1st grow. Supernova led onyx and easyryder auto.

ChroniCDooM

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I just finished with my first mini harvest. Lol. I trimmed a branch from each of the ladies and manicured the nuggs. I think I did alright for my first trimming and manicuring. I'm sure I took a lot longer than most of you pros out there. Now I got a little taste of what I am in for in a few more days. Well I now have each branch inside a cereal box that I am gonna have to put inside the cabinet to dry out. Hopefully that's alright but it is my only option. We shall see. I should be having a smoke report sooner than expected and also something to compare when the rest is ready. These were smaller branches with a few popcorn nuggs so they seem a little bit light maybe a little fluff but IMHO they look tasty and smell beautiful! I am pleased and am chomping at the bit to taste these sweet ladies! Lol. I'll post some pics of the mini harvest tomorrow! Thanks for following!
 

ChroniCDooM

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HigH people. Well like I said before I took a small branch from each of the ladies last night and did my first ever manicuring. I have the nuggs drying inside my makeshift cereal box bud dryer. I just poked a few holes in the box and have the branches inside standing tall. Anyway here are a few pics from the lil harvest. View attachment 1259806View attachment 1259808View attachment 1259802View attachment 1259801View attachment 1259803View attachment 1259804View attachment 1259805View attachment 1259807View attachment 1259810View attachment 1259811View attachment 1259812
 

ChroniCDooM

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Well this morning I checked in on the cereal box buds. They were really dry. I took a nugg from one of the onyx branches and toked it up! Dam I finally smoked a bowl of my first ever grow! Definitely a. Awesome feeling! So how did it smoke? Well it got me to where I am BBBaked! It didn't taste great! It was kinda harsh! It burned good! By this I mean it burned nice and even and burnt to a soft grey ash. It didn't turn all black and hard! I hate that shit! Like i said i did get baked this morning so i am definitley happy bout that! I believe these first branches are over dryed. I will grind some up and vape when I get home! Maybe the taste will be different? I do know that I will try to the best of my ability to dry and cure my harvest properly! I checked out ganjaluvr's drying and curing thread as well as other research. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 

theWOZZ87

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Congrats man! That's awesome, i hope i can be in the same position you are in about 5 weeks, lol. As far as drying and curing I've watched a friend do it with big outdoor harvests a bunch of times and he just hangs them upside down til slightly crispy and then puts all the buds 3/4's of the way full in a mason jar. You need to burp the jar(open top and shake around) twice a day and if you see any moisture collect inside leave the jars open, or lay out on a piece of paper to the air for an hr or two and then put them back. After a week or two in the jars the buds should start to get their sweet/skunky smell and this will only intensify and get better after a full month or two. Also keep the jars in a semi-cool, dark, dry place.

Also i was just wondering what you're looking at for total dry yield so far. Trying to get a reference to amounts so i can estimate what I'm looking at yield wise for my plants. Thanks man and keep up the good work, they look delicious! +Rep
 

Viagro

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Anyone ever try one of these for smell control? It has three carbon filters in it and is rated for a room up to 10 x 10



http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hamilton-Beach-04532-Febreze-TrueAir-Room-Odor-Eliminator/5255576/product.html?cid=123620&fp=F&mr:trackingCode=09B69FA6-7DC4-DF11-98FF-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA

I was think about getting one cuz it seems like it would do the trick if you placed it right next to the cabinet or even just in the same room.
You sold me, I sprang for it.

Also one of these
 

theWOZZ87

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Hey definitely let me know how the hamilton beach odor eliminator works i think i might buy a couple of them. Also what is the picture of below it in your post?
 

ChroniCDooM

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I finally harvested and manicured my first grow. The ladies are now hanging in the cabinet. I took my rookie ass forever to manicure and weigh each branch. I am happy as hell how the buds turned out! They are nice and dense IMO and sticky and smelly! This is exactly what I hoped for! IMO these nuggs look as good as the medicine I by from the dispensary! I would by it! Fo sho! I will post pics later today of the harvest, and also post the wet/stem weights of each plant. The total weight was 653.2 grams. I am under no illusion that my final weight is gonna be anywhere near that number. Lots of stem to trim! Anyway I'll post the rest later! Thanks for following!
 

