Another Newb!

[VBBassBlue]

Seeing the first amber trichomes on Bella! She will be chopped this weekend... Beatrix and Marjorie have some time to go yet, so will use Bella as a dry run on chopping and trimming... will wet trim using the new bowl trimmer, dry using the mesh drying rack, and weigh out the wet bud at 100g, and dry until it becomes 25-30g... and at that point, the burping/curing begins. I have the Boveda 62 packs, Qt size Ball jars and mini hygrometers waiting! It’s like Christmas morning!

 

[JeffInCanada]

Nice...good luck! You'll learn a lot trimming for the first time.

 

[VBBassBlue]

Thanks, JeffInCanada ... what a cool hobby this has turned out to be...

 

[VBBassBlue]

Tomorrow is chop day for at least the 2 blueberries... sending the wife out on a shopping trip, as she’s not a fan of that sweet, sweet scent... Sunny and 82 tomorrow, so i may just take them outside to do the deed, though will have to bring them back in anyway to place in the mesh drying rack....
Marjorie is showing a good 50-60% amber pistil right now, so I’ll take a look at the trichomes in the morning and make a decision based on that... supposed to be a longer flower period than the two blueberries, but i want to stay in the cerebral sativa side with her, so will go with what i see... could use the room in the tent for drying anyway.... woohoo!!

 

[VBBassBlue]

I felt like i was losing three best buddies today, but the girls are chopped.
I feel like it wasn’t a bad result for the very first grow, but i know that it can be done better. I’ve learned a ton in the past few months, and i think i can put that knowledge to good use in Round 2.
Trimmed all of the girls with the 19” bowl trimmer in about an hour.

Beatrix had by far the bigger buds, but was a strict quadline, so only 4 colas... 113g total wet weight.
Bella had more buds, but not quite as large. She was quadlined, but had some stray colas i allowed to grow up through the middle of the plant.... 148g total wet weight.
Marjorie was smaller than i had planned, but i think there are a few reasons for that, and i intend to put my new “learnin’s” to good yse and get 2 BlueDream monsters next round... 110g total wet weight.
so all in all, a good grow for a first shot. I figure if i lose 70% weght once dried, i should have about 3.8 oz total. I’ll take it.