weed off the street. I know what you mean about checking your bud FREQUENTLY.

Don’t get complacent. I tell people check check check
I’m glad your having a harvest.
Put up a couple pics if you get a chance.

 

[Bill284]

# 4 Black Jack
Born 11/14 #3’s sister born clone same minute.
She is in the last 5gal bag I could find so they would be in different pots.
The 7 gal is way bushier. Much more volume.
But 5 gallon has a monster cola.