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well they are about to come down right now anyways... im preping everything as we speak.

cant wait to see the pics! congrats

stonesour said:

well they are about to come down right now anyways... im preping everything as we speak.

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I wouldn't even trip, Dude. I like the way you said that, though. Haha, 'further investigation finds one male flower on the same plant. Just a very rare male flower. I wouldn't even consider that hermie, really, but I guess, kind of. I'm sooo stoked, Dude!!! Handle that shit!!! I can't fuckin' wait for the harvest pictures!!! Congrats X a bunch, Stone. Welllllllll done. I salute you! =)

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Here they are right before the havest and after hanging in the very box that grew them. Light are unplugged, A/C is unplugged and the only thing going is my vent. Each passive intake at the bottom is reading about 300 feet per minute air flow through each one. my box is 5 cubic feet. My question is will that be too much? Will they dry to quickly? The exhaust fan is venting out of my roof. Also the vent is on a variable speed control that can be adjusted. Max is 500 FPM through two 4" intake holes. Someone help me out here.... I can turn it up or down. Also video will be up tonight that i took right before the harvest. Thanks guys, this cfl grow turned out way bigger than expected.

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Goddammit, Man!!! Sooo awesome!!! What a yield, Man. Can't wait for the dry weight. I would think that might dry them a bit quick, though. Maybe a very, very low circulation. I've heard of people just leaving them in a drawer or a closet which basically wouldn't contain much air flow, you know? Not too positive on this, though. Might wanna get another opinion to be safe. Again, congrats, Man. =) Still following ya on the results and everything! This had to have been the best grow I've followed. So much fun. And my girl can start flowering and taking off as soon as I want her to. Still gonna go a bit longer on the veg, but I'm sooo stoked for this one! Here back from you soon, Dude.

Thanks for following, let me know if you start a journal.... I will definatly follow without a doubt. I do need some insight on this air flow though. Maybe I will just turn it down a little. Dont want mold though.

stonesour said:

Thanks for following, let me know if you start a journal.... I will definatly follow without a doubt. I do need some insight on this air flow though. Maybe I will just turn it down a little. Dont want mold though.

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Yeah, mold is never an option. I'll let you know, though. For now, I think I'm gonna keep just posting pictures and threads here and there. Definitely with the next grow, though. It'll be 12/12 from seed, probably. I think if you have any circulation at all, you should be fine, though. Maybe check how they feel overnight and that can give you a rough estimation as whether to turn it up or down.

not really sure it matters as long as you dont use to much hi temps to dry it, i use a 4 inch inline fan and it only takes 3 days ish depending on size of bud . the good times are here then mate, ive got 2 12-12 from seed with some big fat heads at the mo

My freaking fingers are permanently sticky....lol. Vid will be up in a few minutes. Its HD so check back in like an hour or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmc1qSC7V_0

wow! man they look delicious! nice ass buds and they are fat!!!! dried weight should be surprising!

I belive that as long as there's white pistils still sticking up, they can be pollinated, I could be wrong.....
If you like the smoke off the testers then give 'er

Good video, Stone. Still can't wait for them to be dry. That final weight is gonna be sick!

here is one of the ways i dry Budd...i call it *curing on the vine*... what i do i instead of a 20 on 4 off schedule for the lights i flip it for the fans and i put the fans on a 4 on 20 off timer it allows the moisture to be sucked out of the box but also allows time for the plants to push out the moisture to the outer portions of the Budd also allows you to not have to worry about fan speeds also
it starts the fermentation of the sugars nicely and also allows for a much safer cure as far as mold and mildew prevention and gives the smoke a almost cured taste even before you begin your curing process

give it a try it works good just takes about a day longer to get it where it needs to be

Well, its day two and temperature does not go above 72 and humidity is at a steady 52%. I would like the humidity to drop but because they are in the grow box, its kinda unavoidable right now that they are fresh. Outside the box temps are 75 and 42% humidity. I should start to see a decrease in humidity as the days go by and that will be my indicator to start checking for dryness. When i first placed the fresh cut buds in the box, humidity was around 55% which was the max, that lasted for about 18 hours then started to drop. Checked them today and they are looking fucking awsome....still stinking like the day they were cut too which is a surprise. The ventilation is going 24/7. Air in the box is being exchanged roughly 3 times an hour right now so I hope mold and mildew doesnt become a problem. The top colas are so dense and big, Im really trying my best to keep mold and mildew at bay. I cant really cut the buds off the main colas because there wont be any way to hang them. Shit I have quickly found out drying bud is just as critical as growing it. I thought, shit its done....no more work. I was wrong...LOL.

Also, looking at the main colas, they look darker. Not like mold or anything, just a tint darker. Is that from the drying process? Ill post pictures tonight.

good idea with the CFLs on the top with the blue and red spectrum

Thanks, the blue I believe helped with the density of the buds. I may be wrong, but I have buds that got to 4 inches in diameter or bigger.

been waiting to see these pics, how you feeling about everything overall?

Ok so its been 2 in half days. Drying nice and slow... Tiny buds are dry enough to sample. Here are a few pictures of the top colas of the four plants. Runt was immature but hey, she needed to come down. I know i still need to manicure, I just clipped off the biggest leaves when I harvested. Also I included pictures of my canisters, labeled and ready to store. My cannibis cup that will be filled for a glory shot, and my bong packed with a sample that I just smoked...and yep...Im stoned!!!!

great job stone, looking awesome!

great job SS lookin good man !!