Miketama Fast & Chunky: 460g Wet for the Heat-Resistant Colombian Sativa
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âShe reached full maturity in just 70 days (10 weeks) instead of the breeder's estimated 15 weeks. When the intense late-summer heatwave hit the tent, her tropical Colombian Sativa heritage allowed her to handle it like a total champ. Instead of panicking or losing density, her metabolism went into overdrive and accelerated the trichome ripening.
âStructurally, she threw a massive curveball: while she kept her native Sativa leaves, her flowers completely leaned into the "touch of Afghan" in her lineage, packing on incredibly dense, chunky Indica-style bud spheres.
âParadoxically, because she resisted the heat, she ended up looking way more compact and uniform than her Indica-dominant tent mate (which completely stretched out due to the thermal stress). You can see that comparison and the weight difference in my Purple Opium Auto Diary.
âKey Lesson: Sativa-dominant strains are definitely my ultimate choice for summer runs. Getting a clear-headed Colombian daytime buzz from buds this chunky, fast, and heat-resistant is a massive win! đ
@Mia_BIOTABS, Hi! That's likely because I just updated the diary with the nutrients, including your Biotabs. I'd love for you to check out my 'Opium' and 'Nutrient Recycling' diaries as wellâI'm really curious to hear your thoughts on those!
@NounoursCatalan, Besides a question of space, cutting branch by branch allows me to sort the buds by size. The smaller ones dry faster than the big apical buds, which helps manage the harvest better.
Moreover, I find that the famous 'branch snap' technique (the snap test) is a very overrated method. Personally, I rely more on the crunchiness of the small outer leaves.
Once they reach that stage, I go through a 'sweating' phase (letting the buds sweat) in paper bags. I only jar them for curing once the humidity of the buds stabilizes between 59% and 63%. Finally, depending on the ambient humidity of the period, I choose whether I prefer to do a dry trim or a wet trim.