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[Jipo]

my mouth is watering..... and i am not just saying that

It should be, by far the best darn medicinal meal I've ever made. I'm gonna use the rest of it to remake that butter sauce with a nice ribeye this week sometime. Maybe saute some onions and peppers with it too!

 

And either you're really short and that plants really tall!!

[Grow Thread]

 

[Grow Thread]

 

SHE SQEEZIN' MY NUGS!!

[Jipo]

 

SHE SQEEZIN' MY NUGS!!

 

62 minutes early.

[Grow Thread]

lol.... took me a minute to figure out what the heck you were saying

[Jipo]

lol.... took me a minute to figure out what the heck you were saying

 

I was looking at the clock like hmm right on time.. then noticed it was 3:18 not 4:18

[Grow Thread]

she's a runt, but the meds are good.

[Grow Thread]

I was looking at the clock like hmm right on time.. then noticed it was 3:18 not 4:18

 

it's a nice clock. real wood/glass. and that chair is pretty darn comfy too. hahahaah

[Jipo]

she's a runt, but the meds are good.

 

Looks tasty, are these old or new pics? Hows the whole getting your card all worked out going?

[Grow Thread]

Hows the whole getting your card all worked out going?

 

i would tell you to go ask one of the 3 workers in charge of getting me my card, but that will probably just set it back another month haha.... all paperwork in, check cashed, been over 20 days....... blah blah.... you know how it goes. let the waiting begin.

[rockinlespaul]

 

 

 

NICE!!!!!!! Man your making my mouth water!

[Jipo]

i would tell you to go ask one of the 3 workers in charge of getting me my card, but that will probably just set it back another month haha.... all paperwork in, check cashed, been over 20 days....... blah blah.... you know how it goes. let the waiting begin.

 

Yup lol, Been waiting almost 2 months for mine now. I'm really praying they speed this bunny muffin up, I got a feeling my judge isn't going to accept my paper work and tell me to wait until I get the physical card since my probation department messed up and said I could smoke then said I have to go in front of the judge.

[Grow Thread]

 

NICE!!!!!!! Man your making my mouth water!

haha... thx bro. just a little payback for ya

 

Yup lol, Been waiting almost 2 months for mine now. I'm really praying they speed this bunny muffin up, I got a feeling my judge isn't going to accept my paper work and tell me to wait until I get the physical card since my probation department messed up and said I could smoke then said I have to go in front of the judge.

 

seems like you been dealing with this forever hope it all works out for the best.

[Jipo]

seems like you been dealing with this forever hope it all works out for the best.

 

Yup if its not one thing its the next, I call it legal limbo, because at any moment that bar falls to the ground hard. Every time I think I got a break it ends up back firing. Oh well its the judges final say and I'm going to present my case well and professionally and hope for the best. Worst case is I can't smoke until January, which will suck but at least I'll be legal to grow which is all I really want. I'll be doing a lot of digging if I can't smoke any of it though

[Grow Thread]

good luck bro. make it a big hole....... i know you got the skills to fill it

 

[Jipo]

good luck bro. make it a big hole....... i know you got the skills to fill it

 

 

If I could fill a hole that big I'd retire to a 3rd world country and call it a day.

[rockinlespaul]

If I could fill a hole that big I'd retire to a 3rd world country and call it a day.

 

[Grow Thread]

lol @ Jipo...... "where the hell is that darn jar??"

 

 

here i am taking a load of overages down to the storage cave

 

[Jipo]

lol @ Jipo...... "where the hell is that darn jar??"

that would so happen too!! With my luck I'd dig it up without know it and it would be in the mound of dirt from digging the hole!!

[resingland98]

Well got all the supplies , nutes , commercial air pump , net pots , hydroton pellets and airstones . Went everywhere in town and no one had the 12 inch stones in dark blue . So I bought 12 of the 6 inch ones instead and a 12 way valve to hook up to the pump to replace the 6 way . They are the dark blue ones . Time to start building

[Grow Thread]

HARVEST AND CURE PROCESS

 

 

 

 

I have been asked a number of times about harvesting and curing. I understand that there are as many ways to cure Marijuana as there are Marijuana strains. It seems that no two growers do it alike.

