A Newbies First Grow

You are wise to be going by more then just 1 thing to decide when to chop.
It's good to use all the tools in the box instead of just 1.

She has a bit more to go

Just having that smell in my garden is enough to keep me satisfied until I chop. Besides, I have a second girl that is trying her hardest to get to the finish line. She has me nervous, but I think I can make it into November the way our weather is going. As long as we get no snow for the next month. I'll keep anything alive if I need to.

BrewersToker said:

Just having that smell in my garden is enough to keep me satisfied until I chop. Besides, I have a second girl that is trying her hardest to get to the finish line. She has me nervous, but I think I can make it into November the way our weather is going. As long as we get no snow for the next month. I'll keep anything alive if I need to.

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I'm getting snow right now.... Sunday it's suppose to get down to 25.

snowing here, north of minocqua...low 27 tonight. ive been taking the best tops but they didnt fill out, sept sucked, it started to rain and never quit. summer was awesome, bit i will get 25% of what i expected 2 months ago....

I feel for you, my northern Wisconsin neighbors. We have our first frost advisory down here in Milwaukee tonight, but I am ready for it. Lows around 32° tonight and tomorrow, but not in the city. Lake Michigan is keeping us warmer for now. Should get back in the 50s later this weekend. I figure I have a few weeks until it really starts up around here.

Good Luck!!

whisperer57 said:

snowing here, north of minocqua...low 27 tonight. ive been taking the best tops but they didnt fill out, sept sucked, it started to rain and never quit. summer was awesome, bit i will get 25% of what i expected 2 months ago....

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You don't have to take them yet...sounds like we have the same weather.
Mine are still up and going and still doing fine so far.

Just the cold of the last 24 hours have changed my buds. They are covered in frosting like God airbrushed over night. I think this cold will really push this final swell to a harvest real soon.

As a new grower, people try to tell us about that final push and swell period. It is well worth the wait! The smells and the frosty have intensified in the last week. They look like different plants now!!

Do I spot a bit of purple creeping in?

Looking great. So close...

Thanks! You do see purple creeping in! Went out just now to really capture the purple and the frostiness in the darkness. These buds are going to be real nice.

She's a beauty. Well done.

socaljoe said:

She's a beauty. Well done.

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Appreciate it! I am very happy with my first grow. I am already looking forward to next May to start my next grow!!

BrewersToker said:

Appreciate it! I am very happy with my first grow. I am already looking forward to next May to start my next grow!!

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Haha, you've caught the bug. Welcome to the club.

First real frost here overnight. Probably got to 33°-31° for 6 hours or so. Plant have already perked back up, and should be a good stretch of sun and 50s for a few days now.

It's starting to stay colder now for longer periods in the city known as "The Good Land" along Lake Michigan's shore. Didn't hit 50 today. Will hit 50 tomorrow afternoon, back into the high 40s the next day after that. But dry and sunny, which I like, with brisk north winds, which I don't like.
Saw a sprinkling of amber on today's trich test on my older girl. One week perhaps??

Dude...she's looking more gorgeous every time you post a new pic. Congrats on a job well done.

socaljoe said:

Haha, you've caught the bug. Welcome to the club.

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lol right and then u spend all winter looking at seed and strain reviews trying to figure out what u are going to grow. i change my mind at least 20-30 times from time i harvest till i actually decide what im going to grow.

Began to harvest one of my 2 girls today. She is ready. I will update with pics once I am done trimming this big girl. I hate trimming. Hate it. I went 5 hours straight today and I was shakey and stressed by the time I had to get my kid to soccer. Just got to power through and get it done.

Doing a trim tray to try the dry ice trick with the silk sheet as a filter. Very curious about that...

How she looked last moment before I started chopping.

Welcome to trim jail. Trimming sucks, that's for damn sure. I've gotten really lazy about it, I do a rough trim and that's it...not selling, so I don't care if it's pretty.

socaljoe said:

Welcome to trim jail. Trimming sucks, that's for damn sure. I've gotten really lazy about it, I do a rough trim and that's it...not selling, so I don't care if it's pretty.

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That's what I keep reminding myself of. This is my bud, so my trimming does not need to be award winning.

BrewersToker said:

That's what I keep reminding myself of. This is my bud, so my trimming does not need to be award winning.

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Exactly, you can be as meticulous or sloppy as you like.

BTW, congrats on your first harvest.