DWC or Hydroton, exhaust and lights

ha - thats an interesting deduction... i dont have my co2 hooked up yet, i think thats the last area that my garden is lacking in.... i just gotta swap some bud for a co2 monitor after this harvest (coming in a couple weeks) and it should be ready to operate for the next run...

that extra co2 lovin' you gave them really paid off

Hell, I went thru a 5lb. bag of sugar and a whole jar of yeast. I gotta visit the local AirGas and see if I can make a trade... lol

I think I see many more thrichs/white hairs when the Co2 has been injected. When the sugar/yeast/water went flat there seemed to be less whiteness throughout.

I'm a picker, I'm a grinner, I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner...

What's crazy is that I have only harvested from a 4"x3" area of the screen and pulled off 4.3oz/120g. wet (will become about 1 oz. I'll guess) but there is still a lot more screen to clear. I'm stoked...

After trimming the fan leaves the weight is 3.5oz/100g. wet with stems.

I ended up flushing for about about a week and never used the Flora Kleen. Still waiting for the other plant to finish so I can flush with Kleen.

My first rake full of leaves looks and smells tasty. I have designated some cabinet space for drying/curing. Pointers about what I'm doing wrong will be appreciated.

Damn that food looks good bro.. Just as good as the nuggies.

Should be a great harvest!

You got some nice colors in those buds.

Let them cure slowly to get the full flavor
after all that work
don't rush the cure.

You should have about 14 grams after it dries.

I always divide the wet bud weight by 8
and that is usually pretty close.

Leave them out for two days on a window screeen,
and then put them in a paper bag to slow down the drying.

Open the bag every day and let them breath,
do this for 1 week

Then jar them and burp the jars every day for a month.

After a month you will have fairly even cured buds to smoke,
and the flavor will peak after about 2 months in the jar.

The rate of cure depends on the humidity,
usually pretty low this time of year.

In the summer without a/c
it may take double the time.



Nice job.

What's next ?
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Thanks fellas, and thanks for the info, I will probably take more in a few days to check difference in drying techniques.

What I pulled today is in the dark cabinet with a humidifier keeping humidity at 47% and a very small fan to circulate the air. There is a tin shield to keep the mist from hitting the buds directly, and temp is constant 72-78 degrees. I am planning on leaving in box/cabinet for 2 weeks and then move to jar. Will this work to dry or am I doing too much???

Earl,
I understand your suggestion of window screen and paper bag, then jar method, but will 2 weeks of 47% and then 2 weeks jar do it? Which do you recommend, I'm going to be patient and wait for the gold (slow cure).

Thanks again as always to all for their help.

my man, did you ever end up lowering the light? Did it do anything that you noticed.

Bud's looking good. Nice work.

Jig, what up G? I did lower the light about 3 inches but it was too short of a time period to notice anything I think. I will keep it lower on the next run because I now know what temps I'll be hitting. Thanks for the tip.

BloodShot420,
You called it...!!! My buddy was a little pissed about your comment regarding he and his girl, He says you need your ass kicked... lol. I said, I agree with you and that if not for His ignorant chick, we'd have no issues and nobody would even be thinking about kicking asses. I don't think he has realized that she is the sole instigator. Point is, him saying you need your ass kicked (he probably means me too) just shows the mentality... Instead of facing the truth that his chick is ridiculously ignorant and an embarassment to whatever race she is, he got upset. I think she forgets the she is ruled by a black man, and it's going to go deeper. When I finish school I think I'm going to get a job where she works, just so i can fire her dumb ass... lol.

I like your idea about he feminized seeds also. I haven't cut all of the buds yet, so I'll hook ya up man, no worries. I have clones of this purple kush for nwxt run, I'll feminize those. Let me know what you need, we are local i think. Be careful though, my neighbor wants to kick your ass... lol.


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Today I raked in a bit more. Started off at 225g./8oz. but weighted in at 180g/6.4 oz. I cut and trimmed the big leaves, then moved into dark cabinet. The cuttings from yesterday seemed kinda dry already (outer leafs crispy) so I raised humidity to 50% and turned off the little fan circulating air. I may have to aim that fan at ceiling or other wall opposite drying buds. It's amazing how much these bitches shrink...

I got 1 more batch to pull out of screen that should be about 5 OZ wet. I will do that tonight.

what'd i do?! you were showin' him your thread on RIU huh? lol...

I get that all the time tho, most people who cant defend themselves verbally/mentally usually resort to physical violence... it just makes me giggle cuz i know the madder they are the dumber they feel...

you can make a REALLY purple bud as you are chopping them... they only look cool though, not so tasty apparently..

https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/9902-color-my-dreams.html

BloodShot420,

Forgot, you are in ATL. Yeah, I did eat a rotating restaurant, I think it was in the Hilton also. I took the MARTA(?) to the library, got to see the aquarium, Ceremony Park(?) where the guy set off the explosive during the Olympics, and got to see some of the town. We were over in the area across from the ESPN Center/Restaurant. Fun place. I wanted to drive up to the racetrack and drive the go-karts, but I had to work...

what'd i do?! you were showin' him your thread on RIU huh? lol...

I get that all the time tho, most people who cant defend themselves verbally/mentally usually resort to physical violence... it just makes me giggle cuz i know the madder they are the dumber they feel...

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You are correct and I agree with you. I used to be that way when I was younger, wanting to kick everybody's ass just because they look at me crooked (those fuckers... lol) especially if i was drinking. I've since realized the error in my ways. I couldn't even imagine getting into a "real" fight these days, especially since I've started puffing... (I truly don't think he would either).

