1st real indoor grow

[cyberaktif]

Still looking at the trichs. They seem to still be clear but am seeing an amber one here and there. We are at the 60th day since the flip. I've been reading some conflicting reads on some forums. Some are saying they harvest green crack at 45 days and some are later than 60. When I'm looking at the trichs there seem to be some that are broken off at the top. guessing that is from fondling the buds while growing? The plants don't seem to smell like they did a few weeks back and are not as sticky as the were a few weeks ago.

 

[Jibblerjoe]

Like big cola oasis.

 

[cyberaktif]

yeah it is pretty cool. going to be spending lots of time everyday after work trimming these girls.

 

[Jibblerjoe]

Good work. Enjoy

 

[cyberaktif]

Well, pulled the trigger on one of the plants on 3/3/17. Still think it's a bit early but did see some cloudy trichs. Did this all by myself and took 5 1/2 hours non stop. Looking like it will be a few branches each night after work for the next week or so. I did a sloppy job near the end of the 5 hours as I started at 7pm and was done at 12:30. Was wiped out when I was done.

here is one of the top main colas...

And I believe this is that cola trimmed up...

And here they are, one plant all hung up to dry.....

 

[cyberaktif]

These girls are still really green. Sure, there are some big fan leaves that turned yellow, but for the most part they all look like this.

 

[cyberaktif]

The hairs are mostly redish/orangish with most of them curled in. But like I said the trichs are still clear with some being a tad cloudy. I never used the trichs to determine the doneness of the plants years ago but with the reading of this site am trying that method. If I waited too long won't all the trichs be amber?

 

[Jibblerjoe]

Nice. That's 1 plant? Bud monster.

 

[bobsakamoto]

scroll down here

http://www.growweedeasy.com/make-buds-sparkle-with-more-trichomes

to the section '4 stages of trichome development'

and it tells you how to identify each stage by color of trichome and what that means for potency and type of high desired...

 

[intergalactic_harvester]

wow, one plant. that is a beautiful fat harvest! nice work!

 

[cyberaktif]

yes...one plant, and it was the smallest one.

 

[cyberaktif]

I printed a picture of that chart. This is an awesome website let me tell you. The wealth of info the main site has and the amazing people here on the forum. One of the esiest and most straight forward sites out there.

 

[bobsakamoto]

true that.

 

[cyberaktif]

Thanks man. Not over till the fat lady sings right? Hoping it retains the citrus scent it had while it was younger. And there still might be mold to deal with. Going to be cold and wet for a day or so as I draw air from inside my barn but still humid air.

 

[cyberaktif]

How does the trim job look? Should I have taken more leaf off ( pic 1 and 3 ) ? I know it's all eye candy with tight buds and all but in the end it needs to do one thing, STOP the pain!

 

[cyberaktif]

Broke out most of the medium and the roots looked fantastic. There was a 10-12" thick carpet like root system that I had to break into to get this out.

Then decided to have a little fun... can you see the face??

Long hair and beard...hahha
Then a shot at the main roots...

 

[intergalactic_harvester]

maybe try keeping the airflow higher than you normally would for drying. just have to keep checking so they dont dry too fast in spite of humidity. it will only get you as far as the rh permits, but the evaporation rate may buy you a few days of prevention. temps on the warmer side will help even more. just an idea.

 

[cyberaktif]

yeah, cut them down friday evening and today they are drying up a tad. It's low 60 at night and 75 during lights on. Does the bud need to be in total darkness? Reason I ask is that there will be lights on for 18 and off six in the room.

 

[intergalactic_harvester]

not sure about the light thing, hids are intense. im pretty sure tho the light factor is storage related as with other perishables. light breaks down terpenes and potency, as in spices or any kind of veg prepared for storage. short term exposure during the beginning of the process shouldnt damage anything but i would try to minimize it as much as possible and definately keep them out of any direct exposure.

 

[cyberaktif]

there is only a 4 foot t5 8 bulber for veg and then the light on ceiling when i'm in there and plants are well above the light on the other side of the room. 8 or 9 feet from the floor didn't want to get too far up as there will be a bit more heat up there.