To crop or not to crop...

Morriston55 said:

Get those scissors ready! Looks like you have a days worth of trimming ahead of you. Nice work making it to harvest though.

Definetely a bold move leaving them for a week unattended though. I have to move/spin/rotate my plants every few days or else once side of the tent or the back or front or something will somehow be drying faster then the rest.

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Dear Morriston,
Thanks for your comment. It as definitely not a bold move but really just a "I really do not have a choice" type of move. I hope that next grow will be a little better timed. I got to say it is extremely frustrating but heck! At least I am confident that I will better my skills and results next time.

HardWorkingly yours,
M

I take a small bud of my plants each week for the last 4 weeks of flowering
Helps to see how they dry over a week to make sure you harvest at a gd time
Good thing is when u have a bud that looks ready when dried the plant has had an EXTRA week and loved you for it

but is it not risky? can this lead you to over rip plants? or is it how you like them?

Mazer said:

but is it not risky? can this lead you to over rip plants? or is it how you like them?

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If I can, I pick my plants over a 3 week period. I take the end buds on each branch, and the ones below it swell up. The last picking might be a little long in the tooth, but by then you are down to popcorn anyway. Remember, larf is what you make it.

too larry said:

If I can, I pick my plants over a 3 week period. I take the end buds on each branch, and the ones below it swell up. The last picking might be a little long in the tooth, but by then you are down to popcorn anyway. Remember, larf is what you make it.

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I guess that is a 2 week period. If I pick today, I'll pick again in 7 days, then the last time, 7 days after that.

Dear Gentlefolks,
finished the manicuring. I ended up with about 80gr out of the 4 plants. it is 0,8gr/w. I am happy. Now curing. I have not tried a puff yet as it is too green for my taste.

I would have liked the buds to be a bit denser. I did not want to mess too much with the nugs while they were swelling but next time I will definitely get rid of the popcorn as I got them in large numbers. and will wait a bit more before harvest.
One thing, the jars' moisture is between 54 to 58%rh. Is it possible to raise it say with a slice of carrot or something?

LowHumiditily yours,
M