First grow journal! using White Widow from AMS!!

widowman64

widowman64

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Need input on how everything looks now. I just took off 2 branches that didn't look like they were going to produce much! threw them in the microwave for about 2 minutes on medium heat nd let them dry out a lil. smoked them a lil while ago and let me tell ya, it took me about 20 minutes to type this paragraph.
 

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widowman64

widowman64

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Ok so ive read a little about the whole honey oil thing nd Im not liking the whole idea of using butane to extract the oil. just sounds like i will be smoking a product of resin and butane which doesn't sound too healthy to me. What else can I do with the trimmings? I was planning on blending it with ice and pouring it through a screen and then pouring it through a coffee filter. Will this produce anything? would the hash be left on the coffee filter or would it be in the leftover liquid (that got filtered with the coffee filter)? Would I have to evaporate that liquid to be left with the solvent hash?
 
widowman64

widowman64

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what do you all think about this-- Turning the lights off for three days then blasting them with 24 hours of light right before harvest. That way the plant produces more crystals while its in darkness and then a full blast of light will make all those new crystals potent up a bit??? Do you think this will work???
 
daddychrisg

daddychrisg

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what do you all think about this-- Turning the lights off for three days then blasting them with 24 hours of light right before harvest. That way the plant produces more crystals while its in darkness and then a full blast of light will make all those new crystals potent up a bit??? Do you think this will work???
Sounds like a recipe for major plant stress, I am not a big fan...If anything, do a 12.5-11.5 light cycle and give them alittle more light to help them finish..But, that is debatable also....
The Butane boils out, and I don't think it leaves much behind....That is like saying I don't smoke out of pipes unless I light my bowl with a magnified glass! There is better ways to extract and make oil, but the solvent is harder to get..Check out Hexane..I think that is how it is "spelt"lol....
 
widowman64

widowman64

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alright if most of it evaps out then im cool with it but where can i get the extractor? My light cycle right now is already 12:45-11:15, maybe ill put it back to 12/12 for a couple days.
 
skunkushybrid

skunkushybrid

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No need to pull the lights back. You need to remember that light is food, and essential to the plant. The more of this you can give without disturbing the natural cycle (most strains flower happily on 13hours light, some on even more), the bigger it will get, the more resin it will produce. So you are well within the safety margin.
 
skunkushybrid

skunkushybrid

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If you're unsure about whether it is ready... try estimating the brown hairs.

You want 70% red. You see that, then step back from the plant and ask "Are you ready?"

You never know, she might say yes. Also there's no harm in taking plants at different stages of readiness. Most strains have a window of ripeness. You can pick them at the start of the window, or hold your nerve till right till the end. As a new grower you're meant to take some early anyway. You need to get a feel for what is right. So in all, you really need to use your own instincts on this one.

If you're not sure, take a bit at a time and examine it in normal light.
 
widowman64

widowman64

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Alright last ones. The last 2 are of a nug I already dried up and started to cure. It has a really funky unpleasant smell tho, do you think that will go away after its properly cured? does any1 know that funky smell im talkin about??
 

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daddychrisg

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Man I would have a hard time keeping my sheers away from that plant! Lookin great WM, by the looks of those nugs, you have just a few more days until they are fully ripe! How are the lower buds looking? Have you thought about taking the main cola, and letting the bottom ripen, and bulk up alittle? Is the funky smell that of a grassy odor?
 
widowman64

widowman64

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yea i think the smell does remind of that! Im just gonna hack it all down all at once. I decided to go with 2 1/2 days of light and then go completely dark for 3 days. I think with them in this light cycle now will ripen them up and pump out crystals pretty nicely.
 
widowman64

widowman64

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Im doubting that they are gonna get much bigger so what do you think? 6 onces-1/2LB?? It so wide I cant even hug it!
 
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