Things to do before harvest

[Bloomin Idiot]

Originally Posted by JD1stTimer
I don't think the orientation when drying changes how fast they dry. Gravity doesn't pull the water out of the plant. ...

So True, Water is heavier than air so the water goes up! Otherwise we would have no clouds etc.
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MGW, Really? Let me let you in on a secret we have kept from you,,,, moisture rises from heat and falls as rain from cooling as it gathers.

And I love the way you guys always pull up 4-5 year old threads,lol

Bloomin Idiot Reviewed by Bloomin Idiot on 09-07-2012. Things to do before harvest hey everybody. i just wanted to see if i could get a little coversation about techniques that help before harvesting. i have read about stopping nutes a week before and just using plain phd water, also i have read about a dark period before chopping down but i don't know anything about that, how long or whatever. Any experiences with these techniques or any others are what we need to discuss....Let me know what u guys think:thumbsup: Rating: 5

[Mainely Growing Weed]

Thanks Bloomi, I miss spoke before (note to self ...Proofread!) H2O is lighter than O2. Hydrogen has an atomic weight of 1, Oxygen has an atomic weight of 8 therefore O2 is heavier than H2O

[Trickster]

hey everybody. i just wanted to see if i could get a little coversation about techniques that help before harvesting. i have read about stopping nutes a week before and just using plain phd water, also i have read about a dark period before chopping down but i don't know anything about that, how long or whatever. Any experiences with these techniques or any others are what we need to discuss....Let me know what u guys think:thumbsup:

During the last 48 hours I also added ice cubes to the top of soil (indoor grown) plants to swell buds and the ice to add purples or colors to bud by lowering the temp.

[Shovelhandle]

get the fuck out of town! I add ice to my margaritas but not my martinis. Ice to the pot plants?

I do a harvest dance before I cut them down. :wtf:

[Weezard]

Fo' real, Shov.
We try ebberyt'ing 'roun' heah.

I once put some seed in cups of dry coco and put two cloudy ice cubes on top. (cloudy, means dissolved air)
Nature's way, yah?
A slower release than dumping it on 'em in one splash.

Put 'em inna sun and walked away.
The cubes melted, the surface warmed, and the seeds popped with a smile.

Was looking for away to start a go-rilla grow.
No got gorillas, but ice is cheap.

And almost as heavy as water.
Should have thought that bit all the way through, yah?

Meh, at least I found out that nature's way was a-ok.

Aloha,
Weeze

[tlranger]

Funny how she knows

[Esteban1]

Right at harvest time I watch good porn, masturbate & gizz all over myself THEN & only then I dance.

:wtf:

[lipps]

okay i was doing some reading and i had a few questions for anyone out there still following. So drying in a relative humidity of 50-60%, i have a problem because the humidity in my drying room is about 30%, should i really get a humidifier or do i not have to worry about it? Also i read that just cutting the plant down and hanging it up was the best way, not cutting any of the fan leaves or larger leaves on the buds until they are dry. Is this best or what do u guys have to say about when to trim during drying and how to hang best? Lets have some opinions:rastasmoke:

The buds are not dried they are cured and they cure during the 5-7 days it takes for the moisture to leave the bud, if the humidity is to low the moisture will leave to quickly and the buds will not cure properly. 30% is too low, you can control the humidity by limiting the amount of air leaving the closet just keep the humidity above 50% and 70' F, get a meter so you can tell because it's crucial tom get a killer cure. The buds will get to a point where the outside just starts to crisp up but the inside is still slightly moist the stem will be flexible, at this stage put the buds in a large paper grocery bag fill about i/3 full and close the top and lay it on it's side so the buds are spread out not piled up let it set overnight then check the moisture by bending the it should be flexible and the outer leaves will have rehydrate now leave the bag open until the outer leaves crisp up again then close and repeat until the stem end snaps when bent if it is flexible it's still to moist. This whole process can take up to 2 weeks so don't get in a hurry and smell it ever time you open the bag it should never have an ammonia smell that means it's molding, it will start to have a floral sent not the fresh green smell it had when first cut . The longer you flush the less nitrates you will have in the bud and the smother the smoke. The skippy on the extended dark period before harvest is that the plant produces trichromes at night and extending the dark period is suppose to make it more potent because the plant reacts to dark not light , try it with one and see. Take the buds off the plant leave enough stem to hang it up with, remove all the big leaves, hang em on a string and go for it. Good curing..........

[lipps]

This post didn't edit the way I thought it would so here's another try......
The buds are not dried they are cured and they cure during the 7-14 days it takes for the moisture to leave the buds, if the humidity is to low the moisture will leave to quickly and the buds will not cure properly. 30% is too low, you can control the humidity by limiting the amount of air leaving the closet just keep the humidity above 50% and 70' F, in a small space a wet cloth can raise the humidity, get a meter so you can tell because it's crucial to get a killer cure. The buds will get to a point where the outside just starts to crisp up but the inside is still moist the stem will be flexible, at this stage put the buds in a large paper grocery bag fill about 1/3 full lay it on it's side so the buds are spread out not piled up and close the top let it set overnight then check the moisture by bending the stem it should be flexible and the outer leaves will have rehydrate now leave the bag open until the outer leaves crisp up again then close and repeat if they are drying to fast you can put the bag into a plastic bag to slow it down. When the stem end snaps when bent put the buds in glass jars and check in a day to see if they are stable if they are now wait for them to mellow. This whole process can take up to 2 weeks so don't get in a hurry and smell it ever time you open the bag it should never have an ammonia smell that means it's molding, it will start to have a floral sent not the fresh green smell it had when first cut . The longer you flush the less nitrates you will have in the bud and the smother the smoke. The skippy on the extended dark period before harvest is that the plant produces trichromes at night and extending the dark period is suppose to make it more potent because the plant reacts to dark not light , try it with one and see. Take the buds off the plant leave enough stem to hang it up with, remove all the big leaves, hang em on a string and go for it. Good curing..........Hope that makes more sense........