 

From harvest day to bong. Here is my method:

 

I can't tell you the exact time to chop your plant down. Some research can tell you how long to flower your strain for best results or you can check trichome color. Either way, you will have to do a bit of trial and error to find the very best day to chop the girls down.

 

At day 60 my White Widow shows a mixture of trichome colors. Most of them will be milky or amber, with a small percent of clear ones scattered about. Use a jeweler's loupe/magnifying glass of 20x magnification or more. A small pocket microscope can be bought at RadioShack:

 

 

 

 

I have grown this strain long enough to know that day 60 gives the best flavor and effect.

 

Day 60. My single plant grow:

 

 

 

 

 

Time to chop it down: Even if you can take the whole plant in one single cut, I would break it up into large sections. This is so it can get lots of air while drying (branches won't be touching).

I take one cola/branch at a time. It is very important to take your time and be gentle in every step of harvesting. It's a good idea to always be gentle with your medicine at any stage. Manhandling your buds will cause the trichomes to break off (you don't want that).

 

Using a pair of Fiskars® Softouch Micro-Tip Scissors, I take the first of many branches:

 

 

Noticed I put on rubber gloves? Get a box of them at the drug store. They are a must have item. You will not get that sap off your hands for days no matter what you wash with.

 

Tie some twist ties or line to the end:

 

 

 

Pluck off all the sun leaves and any leaf that is big enough to pull off (without hurting the bud). They can be easily removed by snapping them off while pulling up or you can use scissors:

 

 

 

You don't have to get them all. Just get what you can and save the rest for your "Trim-Party".

Before:

 

After:

 

 

 

 

 

Dry Time:

 

Try and find a cool, dark, preferably ventilated space such as a closet, basement, or winter attic. I have no such space at my home, so I use the attic all year. It is dark and ventilated but not always cool. Works anyway.

Try and hang all the branches so they don't touch anything:

 

 

 

A small oscillating fan on low will help things along real nice:

Place all the leaf in a few paper bags and place them in the same space as the hanging branches. Leave bag open.

 

 

 

TRIM-PARTY!

 

Let them hang for three days (72 hours). After three days they my feel real dry or real damp. It does not matter.

Note: You might want to stir the bag of leaves after a day or so. They tend to be real wet.

 

Three days later. So sad the big bud is so small now:

 

Let's get this party started. Lay out all your trim gear.

A trim tray (cookie sheet will work), rubber gloves, micro-tip scissors, large paper grocery bags, small brown lunch bags and a few razors (to clean the scissors). Music helps or someone to talk to. It becomes un-fun in 15 minutes (trust me).

 

 

 

Most the water has evaporated out of the branches.

 

 

 

Time to manicure and finish your trimming.

This task takes some time and a whole lot of patients.

Take a branch and start at the bottom, cutting off all leaves and bud leaf tips. After your get all the big leaves off, pretend you are giving a slight trim to the whole bud. The very tips of the bud leaves will cause the smoke to be harsh, so just do a slight trim all around.

 

Before:

 

After:

 

 

Now clip the buds off the main stem.

 

 

 

 

Glad that's over:

 

 

 

 

Brown Bag Um:

 

Get a few brown grocery bags and a pack of brown lunch bags. Shred the brown lunch bags (not confetti but strips). I bought a cheap shredder to make strips from the lunch bags:

 

 

Now lay down a layer of bud at the bottom of the grocery bag (one bud thick):

 

 

Place a layer of the bag strips over the top of your bud:

 

Place another layer of bud on top of the strips.

