harvestin prep, questions, and special thnx...

ok...first off i wanna send a special thnx to everyone on this site- LIP, GaGrown, HARDDON, Orangeman, Busteruk7, S12fever, GrowingGreen23, Zandor, Stinkyattic, Garden Knowm, and so many others...there's jus too many names for me to say, and if i could i would, but c i cant and i aint. Dont take it personally, get wit me lata' and i'll blaze dank :D . b4 i came her i thought i knew shit bout bud, but forget what i thought i knew b/c i didnt know shit..lol...still dont know everything, but have gotten a tremendous amount of knowledge from all these great and helpful people on here and if it werent for yall i would not have a some nice bud to harvest and smoke... ;) everything ya'll have helped me wit, is very deeply 'preciated, and i hope to help return the favor to others when i can. I will now b alot more prepared for the next go around...thnk u all............ Now on to tha matters at hand...

1. I have three plants, 2 NL#5 (1), (2).. and 1 NL x BB(im sure most of u have saw the pics, if not thet are on down the threads a lil...ok, the pistils on one of the NL #5 looks about 70-80% changed, the other about, 60-70%, and the NL x BB about 50%..so NL #5(1) looks bout ready, and (2) looks close but (2) looks like it is starting to die all of the sudden..not sure if maybe all the nutes in the soil r gone, or b/c yesterday it was starting to lean badly so i tried puttin a posicle stick in the soil to help str8in her up(that is what i did wit (1) ) but when i tried puttin it in i think i went thru a root, i believe i heard it break thru, so i think it might b this def. should i go ahead and harvest it along wit (1)? I dont want it to die on me b4 i get tio harvest it, ya know.. ;) plus i think of it this way, since they r the same strain and one's thc level wouldnt have broken down in CBD, CBN(i believe that what they r right?) therefore get the more cerebral high instead of the couch lock high, right? And then the NL x BB looks like it needs atleast another week or so, so....

2. i only have the one closet(where they r growing now) to use to hang them up to dry, i have one of those closet mate thing, that u put together, and jus set them in ur room or whateva, to hang them up on, would i b able to jus put a dark blanket(like black) over that to keep the light away from them for the next week or, that way i could give the NL x BB the extra time it needs to finish...or when they r dryin, do they need to b in darkness wit no light interuption like when in flowering?

3. should i keep the fan on in the room while they r drying, and just point the fan away from the plants giving it inderect wind/air?

4. i read somewhere about putting them in a shoe box to dry/cure and supposedly speeds up the process, ne thruth in this, or will it lessen the potency or taste or ne thing?

i did what to give them 48 hrs of total darkenss b4 i harvest( i read that on here i believe, is that true 2?), but since they arent gonna be dont at the sme time and only havin one room i cant...

sry for this bein so long and so many questions, im jus tryin to make sure that i get everything right to ensure a good end product ya know? i apologize for ne incovience. thnx in advance.... again thnk u everyone for the help throughout this whole cycle..... :thumbsup: :D :stoned:

NE 1?? ...i could really use some advice asap.....i jus looked at them and tha NL#5 (2) branches and leaves are all damn limp and pointing str8 down to the ground...and the NL#5 (1) is staring to go limp as well(jus no where near as bad)

can you show me a pic thanks and give me some info on nutes , feeding schedule,strain and lights and temp.the postman.

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Originally Posted by postmandave

can you show me a pic thanks and give me some info on nutes , feeding schedule,strain and lights and temp.the postman.

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the nutes was Shultz 10-15-10 plus micronutes, i fed them a low dose each time i watered bout every 3 days or so, but quit givin them nutes about 2-3 wks ago(b/c i thought they were gonna b harvested earlier,- NL #5(1), NL #5(2), NL x BB- 4 40w cool floros(about 11000 lumens total)- about 60-70F in the night and 70-85F day....they have been fine up until jus this morning...they kinda look like they need watered(but like very bad), its been bout 3 days which is the normal so i dont understand y it would b water...plus i figured i was gonna b harvesting within the next few days, and was told to not water 3-7 prior to harvest to help wit the dryin process...ill try and get some pics in a sec..... thnx

Pics 1,2,3. r NL #5(1)

pics 4,5,6. r NL #5(2)

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pics 7,8,9,10,11. r NL x BB tha last 2 where taken out for better lighting....usually take them all out to take pics, but the 2 NL #5 are leaning over too far and dont want them to snap or nething ya know..if u look at tha second et of pics u can c i have it leanin against tha wall so it dont fall over... or mayb jus water them and give them a few more days??? and once i harvest it would it b ok to snip a lil bud for a quick dry 2 get an idea of what im gonna b twerkin wit

that looks VERY nice :)

Sure you can snip some - but don't be too shocked if it tastes "green" as without a cure you won't lose that chlorophyll taste.

But those buds look fantastic - let us know how it smokes

fo sho ill def let ya'll know how it smokes....i went ahead and gave it jus a lil drink and it def perked them up, quess that was it, jus weird that they havent dont that b4 on the 3rd day...i went ahead and snipped some of the fan leaves to get extra light to the bottom for the last day-or maybe 2 morow....and so i didnt have so much at harvest...should i snip the fan leaves and trim leaves b4 or after i chop em and hang em? thnx

Personally I do all my manicuring before I hang the plants, but of course after I chop them down.
They dry faster too, bonus.
Nice frosting on those last 2 pics!
The only thing I would do to prep for harvest is flush with clean water, no ferts for the last 2 weeks (1 week is okay I think, but others might disagree, depends how heavy into chemical ferts rather than organics you are).
Dark before harvest isn't necessary.
Letting the soil dry out is said to be helpful though. So I do it.

koo...thnx stinky.....wouldnt it b easier to clip everything b4 u chop it down....what do u do after u chop it down to clip it jus hold it?? or clip them while they r hangin?