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dude, take it from 1 who knows.
dont waste ur time or the sore throat u will receive.
once u harvest, after the trichs are ready, u could take a lil popcorn and put it on a hot desklamp Not directly on the bulb! or the toasteroven on super low for 30mins-1hr.
I have used both of these meathods with happy results.
but there are many folks who will poo-poo that idea.
its always best to let it dry in its time.
but, these ideas work;)
Hey one of the cool parts about growing is that you can smoke the buds whenever you want! Especially your first time around you should take a few snippets during different stages and try them. I usually will pick a bud and leave it on top of the fridge or radio or something over nite.....low heat....and that works very well. Another way I've tried (when REALLY desperate) is to crumble a bud up into a small piece of foil and hold it over but very close to a light bulb. Stir often.....it'll dry it up in a few min but you lose alot in that particular transaction.
This will give you an idea of how you personally like "your trichs served." Practice makes perfect. :D
Ps...Don't oversnip....will slow growth and reduce yield. :)
actually, i stand corrected by the WH.
i said after harvext, WH is correct in sampling at different stages of the trichs, but i dont think u r cloudy yet.
i would definately wait for cloudy.
clear trichs are a waste of time.:wtf:
And yes, Rock is right, sore throat, crappy high. But its YOUR weed giving you that sore throat and crappy high! I know for myself I didn't REALLY believe anything I grew would actually "do the job" until I tried it myself. It's something that has to be done...and someone etc...:D
CM, what scope did you end up with and where did you get it? If my eyes are not deceiving me it looks like there are a couple of 'headless' triches.... Thats a sign that harvest is some time away, or the girls have been treated roughly IMO.
So I have a small bud on the top of my lamp wrapped in a paper towel haha.
I am getting better pictures now! The t9 flouro really helped with my lighting issues. I set it down net to the bud of inspection and there ya go! Almost too much light haha
EDIT: MVP: I got the 'scope at radio shack for $10.99. It can scroll between 60-100x magnification, although I have kept it on 60 so far.
My guess is that those trichs are just starting to grow, because they haven't been there for more than a week and a half.
I don't think it's physical abuse causing those headless trichs because they haven't really been touched at all lol. Maybe nute abuse or w/e because when they were younger they went through some tough 8.6 ph water at 400ppm straight from tap for 8-12 hours before I got my meter, but that was back in november!
What do you guys think?
He's on day 27! Maybe day 28 now. Harvest IS sometime away.
Interesting point about the headless trichs....mine always look like that after I've ripped a precious bud off with my rough hands...:D Didn't know it meant harvest being far offf.
i had the headless syndrome for a long time.
definately very premature.
CM, u wont get any buzz til u at least get some cloudies with heads.
i would wait at least 10 days,,,minimum
Hmm, maybe I should pick a popcorn bud that has more amber pistils? It's funny, but my pure sativa plant has more amber hairs than my 60% sativa 40% indica plants :P
impetuous youth.:wtf:
u will now learn the impossible lesson of patience my friend.;)
red hairs mean nothin, other than red hairs.
my thais have had red hairs for a couple months.
its all about the trichs.
the trichs contain the psycho-actives, not the hairs.
u r rushing.
Mother Nature will not be rushed.:hippy:
wait 2 weeks, trust me.:pimp:
Haha no worries man! I can wait two weeks. I can wait six weeks, although I'm dry until harvest so I might get a bit cranky haha.
Thanks for the tip about the hair color, I'll definitely remember that :thumbsup:
OMG!! Rock talking about patience!! :S2: Look I know he's learned (the hard way) to practice it but.....!
t5. And those are much more efficient than the t12 (most common) and t8. And real expensive.
yeah, talk about hysterical:wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
i have the least amount of patience of anyone i kno,,,,but i learned these lessons the hard way.
nothing like investing 5.5 months on a thai only to get a 20 minute buzz.
pateince grasshopper, patience:D
T5, that's the one. Well, it does the job for lighting microscope objects, but I wouldn't recommend buying one for that sole purpose lol
So this is an update dedicadedicated to those small roaches when you save them for a time when you are dryl This is one of those times and I have a gram sized baggies with about 12 roaches anywhere from .25-1 inches long. I just unroll those babies into my bong on the screen and toke away! It tastes what it is, but :jointsmile:it does the job very nicely.
So because iof this I am listening to KoRN and taking pictures of trichomes wiyth my microscpe.
I think that I need to be high more often because I just figured out that it's a pocket microscope that means that you can set it down and then focus instead of holding it like binoculars that was what I was doing even for my pictures! Setting it down is much more stable and allows for more even lighting and focus fields.
These are three pictures at slightly different focus ranges to account for the trichomes being different distances away.
I've heard that roaches can hold as muich as 7%5 of the thc in a joint because the smoke goes through the last part of the joing / blunt the whole smoke. any facts tath someone can contribute would be appreciated :)
Mmm, looks like I'm going to crack another roach and waste some time on video games :)
If you can deal with the taste I'd leave the paper on the roaches......thar's resin in them thar papers.. :D
I did not know that! The papers are staying on from now on :thumbsup:
Sweet pics dude, I now really know what the trichs look like. Thank you so much for those great pics, I hope I have patience when mine get there. I need a microscope. I am out til harvest too, unless someone nice comes along and throws some my way.
