hey gents!
look at those buds! here they come! im glad things are going well.
it was quite a bit of work cutting and cleaning the grape ape but man...talk about good bug! purp to the point that some tops look black. ive got the black rose of cairo here in nor-cal. looking like 1.4 per 1000hps...about 700g i guess. :thumbsup:
a couple of things; i have seen the flowering cycle prolonged about 5 days with a 4 week veg rather than a 2 week veg. my buddy with the over vegged plants went 5 week veg and i will know what the flower time is in about 4-5 more weeks. veg time does effect the flower time but not by much.
the 40/60 is a good way to figure out a general cut time. a week this way or that, but my 8-9 weekers normally stretch for about 3 weeks. after that the buds are well set and they may grow a little taller over the next week or two but nothing like the speed they started with...which is the "stretch phase". so a 3+ week stretch will be about 5+ more weeks until their ready to cut. my sour d stretched for 4+ weeks and took a total of 11+ weeks of flower. sub is right though, they gain a lot of weight in their last few days so cutting just a little early can really cost you.
as for curing, i dont wait until the stems snap. if you are trying to draw out the moisture, that is where it would come from. if they are dry enough to snap there is nothing left to draw out. i dry until they feel crunchy on the out side and have a little squish in the center and the stems still have a little bend to them. then de-bone the stems, at this point they can over dry very quickly. seal them in glass jars, a one gal jar should be able to hold 200-300g, or food grade containers. if they are not food grade they can pass along a plastic smell. store them in a dark place until the small dryer buds and the wetter tops have equalized in dryness somewhat. then air out the buds until they feel crispy again, then seal up, then air out... until you reach the cure youre looking for. never seal it up and forget about it or the whole jar will mold. it seems to increase the smell by leaving the larger sugar leaves on the bud rather than pre trimming. I never use paper bags, i think they take away from the overall smell and one time i used one that had a funky smell to it and fucked up about a 1/2lb. i'll never use them again. this is just my way. i started with someones cure method and over the years have changed things that i thought made for a better cure.
my BC looks great at 10 days post flip. about to put in the scrog as soon as im done trimming. BC babies have popped and ive made some more. this time im only using the dome for a few days as the heat mat and the dome keep the humi up around 90% and the cubes never get a chance to dry out. took the dome off for 15min yesterday, 24hrs after cutting them, with no wilting. today it comes off for 30min.
well im getting back to work. i fucking hate trimming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good to "see" yall!
icbh707 Reviewed by icbh707 on . AK-47 in E&F - rockwool/clay medium (First Grow Log) Ok, so this is my first grow log and I'm honestly doing it more for the possibility of getting help when things start turning bad (which they most likely will, because its me). Here's the story, through a vast amount of help from LOC NAR, WeedHound, and Tinytoon I've started some supposed AK-47 seeds I recieved from a friend. I am going to follow these guys advice and see how things turn out this time. This is my fourth grow attempt and the last 3 were utter failures with the plants dying Rating: 5