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Crab Pot

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Random but what do you guys think about vacuum sealing jars?

Im thinking about getting a foodsaver with the widemouth mason jar attachment. Figure I'll cure them with the boveda 62 packs for about a month then vacuum seal to insure buds stay fresh?

I was sitting on a few jars of gg4 x a11g for a while and the buds lost color a bit and just weren't as good as when fresher. I feel like vacuum sealing them would prevent this?

Anyone doing this and what's the best practice for cure time before the vacuum seal?

Thanks!

I've been practicing what you describe for a several years now. It actually works fantastic by greatly reducing the oxygen in the jars. The flowers I've stored in this matter improve with age. The nose turns to a more exotic aroma. I have have found flowers stored for two plus years in this matter to be superior to the day they went in the jar IMO. We want to keep our flowers from oxidizing as much as possible during storage. Heat, light and oxygen are the biggest oxidizers during storage. Vacuum seal and store in a dark cool place, the cooler the better without freezing.
 
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doniawon

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That pine soul Wookie looks insane crab pot.

I know I should post n the general gardening section but I value the opinions of u guys here a bit more lol.
I'm having a pretty major issue. Pretty sure it's due to heat n being root bound at this point. I've killed a light over the affected plants and trimmed the light cycle by an hour,for the last two days.
But the problem as u can see, my shade leaves are dying kinda fast n the buds are not ripening at all just keep getting bigger.
Really frosty image.jpeg but the buds aren't as dense as usual and nothing but white pistils.
Is there anything I can do to speed up the finish?image.jpegon a side note all my bodhi strains did great in the heat this year, jabberwocky was the only problem child! I should have used all bodhi strains lol there are about 6-7 plants doing this. I might b making a shit ton of hash
 

dirtyshawa

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Im using diatomaceous earth on top, will prolly be mixeing it into.the next barch.cuz the season isnt good.

I also use b thurcide bateria, which seems to help.
Do the mosquito dunks help too?

I really just need them under good control. And id rather not use.my last resort. Peroxide wash, which in theory should kill on contact but difuse to water and oxygen.
I never grow without mosquito dunks. I had a fungus gnat problem a several years ago. Someone told me about them online and I've never had a problem since. It's a cost effective solution. Get em!
 

Thefarmer12

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That pine soul Wookie looks insane crab pot.

I know I should post n the general gardening section but I value the opinions of u guys here a bit more lol.
I'm having a pretty major issue. Pretty sure it's due to heat n being root bound at this point. I've killed a light over the affected plants and trimmed the light cycle by an hour,for the last two days.
But the problem as u can see, my shade leaves are dying kinda fast n the buds are not ripening at all just keep getting bigger.
Really frosty View attachment 3756512 but the buds aren't as dense as usual and nothing but white pistils.
Is there anything I can do to speed up the finish?View attachment 3756513on a side note all my bodhi strains did great in the heat this year, jabberwocky was the only problem child! I should have used all bodhi strains lol there are about 6-7 plants doing this. I might b making a shit ton of hash
How's your temps? Also how long in flower. I know goji has like 11-12 wk phenos no?
 

COGrown

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That pine soul Wookie looks insane crab pot.

I know I should post n the general gardening section but I value the opinions of u guys here a bit more lol.
I'm having a pretty major issue. Pretty sure it's due to heat n being root bound at this point. I've killed a light over the affected plants and trimmed the light cycle by an hour,for the last two days.
But the problem as u can see, my shade leaves are dying kinda fast n the buds are not ripening at all just keep getting bigger.
Really frosty View attachment 3756512 but the buds aren't as dense as usual and nothing but white pistils.
Is there anything I can do to speed up the finish?View attachment 3756513on a side note all my bodhi strains did great in the heat this year, jabberwocky was the only problem child! I should have used all bodhi strains lol there are about 6-7 plants doing this. I might b making a shit ton of hash
Root bound and hungry. The shade leaves are at least partly dying because the mobile nutrients in them are being pulled to sustain any growth, and the plant doesn't have the resources to ripen. All the problems you describe sound like symptoms of root bound plants, and if you have high heat (putting more stress on the roots, as the plant transpires water faster) then I'm sure they are your culprits.

As far as finishing them goes, I think your best bet at this point would be to either just pull them, or throw them in a dark closet for a couple days and then cut them down, but probably just hash material....
 

MustangStudFarm

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It's at about week 9, they are usually finished. Heat is better but still have a few weeks of heat in the forecast.
This is the first time I've had issues with this strain. It's lucky charms X biodiesel(headband)
I think that at 85F the plants start going dormant and you can get a little higher with CO2. Are you getting that hot?

