Harvest Time: A Tutorial

SFguy

SFguy

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MISSPHOEBE said:
what kind of jars are best? does it matter? glass or plastic? or what about Paper Bags?......... or zip lock bags? ... :) :) :)
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i dried mine in bags for 1 week this time, wrked good kept ALTO OF FLAVOR, AND AROMA
but not as much as hang drying w/out trimming anything
BBS (BROWN BAG SHUFFLE)
step1 trim wet
step2 place in brown bag
step3 into cabinet
step4 open bag 1or2 times a day SHUFFLE then close and put back into cabinet
step5 after 1 week in bag/cabinet ready for the jar, and daily burp

hang dry. (takes alot more space)

step1 cut down
step2 hang up
step3 after dried adequately (nearly2weeks) in my climate, trim and jar
 
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Time is Now 4:20

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In my climate, it's so dry that the rh is around 33% and drying 10 branches in a closet takes only 2-3 days before they need to be jarred. Should I be concerned?
 
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maltagrow

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listen, does hanging the buds in front of a de-humidifier help or make things worse for the buds to be properly cured? i have quite a dilemma about this coz my white widow is still getting her flowers ready and they look beautiful, them being the first fruit i ever got from my Maryjane. It's a white widow plant in a bushy horizontal grow-pattern. So basically now after all the hard work to make things go well as they did I don't wanna fuck up the outcome at the very end. please help coz i really need to know the best way to go about this. Please consider i live in malta which is a very very very humid little island in the middle of the mediterranean...
 
dante76

dante76

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maltagrow said:
listen, does hanging the buds in front of a de-humidifier help or make things worse for the buds to be properly cured? i have quite a dilemma about this coz my white widow is still getting her flowers ready and they look beautiful, them being the first fruit i ever got from my Maryjane. It's a white widow plant in a bushy horizontal grow-pattern. So basically now after all the hard work to make things go well as they did I don't wanna fuck up the outcome at the very end. please help coz i really need to know the best way to go about this. Please consider i live in malta which is a very very very humid little island in the middle of the mediterranean...
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i thing that could make things a little worse...all you need to do is make sure the humidity stays less than 70%. Depending on where you reside and the space your hanging them in you may not need a de-humidfier.

if you want to learn a great method of curing after you hang dry..check out this.

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237
 
SFguy

SFguy

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I THINK PUTTING A DEHUEY IN ANY ROOM THAT IS DRYING BUDS IS A BAD IDEA, malta,the SLOWER THE DRY the better the taste

unless your a commercial grower, andhave a giant room full of buds, then a dehuey might be a requirement
 
tripboufe

tripboufe

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one question... i think my plant is getting to the edge of harvesting.. its lyk 1month 26 day old its an autoflower autoberry says 60-65 days to harvest.. getting close will take the pics to see the amber later but i have a question... i've allready flushed the plant coz it needed.. some signs of nute burn... but the bud has come alone tho its very small coz of the container... it was my first plant of all times... so the question is.. im feeding on water... do i have to stop feeding?? or just keep feeding ntil the day i harvest.. i've also heard they put the plant on days dark period to maximize the cristals or something lyk that?? so 1month 26 days old AUTOSTRAIN feeding with water do i keep watering it or i just stop, put on dark period and harvest???
 
dante76

dante76

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tripboufe said:
one question... i think my plant is getting to the edge of harvesting.. its lyk 1month 26 day old its an autoflower autoberry says 60-65 days to harvest.. getting close will take the pics to see the amber later but i have a question... i've allready flushed the plant coz it needed.. some signs of nute burn... but the bud has come alone tho its very small coz of the container... it was my first plant of all times... so the question is.. im feeding on water... do i have to stop feeding?? or just keep feeding ntil the day i harvest.. i've also heard they put the plant on days dark period to maximize the cristals or something lyk that?? so 1month 26 days old AUTOSTRAIN feeding with water do i keep watering it or i just stop, put on dark period and harvest???
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haven't grown an autoflower yet but generally you would stop feeding 2 weeks b4 harvest and just use water to flush. Some people will continue to flush with water + molasses and a sweetner.

But you'll have to consider how many days its been in flower. Are the hairs starting to recede or are they sticking up? As far as the dark period, you probably don't have to worry because that's what switches a normal plant to flower mode. Autoflowers don't need a change in light period i believe. Maybe check in the autoflower section of the forum.
 
Mark30g

Mark30g

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fdd2blk said:
once cut down it goes into jars. the jars are then sealed and placed in a cool dark room. i let them sit over-night. the next day i take the jars from the dark room and open them. the bud should be wet again. if it is extremely wet i dump it out for a day. if it is moist but not damp then i simply leave the lid open for the day. at the end of the day i close the lid and start over. i continue to do this until the bud has reached the moisture level that i so desire. some like dry crispy buds, others prefer them gooey. once you have reached the moisture level you desire you can seal the jar and store. the longer stored the more the bud will cure. i like to leave mine on the somewhat moist side because it dries a little every time i open the jar to remove some. by the time i get to the bottom it is usually crispy.

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it is a good idea to check your buds well before storing long term. excess moisture can cause problems.
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I recently tried this with a few milky triches and I left air for 48hrs and once I put into hard the next day I checked it and it smelt very sweaty. Any help on where I've gone wrong would be great. Thanks:lol:
 
dante76

dante76

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smelled sweet? well its normal for it to smell similar to lawn grass when its first cut..you're smelling more of the chlorophyll. I hang dry for a week. Then i start to cure in jars using the method of curing in the link below. I highly recommend it. No need for guessing. I like my herb b/w 60 - 65% RH.

The basic idea is to slowly dry...as it cures, the natural aromas become stronger and the chlorophyll smell dissipates.

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237

The hygrometers used in this method are $20 on ebay.
 
dante76

dante76

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it will dry too quickly....if possible i would raise the RH to around 40%/50%...you want to slowly dry the herb so the chlorophyll disappears. If you can't get the RH up then i would hang dry for a couple of days and then start curing in jars or paperbags to slow the drying process down.

Under normal conditions i would hang dry for 7 - 10 days and then start curing.
 
dante76

dante76

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OldLuck said:
How can I tell if they are drying to quickly or if I should let them hang a little longer?
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test it by seeing if the small branches snap...if they snap its dried too much....you want to start curing before it snaps. it should still have a little flexibility when you start curing.

However, even if your branches snap...put the buds in the jar and start curing. The preference would be to start curing b4 the snap though.
 
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