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Visions
Visionsstarted grow question 5 years ago
Day 44 flowering for this girl. When should I start flushing with organic molasses for harvest? I'm feeling shes got a week or 2 more until I can start flushing for a week or two. So maybe a month left total till harvest? Your thoughts? Also any drying/curing methods?
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Stickanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @Visions! Molasses can be added at any stage of the plant's lifecycle, but most of us add sugars/molasses during the late flowering stage, in order to make the terpenes and the resin production explode. If you're 1 month away from harvest keep on feeding with P+K and slowly add some molasses, starting with small doses. I would recommend to stop molasses intakes a few days before the chop, and finish with RO water or tap water, to ensure a good flush. Now about the drying process, hanging the stems upside down in your grow tent is the easiest way to go! But you need to control your RH (~50%) and have a continuous temp (20-22°C / 68-72°F). Depending on your environment and weather conditions you might need to increase or decrease the relative humidity, you can use a mister (to increase) or a dehumidifier (to decrease), be warned that a good dehumidifier is quite expensive. Be very careful about your drying process, check your buds everyday and don't rush it or you will ruin your final product. Too-long drying on the other hand can lead to mold/bud-rot issues, this is why a daily inspection is more than required. About the trimming, I usually remove only the big fan leaves, and let the sugar leaves around the buds, because they're full of trichomes and will re-cover your buds when drying. This helps in protecting the buds for a long curing (5 to 10 weeks depending on your environment) and gives you more green happiness in the end, but on the other side it's more clorophyl in your smoke. Then, put everything in jars for the curing process (grandma's glass jars are perfect), keep on watching the buds everyday, mold can corrupt and destroy your product very quickly, you just need to open the jars 5mins everyday and move the buds for a close inspection + air freshening. Finally, act as a cooker with its fresh products : try a bit of your product whenever you think it's ready, your smoker's skills will help in setting up the perfect curing process! Hope this will help, keep us updated and happy growing 👊
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