I need advice, I'm leaving so close to harvest!

pacman123

pacman123

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I have a plant that will be done very soon. Mostly cloudy trich's now, could be a week. the only problem is I leave in two weeks and I'll be gone 5 days. If I harvest before then but too close to when I'll be gone, I wont be here for 5 days while the bud either sits in curing jars or hangs to dry. I run the risk of either overdrying or mold! Should I harvest early and try to get a week of cure/burping in so I can be sure it's dry enough before I leave, or wait, and maybe let it go a week long and harvest when I get back?
 
DopeToke

DopeToke

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Im first time grower and im not as far as you yet so the only adivce i can offer is how about you dont go away? Whatever it is cancel it, your bud must be more important haha
 
pacman123

pacman123

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DopeToke said:
Im first time grower and im not as far as you yet so the only adivce i can offer is how about you dont go away? Whatever it is cancel it, your bud must be more important haha
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smartass comments aside, no I can't NOT GO AWAY. No my bud is NOT more important. I'm looking for real suggestions, from reasonable minds. Isn't that what this forum is about?
 
trentcannon

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I usually harvest when they are all cloudy and at the fist sign of amber. Only because I'm more into the cerebral high. Amber trichs have a tendency to make me sleepy. I personally would flush if you haven't already and harvest. Do you have anyone that knows about your op that would be willing to help with the cure. Throw them a nug or two. And you don't necessarily have to use the mason jar method. what about cardboard box/brown paper bag. Curing is VERY important but there is more than one way to do it successfully.

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flow

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My only advice is that underdrying and getting mold is a problem that it irreversible, overdrying is not. If your bud gets too dry there are many way to get it back to optimal moisture, like putting a damp paper towel in with it while curing.
 
tckfui

tckfui

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I agree, chop them and let them dry for the 5 days, I did that last time I went away, it wasn't too overdry, but if it is you can just throw a fresh leaf in a jar wile curing.
 
pacman123

pacman123

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That's kind of what I was thinking. I am just assuming, based on how things have progressed thus far, that they will be ready RIGHT before I leave. So I can chop, hang and they ought to be good by the time I get back! I have an 18 gallon Rubbermaid with a 78 cfm PC fan mounted at the top to exhaust air out. I drill about 12 dime sized holes along the bottom and ran some string through to hang the bud. With the lid on, would this get too dry in 5 days? should I not use the fan, but hang the buds and leave the top of the rubbermaid off?

If maybe they are ready in the next couple days and I can monitor them while hanging, I could cure in brown paper bags while I'm gone, too, right? They wouldn't get moldy that way and wouldn't overdry?
 
trentcannon

trentcannon

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Yeah, like flow said; over-drying is better than mold. I wouldn't use the fan but don't completely seal them up for five days. Put your lid on halfway or something.
 
t0k3s

t0k3s

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jayrollinhippy said:
just let em hang no ventalation should take 7 to 10 days to dry that way
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No ventilation?? you trying to get him to grow mold......Wait till the day before you leave or night if you can,then hang them in a spot where they get VENTILATION,and temps around 68-74f .if you hang them like that and then come back in 5 days they should be fine and probably ready for jars or close to it:weed:
 
trentcannon

trentcannon

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t0k3s said:
No ventilation?? you trying to get him to grow mold......Wait till the day before you leave or night if you can,then hang them in a spot where they get VENTILATION,and temps around 68-74f .if you hang them like that and then come back in 5 days they should be fine and probably ready for jars or close to it:weed:
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Sounds like a good plan.:clap:
 
DeweyKox

DeweyKox

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I had the same problem on my first harvest. I was at week 9 leaving for 2 weeks. Left them after flushing on a auto pure water system. Then 5 days before I got back, I had it shut off, got home, hung for 4 days, jar for week and a half, ready as can be.
 
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jayrollinhippy

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t0k3s said:
No ventilation?? you trying to get him to grow mold......Wait till the day before you leave or night if you can,then hang them in a spot where they get VENTILATION,and temps around 68-74f .if you hang them like that and then come back in 5 days they should be fine and probably ready for jars or close to it:weed:
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I speak from 35 yrs experence buds will dry evn in high humidity in unventalated spaces with out molding. mold only occurs if the buds are paced in a sealed enviroment and not dryed properly, for years i dryed buds on a widow sceen in unventaled closets and never had a mold problem in 80 to 90% humidity, as long as the buds are spread out and not touching they will dry out .
 
t0k3s

t0k3s

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jayrollinhippy said:
I speak from 35 yrs experence buds will dry evn in high humidity in unventalated spaces with out molding. mold only occurs if the buds are paced in a sealed enviroment and not dryed properly, for years i dryed buds on a widow sceen in unventaled closets and never had a mold problem in 80 to 90% humidity, as long as the buds are spread out and not touching they will dry out .
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jayrollinhippy

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sorryi use short hand but to get to your level i would have to take several steps down. ive been a master grower for more than twentyfive years dont know about you any grower with less than ten years experence is still a green noob
 
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