@TheYokel do you have a loupe to check the trichs? From the pics it looks not ready for harvest. The trichs play games with the lights especially when they are clear. What it looks like in the pic is the flash reflecting in heads of the trichs but they are clear. You can see straight through to the flower behind it, green flesh.Harvested tonight... more CFL goodness:
I do sir. I harvested this one early at like 10-15% amber... closer to 10%. This one was for me, and I don't like a whole lot of amber. I have another plant coming down in a day or two, and I will try to get a pic of the heads for you.@TheYokel do you have a loupe to check the trichs? From the pics it looks not ready for harvest. The trichs play games with the lights especially when they are clear. What it looks like in the pic is the flash reflecting in heads of the trichs but they are clear. You can see straight through to the flower behind it, green flesh.
You don't have to do it for me, its for youand I will try to get a pic of the heads for you.
Nice hair sticking out of the bud...... Looks like one of mine. Lol. I have hair to my waist and it shows up everywhere....Blue Rhino......Been bottled for a couple of weeks. She makes good edibles too.
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Despite shooting with an HPS, you take amazing pictures.Here is Tangerine Dream and Green Love Potion at 59 days since flip.
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I trim pretty close. And if it's a leaf I can get to the base of the stem, the whole sugar leaf comes off. I dunno, I'm weird about leaves.How do you guys get your buds to dry so dense and tight looking? The little bit of leaf material on mine dont wrap the bud like yours. As an experiment, i shaped a bud after 3 days of drying by gently squeezing it and that worked very well but I obviously got a lot of resin on my glove which is not cool.
Maybe I'm just not trimming close enough.
I'll keep trying then...I'm bound to get it right sooner or later. Thanks for the response.I trim pretty close. And if it's a leaf I can get to the base of the stem, the whole sugar leaf comes off. I dunno, I'm weird about leaves.
As for drying/jarring... My buds are all 3g or less usually unless it's a big cola (and then it's not much more than 6g), so mine dry on the stem pretty quickly. I will hang it for 36-48 hours depending on bud size, and let it get a nice firm, almost crunch to it. I don't let the stem snap, but the bud will have a crisp to it.
Throw it in a jar for about 8 hours and the stem will sweat some moisture back into the bud. Throw the sweat'd buds into a brown paper bag for about 8-12 hours, then back in the jar. Usually after the first trip in the bag they are good to go. If it's a big one, it might sweat twice.
That's about all I do, really.
Edit: And I wouldn't shape my buds... I like my trichs right where they are.
They grow dense and tight. Hanging them to dry will often allow the sugar leaves to curl up and hug the flowers. Some strains I leave the sugar leaves on, some I remove them. If they aren't dense when you cut them they won't be dense when you dry them.How do you guys get your buds to dry so dense and tight looking? The little bit of leaf material on mine dont wrap the bud like yours. As an experiment, i shaped a bud after 3 days of drying by gently squeezing it and that worked very well but I obviously got a lot of resin on my glove which is not cool.
Maybe I'm just not trimming close enough.
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