WEEK 10
D63 - all ok, chugging along nicely
D64 - more inspection and some pics. Looking good. Buds taking on some purple colouring, likely from the cool night temps of ~18c, I don't mind the look of it. Smells lovely now. Tropical papaya fruit punch with a hint of yeast. Very frosty. Cursory trichome inspection shows mostly clear still with some milky. From my limited experience this plant ripens pretty quickly so will be checking daily from now on but still feel like another 10 to 14 days are in order.
D65 - Buds look amazing today. Began removing some fan leaves and superfluous foliage. I think I may have been a bit conservative with defoling this run, should've hacked away a lot more a lot sooner. live and learn! I have backtracked on my plan of cutting the tops off first - the whole plant seems to be developing nicely so I think I'll probably just chop and dry the whole plant together. I'll end up with a fair amount of popcorn but I ain't too fussy. Trichs looking good, seeing more milky today but mostly clear still, I think. Pretty hard to get a clear shot.
D66 - Gave a nice drink of water, about 3L total. Everything looks to be finishing up nicely. Could probably chop as early as next week but I'm in no rush, I'd rather give the lower buds some time to catch up.
D67 - Chugging and chunking along nicely.
D68 - looking great again today. definitely approaching the end phase, could likely chop today and end up with decent smoke, but I'm after a heavier effect so happy to leave it run for another week or two. my trichome checks are proving inconclusive, definitely gonna invest in a usb microscope as the hand loupe is just too fiddly to get a clear view of things.
D69 - nice. not much in the way of new pistil development that I can see. will have her out later for more trich inspection and a watering, possibly her last or second last. i think harvest is ~10-14 days out. pleased with this week of progression. wish my LST had been a bit more effective as the canopy is quite uneven, but what can ya do. not gonna complain (too much) about a tent full of buds not being full of enough buds.
Thanks for reading
@GreenHillZone, first time grower here... Makes it relatable... My mistakes are piling up too and thankfully my girls resilient so far... Top 3 advise for a noob like.me?
@Sweet_Seeds,
Thanks folks, this is my second time running this strain and thankfully it is as forgiving as my first run! Noob errors piling up but the plant taking in her stride. Will have more details of my blunders in weekly update on Sunday.
@Dirty_Hippy,
My default drying environment is on the higher side of acceptable humidity, touching 60%, so I like to get a head start on drying while the light is running.
I'm not letting it get bone dry necessarily, just to the point where I'd normally be watering again.
There is some anecdotal evidence that shows additional stress in end stages helps increase resin production. You may have heard of people giving 48 hours of darkness before harvest to try achieve this. I'd be reluctant to do this considering humidity, but maybe there's some effect of drought type environment too, who knows.
In the end I dont know if it's the best idea or optimal. This is only my second grow, first one in exact same drying environment + conditions, dry pot etc. gave me a 7 day dry plus a couple days in paper bags, and a lovely tasting smoke.. so after all my rambling I guess it's a case of "if it ain't broke!"
Thanks for msgs bud, good luck!
@GreenHillZone, Sure thing man. I am curious why let the pot dry out? I like to chop mine full of water because it helps extend the drying process a little bit. Depending on the season and location and ambient RH, I think manipulating the dry so it lasts 7+ days is crucial. I like it to go 10-12 days before I jar. Clearly you know what you are doing, just thought I'd offer that up. Cheers
@Dirty_Hippy, thanks for stopping by. Yours is ticking over nicely too!
Aiming for 10-20% amber, shes basically there right now and will be getting chopped in a couple of days! Just waiting on the pot to dry out a little more. I was checking daily and seeing only milky, wondering if my microscope skills were lacking and then boom, yesterday there were heaps of noticeable and unmistakable amber. Looking forward to getting her down and starting the next one!
Thanks again for your msg, good luck!
No Idea how I didn't see this sooner. Nice lookin ladies!! So fun to watch goodvibs kickin ass and now I got yours to drool on too. I'm just a little behind you both so it's like seeing the future. Happy Harvests bro!
@GreenHillZone, Sure thing man. Agreed experience is key. In my experience, humility and failure are the two greatest teachers. One is just hard to do now and the other just sucks till you learn from it. Both have the potential to yield amazing harvests of knowledge. :D Happy Harvest man I got you followed so I'll be watchin :P
@Dirty_Hippy, thank you for the kind words buddy. It really is helpful to see what the future holds when running a grow. I must've read 100 diaries on here before I even planted a seed, but there really is no substitute for experience.. in my experience :D
Just taking a look at your speed run now, looks f'n gorgeous.
Thanks again for popping in, good luck with the rest of your run!
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