Another First Time Grow

[barillaro]

Congratulations mate. Buds look fantastic. Bet you can’t wait to smoke your own home grown.

Thanks falcon, definitely can't. It's always the last stretch that gets me

 

[barillaro]

So I believe the fridge is going to work just fine. Rh is about 25-40% so I believe the bag will be crucial for slowing the dry a bit. Temps are 38-42. The 85% that's shown is from being taken out of the fridge and fogging up. Worst case, the lower rh dries them a bit quicker than the expected ~3 weeks

 

[barillaro]

Well guys, I don't anticipate too many more posts in this journal but it's been a very educational experience

Here is the more indica biased plant, 160g total wet. 22.4 of those wet grams are airy popcorn nugs

Here are the sativa biased nugs. Have yet to trim and weigh but will be updating in a few

Mostly trimmer cola, left some sugar leaves to slow the drying process

 

[irie lion]

Congrats on the harvest @barillaro!
Looks like you're going to have some quality smoke on your hands!
Best of luck for the dry & cure.

 

[barillaro]

Congrats on the harvest @barillaro!
Looks like you're going to have some quality smoke on your hands!
Best of luck for the dry & cure.

Appreciate but irie, I'll be continuing the journal through dry and cure as well

 

[barillaro]

So sativa biased plant let me down actually. She was much bigger with letter nugs... But a lot more airy. 152 g wet total. 22 of those are popcorn nugs. 312 grams wet total, still hoping for that 2 dry oz mark

 

[barillaro]

I think my hygrometer has moisture in it.
its been showing max humidity and the temperature in my apartment is ~73. It's slowly moving up. Going to thaw at room temperature for today to make sure humidity is still low

 

[irie lion]

Somethings definitely wrong with that thing!

 

[InTheShed]

Congrats on the harvest, and at 312 grams wet you have a good chance of getting to 2 ounces!

That hygrometer is definitely FUBAR.

 

[barillaro]

Somethings definitely wrong with that thing!

Congrats on the harvest, and at 312 grams wet you have a good chance of getting to 2 ounces!

That hygrometer is definitely FUBAR.

Thanks shed, yea after leaving it at room temp and letting the condensation dissipate I through it in the crisper with the flowers, instantly 42° and 43%rh on track for a great cure. Thanks again for the fridge drying link @irie lion ! And all the pointer from you, shed

 

[barillaro]

Drying well under way, might jar and test humidity tonight to get an idea of how far along the buds are

Strength is definitely increasing now, apartment is flooded with the aroma whenever the fridge opens

 

[irie lion]

Beautiful looking bud Barillaro!

 

[barillaro]

Tried to snap a stem and it bends smoothly still, wasn't even worth checking Bud's humidity level yet. On a side note, the free light I received wasn't 900w after all, but a Mars hydro 300w. But hey, double the light and double the flowers right?

 

[InTheShed]

I've got one of those. I think they draw around 120w at the wall. More light is definitely better!

I think two weeks is the check point for low and slow.

 

[barillaro]

Beautiful looking bud Barillaro!

Thanks man, was really hoping the purple would come through more, much more curb appeal in my area

 

[barillaro]

I've got one of those. I think they draw around 120w at the wall. More light is definitely better!

I think two weeks is the check point for low and slow.

Got it, I've been driving myself crazy checking every time I move the buds

 

[InTheShed]

Just roll the bag once a day and put it back in! Easy .

 

[barillaro]

Mars and the viparepectra, both are the 300w models. Will he interesting to see how they differ on the next grow. Sperate pots this time for sure
The viparepectra has much more blue and the mars is more red based light

 

[irie lion]

Mars and the viparepectra, both are the 300w models. Will he interesting to see how they differ on the next grow. Sperate pots this time for sure
The viparepectra has much more blue and the mars is more red based light

Nice! I want to get myself some Mars led’s soon too.

 

[InTheShed]

Nice! I want to get myself some Mars led’s soon too.

I've got an SP-250 in a 2x4 tent and it's so bright I had to dial it down for the younger plants! Preston9mm has three in his grow area, and Dutchman is running the SP-150s in his tents. I haven't seen any complaints on either of those. Mars gets pretty high marks here, @SmokeSara offers great support, and they're a sponsor!