ChroniCDooM

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CD- You were talking about CO2. That stuff makes me nervous. I like the looks of this. Have you considered it?
No, but I am now! Lol. That's pretty cool, I like it. I am definitely gonna look into that for my next grow. Thanks for the link, u always come up with some cool stuff! And on the cheap. Thanks again!
 

Viagro

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No, but I am now! Lol. That's pretty cool, I like it. I am definitely gonna look into that for my next grow. Thanks for the link, u always come up with some cool stuff! And on the cheap. Thanks again!
Well, I'm just a cheap bastard...whenever possible.


Actually, I like simple solutions, and underkill. I like things to be adequate without gilding the lily. But, with co2, I am going to go for safety in spades.
It can be dangerous as hell.

Did you check-out that plasma bulb? I had to have it.
 

theWOZZ87

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You might think it sounds silly, but i am a cook, and one thing you learn as a cook, when it comes to baking is that yeast gives off a lot of CO2. So much so that if you leave it unattended too long it will get so big it will ruin your dough or whatever else your working with. Yeast feeds on one thing alone, sugar, and it needs to be suspended in a solution to sustain itself.

Anyways like I said before it probably sounds silly and "ghetto" but i have two one gallon milk jugs on a rack above my grow. In them I put 2 cups sugar, 1 package active dry yeast, and then i fill it up half way with room temp water. I then use a needle i heated up to make just 1-3 tiny holes(depending on needle size) in the plastic cap on top of the milk jugs, then i outfit a piece of cloth over the top of the jug with a rubberband(to prevent it foaming over). I then leave these in my grow closet with the blanket sealing it all in and I give them a shake a few times a day when I check on my girls.

Everytime you shake them they bulge all out and you can hear the CO2 just pouring out of the top, and they will do this for up to two weeks before you just need to add another cup of sugar to keep the yeast feeding. I usually put my hand over the top top to seal it, then i quickly tip it upside down and shake it and then let it settle before releasing my hands and placing it back on the rack. I know cooks keep yeast out like this all the time to develop flavor in it, as long as the yeast continues to feed theirs no chance of mold or flies coming from it.

The best time of day to shake it is right before the lights go off because most of my fans cut-back at night, so the CO2 from the jugs can just float down on them as they make buds. I also didn't have a lot of grows to compare my results with these jugs to, but my friend has been growing for over 30 years and he claims after I got him to start using the jugs, that his plants were ready 2-3 weeks sooner than ever before and his plants got way bigger and had more nodes and he only used a couple of jugs and im not even sure if it was through the whole grow. This guy is the man when it comes to growing too, so now i go in there and shake them all the time and make sure the yeast has plenty of sugar.

P.S.-If you do use this method never fill the jugs past half way and don't over feed your yeast sugar, only add more when the jugs stop giving CO2 after shaking. Too much water or sugar could cause the top to come off them or just make some messy overflow, I have mine above my plants but over to the sides and not directly above for this reason. Also it only takes a little yeast to make more yeast, so you could make one jug with one packet of yeast, and just keep using a cup full from the old one to make new ones. So as long as your shelf can take the weight and you buy a $2 bag of sugar every few weeks, you can keep it going indefinitely and end up with like 10-20 of these babies unloading CO2. Hope this helps, I try not to spend any money I don't have to on my grow setup because money's ultra tight right now and this is definitely super cheap.
 

theWOZZ87

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Also keep in mind that these Co2 jugs only work if you have a somewhat contained grow in a smaller area, mine for instance is in a large closet, but i have a blanket keeping it mostly airtight. If you had a large room or a setup that needed a lot of ventilation due to heat or whatever this is probably a waste of time. This is also one way to get Co2 to your plants and you don't have to worry about filling your whole house with Co2 and not waking up the next day. I do really like the bag cultivator though and its so low maintenance, will look into it for the more financially bright future.
 

