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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...

TOKABIGONE

TOKABIGONE

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The final tally is in. This was my first grow with 3 Critical Mass photo plus one clone from same so 4 mature plants were harvested after about 19 weeks of veg and flower.

The first pic is one week before I chopped all 4 plants, last watering. During that week the yellow leaves dried completely, curled up crispy and brown. Little trimming left to do.
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The tin foil was a mistake. I did not have lids for my jar rings so RH fell to almost ambient​ 15 to 20% for about 2 weeks. Buds got crispy and so did Boveda pacs so not a good thing. Finally got lids, more Boveda and RH meters. In 18 hours the jar RH rose to 60% and the buds became soft and a bit more sticky. Now I know how to control RH during cure in jars. The tiniest hole will compromise your RH.

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For a first grow my results were less than spectacular, barely mediocre in quantity and quality. (Bad) 135.43 gr or 4.92 oz. total jarred into cure weight. Last pic shows empty jar with Boveda pac and hygrometer which was my Tare weight. The trichomes were mostly cloudy with few amber when they just gave up and began to dry on the root. Never much frostiness and terpene levels are low with little stickiness when squeezing a bud. (Ugly) The smoke is mellow, little harshness, little high, somewhat cerebral but an excellent sleep aid. One bowl and I sleep thru the night. (Good) Not really what I expected from this strain so I have to attribute the poor results to my environment and care. So in retrospect I can point to several possible issues...under feeding in veg...somewhat under watered during late veg and thru late bloom. I really don't have anything in particular to point to as I thought I was following Nebula's program for grow in coco with 1/2 nutes schedule which may have not been enough for late veg and bloom so I chalk it up to inexperience and plan to be even more careful and observant than I thought I was from the beginning, reread the tutorials and try again. I have a lot of seeds of this from freebies so I will grow 1 of these going forward with other strains at the same time. All in All, not a loss as I learned a lot from this 5 month journey. Many of you contributed to what I will call a success and I do appreciate it very much. This is what it is all about..get help, give help in a way that benefits all. I have only just begun....Thank you!

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Hey i'd be happy on this grow. They sure looked ready for harvest love that yellow fade. No need for pic troubles, i run into it myself as others have. :) I got about the same yield off my wedding cake but was good smoke just not enough LOL. I got 8 quart jars it won't last till fall harvest outdoor. I need to run some autos outdoors to make it through.
 
Hey SoOrbudgal thanks, I'm not really unhappy with the grow. We are all our own worst critics sometimes, ya know? I recall early visions of 12 to 15 oz yield per plant. And wicked kick ass bud! It is a reality check I guess.

Monsieur Farmbuck, a couple of questions S'il vous plait! You too SoOrbudgal please. Do you think that curing for a few months will increase potency of any THC? If I decarb and make dry ice hash does that increase potency? Thanks kids!
 
TOKABIGONE Good question sir !! But answer me, why decarb it before making hashish ? I don't decarb mine. Maybe I'm missing something here. Well they claimed it does, I say it mellow the taste less harsh on your throat. As for potency well I did not really see much difference. All I can say after a few months the potency is still strong.
 
Aha Farmbuck, I guess I have to do a bit more study before I try the dry ice hash. I thought I had read that decarb was necessary before sifting. Would you mind sharing a few words on your process for it? Or direct me to the recipe you use? Thanks, sir!
 
Hi TOKABIGONE,
I wouldn't be too quick to claim defeat ol' fella. Successfully growing four plants out to maturity is no small matter, and your problem may have been more about genetics than technique anyway.

Here's a suggestion to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat: Maybe use a chunk of this harvest to explore making Tincture meds?

Invest an ounce or two of your new stash in a quick wash ethanol tincture and you may find satisfaction in a pain killer and very effective bedtime snooze med. After extraction, you can concentrate the tincture to produce a potency that suits your taste. I bet you'd also enjoy learning a bit about the extract process if you haven't tried it before. Not to Bash on Hash, but tinctures are easy and fun.

I just made a batch using some nice tasting but low potency bud from an earlier grow. After concentrating it down to about 20 mg/ml, I feel like I rescued some herb I'd prolly never get around to smoking. I recently posted the QWET recipe I use here:

https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum/growing-community/518620-dry-sifting
 
hi Tokabigone, quick question, did you hang your harvest in a cool dark place, or did you dry them on those cookie sheets? I've learned over the last few years, the importance of proper drying. when done correctly, the buds come out much denser and stickier. i purchased a portable room ac unit, and keep the room at 68 degrees, and 50% rh, and wow, what difference.
keep up the good work, and enjoy!
 
Hey johnb1963, Yeah there is no question that my drying was a disaster. AZ temps jumped into the high 90's at the time I cut them so my dark grow cabinet was way to warm and I was not prepared for it. I tried to keep the RH up but not enough for the bone dry 12% we have now. So I jarred them with Boveda pacs to bring it up but after a week the buds were too dry and the pacs were crispy. I replaced the pacs and finally got the RH in jars up to a constant 62% Next time I dry it will be in a carefully climate controlled room.
 
grouchyoldman, thank you sir! My thoughts also run towards the genetics even though this is reputed to be a 20% THC, I don't feel it. I did small samples from about 4 weeks into flower thru harvest with the same results so I think maybe some weak freebie seeds??

I do like your idea about using half this batch for tincture and hashish.. The other half will stretch to next harvest if I just use for sleepy time. An oz for hash and an oz for tincture will be small yields but will be a good test of my abilities with those processes using some mediocre weed.
 
grouchyoldman johnb1963 Farmbuck, thanks to all of you for your comments and suggestions. I now have a clear idea of how to finish this grow out. An oz to tincture and an oz to hashish just to experiment with those processes to see what I like best. The rest should just stretch until next harvest if I just use as sleep meds. Thanks for the links to tutorials on those processes. Anyone hazard a guess on how long to cure before I try these? Also another big question - Can I add the used bud after dry ice sift to the other oz for tincture with alcohol? I would think there would still be cannabinoids left that could be extracted with the alcohol, right or no?
 
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