Thanks for the link; Maybe I'll make some pink Valentine's Day herb for my girl and put it with the roses instead of baby's breath (the plant)...

Maybe I'll make different color nuggs for Easter Nugg hunting in April...

all i can do is good job man, i just switched my flower room from a sog to a scog for one big plant my room is around your size 2x2x6 ..... not really to sure how the hole scog works just i know theres a screen holding the plants down to stunt growth i have to read well i have to find some time to read......welll shit man looking at thos pics dam shit fuk pussy very nice cant wait for my harvest im guessing 90 days from now ..........how long did you flower for ?? any helpfulll tips that you learned from your grow you can throw my way i would be great full ....awww babys crying agian grrr gotta love it

THE SCREEN DOESNT STUNT GROWTH YOU TRAIN IT TO GROW AND FILL THE SCREEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR LIGHTS AND GET MANY GOOD SIZE COLAS AS SEEN ON drynroastyS SCREEN!!

IM NOT YELLING IN ALL CAPS IM LAZY SORRY

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all i can do is good job man, i just switched my flower room from a sog to a scog for one big plant my room is around your size 2x2x6 ..... not really to sure how the hole scog works just i know theres a screen holding the plants down to stunt growth i have to read well i have to find some time to read......welll shit man looking at thos pics dam shit fuk pussy very nice cant wait for my harvest im guessing 90 days from now ..........how long did you flower for ?? any helpfulll tips that you learned from your grow you can throw my way i would be great full ....awww babys crying agian grrr gotta love it

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right on thanks for the tip wink hahaha you remind me of a guy a new we called wank dog hahaha funny shit he used to grow a freaking huge afro hahaha aww miss the old times

We were at a party all fucked up and some dude called me "wayne rat" instead of winkdogg??? He really thought thats what people were calling me must have been deaf . We had a laugh on that one

hulk nugs said:

right on thanks for the tip wink hahaha you remind me of a guy a new we called wank dog hahaha funny shit he used to grow a freaking huge afro hahaha aww miss the old times

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this was a really cool post thank you....

Yes Bloodshot/Nuggs, my neighbor has seen what I'm harvesting... lol. He raked in a whopping 1/2 ounce from a year of growing and I laughed my ass off (okay, maybe an ounce). Serves him right though... lol. I feel malicious because I actually felt satisfaction when his grow didn't work out because I had this guy dialed in to pull many ounces per grow with my design. He and his GF (I'm sure their friends chimed in too) decided that my ideas were not worthy of them and kept second guessing me and my design... lol. I wasted a bunch of time and effort and argued with he and herIt's good to be king... lol.

It's funny, I had build a perfect stealth grow box with his tools in his garage from his old washing machine that was hollowed out. It was prefect, I set it up with an adjustable screen, movable lights that were air cooled, the whole front panel detached with the door, and I built a ebb & flow feeding system to use with the 50 liters of hydroton. Anyhow my neighbor let his girlfriend, the one who calls me NIGGER for no reason, convince him that I don't know what I'm doing about growing and that he is my puppet and does whatever I say regarding the box I built. Little comments like "What are you his little puppet?" under her breath after I would explain how I felt we should do something. Anyhow he started acting strange, as if he doesn't have to do what a Nigger tells him to do, especially when his/their friends were over and we all were hanging out...

Needless to say, I was over there one day and his GF started with the BS, and he was supporting her condescending line of questioning by sort of being an asshole, so I decided to pack up all my grow gear and dismantle what I built. Hahahahaha. He still hasn't got a good setup yet.. lol. I don't even feel bad about him losing out, he did it to himself... lol. It's no big deal, he is getting on the right track now, but it felt good to realize that my plans would've worked out perfectly the whole time, producing extremely good herbs...

Even funnier is that EVERYTHING I suggested he do to his grow he has done and everything IKE told him made his grow better (he still only got a ounce maybe), but he still doubts my designing and engineering skills, so I will let him struggle as he always has. Don't misunderstand me,. I'm not superhero, just a cool guy that likes to do cool projects. I even tried to help the guy with design on his truck but he doesn't believe I know what I'm talking about until he sees what I say come true, and even then he denies my designing expertise. Funniest part is that his idiot gf convinced him not to take my design advice when he was welding and has fucked shit up for him again... lol.

I wonder when he is going to to find a real woman who will make his life better not miserable? I'd like to see him happy, but the problem is he thinks he already is with her and that she is some kind of catch. She is an insecure, loudmouth, nag/hag. As soon as he meets up with another decent chick, he'll understand. All I can say about his chick is that Karma is my friend and "she" will come around to visit her some more.

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Karma is my friend

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By the title I thought you were going to write how 'Liquid Karma' really made the buds bigger.

Your story was much more entertaining.

How's the girls doin?

Yeah Jig, I'm not a blogger, but I'm trying to get in the habit of doing it for school and work experience in the future. The more I type, the better at it and the easier it will be to type for school and work... Anyhow, my story is interesting but sorry to bore you with it, I'm just rambling on to get it out of my system. Although it may not sound like it, I like my neighbor and would rather just build stuff instead of dealing with his wench.

My gurls are doing wonderful my man, I raked another 4 oz of wet bud off the purple today and there is still about another 2 oz. to harvest. It has been a great weed!!! (I meant week...). I'll finish up with about 2.5-3 oz from the purple and I still hae to harvest the Jah, which looks pretty decent too.

It looks like the Jah has a weed or so before I start raking it. I imagine I'll get more from her, but the buds don't seem as dense.

I have one more small batch to harvest from purple (this is Saturdays catch) and then I will wait for my Jack Herer to finish. The Jack has been flushing for a week already so i hope she finishes soon.