Is this normal?

[AMP]

Thanks ductwizard! Thank you for the great advice all along. I first came here asking if it was a dud. I appreciate every one of you guys for taking the time answering my noob questions and making me feel soo welcome.. “ I promised i wasn’t going to cry”🤣🤣 i Think the sappy police just knocked on my door , I’ll stop🤣🤣🤣

[AMP]

Update : everyone meet Joker. When planted i thought Joker was a special queen auto. I realized i planted a feminized special queen. The jokes on me…so here’s my first photoperiod, slightly against my will🤪 i Think shes in 2-4 week flowering, i honestly have no idea . Joker… meet the boys

[Wayzee]

Another clean setup! Nice.

[golfnrl]

I like a clean grow space...

[AMP]

Wayzee thank you!

[AMP]

I have a question for the experts… trimming… I’ve trimmed only 3 plants so far and i have a big job coming up with big mama. I’ve read and searched for videos on the subject and I’m left unsatisfied what i know.. i trim fan leaves and sugar leaves. Do i need to trim the tight sugar leaves right to their stem or can i manicure them to the bud if they have sugar? Anyone have the time to share their techniques or even share links with videos of actual trimming? It’s not just for me, me myself and I don’t care what it looks like… I’m not taking it to the prom , i care about the high. I could really use some guidance , please. Here are a couple pics of my trims…
And some chili.

[DabberDog]

Tooootally dealer's choice.
Some folks say the more leaf in the plant, the worse the smoke.
Some folks want High Times photo quality buds.
Some folks know their loosely manicured bud is going to be just as enjoyable as the High Times photo quality buds.
I don't give a rat's ass because I'm going to chop it up and do a dry sift.

[AMP]

I’m staying the course then… they smoke smooth. Thanks dabberdog i have one thing to say about that signature…. Awww 😆hope you and the pup are having a great night

[Ckbrew]

" i trim fan leaves and sugar leaves. Do i need to trim the tight sugar leaves right to their stem or can i manicure them to the bud if they have sugar?"

Yes, you can do what you like. I approach it as cut branch into the size I want to hang keeping a "hook" for each branch to hang by if possible. Then I cut the fan leaves unless there is frost on them then they go to the sugar leaf trim. This makes it easier to see what you are doing. As far as the sugar leaves, if they are frosty I will save them for extraction. If not frosty I toss them also. How short you want to make them is up to you. I leave more sugar leaf on the bud than most people because all mine goes to DFV. Smokers may want a shorter trim. Trimming is like a hair cut, everyone has a style they prefer.

[Wayzee]

Personally, fan leaves I try get the trimmers in as close to the main stem to take out as much of the leaf stem as I can, sugar leaves manicure to the buds, as they dry the sugar leaves will shrivel back into the buds... With the fan leaves, if you can't get right in there to cut them out, just cut off flush with bud and once the buds dry the leaf stems pull out pretty easy. That's how I do it anyway.
If you don't already, keep the trimmings to use in extraction or cooking if you're interested in that.

[AMP]

Oh yeah wayzee I’m definitely saving all my trimmings for cooking

[AMP]

UPDATE: Big Mama is trimmed and in jars . 8 jars total!!!! She gave me fluffy buds that are coated in soo much sugar i had to check to make sure it wasn’t mold lol. Tried a bud last night and yowza shes a heady uplifting high🥰 stay tuned for bud porn this weekend, now i get to rest a little while Joker the fem is growing. Hope the “Grow Boys” have a great weekend 🫶🏼

[Drphil69]

Congratulations!

[AMP]

Thanks Doc🥰 hope my fellow newbie is having a good time growing

[AMP]

As promised , Big “hairy” Mama …. Why does that sound like a 70’s rock song title🥰 enjoy the bud porn 😘 the tray is from only one sock hanger🤗🤗🤗 you guys were right about her, a slow starter. But a big yielder !Her buds are fluffy but oh soo good

[golfnrl]

I used to stress over fluffy airy buds. But you know what? It doesn't really matter. Its the smoke that counts. Once I realized that after the buds come out of the grinder no one would know if it was airy or tight except me. Enjoy Big Hairy Mama. 70's rock and roll is the best, IMHO.

[Ckbrew]

nothin left to do but smile, smile, smile. Break out the bong, time for tincture too. Nice finish.

[DabberDog]

AMP, amiga. Are you keeping dope in a zip-lock? That's just trim, right? Tell me that's just the trim.
Won't take much knocking around for all that hairyness to go away. There is a process called 'bud polishing' where buds are rubbed together to make those smoothe nugs non-growers seem to think are the best.

[AMP]

Absolutely agree with you on that golf ! And yes 70’s rock is the best!!!! One of my favorites is “all right now” , even as a kid i loved it…it’s Been on my playlist forever, was singing along last year and realized it’s a song about picking up a hooker… crazy how we can sing a song and not know what we are even saying .. For decades 🤣
thanks Ck brew🫶🏼

[AMP]

Dabberdog!! Of course that’s just trim in the bag !Shes in 8of these jars. I dont mind the hair, goes with her 70’s theme name 😉 screw the non growers, what do they know… they need to stay in their lane…. You smoke for the effects , not to look pretty.

[DabberDog]

[Sigh of relief]

[ductwizard]

hey amp, happy sunday, i got 2 questions 4 ya if you dont mind. 1- how much weed do u think fits in 1 of those jars? 2- if i dont have those jars how should i store my buds? i'm askin cause i dont have anyway 2 weigh my harvest and i wanna know how much i got. and also theres no way i have more than 1 of those jars. thanx