Flying High w . Hawk - 2024 Grow Journal
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Hawk518
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7/24/24 – HARVEST DAY #1
Finally harvested the Autos. Hung them up in the grow tent. 5 fans going, but none directly on the buds. Temp is low 70’s F and RH is 50%. Will check daily, but planning on starting the trimming / curing process in 7-14 days (July 30 – August 6).
Lots of rain for the Photos.
SHORT NEPALI - AUTO
BLUE BERRY GLUE - AUTO
BOTH AUTOS
Finally harvested the Autos. Hung them up in the grow tent. 5 fans going, but none directly on the buds. Temp is low 70’s F and RH is 50%. Will check daily, but planning on starting the trimming / curing process in 7-14 days (July 30 – August 6).
Lots of rain for the Photos.
SHORT NEPALI - AUTO
BLUE BERRY GLUE - AUTO
BOTH AUTOS
Hawk518
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7/31/24 (Harvest Dry Day #
Checked the Autos that are drying in the grow tent. Stems don’t make any kind of crack when bent. Will check again tomorrow. Tent still in mid 70s F and 65% RH.
8/1/24
Stems on the Short Nepali Auto starting to crack. Will start trimming them tomorrow. The BlueBerry Glue Auto is still not ready.
8/3/24
Still extremely hot. Severe thunderstorms rolled thru. At least the Photos got rained on. Horrific migraine prevented me from starting to trim the Autos. Guess it will start tomorrow!
Checked the Autos that are drying in the grow tent. Stems don’t make any kind of crack when bent. Will check again tomorrow. Tent still in mid 70s F and 65% RH.
8/1/24
Stems on the Short Nepali Auto starting to crack. Will start trimming them tomorrow. The BlueBerry Glue Auto is still not ready.
8/3/24
Still extremely hot. Severe thunderstorms rolled thru. At least the Photos got rained on. Horrific migraine prevented me from starting to trim the Autos. Guess it will start tomorrow!
Hawk518
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8/4/24 (Harvest Dry Day #12)
Spent 4 hours trimming the Short Nepali Auto. Had to stop once both my trimmers were so sticky that a normal alcohol wipe down wasn’t enough. Soaked them in a cup of alcohol and will deal w. trimming the Blue Berry Glue Auto tomorrow.
Still not sure I really know what I’m doing w. trimming, but it worked out fine last year, so guessing it will be fine this year too. Big difference this year is that I got a trim tray and a magnifying glass / swing light so I can see the buds properly. Looks like a lot of kief, now I just have to figure out what to do with it!!
Filled four mason jars w. the Short Nepali Auto.
Spent 4 hours trimming the Short Nepali Auto. Had to stop once both my trimmers were so sticky that a normal alcohol wipe down wasn’t enough. Soaked them in a cup of alcohol and will deal w. trimming the Blue Berry Glue Auto tomorrow.
Still not sure I really know what I’m doing w. trimming, but it worked out fine last year, so guessing it will be fine this year too. Big difference this year is that I got a trim tray and a magnifying glass / swing light so I can see the buds properly. Looks like a lot of kief, now I just have to figure out what to do with it!!
Filled four mason jars w. the Short Nepali Auto.
Hawk518
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8/5/24
Spent 4.5 hours trimming the Blue Berry Glue Auto. May have waited too long to start trimming and then curing the BBG. The buds seem a bit dry.
The grow tent is now empty. Need to scrub it down, dismantle it, and then move it down to the basement.
Filled 5 mason jars w. the Blue Berry Glue Auto.
Spent 4.5 hours trimming the Blue Berry Glue Auto. May have waited too long to start trimming and then curing the BBG. The buds seem a bit dry.
The grow tent is now empty. Need to scrub it down, dismantle it, and then move it down to the basement.
Filled 5 mason jars w. the Blue Berry Glue Auto.
Hawk518
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8/6/24
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time. The difference in smell from the buds this year and last year is amazing! These smell great already while the ones from last year smelled hellish for quite a while.
Kind of shocked at how tall the 4 Kingdoms photo has gotten! I’ve got tomato cages around both photos, but the 4 Kingdoms is way taller than the cage already. What do you suggest to help keep it supported?
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time. The difference in smell from the buds this year and last year is amazing! These smell great already while the ones from last year smelled hellish for quite a while.
Kind of shocked at how tall the 4 Kingdoms photo has gotten! I’ve got tomato cages around both photos, but the 4 Kingdoms is way taller than the cage already. What do you suggest to help keep it supported?
Hawk518
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8/7/24
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time.
Rained on the Photos. Realized that I need to feed them some GeoFlora Bloom (instead of Veg) this week.
8/8/24
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time.
POURED w. rain. Photos might be getting too much rain?
8/9/24
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time. Humidity is in the low 50% range, so added humidity packs to each jar.
Fed the Photos some GeoFlora Bloom.
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time.
Rained on the Photos. Realized that I need to feed them some GeoFlora Bloom (instead of Veg) this week.
8/8/24
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time.
POURED w. rain. Photos might be getting too much rain?
8/9/24
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time. Humidity is in the low 50% range, so added humidity packs to each jar.
Fed the Photos some GeoFlora Bloom.
Hawk518
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8/16/24 (Cure Day #11)
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time.
Today is Day 11 of curing. At what point should I reduce the number of times / day that I burp the jars? And at what point should I reduce the amount of time actually burped? I’ve read so many different ideas on this that I figured I should reach out here for info.
Burped the cure jars 2x today for about 30 minutes each time.
Today is Day 11 of curing. At what point should I reduce the number of times / day that I burp the jars? And at what point should I reduce the amount of time actually burped? I’ve read so many different ideas on this that I figured I should reach out here for info.
Hawk518
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8/17/24
Burped the cure jars 2x today for 15 minutes each time.
Bought 8 foot stakes to help support the Photos outside. Yet more rain today.
8/18/24
Burped the cure jars 1x today for 20 minutes.
More rain.
8/19/24
Burped the cure jars 1x today for 20 minutes.
More rain.
Burped the cure jars 2x today for 15 minutes each time.
Bought 8 foot stakes to help support the Photos outside. Yet more rain today.
8/18/24
Burped the cure jars 1x today for 20 minutes.
More rain.
8/19/24
Burped the cure jars 1x today for 20 minutes.
More rain.
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Hawk518
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8/22/24
The RH in the cure jars was still a bit low, so bought a few more Boveda 62% humidity packs. Hopefully, this will bring them from the 50s to somewhere between 58-62%.
Fed the two Photos some GeoFlora Bloom & watered them.
OK, beyond a rookie mistake. Just realized that I fed them GeoFlora VEG instead of Bloom! How big an issue is this and how long should I wait til I give them the correct GeoFlora BLOOM nutes??
Going forward: Rule #1 – Don’t do Anything when in the clutches of a migraine.
The RH in the cure jars was still a bit low, so bought a few more Boveda 62% humidity packs. Hopefully, this will bring them from the 50s to somewhere between 58-62%.
Fed the two Photos some GeoFlora Bloom & watered them.
OK, beyond a rookie mistake. Just realized that I fed them GeoFlora VEG instead of Bloom! How big an issue is this and how long should I wait til I give them the correct GeoFlora BLOOM nutes??
Going forward: Rule #1 – Don’t do Anything when in the clutches of a migraine.
SouthFloridaGenetics
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Turning off the lights is bro science. You are doing a great job! I just found your journal and will continue looking through it to catch up to current.
Hawk518
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THANK YOU very much. Surprisingly little feedback on this site. Any / all comments / suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
