600W C99 Organic Scrog

Kite High

Kite High

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I trim wet...such a bitch to do when dry....hang in 70-75F and 55-65 rh until the stem bends quickly without snapping completely then to jars....burped twice a day if needed but I now employ humidipaks 62% with hygrometers in the jars and if it holds steady which it almost always has burp once a week

hope it helps
 
Mechanical

Mechanical

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Kite High said:
I trim wet...such a bitch to do when dry....hang in 70-75F and 55-65 rh until the stem bends quickly without snapping completely then to jars....burped twice a day if needed but I now employ humidipaks 62% with hygrometers in the jars and if it holds steady which it almost always has burp once a week

hope it helps
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Awesome Kite.. I was thinking of doing the same exact thing with the Humidipaks.. So if the Humidipak can hold it around 62% I dont have to burp it everyday and just burp it once a week? That would work out perfect for my situation cause I didn't want Dede to have to worry about burping twice a day for 7 days while I'm at work. When you burp it do you dump the buds out or just open the jar for a little bit? I was also planning on trimming wet cause I dont want to trim dry leaves off of buds and rip off trichs in the process.
 
Kite High

Kite High

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you will still need to make sure they arent too wet with the paks but then it will be fine...be careful when wet trimming as well as you can still damage the glands and will al ittle here and there as it is inevitable...and you are welcome friend
 
Thundercat

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  • I have tried both techniques and have come to the conclusion that I get better flavor when i trim after. The reason I believe this is ,based off my experience and things I've read the terpines, and resin have a chance to mature a little further, and begin to cure while the plant dries. Drying with the leaves on( I will remove any real big fan leaves before) also slows the drying process, which helps to develope better profiles of taste and smell. I've also toyed with leaving the plants in their pots in the grow room and not watering them for the last week before I would cut them, then leaving them a few extra days to start the drying process on the plant. This seemed to work very well also.

    Its one of those things that you kinda gotta play with and see what works with your area, and strains. I'll usually hang dry on the plant till just before the stem cracks, and then trim and put the buds in a paper bag for a couple days, then in jars. By this point I don't have to really burp them to much, maybe once every couple days then once a week after that.​




 
Mechanical

Mechanical

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Damnt I hate getting two answers lol. Maybe I'll try both. Probably not. Maybe I'll flip a coin lol!! Honestly I'll probably trim before I dry because its my first time trimming and I want it to be easy. Next grow I will try drying then trimming..
 
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puffdatchronic

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Always trim wet myself.. i cut a whole branch off the main stem ,cut that in half ,pull all ther bigs off then trim all the smalls with scissors then hang them on clothes hangers.3 days or so gets them dry on the outside but not stem snap dry.Then i jar them up and burp them twice a day ,half hour a time for a week ,laying the jar on different sides each time to get different sides of the buds at the jar air.Then after 1 week i do 1 week of once a day burpage.then one week of every other day...thats it then really..the long cure is just how long it takes me to smoke it..usually by the end of my stash the weed is getting a bit to dry..i hate over dry weed..it loses it dank smell
 
Kite High

Kite High

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Thundercat said:

  • I have tried both techniques and have come to the conclusion that I get better flavor when i trim after. The reason I believe this is ,based off my experience and things I've read the terpines, and resin have a chance to mature a little further, and begin to cure while the plant dries. Drying with the leaves on( I will remove any real big fan leaves before) also slows the drying process, which helps to develope better profiles of taste and smell. I've also toyed with leaving the plants in their pots in the grow room and not watering them for the last week before I would cut them, then leaving them a few extra days to start the drying process on the plant. This seemed to work very well also.

    Its one of those things that you kinda gotta play with and see what works with your area, and strains. I'll usually hang dry on the plant till just before the stem cracks, and then trim and put the buds in a paper bag for a couple days, then in jars. By this point I don't have to really burp them to much, maybe once every couple days then once a week after that.​
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I do agree that after dry trim tends to be more aromatic...but IMO not enough so to warrant the bitch it is to trim dry is all
 
Thundercat

Thundercat

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Kite High said:
I do agree that after dry trim tends to be more aromatic...but IMO not enough so to warrant the bitch it is to trim dry is all
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I think the key for me is I grow single cola plants, so my trimming is minimized in the first place. Then once I dry I can usually pluck all the bigger leaves off with my fingers, and just run the scissors over the rest real quick. I'm a meticuless trimmer I hate leaves in my buds, perhaps this simplisity is part of what leads me to grow how I do. I've grown out bushes and they are always a bitch to trim IMO. Mechanical you may find it easier to do it wet being as they are bushes, though I imagine you'll toy with stuff in the future.
 
Kite High

Kite High

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Thundercat said:
I think the key for me is I grow single cola plants, so my trimming is minimized in the first place. Then once I dry I can usually pluck all the bigger leaves off with my fingers, and just run the scissors over the rest real quick. I'm a meticuless trimmer I hate leaves in my buds, perhaps this simplisity is part of what leads me to grow how I do. I've grown out bushes and they are always a bitch to trim IMO. Mechanical you may find it easier to do it wet being as they are bushes, though I imagine you'll toy with stuff in the future.
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man I am gonna have to grow shrooms again...my mouth waters every time I see your avie
 
Thundercat

Thundercat

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:) being back around here has been a bad influence on me, I really want to set up another shroom grow after checking out some journals, and reading back over my journal some. I just don't really have anywhere good to do a bulk run like before. I have been planning on ordering one of the bag kits I can just toss in my closet. Thats the first way I grew them, and it turned out real well so I know it would be worth while.
 
Mechanical

Mechanical

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First I wanted to show this badass cake Dede made for me tonight.. Such an artist!!
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I also have a question.. I know that plants respond to music. I havent done too much research on the subject but I'm pretty sure they can feel the vibrations. Well since I'm not using my cool mist humidifier it's raised my temp up to around 80 at the canopy but it's not really hot. I'm anal about everything so I took a 16'' oscillating fan(bought it before realizing I didn't have room for it) and put it on the table pointed up towards the glass. Temps are fine now but the fan is resting on the pvc of the screen causing a slight vibration in the strings which is causing the tops of the plants to ever so slightly vibrate. You couldn't tell unless you got up close to them but they are. So my question is not really will it help them because I have no control to test it off of but will it negatively affect them in any way? Could it affect the flower process at all?
 
Kite High

Kite High

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may shake up up ..I blast mine with psychedelic music..floyd, moody blues, alan parsonss etcf...lol ...wont hurt a thing brah

man you are blessed as I am ..melady a freak too...just like I love it...hold onto her bro...she's awesome and rare...love her like she loves you and it is heaven
 
Mechanical

Mechanical

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She's a keeper! So you think I should have the fan on at the same time as the lights or leave the vibrations on 24/7?
 
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