Northern Lights X BB auto & Speed Devil auto

Today's harvest day! Going to chop the girls down(or at least some tops) 2 hours before the lights come on. Read a few pages about chlorophyll only being produced during the light cycle or something like that. There was also a poll and the majority of people chopped a few hours before lights on. Seems like the consensus is that 24-72 hours of darkness before harvest to stressing the plant into increasing the thc amount(or trichome size depending on where you read) really doesn't have any scientific basing and the people who do do it for the most part just do it because "it can't hurt".

I'm split between letting the lower nodes getting an extra day or two and harvesting all of it so I can dry them all at once since I really only have 4 days to get a good dry. Gonna dry in my closet with a desk fan on the other side(walk in closet). RH is about 50% and temp is around 80F, without the fan. Seems ideal to me. I also think 2 out of three of the tops on the Blue Mammoth are fox tailing. That or they just decided to have the calyxes swell and start pushing out white hairs again. I think I'm still going to chop it regardless.

Looking up ways I can use the trim like this, http://forum.grasscity.com/harvesting-processing-marijuana/217220-hashmoufs-official-guides-homemade-hash-{step-step-pictorials}.html, but I'm not sure how much I'll have lol.

Helllll yea! Waiting for the pics!

bubble bags for the win =)

Chopping while lights are off makes sense. Plants Photosynthesise with light, and that is what makes the chlorphyl. During darkness plants use all the stored energy from the day to build themselves. roots, new leaves, repair, etc.

I def think i will be chopping after a lights out period.

You gonna reveg em? Or did you take some clones?

I didn't take any clones because they were supposed to be autos and the Northern Lights was so finicky that I wouldn't want to deal with that again. Blue Mammoth was easy to grow, but it wasn't that large of a yielder. Don't plan on revegging, just plan on cutting most of the top colas and letting the popcorn buds mature an extra day or 2.

I'd do bubble bags if I could lol. Not going to wait to order them though.

Nothing to do with harvesting, but I found this: http://www.nirvanashop.com/en/feminized-marijuana-seeds/812-chrystal-feminized-5-seeds.html. White Widow x Northern Lights. Sounds super tasty, super strong and super stinky.

Cloudz2600 said:

I didn't take any clones because they were supposed to be autos and the Northern Lights was so finicky that I wouldn't want to deal with that again. Blue Mammoth was easy to grow, but it wasn't that large of a yielder. Don't plan on revegging, just plan on cutting most of the top colas and letting the popcorn buds mature an extra day or 2.

I'd do bubble bags if I could lol. Not going to wait to order them though.

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You can freeze the trimmings...I heard they make better hash that way because you lose less material. Then you can wait and decide what you want to do with them

Yea, I planned on freezing them. I figure I'll do the method in the link because I have everything I need already. No doubt bubble hash is better, but I want hash now Not sure how much I should trim off the buds though. I hear some people say they just cut the tips of the sugar leaves and some who cut everything off but the actual bud.

EDIT: Ah I do need to pick up jars, but I need that anyway for curing.

I dont think I will ever buy Nirvana. Check this out. http://www.dailysmoker.com/top-10-best-cannabis-marijuana-seed-banks

Dinafem/dutch passion will be my next purchase.

Flaming Pie said:

I dont think I will ever buy Nirvana. Check this out. http://www.dailysmoker.com/top-10-best-cannabis-marijuana-seed-banks

Dinafem/dutch passion will be my next purchase.

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Yea...haven't heard many good things about Nirvana and Barney's....those are the two I've been avoiding. Someone sent me a Barney LSD, will see how it smokes!

I bought ministry of cannabis for my first seeds. didnt know any better. The two plants are soooo different. I hope NL#1 produces well. NL#2 is being retarded. I added some fish fertilizer today. Hopefully I see improvement soon.

I heard Barney's fem seeds hermied a bit more than usual and I heard Nirvana's auto seeds usually weren't true autos. Besides that I haven't really heard anything bad about em. The Pineapple Chunk(and Pineapple Express) and LSD grows usually turn out pretty nice and there's a Blue Mystic grow that just finished that looks great as well. J/w but what did you hear about em?

