160W for this grow was a bit on the lower end, but the sativa hybrid traits of this strain, allowed me to extend the weeks to let every bud-site ripen w/o the more developed top colas turning too amber.
Even the lower buds have gained some nice colors by now. She was finally ready for harvesting! (still not 50% amber, and the lower bud-sites needed even more time to catch up with the top, but I had project poppy expanding and needed the extra space).
Been starving her for 2 months now, but the massive pot still allowed her to keep developing; forming super dense buds!
Before harvest, I gave her a final watering, just tap water and kept her in the dark for 2 days. Even though the buds were very isolated from the leaves I still had to break up the harvest into a weekend, as I got too stressed out and impatient/sloppy when trimming the buds if I kept on for too long. I just couldn't do it in one or 2 focused sessions. I loved this one, but the harvest was a bit of a pain in the ass; too much for my patience. (wet-trim to the point where there were just bud and stem left before drying).
The humidity of the dry room fluctuated +-3 @64%RH and was kept in check by limiting or increasing the ventilation and a fan was on at all times to prevent any hot spots of moisture biulding up anywhere from stale air. The water content in the bud remained stable just shy of 63% RH after drying for 2 weeks. The bud was then placed in jars and sealed off for a month before most of it was vendored. Kept one jar for collection purpose; but this strain is too strong for me!
@Mikky, Dos Si Dos 33 from barney's has a special place in my heart; I just love this particular strain! Grows vigorously, smells like sweet lime, so very stealthy during flower, and the buds has a very fruity-excotic smell when handling em ππ.
Though it is a bit too strong for my taste, so I blend it with Barney's CBD Blue Shark and dried poppy tears to get the blissful serenity I'm afterπ.
@MalumProhibitum, nice to hear that i have inspired someone. Would be really nice to see picture of your tobaccos also π
I did know its pretty early to plant them out but forecast didnt show its going that cold at that night. Otherways i would been cover them and those could be okay now. Lesson learned.
Here where i live old peoples are saying that you can plant outside earliest at 10.6. For this on i keep that in my mind. So New line gets out in couple days. I cover them with sheet for first week so sun doesnt burn them. Had couple leaves in those first ones damaged by sun. Still have to make that another bigger raised bed.
@Hattiwatti, thanks m8! π.
Your DIY tobacco diary, 'Let's Kill Some Tobacco Companies,' truly inspired me! Thanks to you, I'm now growing some Cuban tobacco and even trying my hand at Aztec tobacco. I can't wait to see how it turns out. It was tough seeing the effects of the cold weather on your first run, but I admire how you bounced back and raised a new army of seedlings! ππ --π.