And droopy!:
( this is her 7th week )
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And droopy!:
( this is her 7th week )
Small update -
Grabbed a 30x handheld microscope from HobbyBench yesterday.
I don't understand how you guys can focus and check on your trichomes easy, the focus is hard to get - I may have to find something sturdy for both my plant and microscope and work something out that way!
From what I can tell, the triches are getting thick with THC (cloudy) and I don't see anything amber yet.
:thumbsup:
* * * Nugget Update * * *
I went ahead and took it upon myself to give a smaller set of her goodies a grab.
Dense, DENSE buds. Firm as hell, which is surprising considering it's all organic and to be honest, I thought the way this plant looks - it's quality would be downhill. :rasta:
I also just checked her trichomes out on my 30x.. they look like little balls of semen. :dance:
Cloudy! Cloudy! Cloudy!
Not one trace of anything amber yet, but I'm waiting!
I'll just keep on the nutes until I see half amber. I want both, though I'd prefer the heady high more so. :D
<3
looking good reefer m8 nice one
cheers all :)
It's been quite awhile since an update. :)
I chopped my biggest lady down today WITHOUT flushing due to a small spider mite infestation.
However, since I've only used organics I'm not too worried. Worst comes to worse, they'll get an extra long cure if the taste is terrible :D
This grow has been nothing, BUT a learning experience.
Everything that could have gone wrong, basically went wrong - however, I killed about 8 birds with one bush. In this case, a marijuana bush :smokin:
Since there were a few webs hanging around, I used an entire can of keyboard cleaner (the cans of compressed gas with a straw). This knotted up the webs and knocked most eggs/mites off of the buds.
I then cut the fan leaves from the stem and worked my way on manicuring the very small leaves.
I had 3 containers: one for dead plant matter, one for fan leaves that didn't have enough trichomes for hash, and the last was my hash trimmings!
All hash trimmings were thoroughly inspected for mites, if no mites were found -then into the hash pile. If mites WERE found, they were eradicated and then the leaf was sent off to the hash pile.
For the one plant, it was a long, yet theraputic process. I went through Dogma, Office Space, and Tomb Raider while cutting Droopy up.
If I had enough time, I would have flushed her properly and sprayed her down to kill the mites.
However, for my other 2 plants - the war is on.
I just read this entire thread from start to finish... Congrats on a successful first grow! Let us know how those buds turned out :)
Solistus - Thanks a lot for the reply, I hope some of the info was helpful in the least :D
There are so many things I could have done better, in fact on my next grow I'm going to do a comparison and give some insight as to how you can improve your grow knowledge like I did.. I still have so much to learn. It's all so much fun though!
The plant turned out 16 grams (little over a half ounce) of what would be considered pretty high quality around here. I guess it's alright for my first grow, but I'm going to try and double it on my next grow.
As for the buds - they're still curing and they smell like spice until you break them open, after you break through them it smells like really tangy fruit. It's kind of interesting..
My friend really loved the taste and said it got him pretty high, I think it could use another 10-20 days curing :D
I also think another factor is they got a little too dry, as in 5% water. So I went ahead and threw a fresh bud in there and within a few days they were as good as new!
You know what I found interesting most of all, is the lack of spider mites/evidence of spider mites in the buds.
In fact, if you ever have a spidermite problem during flowering, fend them off the best you can and when you harvest 95-99.9% of them will leave the buds.
Day 1: I found a LOT of webbing on the paperclips which I hung the buds from. I pulled each bud off and wiped everything down, including the bud's stems, with water and a rag.
Day 2: I found a few more webs and a few more mites crawling up the stems. I then noticed that they were crawling not only up the stems and the paperclips, but all the way up the clotheshanger as well!
Another wipedown was done.
Day 3: It was like a barren wasteland. Nothing. Not even with my microscope.
:stoned:
**If you hang the buds upside down, the mites will be more likely to climb up the stem and away from the bud opposed to leaving the stems intact with the trunk than NOT hanging it upside down.
** About to smoke 3 bowls of Droopy approx 10 days after cure - Will post results
*so excited*
~Droopy
Strain: Unknown. Bagseed.
Indica/Sativa %: Uknown. However, a glance at the leaves tells me it's an indica dominant mix. However! When I smoke it, it feels like there's more sativa.
Feels like: I feel like I'm on cocaine and nyquil. My heart and thoughts are racing but I have a sort of numbness, I can't stop thinking!
Found: A seed of mids I got awhile ago. A seed of crappy mids. In fact, this right here goes to show you that shwag can be grown to be some potent stuff under the right conditions. Hell, I screwed up quite a few times and still managed to get a half ounce of what feels like about double the potency of the original bud!
Consistancy: Very, very fluffy buds. You know what fresh snowfall looks like? Since the buds aren't as dense but still decent sized, it looks like fresh green snowfall. Breaks up and cash's like a dream, though I do wish they were a bit more dense. When you touch and squeeze them, you'd almost rather hug them and sleep on them than of smoke them.
Sticky Factor: The buds are so sticky, that if you try to break it up with just one finger it's incredibly easy for the buds to get stuck together.
Odor: I can't smell a thing until I break the nuggest open.
Odor Factor: When growing: Med+ / When bagged: Low-
Efficiency of Combustion: Burns pretty well, unfortunately I wasn't able to flush it properly so once in awhile there will be a bowl that will have a crackle.
Taste: This is one for the citrus pile. It smells VERY sour though, not sure where it came from unfortunately.
Smoothness: Getting very smooth, sometimes a hit or two will be harsh but it's a LOT better than it was just a few days ago.
Conclusion: For my first plant, I guess it's not too bad. The smoke is about 50% more incredible than the plant it came from.
2 medium to large bowls set me straight.
Don't underestimate the power of bag seed.