DRY TIME 0 DAYS and 1 HOUR: She went into the dry tent very wet. 75% humidity is high with 75 degrees F. Will wait to see if maybe the sensor in there is too low and close to the plant.
Otherwise, I'll kick in the dehumidifier and try to wrangle her down under 70% RH. Fan setting is '1' and will stay there throughout the dry, At that setting, the fan is pulling 20 cubic feet per minute of air, which means all the air in my 12 cubic foot tent is replaced more than once per minute. Good enough.
DRY TIME 5 Days 11 HRS: Okay, yes that's a big jump in time. I've been very busy, and my favorite NBA team is in the playoffs. Priorities can certainly get in the way of a grow. But I have been keeping vigilant of the dry process.
Since the last update, I was able to wrangle down the humidity in the tent by turning on the dehumidifier. But interestingly, the tent stayed with high humidity close to 70% until late Day 4 when RH moderated to about 65%, despite local RH being quite dry the last week (35%). Remarkably, I never had to use the big humidifier for several days - the plant was humidifying the tent by herself. This morning, the tent had gotten down to 58% so I turned on the big humidifier for the first time. Got it up to 73F with 64% RH. So it has been a fairly "wet" dry so far.
I expected this to be a fairly long dry as a result of these findings.
So I was a little surprised how far we had gotten when I opened the tent for the first time about an hour ago. A branch check led to me to conclude, 'Almost there - but not yet.' The branch was both flexible and snappy at the same time. I'd like more of a snap feel to the branch before I start trim jail. There was a strong grassy smell in the tent but I think that is fairly normal at this stage. Maybe I'm wrong.
But I expect jail to begin either tomorrow or the day after (Day 6 or 7),
DRY TIME 6 DAYS 14 HOURS: Just checked the tent and I found what I was looking for. I bent one of the thinner branches and it was woody to the touch (woodier than the day prior), but when I bent the branch it didn't snap. It held together. This, to me, indicates that most of the outer layers of the branch are dry already but that there is still a moist center to the branch.
I'm guessing this is the right feel.
We'll see.
See ya when I get out on parole!! 🙄
TWENTY MINUTES LATER: She's not ready. She's still too wet, I tried cutting off leaves and realized that they normally just fall off to some extent when I'm trimming.
All the leaves were still clinging to the bud. That means those buds and leaves are still wet.
I put all the branches back in the tent. One more day.
(at least).
DRY TIME 8 DAYS 11 HOURS: I checked the buds yesterday and they were still too wet, but when I checked now they felt ready. Here we go!
Plant very well handled! You did everything right from start to finish to enjoy those huge buds... Good luck with that expensive harvest and good vibes with that plant!
@@RagnarLothbrook, Thank you!
My trim jails are notoriously long. So yes, expensive.
Costs me a couple Red Bulls or Monsters too! 😉😊
But yeah, the size of this one means there won't be a next one for a while, so that's cool. I like growing, but there are other things I want to focus on so it's nice to be stocked up for the long break I'm gonna take until the fall. Thanks again, buddy!
@Civicgrows, Hmmm...
I don't think I have a favorite to "grow", really. The challenges that come from growing are all accepted by me, I'm never lokoing to make things easy, because that sets you up for failure. Growing is growing. Just do the work. That's my thought process. I have come to expect Green Crack to be a honeybadger of a grow. Happened twice, so. Wedding Cake gave me two completely different phenos, so.. 🤷♀️
But this Lemon Pie I'm vaping now is amazing. It tastes lemony/sour. I like that. And it's really good for the soul. A good self-therapeutic. It's been very helpful. Lemon Pie has been my fave because the buds were really really beautiful, and the effect is exactly what I needed. I believe a good limonene strain is great for mental therapy you can do by yourself. And in the short term I've been smoking Lemon Pie, I feel much better.
Which is why I vape these days. Honestly, I'd love a day I don't need to vape weed anymore, and just do it for kicks every once in a while. Maybe Lemon Pie finally helps me get there.
Things going well though.
I subbed your youtube channel, btw.
Nice stuff!
And great question! Thanks!
😀👍👊
Wow! Finishing beautifully, Some monster colas for only 1 ft tall in 2 gal pot. Enjoy that great lemon flavor and skunky-ness, SLH is a long time favorite of mine. Can't wait to see your harvest results.
@WhiteEdge, thank u! Not exactly tho.
She seems to be foxtailing a little which will cost her some points at the beauty pageant.
But she's otherwise doing great.
Smells really skunky and she's getting frosty.
Yes! 😍😍👌
The most important thing after sprouting, is the stem of the sprout. If it is thick, like yours, it is healthy and good. When it is thin like a hair, it has no hope, because it had not enogh nutrients. The first days, are very important for the grow.
A modern Lamp with LEDs emits about half of the input power into heat and the rest into light, which is phantastic. An old Lamp just emitted 3 to 5 % light.
Not all heat of the lamp, is direct radiation. Even heat, can be useful to the plant, if it is not too much.
Just wow! How much, you are able to harvest with such a small tent and only 100 watts of light! Amazing.
I would like to see your next grow experience here, but because you have plenty of buds left, you wont start now. It seems, we have to install new restrictive rules for you, like only using the small lamp to the end, or a hand tied behind your back. just kidding. 😂