BWC BayArea
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I'm assuming a carboard flat is like whats beneath 4 six packs of soda at the grocery store or the Top Ramen box, or the box that mason jars come in. Irish correct me if I'm wrong.
Irish's Harvest Journal, 2009
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OK, I'm drooling.....
What exactly are "cardboard flats?" I don't want to assume I know.
And, do you have a picture? This sounds fantastic....especially the 'smooth and orgasmically rich' part.
Cardboard flats. These are the things that are in very short supply at any market or liquor store around harvest time--the short oblong boxes that carried in beer and canned beverages like Arizona Tea--though you can use any cardboard box if you cut the sides down to about 3".
A picture....
....of a flat? 
This was a small harvest of Stawberry Cough popcorn buds on the verge of opening, the last cutting for these cute little Indicas. They're going into an Ambrosia cure and you can see how wet the stems are from the beginning. I would not suggest starting this wet with a bigger batch, but will work out fine for this oz or two.
Below, what they looked like uncut.
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BWC BayArea
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Strawberry Cough
I see what u mean about the deep color resulting form the curing process. Are these colors what u were talkin bout?>
According to Ed Rosenthal's Big Book of Buds Vol. 2. Strawberry Cough is an 80/20 (80% sativa, 20% indica) Hybrid.
I see what u mean about the deep color resulting form the curing process. Are these colors what u were talkin bout?>
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Re: Strawberry Cough
This is a Strawberry Cough cross, and I can never remember with what. It was not in my primary grow. They got 3 1/2', maybe 4' tall--not very sativa-like, but not pudgy full indica either.
Now the buds in the picture were just trimmed and started at the time the pictures were taken a week or so ago, and are now tucked away in the sealing stage of the process--about 2 weeks into it--which I don't have pics of, but consists of being in a ziplock freezer baggie because the quantity was too small for my tubs to work correctly. This works great for small batches because you can watch the bag puff up with gas in order to know when to open and air it or even dump it back out into a flat to dry it all if you waited too long to do so.
The dark color of the bud here at the beginning is from colder Autumn temperatures and occurred on the plant before cutting (see last photo of uncut bud), so it's really not a good gauge of what the color of a green bud turns to at the end of curing. I'll see if I can get together some good before/after pics with green buds not purple/black, though it's better to see this in person than on a monitor and taken by a camera in possibly different light conditions. These particular buds, when finished, will be almost completely black.
According to Ed Rosenthal's Big Book of Buds Vol. 2. Strawberry Cough is an 80/20 (80% sativa, 20% indica) Hybrid.
I see what u mean about the deep color resulting form the curing process. Are these colors what u were talkin bout?>
This is a Strawberry Cough cross, and I can never remember with what. It was not in my primary grow. They got 3 1/2', maybe 4' tall--not very sativa-like, but not pudgy full indica either.
Now the buds in the picture were just trimmed and started at the time the pictures were taken a week or so ago, and are now tucked away in the sealing stage of the process--about 2 weeks into it--which I don't have pics of, but consists of being in a ziplock freezer baggie because the quantity was too small for my tubs to work correctly. This works great for small batches because you can watch the bag puff up with gas in order to know when to open and air it or even dump it back out into a flat to dry it all if you waited too long to do so.
The dark color of the bud here at the beginning is from colder Autumn temperatures and occurred on the plant before cutting (see last photo of uncut bud), so it's really not a good gauge of what the color of a green bud turns to at the end of curing. I'll see if I can get together some good before/after pics with green buds not purple/black, though it's better to see this in person than on a monitor and taken by a camera in possibly different light conditions. These particular buds, when finished, will be almost completely black.
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Were those from seed or clone? I'd love to know what they're crossed with.
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They were from clones.
I'll ask one more embarrassing time what they're crossed with. *LOL* I think I've been told half a dozen times now and it goes right out the other ear....
BWC BayArea
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Lol. I'd appreciate it. I hear weird things sometimes. Some1 tried to tell me that there was a mix up at the nursery where I got my clones from and they really don't know what my Strawberry Cough is mixed with (supposed to be crossed with deep chunk). So when I see strawberry cough hybrid I ask, to try to get a better idea if in fact the rumor has any truth to it.
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Deep Chunk! That's it! (I was thinking Dutch Crunch, but that's a bread *L*) The clones were got in the bay area, according to my buddy that got them. I'll double check, but I'm 99% sure that's it. Did your clones grow up to look like those that I put pics up of?
thanks for sharing your scary experience and your growing/curing techniques with us.
lots of stuff to learn here!
you write really well also
lots of stuff to learn here!
you write really well also
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thanks for sharing your scary experience and your growing/curing techniques with us.
lots of stuff to learn here!
you write really well also
Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! It's not exactly the journal I wanted to write, but it is what it is. Next season will be a whole new story from beginning to end....
Looking forward to it!
and I second the suggestion to get a dog or two for security. Most dogs will sense and learn what you value and protect it.
I'll be tuned in for your next grow
and I second the suggestion to get a dog or two for security. Most dogs will sense and learn what you value and protect it.
I'll be tuned in for your next grow
MattCarnage
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Awesome journal you must make one for your next grow. Good luck and have a great smoke.
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How about three wolfhounds?looking forward to it!
And i second the suggestion to get a dog or two for security. Most dogs will sense and learn what you value and protect it.
I'll be tuned in for your next grow
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Ok, I think you got that covered, lol.
beautiful Wolfhounds!
gadzooks, how much dog food do you have to buy?
beautiful Wolfhounds!
gadzooks, how much dog food do you have to buy?
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OMG!
I knew it was gonna be a lot, but damn.....
they look like they're worth it though.
I knew it was gonna be a lot, but damn.....
they look like they're worth it though
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HalfOrange
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Beautiful dogs!
I have a friend back in Ireland who breeds them. When you walk into a room and they all stand up its like being in a forest.
Ive always kept rottweillers but last year I lost beautiful 9 yr old to cancer. Haven´t had the heart to get another yet but I miss the fun you get from having a dog around.
So anyway, aside from congrats on the journal, bloody well done on such healthy looking animals.
I have a friend back in Ireland who breeds them. When you walk into a room and they all stand up its like being in a forest.
Ive always kept rottweillers but last year I lost beautiful 9 yr old to cancer. Haven´t had the heart to get another yet but I miss the fun you get from having a dog around.
So anyway, aside from congrats on the journal, bloody well done on such healthy looking animals.
Irish here you are! Three beautiful dogs, Repeat contest winner, Surrounded by huge wonderfully grown Cannabis plants, Now all smokable buds. On a awesome piece of land In the middle of nowhere and is a proud Irish Woman. With some,... Heck alot of luck to past on!! Will you be my Wife? Sorry, was that to straight forward? 
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