1600Kw vertical grow tent. Hybrid Aero/RDWC build.

You're in good company my friend. I'm harvesting my girls today as well. Right about now I'm wishing I had some friends to help. I will probably be able to talk the wife into helping tonight. Damn sticky fingers got everything on earth sticking to me, lol. This is a time when having a bunch of cats isn't ideal. If I get one cat hair on my finger it is quite a chore to get it off. My first instinct is to rub it on my shirt or pants... then I have 100 hairs on my finger.

I hope you have some spring loaded scissors. If not they are definitely worth the time and money to get them. Throw up some pics when you get a chance. You can check my journal for my harvest pics... I don't want to intrude reposting here.

Congrats on getting to harvest!!! That's really awesome.

drekoushranada said:

His system is pretty cool. Im so ready for everybody to try the dry ice once its done. Is there a DIY for the bag when it come to dry ice or do I have to actually buy the bubble bags? Everybody that seen the bagseed always say "what the hell is that/".. Haha. Its looks so great. What strains are you going to run J-Man? You will love the AK-48 and Blue widow. Now the Blue Widow is not a big producer to me but it makes up in smell and im sure it will in taste.

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I love how beginners are getting straight into super "advanced" hydroponic systems that were being sold for 3k for just 6 or 8 site system. Everyone at Home Depot must be wondering why kids have such an interest in plumbing and irrigation now a days, LOL! Oh man, I would like to try that dry ice hash, I guess I'll just have to stare at the pics and wank it though, bahaha. You don't need to buy a complete bubble bag kit, each manufacturer sells a replacement bag in case one tears, just pick up the 120 or the 73, 120 gives you great smoking and cooking grade, depending on how much you shake, 73 gives you only smoking grade for the most part, so I've heard. I've been using 120, everyone I got into it around here is using 120, and so far great results. You get a lot more cooking grade with 180 or 190, but screw it, who wants to smoke workbag hash? I suggest the 120 personally, haven't even tried the 73 yet. I've grown AK 47 and White Berry, which are both extremely similar, but the WhiteBerry smoke is just okay, and the AK47 is amazing but it isn't in the area currently, so I might just pick up both. I have so many I want to try though, Youngdog and shwagbag always have so many nice strains going, I want to try them all! Especially that bastard Shwagbag, he has a spending problem for sure! haha.

jigfresh said:

You're in good company my friend. I'm harvesting my girls today as well. Right about now I'm wishing I had some friends to help. I will probably be able to talk the wife into helping tonight. Damn sticky fingers got everything on earth sticking to me, lol. This is a time when having a bunch of cats isn't ideal. If I get one cat hair on my finger it is quite a chore to get it off. My first instinct is to rub it on my shirt or pants... then I have 100 hairs on my finger.

I hope you have some spring loaded scissors. If not they are definitely worth the time and money to get them. Throw up some pics when you get a chance. You can check my journal for my harvest pics... I don't want to intrude reposting here.

Congrats on getting to harvest!!! That's really awesome.

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You know who to call bro, I'm right around the corner I have cats to, little fuckers, make it impossible to trim and when they only demand attention when you can't give it to them. Having a pile of disposable gloves helps a lot.

jigfresh said:

You're in good company my friend. I'm harvesting my girls today as well. Right about now I'm wishing I had some friends to help. I will probably be able to talk the wife into helping tonight. Damn sticky fingers got everything on earth sticking to me, lol. This is a time when having a bunch of cats isn't ideal. If I get one cat hair on my finger it is quite a chore to get it off. My first instinct is to rub it on my shirt or pants... then I have 100 hairs on my finger.

I hope you have some spring loaded scissors. If not they are definitely worth the time and money to get them. Throw up some pics when you get a chance. You can check my journal for my harvest pics... I don't want to intrude reposting here.

Congrats on getting to harvest!!! That's really awesome.

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Jig its no such thing as intruding around these parts bro. I am going to check out those great pics and will post some. I just woke up from a nap because I needed the rest..

Jozikins said:

Dude that is a sweet fucking system. Hope you don't mind me using your design and Dre's tubs, lol. Can you explain to us more about it? Anything out of the ordinary of UC?

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It's basically the Current Culture design with different buckets I think they want $1200 for an 8 site system I was able to build mine for half that. I set it up to be on 28" centers the buckets are 10 gallons I figure with the water 1-2" below the net pot there will be around 6-7 gallons per bucket x 9 buckets the whole system should hold around 60-70 gallons. I used uniseals for the 2" PVC, for bubbles I bought 8 Ecoplus 48" flexible airstones and a 180Lpm airpump, to pull the water back to the epicenter I bought a 500gph danner magdrive water pump. I still need to buy a water chiller but I should have everything ready in the flower room in a few weeks.

Research of different hydro systems led me down the UC path for flowering but for veg I found this cool DIY system Built be Mike the gardner from Suretogrow, It top drips, areo sprays and DWC's all in one. I figured this would be a great way to take a plant from clone to deep veg, I also figured I could build it with 6" net pots so I will never have to transplant between net pots, the pot could go directly into the UC system.

When building the veg tote I was very conscious about having the smallest reservoir possible for the 12 plants to save on nut costs. I connected the two veg totes with 2" PVC under current style and built a manifold that runs both totes off of one pump. From cutting to when I take out the aero manifold and go dwc the system only runs on 15 gallons of sauce at a time and I'm pretty happy with that.

