Denser buds via drying/curing?

[Dr. VonDank]

You can spend all day polishing a turd but in the end its still a pile of shit... Grow loose and fluffy buds and they will dry loose and fluffy----Grow dense nugs and they will dry dense...

 

[RichED]

mostly sativas make fluffy buds

 

[asdfva]

ha full sunlight makes ALL the difference in outdoor growing. ESPECIALLY in regards to bud density, better light means bigger calyxes, fuller buds, and bigger plants in general.

^^You reiterate what you've read on here very well.

But in the real world, full sunlight or not, your outdoor plants
will not be finished until 3+/- months around your latitude's
first frost... ending the season.

You cannot apply the 'days to harvest' rule for outdoor plants.
That's an indoor association only.
EDIT: You can apply this rule if you live on or near the equator.


Outdoor harvest times are seasonal.

Your strain might be outdoors for 60-70 days, the time estimated
for that strain indoors on a 600w hps, but if it isn't close to first
frost... your plants will not be ready and they will be
light and fluffy.

The only way to circumvent this issue would be to cover your
outdoor crop, simulate darkness, 12 hours a day to simulate the
cusp of the season. Only then would your 'days till harvest'
estimate apply.

It's not rocket science.

Good luck.

 

[BigBudBalls]

If I put blue paint on a canvas and let it dry it will be a blue picture.

If I put yellow paint on a canvas and let it dry it will be a yellow picture.

If I add some yellow to the blue paint right before it dries I will get a green picture.

Then just paint dense buds

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Don't sweat fluffy buds. Some of my best smoke was fluffy.

(ok, its not the best for sale, but we *don't* sell, do we? read the terms of the forum)

Plus airy buds dry more evenly and less likely to mold up.

 

[tomato worm]

Then just paint dense buds

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Don't sweat fluffy buds. Some of my best smoke was fluffy.

(ok, its not the best for sale, but we *don't* sell, do we? read the terms of the forum)

Plus airy buds dry more evenly and less likely to mold up.

In essence, you are right. I didnt paint dense buds cause I harvested too early.

Still very decent smoke tho.

I dont plan to sell, selling/buying weed is the main reason I decided to grow, I hate the whole thing.

Dense buds are good for... bragging rights in a circle of friends, which Im sure most people here can understand/relate to.

^^You reiterate what you've read on here very well.

But in the real world, full sunlight or not, your outdoor plants
will not be finished until 3+/- months around your latitude's
first frost... ending the season.

You cannot apply the 'days to harvest' rule for outdoor plants.
That's an indoor association only.
EDIT: You can apply this rule if you live on or near the equator.


Outdoor harvest times are seasonal.

Your strain might be outdoors for 60-70 days, the time estimated
for that strain indoors on a 600w hps, but if it isn't close to first
frost... your plants will not be ready and they will be
light and fluffy.

The only way to circumvent this issue would be to cover your
outdoor crop, simulate darkness, 12 hours a day to simulate the
cusp of the season. Only then would your 'days till harvest'
estimate apply.

It's not rocket science.

Good luck.

I think you are totally right asdfva.

I harvested this plant early because of amber trichomes. I checked and triple checked, and more and more of them were turning amber. My gut told me the plant wasnt ready yet but the amber trichs scared me so I chopped.

I think that in this case "early finishing" was a curse rather than a blessing.

Never again will I go primarily by a microscope, especially for outdoor. It cant be the "say all" method for determining readiness, just like anything else. Maybe this strain was just meant to have more amber trichs.

I have other outdoor plants that I know are still not ready. Frost is a LONG way off in my area. (if it even frosts at all lol)

Thank you all for the great feedback.

 

[darkdestruction420]

water curing will do what you want to do.

 

[dababydroman]

thats a prime example for the argument on wether to use a microscope or to just cut when it really looks done. next time go with ur gut!

 

[Brentman420]

Ive got the same problem with loose airy buds on my plant..but my frost date was 3 weeks ago and these dont look ready...there outdoor in a half gerenhouse...not fully covered.. gonna try to wait but the weather is scarin me

 

[dababydroman]

maybe it jsut goes back to genetics?

 

[tomato worm]

thats a prime example for the argument on wether to use a microscope or to just cut when it really looks done. next time go with ur gut!

NO DOUBT. Lesson learned.

Ive got the same problem with loose airy buds on my plant..but my frost date was 3 weeks ago and these dont look ready...there outdoor in a half gerenhouse...not fully covered.. gonna try to wait but the weather is scarin me

Guess you have to take it one day at a time and cross your fingers. Good luck.

maybe it jsut goes back to genetics?

Yes, Im sure thats part of it as well. This was a freebee dynafem from attitude, prolly not the best genetics in the world.

As long as one learns from a mistake, the less of a mistake it becomes.

 

[asdfva]

Ive got the same problem with loose airy buds on my plant..but my frost date was 3 weeks ago and these dont look ready...there outdoor in a half gerenhouse...not fully covered.. gonna try to wait but the weather is scarin me

Through a tarp over the parts of the green
house that are exposed. This will aid against
the frost during the night.

Did you start these plants outside or inside?

Depending on the strain... if you didn't get
your plants out in the sun by July... you started
too late. "Knee high by the forth of July," or so
the saying goes. If you started too late in the
season, you will totally get smaller and possibly
light and airy buds.

Outdoor and Indoor growing are not the same.
Very different growing methods.

You can mix the two... but you should know how
to grow both ways first. Then it all comes together.

Good luck.

 

[Blackvalor]

,..,.............WTF is this dumbass rambling on about? Psshh...time to put my back hand to some use!!

 

[Deusracing]

Then just paint dense buds

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Don't sweat fluffy buds. Some of my best smoke was fluffy.

(ok, its not the best for sale, but we *don't* sell, do we? read the terms of the forum)

Plus airy buds dry more evenly and less likely to mold up.

White widow my buddy grows is fluffy mine is just plain Beautiful...

 

[NyQuilkush318]

dont listen to Prick Top. shes a tool ive read her posts. well ive read like the first sentence of most of them because theyre so boring and pointless, and half the time just copy n pasted from another site ha.

after you cut and trim the buds let them hang up or sit out like you did the first time, only do this for a couple days
then trim all the nuggets off all the larger stems so youve got no stems showing for the most part.
when the stems inside the buds still bend, and the buds feel slightly dry but still kind of sticky, put them in a paper bag and GENTLY push them together.
you wana be sure to check them for mold often but they should get more dense if you keep doing it over time. if they start drying too fast, use a plastic bag
they might lose some of thier sparkly crystalyness but they should be more compact.
density and compactness are different IMO, theres really no way to get airy buds "more dense" but pressing them together a little like this can achieve the effect.

How long to leve in Brown paper bag