Keep making layers until the grocery bag is full. Your last layer should be strips:

 

 

Place your grocery bags in a cool dry place for two days. Churn/mix the bud and strip layers gently and place back for another one or two days:

 

 

Your bud may look over dry or a little crisp when done. Over dry is much much better then moist. The texture and smell will come back while curing in the jars.

 

Your bud is smoke-able but harsh until cured in jars. The longer it stays in the jar, the smoother the smoke and the stronger the smell.

I like the 32oz wide mouth Ball mason jars. They can be found at every grocery store, but next to impossible to locate the isle they are on. Look hard:

 

Don't pack the bud in the jar. Fill them up about 80% to 90%. You can get close to an ounce of small buds in a jar (could be wrong about this fact). Less if they are bigger bud:

 

 

 

 

 

If the bud it a bit too long, don't squish it or bend it. Just cut it up:

 

 

After your jars are filled, take a break (you need it):

 

Always store your jars in a cool, dark, and safe location. Light is bad for your weed.

Try to remember to open each jar twice a week for the first month. Leave it open for a few minutes and seal it back up. I don't always do this (I forget), but it makes a difference. It's also a good idea to check for mold while opening each one.

 

We can never wait the month that is recommended for jar curing. But it does get much better as time passes. After a month it is killer.

 

EDIT:

 

this time of year..... when there is no humidity, i have been going 3-4 days hanging, and then skipping the brown bags and going straight to jars. from here i may leave the lid totally off the jar for a day or 3. when the time is right, then i put the lid on the jar and begin the daily burp.

 

i LOVE the brown bag method, but have been slowly getting away from it........ solely because doing the jar thing w/ the lid left off for a couple days seems to be doing just as good.......... without the mess of paper strips. also, it damages the buds less as well.

 

i will probably re-do the tutorial sometime soon.

[CannabisPatient#1]

"Metric Conversion Table

1/4 teaspoon = 1 mL

1/2 teaspoon = 2 mL

1 teaspoon = 5 mL

1 tablespoon = 15 mL

1/4 cup = 50mL

1/3 cup = 75 mL

1/2 cup = 125 mL

2/3 cup = 150 mL

3/4 cup = 175 mL

1 cup = 250 mL"

 

I think that this conversion table needs some work. 1/4 Cup is 50mL but 1/2 Cup is 125mL and 3/4 is 175mL? That doesn't seem right to me. 1/4 3 times is 3/4s right so wouldn't it also be 50mL 3 times = 150mL not 175mL. Like normal I am a bit confused.

 

I put a clone of my smelly rhubarb canna-plant in my brand new bubble bucket tonight.

My clone only has 1/4-1/2 inch roots. I am going to do the Lucas method. Should I start out with a lighter nute solution than the recommended 1/2 of veg strength? and then increase the strength as she gets bigger? Should I add nutes now or wait until the roots hit the water? Do you hand water until the roots hit the water or does the plant get water from just wick action until the roots hit the res?

 

Thanks again.

[Grow Thread]

wow. good eye. not exactly sure what happened. lemme fix that. thanks!!

 

 

yeah i would go with 1/2 strength for a few days until the roots hit the water, then add to full strength. as long as the water level stays about 1/8 to 1/4 inch below the net pot, it will wick up through the hydroton pebbles.

[CannabisPatient#1]

Just to clarify I am using a 100 watt CMH and CFLs so I should start with 2.5mL micro and 5mL bloom? What is the pH, mS, and ppm that I am shooting for?

 

I noticed that my the blue plastic on my tote lets a little bit of light through. Should I be concerned with algae growth? Do you paint or tape/cover your totes to seal out the light?

 

I used the empty net pot to make sure that the water was 1/8th to 1/4 of an inch down. The bubbles kinda built up under the basket. So cool! I am so excited to try this method. I have wanted to do DWC for a long time.

[Grow Thread]

yup, 2.5-5 sounds good. ph around 5.7 will do them well. i wouldnt mess with anything else right now as you will be doubling the nutes in just a couple days. they will be fine. for future reference, what kind of water did you start with again?