Harvesting questions/ concerns

[IndiansWad]

I was wondering do the plants not bud as big in the cold weather? I was thinking my buds would be bigger than what they are, but they have been in like mid 50s temperature lately. I have been flowering since September. Also, can someone tell me a quick dry method if I wanted to try a bud out? I heard you like microwave on low or something between 2 plates? Thank you. I see the trichomes without a magnifying glass, but I want more yield than what I have right now. Again, some of the plants aren't budding as well as I would like.

 

[VanishingToaster]

quickest quick dry i've tried is behind the xbox, warm dry air circulating, from plant to bone dry in a day. only used it for my popcorn buds as a taster of things to come

 

[frmrboi]

I was wondering do the plants not bud as big in the cold weather? .

no, not really, and the further North you are the lower the sun is in the horizon blocking a lot of the light.
Next year try some eralier maturing strains.

 

[sincl9759]

if u really want to then the airing cupboard is best for me personally but i wouldnt even bother rushing it it will be shit and as for ur bud yes put a radiator on or something and keep an eye on temps keep them as much as u can at 25.c or what ever it is in degrees

 

[lordjin]

Microwaving your bud evaporates much of the active ingredient in the bud, rendering it almost uselss. Further, if you're doing this to 'preview' the taste, you'll hit a dead-end as well. Microwaved pre-flushed bud tastes like shit and is not an accurate indicator of the buds to come at all.

If you want anything that resembles a real 'preview,' You'll have to let them air dry naturally for five or so days. Even then these pre-flushed premies usually taste bad... But at least it'll get you high -- unlike the microwaved bud.

 

[VanishingToaster]

flushing ..... ur havin a laugh. is tobacco flushed ? no. are tomatos flushed ? no. are herbs flushed ? no.

what is expected to be believed is that cannabis is a unique plant, evolutionary different to all other plants in that it stores chemicals in its flowers. chemicals that travel up the xylem (?) and phloem (?) - biology was so long ago! and then nestle in the buds to be broken down there and then converted into smallers foods. pish!

flushing is the biggest scam going, dont buy into it!

 

[crazyhazey]

flushing helps the roots spread out but the whole flush during the last week isn't completely necessary. id still give it nutrients until its last water, they really fatten up in the last couple weeks and they're always hungry for P and K. and if you want to cure something right, the best way is a mason jar. if you wanna dry it really fast put a fan on full blast and come back in a day. the taste always gets better when its being cured for 3 weeks and only gets better if you cure it longer(make sure its staying somewhere with constant temperature and let the jars air out every couple days). so if you want the best out of your yield, patience is key. and contrary to the whole cold temperature idea, the cold actually makes cannabis react by converting the buds inner moisture into resin to keep it from freezing as a defensive mechanism(same thing happens if plants are infested by some sort of pest in their last couple weeks). its said that at around 63 degrees plants will react by turning purple/white(all depending on strain) because of the resin and some growth is stunted because the plants are putting all their energy into defending themselves. i personally like to keep my plants outside since the annual low in FL is in the 30s, but mj can still survive in even that cold of weather.

 

[lordjin]

flushing ..... ur havin a laugh. is tobacco flushed ? no. are tomatos flushed ? no. are herbs flushed ? no.

what is expected to be believed is that cannabis is a unique plant, evolutionary different to all other plants in that it stores chemicals in its flowers. chemicals that travel up the xylem (?) and phloem (?) - biology was so long ago! and then nestle in the buds to be broken down there and then converted into smallers foods. pish!

flushing is the biggest scam going, dont buy into it!

Flushing or lowering the nutes at the end to a mild concentration isn't for the purpose of removing chemicals, but rather shifting the elements that already exist in the plant. The idea is to starve the buds of nutrient so they will sap nitrogen out of the surrounding leaves. It's a matter of reducing the overall amount of chlorophyll in the plant's body when harvest time comes... reducing or eliminating that 'grassy' smell and taste we all hate so much... So I agree, it's not about 'the magical removal of chemicals.'

And marijuana is different from a tomato considering the way it's consumed. Do we smoke tomatos? No. We smoke the flowering tips of marijuana, though. And when smoked, the presence of chlorophyll from a bud that was allowed to feed too long will taste like shit. It's the combustion process of the chlorophyll that is nasty tasting. No flush will give a surplus of nitrogen in addition to the nitrogen stored in the plant -- which will convert to more green chlorophyll at the end.

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And with tobacco, the leaves are smoked, not the reproductive flowers, so a different situation again.

I realize that the flush / no flush argument will probably keep raging forever. But the truth of the matter is reducing your nutrient concentration to a very light touch towards the end will certainly not hurt your plants. And letting them continue to feed to the end certainly won't hurt your plants, either. But I've done both in hydro. And the lightly flushed bud just tastes better.

edit:
And a scam is a deception put forth by a person or entity for some sort of benefit to that person or entity. If flushing is a scam, who put if forth and how does it benefit them?

Cannabis shares characteristics with other types of plants, but it is unique, as all other types of species and subspecies are unique. What's more, the method of cannabis consumption is unique.

 

[IndiansWad]

Hopefully some of it turns out ok. I know it definitely has been to cold, but I can't really control the temperature right now. Are there any good articles on curing? Ideally, I want it to air out for 3 weeks?

 

[lordjin]

Hopefully some of it turns out ok. I know it definitely has been to cold, but I can't really control the temperature right now. Are there any good articles on curing? Ideally, I want it to air out for 3 weeks?

It usually takes about a week to dry enough to jar. Keep them hanging in the dark with a passive air flow.

 

[phxfire]

It is all about burping it right. I have noticed the longer you burp the buds the better they get. Usually after about 4 weeks they are the best they will ever get...