buds to dry but stems not

sweetsmoker

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i reckon thats ya calyxes m8 although it is shaped like a pod lol, they look nice gd job how long u gt left?
 

hazex

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i reckon thats ya calyxes m8 although it is shaped like a pod lol, they look nice gd job how long u gt left?
well iam thinking 1 day or more for most of it?people are saying to let it swell up for another week..it hardly has any leaves left on most of the buds and the trichomes are some amber and milky,i flushed yesterday so after tomorrow i guess ill harvest it
 

sweetsmoker

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its all up to u mate :) if u dont likr results then do diff nxt time, if u do do it the same.... enjoy the harvest mate.
 

hazex

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its all up to u mate :) if u dont likr results then do diff nxt time, if u do do it the same.... enjoy the harvest mate.
Well the question is...is it smokable...or will it be shitty...i was going to wait until monday morning which is about 1 1/2 days away wht u think?
 

sweetsmoker

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1 1/2 days wont make a diff m8, if its ready its ready, if its not its not, take the plant out the room and check trichs again without the hps glaring as it can often make trichs look amber, if thay are at least cloudy u gd too go but u want nearly all cloudy,, there will always be a few clear in there, but dont cut if maj clear
 

super2200

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you will learn whether or not to cut from the stem when you hang dry from experience, the first nugget you picked is so small you would want that one still on stem so it slows the dry a bit. I was cutting and trimming good and hanging but started cutting the entire plant and giving it a light trim and hanging the entire plant, this slows the drying but test for yourself. Cure no matter which way you dry but that baby looks nice and stout. good luck man even the lil nugg was showing some trichs so those main colas should be some good smoke by the looks of them. Show us some pics after you harvest. When I hang the entire plant its very easy when dried to cut the popcorn nuggs right from the stems and then I sometimes need to cut and hang the main cola a few more days. YOurs looks like not much stem but thick so it will have lots of moisture in them. ALso as suggested earlier if they are ever too dry dont wet a paper towel and add to the jar just get some big stem pieces and allow it to pull moisture from stems so its all natural. Normally there is enough moisture in the center stem in the bud to remoisten the outer bud
 

fatfarmer

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i know now why i liked helping granmaw with the garden and flowers so much. good grow man ,so now you can start to work on next grow !when we took on the job of our gardening we all come together looking out for each outher. so keep growing together! if you just try something new then you never fail,just try one more time!
 

hazex

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Hey all heres some more pics i took with a different camera... most are cloudy with some amber and some clear...does it really matter guys if i flush and harvest ne xt day?? people say it slows the drying process down...wont that be good?and if so i want to flush again today and harvest tomorrow heres some pics....Oh and guys i use CFL all the way!! no hps or metal halid :) i really odo get alot of comments for growing dense buds like this with cfl...thanks all!! keep posted
 

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sweetsmoker

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1 days worth of flush wont do shit ne ways bud. so its your call, either flush for a week to get a nicer taste,, or cut now without flush , i have had to do that before now and it still tasted sweet,
 

hazex

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1 days worth of flush wont do shit ne ways bud. so its your call, either flush for a week to get a nicer taste,, or cut now without flush , i have had to do that before now and it still tasted sweet,
well i have flushed it every 2 days for the last 1 1/2 weeks..and iam thinking about watering it tonight and then picking it in the morning,only thing is i cant pick it in the dark,but that dont concern me
 
you should wait its pretty small still..... let the calyx almost consume its pistils. u wanna get the most out of the cfls... remember there gonna shrink at least double when u dry.
 

svchop889

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sometimes if you leave it in the dark for 48hrs before harvest the plant will consume whats left in the soil to try to stay alive and what is stored in the plant .
 

hazex

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Yeah iam waiting...iam going to flush again today iguess and another 2 days il lsee if its ready
 

sweetsmoker

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nice pics there m8, i reckon shes done more or less, lovely trichs m8, she one sticky biaatch lol. why dont u flush her then put in dark for 24- 36hrs before chop chop, looks lovely and hairy too mmmmm ,
 

hazex

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nice pics there m8, i reckon shes done more or less, lovely trichs m8, she one sticky biaatch lol. why dont u flush her then put in dark for 24- 36hrs before chop chop, looks lovely and hairy too mmmmm ,
i gave her 3 quarts of water with molasses and now shes in her lightso n right now...still not to many amber trichs so i think ima wait a few more days :)
 

plantz

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Those plants aren't even done bro. Theres still white hairs/pistils growing in those pics. And the finished bud has long red hairs.. they should mostly recede into the buds when they are actually done. Ive made the same mistake. Also you must have dried them in low % humidity. drying room should be about 50% humidity with good ventilation. Fans shouldnt blow directly on buds drying.
 
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