4 * Sticky Beast auto, LED (first grow)

Yesterday, 70 days after the seeds germinated, I harvested the buds. I figured harvest was going to be a lot of fun. Well, the first hour it was, but after a while it became a lonely night of hard work, while finding myself stuck for hours in intoxicating scents. It took me almost 6 hours to trim and hang all the buds in the tent. However, the next day, when I opened the tent, I was proud to see these large buds sparkle in the light of my phone flashlight. The buds of Benthe and Ceylin were quite ready for harvest. Most trichomes were cloudy and even spotted an amber here and there. For Anna, harvest came too early. She also had a lot of popcorn buds in the bottom. I threw the popcorn buds of all plants into the trim pile, which is also drying right now. I have no idea how the quality of the buds will turn out. They don’t look like some of the smooth, stylized buds of experienced growers, but they are frosty, have a strong smell and some of them are really dense. The buds and the trim are both in the grow tent in total darkness. The exhaust is on 50%, no ventilator. Temperature hovers between 17 and 19 degrees C, RH is between 50-55% constantly. I mix the trim every 8 hours, to make sure it dries even. Almost 24 hours later, the buds are still wet to touch. I am relieved they haven't dried superfast and I think it will take at least 4 more days, but 7 days is more likely, before they’re dry to the touch and ready to go in the jars. Today, I had the chance to do some destructive research on the remains of the plants. The 25L pots were completely colonized by hairy roots. Other than that, I couldn’t do much more than wait. I’ll post the final results in the second week of March. At the same time, I’ll start my next grow.