First Grow, Auto's in Coco

[CCisme]

Very nice I hope I can finsh with the ladies looking ike that. 😏

[Green75]

I've enjoyed your progress...great job!! Thanks for your time posting for all of us!!! Looking forward to the next one.

[rockman]

Nice job Obi on your first, never the last! 😉 🌿 I'm sure you've learned much about patience. Best to you on future grows! 👍🐸

[Obi-Wan]

Let the Harvesting begin.......1st up is 60 Day Wonder number 1.

[Jeg]

Were you at all hesitant as to when to harvest? I'm on my first too and struggling on when to harvest.

[StoneyTony]

Awesome

[Obi-Wan]

Jeg, yes I wanted to harvest 25 days ago but I just felt I was better off waiting. Trichomes on all three are mostly cloudy with a scattering of amber. I'd say they bulked up another 25% because I waited

[Obi-Wan]

One down 2 to go.....

[Jeg]

Sweet!!!!

[Obi-Wan]

2 down with only the Cheese left....Wonder #2 was a bit more impressive.

[Jeg]

I'm enjoying this. Thanks

[Jeg]

Oh the anticipation.....

[Obi-Wan]

Cheese is done....buds were quite a bit more airy in the middle of the plant, definitely hurt my yield on this one. I stopped defoliating about a month ago and my Led lights just didn't have the penatration to get into the middle. Live and learn as they say!!

[Jeg]

Bravo!!!!

[Obi-Wan]

Here is the entire harvest hanging in my diy dry box, as well as the scissor hash. Gotta wait for my wife before diving into the hash, she'd be disappointed if I kept it to myself. Total wet weights are as follows..

Bud/stem=280.83 grams....about 9.9 ounces
Sticky Trim=172.44 grams....about 6 ounces

I don't have any experience with how much I'll lose to drying so my best guess is, on the conservative side I'll lose about 75% percent to drying so early estimate on dry weight is just over 2 ounces.

[Jeg]

Yeah I know. I was sorta fishing for an experienced grower to chime in....trying to work the system

[bobsakamoto]

Jeg, 75% is what i've read on the site as being the average/what to expect...

[OzBud]

I'll agree with 75% from what I've read. I don't bother doing wet weights though as it means nothing to me so I can't tell you from experience.

[bobsakamoto]

obi, thanks for showing both trim wet weight and bud-stem wet weight--that is very helpful! congratulations on your grow!

[Green75]

Great job...Great finish...be proud...you did well!! Congrats

[Obi-Wan]

Thanks everyone, it's been a fun experience without a doubt, but the ride still isn't over......The temp in my dry box is at 64 degrees and the humidity is at 68%, I have 2 small computer fans cut into the box exhausting air with 2 small cutouts for passive intake, so I have plenty of fresh air circulating through the box with blowing air directly on the buds. My question.....Is 64 too cold given the 68% humidity?? The only way for me to increase the temp is to move the dry box upstairs, but after 18 hours, my basement smells like dank and I don't want that smell drifting outside. Both tents are currently occupied but to be honest without the lights on they would be just as cold.

[OzBud]

got an old unused piece of electronics laying around that generates heat? dvd player, game console etc?
or are you able to prop the box 'door' open a bit?

[Jeg]

Why do I keep forgetting about those!

[Jeg]

Did you get your humidity and temperature under control?

[Gears]

HI Obi-Wan,

I have a question about your LST method. Is that a rubber coated wire tie that you anchored into the mix? Since the coco/perlite mix wouldn't seem to have a whole lot of holding power, how deep did you need to anchor it to get it to stay down? Did they try to pull out as the branches grow stronger?

Must be pretty exciting to finally reach harvest time. Good on you!

Gears

[Obi-Wan]

It's soft wire tie and it came in a 16' bundle. I cut mine about 8" long so I would end up with about 7" of depth. If you start training early enough the root mass actually grows around them making them more stable. I didn't have any trouble with them pulling out. They work really well and can be reused over and over again.

[Gears]

Thanks.

I have several rolls of it. Now, if I could just get something to grow big enough to use some of it.

Cheers

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Congrats on your first harvest Obi Wan. That feeling of smoking your own weed is priceless ... I made this *puff* *puff*