I'm also keeping my epicenter and Rez in the veg room so I can maximize the sq/ft in the flower room

Well it took me 8 freaking hours of trimming but its finally done. They are hanging in the tent in the dark. I have a small fan blowing against the wall along with the exhaust fan set on l0w or medium. I feel its good air flow in the room. The bud sites on some of the plants are VERY dense. I don't want them to mold at all! The room climate is 77f and 54rh +/- 3%. Not really sure how accurate the Hygrometer is. Well on to the PORN!
Blue Widow

The Bag Seed

AK-48

Northern Lights x Big Bud

Critical +

My nice bag of sugar trim and popcorn for Hash!

The buds hanging!

Nice bro. Way to go! Nice job trimming. I'm still at it. I really need to loosen up on what I trim. I just keep going and going and going. I just LOVE the selection you got. What a great batch of smoke. Enjoy all the different smokes. I know you will.

jigfresh said:

Nice bro. Way to go! Nice job trimming. I'm still at it. I really need to loosen up on what I trim. I just keep going and going and going. I just LOVE the selection you got. What a great batch of smoke. Enjoy all the different smokes. I know you will.

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That is true. Im sure you will have the trimming knocked out soon. The buds are so dense. I cant wait until the test session! Im trying to figure out when to jar them. I guess in 3-4 days should do.

The rule that I follow is when smaller stems 'snap' when you bend them. If they just bend like a noodle you need more time. I have always been scared of jarring my buds too early and having them mold in the jar. I've read that too many time. Talk about heartbreak getting all the way... well almost all the way, then to lose a crop after harvest and drying (or drying half way). 3-4 days sounds about right, but might be 5. We are drying out buds in about the same exact conditions. I got 67 deg and 51% humidity in my closet... I have my big fan extracting air, the small fan is off and of course they are in dark. My first plant has 2 days drying so far and it's still nice and wet. About jarring... to me too dry is way safer than too wet. And I would say I've done pretty well with timing and such. I have herb that was jarred in May 2009 that is still rockin. Smells great and still has almost all the effect it did when it was fresh.

Any idea what you'll do with the trim? So many options I know.

Hell yeah dude, that is a fat fucking harvest. That Blue Widow and Critical + look extremely dank. I already know the 48 is dank!
I hate trimming, hate hate hate it. Usually I pay someone to do it for me. lol.

Oh, and I like to see that you are brushing your teeth on the regular, that's good hygiene! Lol

Well my plants are drying too fast. I went and checked on them and the outside of the plants are crispy. They have to get jarred today so I dont miss the cure window! This sucks big time!

That's weird. It should all work out in the jar though. The moisture from inside should even out the dryness of the outside. Maybe it was the fan in there? The plant I cut on Thursday still isn't dry, and I'm in cali. Don't worry though. My guess it it'll be just fine. Check them a few times a day for the first couple days. Make sure there's not too much moisture in there.

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That's weird. It should all work out in the jar though. The moisture from inside should even out the dryness of the outside. Maybe it was the fan in there? The plant I cut on Thursday still isn't dry, and I'm in cali. Don't worry though. My guess it it'll be just fine. Check them a few times a day for the first couple days. Make sure there's not too much moisture in there.

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I will be sure to do that. I guess its these crazy southern temps that throws stuff off. Its a little fan set on low. But who knows!

I bet it needs more time but check your jars on the frequent the first few days to see if they get all soft and wet again. Don't want mold! Use a indirect fan, have the fan blowing in the other direction and drawing air across the nugs. Make sure you keep the humidity in check, especially with a lot of air flowing.

Yeah I went and checked the bigger buds and they are still moist. So it was the smaller sites that dried like that. They are now in jars though. So I guess things are on pace. I left them hanging.

Cool. Smaller nugs dry up quick, and usually end up harsh if you don't do it that way, it's a pain in the ass though. My shit flips so fast in the dispensaries I just do everything at once to keep up. I vended 8oz of Blue Dream to the dispensary Friday and they called me Saturday afternoon saying they were out and wanted 8 more oz. I need some Blue Dream to rain from the sky to keep up.

I know your happy to be getting yours of so fast though.

very nice harvest. hands down

lostNug said:

very nice harvest. hands down

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Thanks. I'm just trying to get the cure and drying part down now. Have a Western Caliber III hygrometer on its way.

drekoushranada said:

I know your happy to be getting yours of so fast though.

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sure do. It's fucking super tough to keep up, I need a new 6x6 tent or larger to fulfill a new client I just got.

I know you're super happy your first harvest is dank as fuck.

Lol. I am. My girl tested a piece of popcorn bud. She didn't care for it. Then I looked at her and said.. " you know THC dont go psychoactive until it dries right" but she said that she threw it in the microwave! Then I walked away laughing. I have a piece out in the light to look at and it is frosty as crap. I realized that when I given the test pieces that were dried for 4 days and not much they were much more potent! It has an awesome fruity smell. Cant wait until my hygrometer comes in. I turned my exhaust fan on low BTW. Im sure it will slow everything down. The true smell of the buds are starting to break through. Im going to check on the real dense colas. Does mold for overnight or is it a gradual process?