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snack420
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Quick update...
I harvested this weekend!! Smells absolutely terrific. I'll post some pics in the next couple of days when I get a chance.
Initially I hung the plant upside down, but trimming proved too difficult that way, so I've started clipping off the individual branches and trimmed them over an upside frisbee to catch the leaves and dust. Overall, looks like it's going to be a decent harvest, especially for my first time around. Upon inspecting the trichomes right before harvest, I noticed the majority were cloudy white and some were amber tipped, so I feel like I got it pretty close to the ideal harvest time for maximum THC. I also turned off the lights for a couple of days leading up to the harvest too, which may have helped things.Overall it was about 11 weeks from switching to 12/12 and about 10 weeks from when the first pistils showed.
I feel pretty confident with the curing step, but just hope the drying goes smoothly and I don't have any problems with humidity or mold - which I gather could be disastrous. The humidity has been between 45-60% the last week or so, which my sense is a little high from my reading on the topic, but hopefully not really dangerous to the precious buds. I do have a bunch of baking soda in the tent and have the extraction fan set to minimum (with passive intake) and have turned off the desk fan that was blowing at the plant during flowering. I think this should be good air flow, and hopefully sufficient for drying, but not too much so the drying doesn't happen too quickly, which I understand can be problematic.
Not sure if anyone is reading this, but if so and you have any tips for ensuring a solid drying cycle, please let me know your thoughts.
As always, thanks!
I harvested this weekend!! Smells absolutely terrific. I'll post some pics in the next couple of days when I get a chance.
Initially I hung the plant upside down, but trimming proved too difficult that way, so I've started clipping off the individual branches and trimmed them over an upside frisbee to catch the leaves and dust. Overall, looks like it's going to be a decent harvest, especially for my first time around. Upon inspecting the trichomes right before harvest, I noticed the majority were cloudy white and some were amber tipped, so I feel like I got it pretty close to the ideal harvest time for maximum THC. I also turned off the lights for a couple of days leading up to the harvest too, which may have helped things.Overall it was about 11 weeks from switching to 12/12 and about 10 weeks from when the first pistils showed.
I feel pretty confident with the curing step, but just hope the drying goes smoothly and I don't have any problems with humidity or mold - which I gather could be disastrous. The humidity has been between 45-60% the last week or so, which my sense is a little high from my reading on the topic, but hopefully not really dangerous to the precious buds. I do have a bunch of baking soda in the tent and have the extraction fan set to minimum (with passive intake) and have turned off the desk fan that was blowing at the plant during flowering. I think this should be good air flow, and hopefully sufficient for drying, but not too much so the drying doesn't happen too quickly, which I understand can be problematic.
Not sure if anyone is reading this, but if so and you have any tips for ensuring a solid drying cycle, please let me know your thoughts.
As always, thanks!