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This one grew extremely weird. For two months it didn't flower and for almost 4 weeks after veg it stopped growing. Then after two months the main cola started flowering and stopped, then all the other lower branches outgrew it. Now 90% of the branches have outgrown the main cola. No topping or training done until just recently so it did everything on its own lol weird. Super skunky and spicy. Way stronger smelling than the full grown plant right next to it lmao I'm excited to see it flower the rest of the way idk why it's taking so long its an autoflower. Halfway through the video I part the branches to show you the main cola now buried by everything else but still looking pretty good
Buds are definitely getting bigger the smell is so stab you in the nose potent it almost makes me sick up close. I really can't believe this is an autoflower that I barley trained. Definitely will be producing anywhere from 80-100g+ by the time its done I think is a good estimate. What I failed to mention in the first update is every branch has outgrown the main cola. It is buried but still growing strong apparently. It's impressive actually it grew like that without training. All those branches will be thicker than the main cola by far they already are. It's got me so excited this plant is frigging huge although short it is wide. It's so big the base of the main stem is probably the size of two fingers and it has roots growing out of all sides and a mess of roots underneath the cloth pot
As I have messed up curing twice already, when is the perfect time to cure? Research I read suggests when the outside of the buds are dry and the smallest branches start to snap when you bend them? Can anyone else suggest a good time or telltale sign it's ready to be cured?
Curious how you messed up the cure.
what went wrong?
most curing is done after a nice slow and low dry.
Slow as in times it takes to do it and its RH, 7-14 days @55%, low as in temps. 15c/59f
Lower temps help the buds retain their highly aromatic terpenes, if temps are to hot they will all evaporate out as they are quite volatile.
If they dry to quickly and below a specific moisture level in an environment, maybe one with lower RH or to much heat, they go past a point where the cure can do anything. Part of whats happening in the cure is microorganisms are breaking down the the plant from the inside out, turning it into something wonderful and less planty. When you dry to fast and to much they don't have the time to get setup and the decreased moisture levels prevent them from working. all living things need moisture.
With that in mind you also want to dry and cure in a dark location. sunlight is not great for it.
There are lots of products out there to help maintain the correct RH in your cure. a little sachet you put in the jar with it.
Other options are slices of an orange peal.
I like mini hydrometers to go in the jars with them. I also prefer to only fill the jars 3/4's full to allow more space at the top of the jar.
What you have been told is a good start to when is it ready for bottling. I use the branch snap test as well.
The kicker is when your burping the jars to also smell them.
If they smell like ammonia, they need more time to dry, bring them out for another day.
Burping is need to release excess gas that is being produced in the cure.
I like to burp once a day for a week.
then once every three to five to seven days for a few weeks
then once a month. for 3 months and after that open only when needed.
This might be over kill its just what I do.
I will cure for a min of 3 months and a good cure is 6-12 months long.
I like to cure in large glass containers that are air tight. If possible amber but its not needed.
Good Luck and Happy Growing!
Fan leaves are are starting to yellow and crisp so I think we're getting pretty close.....my last plant probably wasn't done but I fucked up the cure with mold anyway so.......third times a charm!!!! I'm getting it right this time too much to lose now with how this plant turned out.
This will be one of the last uploads before harvest. And even then I plan on taking photos of the harvest so I can really show how big this thing is. The root ball must be massive I've had roots dying and growing constantly through the fabric pot for a month+ now. It's smelly as fuck and resinous as hell. My third plant....third times a charm lol. The first two fuck ups, third one a masterpiece to me anyways. And time still yet to tell with curing I may fuck it up again but I'm going to do my best to do everything right this time 100%. I gave purpinator for along time basically since week 4 or 5 and it never really turned until the end a light shade of red on most of the branches. I might let go another week so it sucks all the fan leaves dry if that's ok. My last update came a day late. This one came a day early since I consider my first actual veg day to be on a sunday
Man. 12 hours trimming fuck man and I'm moving on to photos now lmao I don't even know what I'm getting myself into. My goal into this venture was to learn how to grow weed ,not only for myself, but just as good as dispensaries do too. And with the way this plant turned out I gotta say I'm really getting somewhere. The resin on the plant was incredible. I kept scraping off my pruning shears with a razor and making little hash balls I'm gonna throw in a blunt later. And the smell! Oh God it's so strong when I was trimming I swear I was getting a temporary buzz just inhaling it constantly I loved it and the smell. Almost like a fruity cat piss type of smell wonderful. Will be adding a pic of root ball in the morning after a well earned night's sleep lmao
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