Ya, it's a real bummer. I wish my insurance company would get it's act together and start paying for my medication or at least the expenses used to make my own :thumbsup:
Law isn't going to change until big industries decide it is beneficial to invest in it, in my opinion of course ;)
I have seven more roaches, that should last me until I have to go to work :jointsmile:
Well I see some amber in those, but they're mostly still just getting cloudy I think.
And you can quick dry by tearing off tiny chunks of weed, like less than the size of a dime. Set them on top of your computer monitor or HID hood, or any place warm and with some air movement. They should dry in 12 to 24 hours.
So I carefully this time cut a leaf from one of my Atomic Haze sativa plants and threw it under the 'scope. I saw a lot more cloudy than I thought, but have yet to see an amber so I do have at least a couple more weeks going on my judgement.
What do you guys think?
i concur doctor, at least a couple weeks.:thumbsup:
So my birthday is in just over three weeks...If I end up harvesting in two weeks and cure for a little over a week I can give myself a great birthday present :D
first, its hang dry for a week to 10 days, then cure.
but, u can blaze soon as is dry, but will taste much better after curing.
Ah, see harvest is still a big mystery to me. I have Jorge Cervantes' DVD so I will watch it again and I will start reading up on what to do when harvest comes.
I am going to go search for it...I'll post if I have any questions :thumbsup:
P.S. I still have three roaches :D
:S5:
theres a grow guide around here somewhere with detailed harvest instructions.
ill look for it.:thumbsup:
wish i had some dam roaches:wtf:
:wtf: This is the last time I will say this.....you are at about day 32 or something. People consider 50 days a FAST finisher. :wtf: Stop looking at them and playing with them because you are starting to get out of control here cm. :wtf: I've been waiting for this.....usually it's nutes people get crazy over or the ph (with Rock it was the cfls :wtf:) but in your case it's thinking your plants are anywhere NEAR done. They ARENT! :wtf:
I want you to STOP THIS right now young man! :wtf:
i think someone was just mildly slapped upside the head:S2:
but, 2b honest, she is right. just chill dude. what u think is cloudy is the white refection of the light in a CLEAR trich.
buy a rubicks cube or somethin:wtf:
Sorry you lost all your pictures during the upgrade. I feel lucky to have been able to keep mine, but I did loose my entire last page.
Sorry :( I will stop talking about harvesting until you start talking about it again :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
Thank you for straightening me out Weedhound, appreciate it :)
I don't have anymore medicine; time to look up my local hook again.
It's ok.....we all do it.....we need a smiley of a slapping hand. You reigned in easier than Rock at least. :D
Do you go to co ops cm? I've been dying to go in and look around. Does any of the weed anyone buys at a co op have seeds or is it all sinsemilla?
Dude.....VERY sorry about your pics...:(
cant see any of those attachments
Rule of Thumb: Sixty days or longer in 12/12 before you mention the "H" word. If they girls are 50 percent amber before then, maybe.... *slap* :S2:, but check with the Hound first....
HEY!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
ok, im in week 14:wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by MVP
14x7= im around 100 days, seriously:wtf:
fawkin Thai,,,,,never again:weedpoke:
Haha well I guess you could say I'm a fast learner in knowing when to listen and when to shut up :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
I go to co ops probably once a month. There is one in Santa Cruz that is good and there are lots in San Fran that I hit up. In all the medicine I've bought from co ops I've never encountered a seed, so yes I would imagine it's all sinsemilla.
It's no big deal about losing the pictures, I have them all saved on my computer. I feel bad for you guys if anything lol. If there's any pictures you'd like me to repost I will, and sometime in the future I'll repost most of them for others who happen across this log.
Humidity: Mine is around 60-70% because it's the rainy season! The temps stay between 70-80 but that damn humidity is never below 50%. Do I need a dehumidifier? Would this humidity cause a canoeing effect that I am seeing on some of the leaves, mostly the ones higher? Or is that a heat issue? If they get worse I will make a post in the problem section.
There is also yellowing going on and now that I know that I'm not close to finish flowering is this happening because of some environmental issue? If it is not normal for yellowing to appear in only the fourth-fifth week of flowering I will make another problem post.
Thanks friends!
Hey bro, post pics if you can...even shitty cam-phone pics you text/email to yourself. The yellowing is kinda normal if they are lower growth and don't get light intensity. Focus on upper canopy growth and don't sweat the stuff below too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by cmasfca
I used to live in Carmel and Pacific Grove a while back. I'm gonna roadtrip up there soon to see some friends. God's country if you ask me... love the Central Coast. Used to live in the City too - Seacliff and the Marina District in case you are wondering.
Remember the 60-day rule amigo, it will pay you back in Fat Nuggs! And you won't get slapped either.
MVP :jointsmile:
CM....I have to say yes on the dehumidifier. Despite what some of the books say 60% is WAY too high. You honestly want to aim for the 30's but anything over 45% can create good conditions for molds/funguses. Mold can ruin your entire crop easily so the investment is worth it in my opinion.
Do you have an oscillating fan on them? Keep the air around them moving to help prevent mold issues as well but the REAL key is your humidity and your plants' general health.
I have one running in my growroom at night.....that's when you'll REALLY see the humidity rise in the grow room.