Our Continuous Harvest...more bud every 10 days!

[dutch.lover]

Hey all, I thought it was time to start a new log, this one will be focused on our flowering plants. As you all should know, Harris7 and I grow together.:greenthumb:

This is a place where you can come for lots of bud pics, along with (hopefully) lots of debates and info on various harvesting/curing/trimming methods- from 24hrs darkness b4 harvest, to cutting off fan leaves.

We have now entered into our continous harvest faze, we will be harvesting a new plant about every 10 days.

We have a lot of strains on our hands: Champagne, Mud Bud, The Hog, Dutch Treat, Big Bang, and Dr. Atomic's Northern Lights. (I hope I haven't forgotten any. lol)

So far we have harvested 2 champagne plants, 2 dutch treat plants, and 1 hog. Our favorite smoke is The Hog so far, it's a strong indica yet it gives us a giddy buzz at the same time, with no burnout/crash.:giggity:

The plant next on the chopping block is Dutch Treat (so far our favorite looking plant, and the best genetics in terms of indestructability) which will be harvested in about 5 days, with Mud Bud close on it's heels.

I will post some pics of our most recent harvest's soon, so stay tuned!:jointsmile:

dutch.lover Reviewed by dutch.lover on 03-03-2007. Our Continuous Harvest...more bud every 10 days! Hey all, I thought it was time to start a new log, this one will be focused on our flowering plants. As you all should know, Harris7 and I grow together.:greenthumb: This is a place where you can come for lots of bud pics, along with (hopefully) lots of debates and info on various harvesting/curing/trimming methods- from 24hrs darkness b4 harvest, to cutting off fan leaves. We have now entered into our continous harvest faze, we will be harvesting a new plant about every 10 days. Rating: 5

[Nocturnal Stoner]

man could you post some pictures, the description is making my mouth water lol

[dutch.lover]

I was just about to go jump in the shower but just for you...here are some pics! All of the buds are champagne (also the picture of the plant), except for that 3rd pic which is Dutch Treat.

Oh and I forgot to mention, off the first 4 plants we got 3 ounces. We were hoping for more obviously, but they were our VERY FIRST plants and we put them thru hell. Hopefully our next plants will show us some more love!

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In one of my next posts, I will describe how we have harvested/manicured/cured so far...our methods are open to critique and suggestions! I know everyone has their own way of doing things, so please share what works for you.

[Shovelhandle]

Looks very cool. I'll be watching.

Shovelhandle

[Shovelhandle]

Ok, I see the attached. Wooly Bully, man! Robust Buds.

Shov

[Matt the Funk]

Yummm

[1chronic]

Very nice looking buds, I can't wait to see more.

[harris7]

So this is Dutch Treat. Weâ??ve harvested 2 plants from this strain already but not these exact genetics. It seems the buds on this plant are leafier than the others but weâ??ve kept this one as the mother. It has some really great qualities like VERY strong steams, quick growing and nice big leafs (maybe a bad choice).

These picâ??s are from a day b4 we cut the nutrients on her and sheâ??s been going about 4 days just on sugars now. The buds have really fattened up Iâ??ll post new pics at harvest.

Iâ??m lovin how long the coals are

[TheGreenFog]

Looking forward to the bud porn, guys!

That Dutch Treat looks beautiful.


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[dutch.lover]

Here's our harvest method so far:

-Cut nutes when first trichs start to turn amber
-Feed with only Sweet, and with lots of water each watering (ie minor flush)
-When amber trichs get closer to the ratio we want, we do a major flush
-Put plant into 36 hours darkness before chopping down

Once chopped down:

-Cut off all large fan leaves (ie ones with no trichs on them)
-Cut plant into branches
-Hang on clothes hangers, with newspaper loosely around them to allow airflow but block out most light
-Temp when drying is about 18C


I'm up for any suggestions for changing our method so far. For example, we probably shouldn't cut off all the fan leaves right before hanging.

I have also heard some other crazy things such as: cut off all the fan leaves when the plant is about 5 days away from being chopped, same as last point but only cut off 1/2 of each leaf... what are your thoughts?