it is done. please check her out.

[stewie420]

11 weeks 6 days.
cut down yesterday [sunday 12.34pm]
i was rather upset about having to actually
go through with it, but she will carry on
in future generations.

she is currently hanging in my closet in
the dark with a fan blowing generally in
the room. what would be the best way
for me to dry her you think???

thanks for paying your respects. my first baby
all grown up and cut down in her prime...
hopefully prime smokin that is!!!

stewie420 Reviewed by stewie420 on 11-07-2005. it is done. please check her out. 11 weeks 6 days. cut down yesterday i was rather upset about having to actually go through with it, but she will carry on in future generations. she is currently hanging in my closet in the dark with a fan blowing generally in the room. what would be the best way for me to dry her you think??? Rating: 5

[squareguy]

that looks awesome

[hempsmoker25]

very nice my friend, im about 2 weeks from my first daughters harvest, started late so i dont plan on much, maybe 3/4 or an ounce at most, but i still love her. hats off to you

[9ski9]

Congrats, Stewie!!!!

Here's a cut and paste from another thread of what HD has me doin':

"Cut your plant down and leave it mostly intact, although you can separate and cut apart secondaries so they aren't touching (avoids molding). Ideally, you cut right at the dirt and hang the whole thing, but my secondaries were really close together.

Hang it upside down in a dark place in the low to mid 70'sF. Light degrades THC at this point. The processing of sugar is coming to an end (I guess like Fall and the end of a tree's chlorophyl processing cycle, but this part made me sleepy and I forgot it). The slow hanging method also allows for an even drying.

I'll be hanging them for about three weeks, then doing the final trimming and separate them even more. I'll hang the kola and secondaries for another few days, until the stems are brittle and 'snap' when you bend them.

Then I'll cut the small buds off the stems and put all the buds in canning jars. I have a bunch of those jars with rubber lips and metal wires that seal them airtight. You pack them full, but not tight. The less air the better, but not crushing them.

Once a day, I'll dump them out on a paper bag and give them a toss around to make sure there's no moisture. I have a dark, cold room where they'll stay for about four more weeks."

[BkSkillz]

nice crop

[stewie420]

thanks for the good words everyone.

as for drying, i plan on keeping her hung up, but
like that cut and paste said cutting the seconaries
to avoid touching. hopefully it wont take three
weeks... but i assume for at least the top its gonna
take a while to get really dry enough for curing.

ill probably snag a bit of the weaker buds from the
lower part of the plant as they dry for some premature
smoking though, but the top i will cure properly for as
long as possible. ill try and set up a multiple canning
system so i can leave the best bud untouched through
the process...

this is a pretty cool accomplishment i must say. good
luck everyone with your upcoming harvests... my next
one is hopefully closer to 8 weeks from now than 12...

[stewie420]

cut up.

[ezraver]

Congrats, Stewie!!!!


I'll be hanging them for about three weeks, then doing the final trimming and separate them even more. I'll hang the kola and secondaries for another few days, until the stems are brittle and 'snap' when you bend them.

Then I'll cut the small buds off the stems and put all the buds in canning jars. I have a bunch of those jars with rubber lips and metal wires that seal them airtight. You pack them full, but not tight. The less air the better, but not crushing them.

Once a day, I'll dump them out on a paper bag and give them a toss around to make sure there's no moisture. I have a dark, cold room where they'll stay for about four more weeks."

gotta take my hat of to ya 9ski9 u no ur shite man :stoned:

[ezraver]

sweet stewie well done mate good work

i can almost taste it..... :rasta:

[9ski9]

gotta take my hat of to ya 9ski9 u no ur shite man :stoned:

Nah, I was just a Harddon following Kool Aide drinking groupie. May he rest in peace or in some slut's crusty bed.

Stewie: did u by any chance weigh her wet? What's your guess for final weight?