I am currently trying to go the "Bigger pot, smaller plant" route. I had similar problems when I was trying to grow trees out of a 5gal. I am now trying to grow shorter plants with bigger roots! If you have the means to compost, you should give it a shot! I just harvested my first batch with compost and even my wife was excited, she was talking about buying a dishwasher and a A/C for her car and then pay off some bills. It was nice man, we still have some left too. Big difference from mixing 1/3's of everything!

8gallon square pots, nice!!! I saw that someone else had these also...

https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/bycategory/pots-containers/black-square-pots
 

Slimjimham

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Thanks for the input vacuum sealing jars. Anyone else done this? What's you're experience with it?

Thanks!

I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger but don't see me using it for much other than sealing jars so don't want to have something sitting on the shelf if im not going to use it.
 

doniawon

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pull them, or throw them in a dark closet for a couple days and then cut them down, but probably just hash material....[/QUOTE]
. Shit, I feel like I'm talking to myself here. Your answers are spot on imo.
I thought salt build up 3 days ago n I have been giving them water roots excell and floralicious plus to flush n heal root zone. I'm gonna try a low feed of straight pk n hope to hell they ripen a bit more, I really hate making hash these days.
Scoped them trichs are clear n bottom growth is healthy. I'll clean out the dead shit, try n feed them, smoke a bowl n chill the fuck out.
Thanks for the help.
I think that at 85F the plants start going dormant and you can get a little higher with CO2. Are you getting that hot?

I am currently trying to go the "Bigger pot, smaller plant" route. I had similar problems when I was trying to grow trees out of a 5gal. I am now trying to grow shorter plants with bigger roots! If you have the means to compost, you should give it a shot! I just harvested my first batch with compost and even my wife was excited, she was talking about buying a dishwasher and a A/C for her car and then pay off some bills. It was nice man, we still have some left too. Big difference from mixing 1/3's of everything!

8gallon square pots, nice!!! I saw that someone else had these also...

https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/bycategory/pots-containers/black-square-pots
i agree with u too mustang.I'm n 2 gallon pots. I'm gonna prolly go to 3 gals next summer for a cooler root zone temp. Coco is a hydro medium so you can get away with smaller pots. But in composted soil those 8 gallon squares n some short bushes will b perfect.
 

doniawon

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image.jpeg
Sorry, I thought that I saw you in the "organic" section before! It looked like you were doing soil, so it was hard to tell.
I have a few in 5 gals of ff soil. I'm looking into full organics as well. Gonna start flowering these gdp tonight . Gonna make room for testers!
Wish I could grow my plants with grass clippings like ur doin mustang I'm just not there yet. Still learning
 

1kemosabe

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Thanks for the input vacuum sealing jars. Anyone else done this? What's you're experience with it?

Thanks!

I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger but don't see me using it for much other than sealing jars so don't want to have something sitting on the shelf if im not going to use it.
If you do any or plan on doing any gardening than one will come in very handy. :peace:
 

ShyGuru

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@doniawon you always have such beautiful plants. I was wondering tho, have you had any issues using the orange home depot buckets? I've grown veggies in five gallon buckets that had been previously used to store pickles or paint and didn't have any issues. This year I ran out of buckets and purchased new orange home depot buckets and everything planted in them was stunted and ended up dying. I washed the buckets out first so they shouldn't have been contaminated. then i wondered if maybe the orange bucket heated up too much in the sun, but I've used gray buckets without having that issue. Just wondering if you noticed anything like that. Thanks for reading. And thanks for teaching me something also. My next to last grow showed the same signs as you have and I went crazy trying to figure it out. I was able to finish them but never figured out the problem
 

doniawon

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@doniawon you always have such beautiful plants. I was wondering tho, have you had any issues using the orange home depot buckets? I've grown veggies in five gallon buckets that had been previously used to store pickles or paint and didn't have any issues. This year I ran out of buckets and purchased new orange home depot buckets and everything planted in them was stunted and ended up dying. I washed the buckets out first so they shouldn't have been contaminated. then i wondered if maybe the orange bucket heated up too much in the sun, but I've used gray buckets without having that issue. Just wondering if you noticed anything like that. Thanks for reading. And thanks for teaching me something also. My next to last grow showed the same signs as you have and I went crazy trying to figure it out. I was able to finish them but never figured out the problem
Thank u shyguru, always happy to share ideas.
I saw a thread awhile ago with mixed reviews for the homer buckets.
They aren't ideal, I would rather have a stout nursery pot or fabric pots are prolly best but a lot of folk use them without any issues.
I can only recommend filling them 2/3 full and lots of drainage holes.
Also make sure to pot up.
Growing from seed in a 5 gallon bucket could cause a lot of issues.

Physan 20 is great for washing buckets and pots out before planting.
 
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