Also thanks Flaming I now have a new wish list:
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/paradise-seeds-durga-mata/prod_1317.html
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/serious-seeds-white-russian/prod_2462.html
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/paradise-seeds-wappa-feminized/prod_1335.html
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/dna-genetics-sharksbreath/prod_2909.html

Oh just noticed you're LSTing Flaming. You might want to add a counter tie so you don't uproot the plant. You don't need it for every branch you LST, just the main stalk.

I read that Durga Mata finishes fast. Wappa is listed as a 14 wk mature eeek.

I had a counter tie put on before I tighted the top down more. Should be fine.

Really where'd you read that? It's a 100% indica so that's kind of weird. Never heard of any indicas being more than 10 weeks.

on the attitude website wappa says 14+ weeks

We must be looking at two different strains. The one I'm looking at doesn't even say how long.

"Paradise seeds Wappa is a stout-statured and stable Indica variety. Wappa’s short indoor size makes her a good choice for gardeners with limited room. Her cannabis seeds offer a unique stone offers Indica body relaxation without the couchlock. Paradise seeds Wappa is a robust plant that quickly becomes the darling of the grow room, with her attractive appearance, ease in cultivation and fast yield. When forced to flower at 1 foot (30 cm), she just about doubles in size by maturity, producing big chunky colas that fill the air with sweetness, aromas composed of fruits and sugars. Wappa has a high calyx-to-leaf ratio, which makes her a breeze to manicure. Wappa’s fruity nugs are great head candy, creating an intense high. The buzz comes on strong, with a pleasant onset. It is a luminous high that nudges open the doors of perception. "

Also http://www.cannabissearch.com/strains/wappa/, http://www.kindgreenbuds.com/marijuana-strains/wappa.html, http://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/Wappa/Paradise_Seeds/. All say 55-60 days.

EDIT: Breeder says 55-60 days as well: http://www.paradise-seeds.com/wappa.html

I'm looking at the same page you are. check the thing on the side of the attitude picture. Attitude may have it listed wrong if the breeder says 60 days.

Cloudz2600 said:

I heard Barney's fem seeds hermied a bit more than usual and I heard Nirvana's auto seeds usually weren't true autos. Besides that I haven't really heard anything bad about em. The Pineapple Chunk(and Pineapple Express) and LSD grows usually turn out pretty nice and there's a Blue Mystic grow that just finished that looks great as well. J/w but what did you hear about em?

Also thanks Flaming I now have a new wish list:
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/paradise-seeds-durga-mata/prod_1317.html
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/serious-seeds-white-russian/prod_2462.html
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/paradise-seeds-wappa-feminized/prod_1335.html
https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/dna-genetics-sharksbreath/prod_2909.html

Oh just noticed you're LSTing Flaming. You might want to add a counter tie so you don't uproot the plant. You don't need it for every branch you LST, just the main stalk.

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Numerous things from many people on various grow sites...read everything that I could find first starting out, and read multiple places about low quality of seeds / bud / potency...genetics being unstable in general. If you brag to seasoned growers about having their seeds, you'll get laughed off the thread lol. I guess if you don't really care about quality and just want to grow...they're still better than most bagseed. If I'm going out the way to buy a seed, going to make sure it's at least respected and known for being a good strain by most people...but I'm trying to breed and keep mothers as well so the genetic thing is a bit more important to me. If you google 'bad reviews on Barneys or Nivana' I'm sure you could find quite a bit of reading to explain in detail. I've heard enough bad things where I'd just rather avoid them.

I can't say I've done any research really. I guess I'll really know how I feel after Barney's after I grow the Critical Kush and Pineapple Chunk. I guess it does say something that I haven't seen a lot of Barney's grows.

Decided I'm going to harvest the entire plant. The bin has better airflow than my closet and it seems the closet's RH is 56% and temp is at 82. Both which are a bit too high. The bin has much better airflow than the one fan I have going in the closet. Maybe I'll make hash with the popcorn buds and the trimmings.

Ugh....Started at 5pm, took a 30 minute break...I'm still at it...Got most of it done except what what be considered popcorn buds probably. Actually running out of room in the bin, got enough for one more line.

Would you guys consider what's left popcorn or still a good bit of bud? Anything deemed popcorn will be added to the trimming as is for hash making. Looks like I hit an oz or two easy. Never did buy that scale. I forgot lol.

Btw Lady what gave you the "scare" all of a sudden? Just you giving someone a plant?