ChroniCDooM

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Also keep in mind that these Co2 jugs only work if you have a somewhat contained grow in a smaller area, mine for instance is in a large closet, but i have a blanket keeping it mostly airtight. If you had a large room or a setup that needed a lot of ventilation due to heat or whatever this is probably a waste of time. This is also one way to get Co2 to your plants and you don't have to worry about filling your whole house with Co2 and not waking up the next day. I do really like the bag cultivator though and its so low maintenance, will look into it for the more financially bright future.
Right on! Killer post! Thanks for the great info! I may have to do this! +rep
 

Viagro

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Also keep in mind that these Co2 jugs only work if you have a somewhat contained grow in a smaller area, mine for instance is in a large closet, but i have a blanket keeping it mostly airtight. If you had a large room or a setup that needed a lot of ventilation due to heat or whatever this is probably a waste of time. This is also one way to get Co2 to your plants and you don't have to worry about filling your whole house with Co2 and not waking up the next day. I do really like the bag cultivator though and its so low maintenance, will look into it for the more financially bright future.
I used to ferment apple juice, and make a sparkling hard cider that was very dry and tasted a lot like champagne. The exhaust co2 was vented through a trap at the top. By doing something like that in a small grow room, you could kill two birds with one stone...so to speak.
 

theWOZZ87

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That's a sweet idea with the apple juice, your making me think even bigger now about like a big tub of super over-fermented beer and funneling the Co2 to the plants. You could use some type of unfiltered hefeweizen beer to start it and maybe add some brewer's yeast which is suppose to be strong and some barley or something to feed it with. Just have to be careful to keep it contained because flies would love to drink that stuff, haha.Thanks for the idea was gonna +rep but i cant give you anymore just now,:???:.
 

Viagro

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It's so easy with apple juice. And the end product is incredible. I was amazed it started as apple juice. I got involved when I was given a bunch of pomegranates, and decided to make sparkling pomegranate wine. Just the thought of that makes me weak in the knees.

There's a quick kit on the mkt for $10 that has all you need to get going.

Cheers!
 

ChroniCDooM

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Well it has been a few days since I harvested the ladies. I manicured and weighed each branch. Dam it took my rookie ass forever to manicure. I started off being really anal but realized you just need to trim around the nugg. I tried to remove as many sugar leaves as possible. The total wet/stem weight for the 3 was 653.2 grams. The big Onyx was 179.9 grams, the small Onyx was 208.4 and the Easyryder was 264.9. I left the main cola's on the main stems with some side branches. So I know a lot of that is stem weight. Actually this morning I checked on them and both Onyx were really dry to touch with a little bend to the stems. Hopefully I didn't make a big rookie mistake, but I cut the 2 Onyx down and put into jars. I am not trying to speed the process, I want to cure them correctly! I can wait, trust me! I just am afraid of over drying. Well they sat inside the cabinet all day in the dark and about 65 degrees inside the cabinet with the RH in the 50% range in the cabinet also. As soon as I got home I took out all jars(7) and opened to check moisture. I noticed NO moisture build up anywhere inside the jars. The buds were moister than this morning though! I have all jars laying down with the lids off to dry out some. How long should I leave open each time? I decided to weigh each jar to get an idea of what I can expect once dryed and cured. The total for both plants, seven jars is 103.3 grams. The big Onyx is 56.8 grams right now and the small Onyx is 46.5 grams. 3.6 Ounces ain't to bad for the 2 of them, and I still have to dry and weigh the Easyryder. Yeah some of the total for those 2 Onyx will evaporate, but I should at least pull 3 oz. from those 2. I feel good saying I could get at least an ounce and a half from the EasyRyder Fo Sho! If thats the case I am really happy with my first harvest, and can't wait to start the next grow! Anyway here are some pics of the harvest. Thanks for following!! This is the Big Onyx:PB140076.jpgPB150126.jpgPB150127.jpg


Here is the Small Onyx:PB120063.jpgPB140082.jpgPB150119.jpgPB150122.jpg

Here is the EasyRyder:PB140080.jpgPB150096.jpgPB150100.jpgPB150114.jpgPB150094.jpgPB150104.jpgPB150117.jpgPB150098.jpg

All together hanging:PB150142.jpgPB150145.jpg
 
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