P2 & P3 - ILGM Blue Dream 4x4 tent grow

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 (Day 5 Post-Harvest) - humidity ~60% and temps in the low 70's, which is probably the best I'm going to get with my current setup. Out of town today; no pics. ----- Thursday, December 21, 2023 (Day 6 Post-Harvest) - Out of town today; no pics. ----- Friday, December 22, 2023 (Day 7 Post-Harvest) - back home this afternoon. RH and T have been as good as I'm going to get, I think; they've been quite steady at ~62% and 72F, respectively. Stems less bendy but still not really cracking when bent. Moisture meter at Wood Setting A is ~11% and at Wood Setting D, ~20%. I was hoping to be able to dry trim tomorrow or Sunday but it may take more time. Maybe Sunday I'll dry trim then sweat in paper bags for a day or so and if RH in bags stabilizes at ~60% I can put in Grove bags to cure. ----- Saturday, December 23, 2023 (Day 8 Post-Harvest) - I decided to get some plant processing done. I spent about 4 hours bucking the plants, roughly dividing the untrimmed flower among ten paper bags. I put another paper bag on top of each and put in the grow tent overnight; the parameters have been ~60% RH and 72 F. I weighed the untrimmed flower and ended up with 688 grams! Keeping them in paper bags was suggested as a way to help dial in the moisture content of the flower just prior to curing. ----- Sunday, December 24, 2023 (Day 9 Post-Harvest) - I spent about six hours trimming today, getting through six of the ten bags. The bigger buds that were trimmed with great care were roughly split into two sets of paper bags. The small nugs that were quickly trimmed were roughly split into two other sets paper bags. The trim detritus that stayed in the tray I put in a 5th double-bag. (There is a slight dusting of trichomes under the 65 micron tray screen.) If six of ten bags truly represents 60% of the harvest, then (not counting trim detritus) I'd estimate total trimmed harvest of ~586 grams. At 28 grams per ounce that comes out to almost 21 ounces from two plants in a 4x4 tent. Hopefully I'll get it all done tomorrow and have final measurements to record. I haven't put anything in Grove bags, yet. The paper bags are in a cardboard box in a big plastic bin with two of the 67-gram Boveda humidity packs; the hygrometer is reading 59%. The big plastic bin is in the grow tent. I'd gotten four Grove bags that hold 1/4-pound each as well as two Grove bags that hold 1/2-ounce each. That means I will probably have ~3-4 ounces to... put in a mason jar with a Boveda pack and a hygrometer, maybe? [I included air as a custom nutrient in order just to turn the smiley face green for this week...] ----- Monday, December 25, 2023 (Day 10 Post-Harvest) - All done! I trimmed the other 40% of the harvest, not separating the smaller nugs from the bigger nugs. (I didn't trim the smaller nugs as meticulously as the larger ones. If a little fan leaf bit is still attached it can be picked away before smoking or grinding or whatever.) I'm VERY happy with the results. I've got four 1/4-pound Grove bags, each with 112 grams, two 1/2-ounce Grove bags, each with 14 grams, nine 1/2-pint mason jars (just because that's what I already had on hand), each with 4 grams, and the rest, 68 grams, in a glass dish with lid. I put a Boveda pack in that. I've got a hygrometer in one of the Grove bags just to see how it goes and another in the glass dish with lid. Finally, I've got the trim still, in paper bags in the big plastic bin, with a Boveda pack. There's a slight dusting under the trim tray that I haven't brushed into a pile, yet. So, maybe I'll get some dry ice and extract the kief using the micron bags. Maybe I won't worry about it since I already have so much flower. Okay, this is the last day of the diary, other than the Harvest section. Thanks for reading!!! [I included a bunch of zeros, etc, in the Conditions just to turn the smiley face green for this week, similar to what I did for Nutrients...] ----- Tuesday, December 26, 2023 (Day 11 Post-Harvest) - I'm actually writing Dec 25's entry today. The Grove bag seems to be doing what it is supposed to, the hygrometer reads 62%. I'm impressed! ----- END OF 17TH WEEK FROM SEED