-THE COLA BUD COUNTDOWN-

[EmTpockets]

OK, this is it....The Great Cola Bud Countdown!!! Everyday I will post a pic or pic's of buds on my plant so you can help me decide when its time to pick my plant. Heres the stats:

Name: Tricky Bitch
Strain: Cronic#3 (or Skunk#3, not sure)
Weeks flowering: Since Aug. 23
Countdown start date:Sep. 10
Countdown duration: 4 wks.

I will start with post #1 and just count the posts up to post #28 (or if it frosts, it ends there). So here gos, and feel free to highjack thread....I will keep going while chating with others, getting chicks naked, ect. Happy growing and thanks for the support!! Let the posting(Countdown, hehe) begin!!!-emtpockets:D

Post #1
Pics of full plant and one budshot.

[Garden Knowm]

how tall is that plant?... looks perrrrrrrrty

[EmTpockets]

how tall is that plant?... looks perrrrrrrrty
Thankee much!! She is approx. 7' and some change. She is also about 4-5' on all sides out!! And yes she is beautiful!! Cant stop lookin at her sometimes when I go to visit!!:D

[J DOG 6000]

I want some xanax too!

[EmTpockets]

Post #2

Tonight I have a pic of my cola.....and ofcourse a full plant pic. The picture of the whole plant is just beautiful.....she is loaded to the gills with bids. I mean they are absolutely everywhere!!!!

Every night I go out to visit, she gets more and more full. I am lovin it!!!-happy growing!-emtpockets:D

[Vaporizer]

TIGHTNESS ...

[EmTpockets]

Yeh she is really fillin out, huh? I cant believe how this grow is turning out. You all helped, so everyone should be proud of her!!

[EmTpockets]

I just went out and (Harddons gonna strangle me for this...) took a couple samples to see how she smokes. After they dry and cure a little bit, I will post you all in on how she tastes and how the high is. I only took two buds btw....just enough for a joint or two, so dont kill me, K?-emtpockets:D

[EmTpockets]

Btw, how long do you usually hang-dry, before put in paper bags? I usually wait untill they are a bit crispy, but they always turn out super-dry in the end. I like a little moisture to stay for wheight, how do I do that?

[Vaporizer]

werd. Can anyone give me some good instructions for harvest. Like.. everything im going to need. Step by step. I want my buds .. nice and soft ... sticky. Ya know :)

[EmTpockets]

^^^^Exactly^^^^

[EmTpockets]

Post #3

Man, I hope yall can see the purple hairs on one of these pics.....so purrty!! Also, another full plant shot and a pretty bud shot. Are they fattening up, Harddon???

[9ski9]

Beauties, EmT! What dry weight are you hoping for?

And how are your temps looking in the long range forecast?

[EmTpockets]

Im hoping for at least half pound.....but Ill get anywhere between half and maybe a full one!!! BUT....and this is a big but, there is a frost coming in supposedly thursday, if that happens shes gettin pulled early, and that would hurt my yeild.:( So send a prayer to the pot gods for me and maybe all will be well!!!-peace-emtpockets:D

[HARDDON]

She is way far from being ready to harvest.

Do not pull her even if frost if forecast. Frost wont affect the quality of the buzz so let her live thru if if she can.

She is fattening up, but still has a way to go.

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1. cut bud off plant by the stalk.
2. hang to dry one day.
3. trim off all large leaves and smaller leaves on day two.
4. let hang / air dry another 3 days.
5. Place in paper bag or empty beer boxes for another 5 days, turning buds over frequently.

At this point the buds will be dry, but still contain some moisture that you can now "CURE" out of the buds.

Place in airtight jar....

Every day, open the jar lid and let it 'breath' for about 2 hours...then close the jar again.

This will draw out the deepest moisture and let it 'cure'.

When checking and determining the readiness of the bud, use the stems as a guideline, not the buds themselves. When the stem SNAPS instead of BENDING...then your weed is fully cured.

Hope that helps.

And stop smoking her.... :eek:

She simply isnt ready yet......soon...but not yet.....

But alas,,,the cycle has begun....has it not :D

[EmTpockets]

Thanks for the insight harddon......btw, you want me to leave her out for the frost? Will do, you know best.

[EmTpockets]

Post #4

My baby is strait up gettin fat!! I went and kinda gently(ever so gently) squeezed a bud to see how thick and solid they were and....damn, she has some BODY to her!!

I mean I was suprized at how solid it was!! Anyway, heres the pics I took tonight. Tomarrow maybe Ill go and get a daylight pic if I have time. I have to go to see my P.O. so I will prob be gone all day.

Oh, yeah.....Harddon thanks for the tips on manicuring and sorry bout Harddonna:( "he" will be missed. 9ski9 has others to follow though, and there is always Tricky Bitch to accept your classic and genuine constuctive criticism!!-Happy growing, and peace-emtpockets:D

[EmTpockets]

Post #5

Daylight pics for you all!! LOL....I finally got some time during the day to take some pics for yall, so here gos it. They came out beautiful, the buds are so fat and look so good and tasty!! Im getting antsy, and extremely impatient.....Every time I go out to her I think to myself....."Damn, I wonder what you are going to wheigh, and taste like, and how high you are going to ge me"!! It is almost pathetic, you know? anyways, on to the pics.....whatcha think?

Btw, the last pic is of a branch that I broke a while back and just let it hang because I heard that if a branch breaks, the buds get bigger on that branch. I left it and now...BAM...big ass buds all up and down that damn branch!!!! I guess its true.(I would'nt recommend going and breaking branches on purpose,btw.)-peace-emtpockets:D

[EmTpockets]

Post #6

Sorry about the last post....my comp took a shit in the middle of uploading the pics. Well, I took some today so Ill post them instead. Enough with the high babble, here go the pics:D

[m4o2n0a]

Lookin good EmT...

My plants are at about the same stage as yours and im getting pretty anxious as well. ;-)

Happy growing!

[misty116]

can we get a close-up of that branch that u broke and the buds on it?

PS: its a good thing ur PO doesnt do house visits!

[EmTpockets]

can we get a close-up of that branch that u broke and the buds on it?

PS: its a good thing ur PO doesnt do house visits!
OK, first pic is of my broken branch, just for you!! The rest are pics I took today.-emtpockets:D

[misty116]

Cheers dude!

[poppasmoke66]

Harddon i have a question for you,...when in the air tight jar phase of the curing and u open it to draw out the deepest moisture,... can u put a small dry piece of paper towel or tp unscented, in the jar to help absorb moisture??? just curious, got 5 beautiful cinamon skunk strains that by act of god are all female bout 3ft tall and i think im gettin close to harvest, will post pics to show, would really appreciate any info possible, :D

[NoosaHeads]

Harddon i have a question for you,...when in the air tight jar phase of the curing and u open it to draw out the deepest moisture,... can u put a small dry piece of paper towel or tp unscented, in the jar to help absorb moisture??? just curious, got 5 beautiful cinamon skunk strains that by act of god are all female bout 3ft tall and i think im gettin close to harvest, will post pics to show, would really appreciate any info possible, :D


If you wait till the Bud is "popcorn" dry.
then cure it In glass Jars.(in a cool dark place).
you really only need to open the jars once every 2-3 days to release the carbon gasses that build up.
if you do notice moisture in your jars then pull the bud out for an hour or so and put it back in.
4 weeks is my minimun for curing...
see that helped you to Empty.;).

[poppasmoke66]

noosaheads,... what do you mean popcorn dry? these photos are bad dig pics two weeks ago.... :D

[HARDDON]

pop corn dry means dry and brittle on the outside.

The stem will still bend, not snap completly.