300 watt CFL journal/log test grow

Bakatare666

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Alright, just finished not to long ago...have no idea how much wet weight it is cause I don't have a scale right now, so that'll have to wait till later! Here's the pics I promised, it took me a minute to get used to trimming, and some buds got a little extra sniped off, but overall I think I did a decent job for being a newb and all! Thanks guys for helping me with all my questions and whatnot throughout the grow...I still have Plant 2 (which is enjoying all the light now), so I'm sure the questions will continue! Here's the shots...
Those ain't cheap scissors man, I see Fiskars in there.:mrgreen:
 

bhandari1

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looks great brother! happy 420 to ya also! mine are coming along nicely. and i only hope they turn out as nice as yours. enjoy your beer and buds! im gonna do the same thing and stare at my plants!lmao - i see your a musician as well! i got a whole band room setup in my house.
Thanks man and good luck with finishing up your grow...yea guess I didn't realize some of my equipment was chilling in the background, lol!
 

bhandari1

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Looking good man!
Great job.
Nice grow, and very nice rootball.:hump:
Thanks buddy, yea I really wanted to check out the roots, so I just ripped her up after I was done chopping all the branches! The Fiskars scissors were the ones I bought earlier today...I wanted a good pair for trimming (since everyone recommended it), and they worked beautifully!
 

bhandari1

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Hard Work pays off .This the picture where we see the equipment.Congrats on your sucess bhandari1 looks more than bomb. Everytime I see a harvest post I get majorly inspired. I keep checking off things on my list for a successful grow http://www.growweedeasy.com/7-tips-to-growing-top-shelf-buds
Haha, yea that's the one...that's also one of the bigger colas (just makes me smile), and good looks on the link man. Have read up on most of those tips before, but I'll keep it bookmarked as a good reference for when I start my next grow...these were just bagseeds that I got off some dank, but for the next grow I have purchased/received 2 feminized seeds, so it'll be nice to know the strain when I get that going. Was gonna get more, but wanted to make sure everything was legit before I dished out a bunch of cash online (I used Attitude seed or something like that)
 

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diamonddav

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i wonder how updated that grow weed easy link is? definately some good info on that site, but, look at their write up on seed banks! seems like attitude pissed on there wheeties or something!
 

bhandari1

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Yea, I hear yea igotdatdro...that's what I got outta their little message too!! All's I can say for now is that I did get the seed I ordered, and the second seed one was free...Also, that my one buddy has been using them for a while now with no issues! My package arrived at my door in 9 business days (11 days total) after ordering, and was mislabeled to look like some film/camera parts (I felt top secret like, lol)! Might have to look somewhere else for my next purchase tho..., but as of right now they seem fine to me!! Thanks for the heads up guys!
 

bhandari1

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Checked on the buds today...still pretty moist, no mold, and very frosty. Probably gonna need another day or so before jarring! I threw my thermometer in there for a little while, temps at 70f w/ 45% RH....so I think that's good!?
 

Bakatare666

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Just watch 'em man, when I jarred this last one, I did a little too soon, because my RH was low, and the outside dried a little quicker than I thought, so for about a week, I had to burp and shake the jars every couple hours.
 

bhandari1

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Just watch 'em man, when I jarred this last one, I did a little too soon, because my RH was low, and the outside dried a little quicker than I thought, so for about a week, I had to burp and shake the jars every couple hours.
K, will do! Also, when you jar it up, do you cut all the buds off the big stems?, or should I leave a little bit of stem in there, couldn't really find details on that little tid-bit...
 

Bakatare666

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K, will do! Also, when you jar it up, do you cut all the buds off the big stems?, or should I leave a little bit of stem in there, couldn't really find details on that little tid-bit...
Personally, I cut all the stem off, so when I weigh it, I'm weighing bud only, and it looks better too.
 

bhandari1

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Trimmed 'em all down to a nug size that I like!! All the little "pop-corn" nugs were kinda crispy n dry, but all of the larger buds were still moist at the stem and only crispy on the edges...If anything I think I'm jarring them a little too early, but I feel like it would be better to "burp" a whole lot vs. missing the cure zone...I did not invest in a hygrometer yet, and my thermo. doesn't fit into a jar, so there's not much I can do at this point to know what the humidity is at!
 

Bakatare666

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Trimmed 'em all down to a nug size that I like!! All the little "pop-corn" nugs were kinda crispy n dry, but all of the larger buds were still moist at the stem and only crispy on the edges...If anything I think I'm jarring them a little too early, but I feel like it would be better to "burp" a whole lot vs. missing the cure zone...I did not invest in a hygrometer yet, and my thermo. doesn't fit into a jar, so there's not much I can do at this point to know what the humidity is at!
Just a suggestion man, if you think you 'may' be too early, wait one more day before jarring.
As long as you don't have a fan blowing on them, or are in the desert, one more day will not hurt.
I was surprised, thinking I was going to have to dry my larger buds for 5 or 6 days, and they went into the jars at 5 days, when they felt right, but with the low RH I have here, I ended up shooting myself in the foot, and having to shake them, toss out onto plates, and fluff every few hrs. for almost a week as the moisture would come out from the inside.
 

bhandari1

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Well they're jarred up now, and I will check on them at 8:00 am (12 hr of being sealed up)...If there too wet, then I will end of doing what you have described, and I'm prepared for the extra labor! Also, don't kno if it will help, but I only filled each jar 1/2 way with buds (instead of 2/3rds or full), so I'll post up right after I give each jar a check tomorrow...thanks for the advice man!
 

Bakatare666

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Well they're jarred up now, and I will check on them at 8:00 am (12 hr of being sealed up)...If there too wet, then I will end of doing what you have described, and I'm prepared for the extra labor! Also, don't kno if it will help, but I only filled each jar 1/2 way with buds (instead of 2/3rds or full), so I'll post up right after I give each jar a check tomorrow...thanks for the advice man!
Ya, I found that full jars look better, but the half full are nice, because you can lay them on the side, and when you burp, shake and rotate the jar so each time you burp, different buds are on top.
These, I had to empty them out onto plates, and juggle them putting back in.b568ec2c-c383-4e06-87e3-fb3e6f7c5449_zpsdb82399d.jpg
 

bhandari1

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The jarred buds are looking good, smelling great, and are oh so sticky. Weighted them on my food scale today, and it came out to be a total of 34 grams for plant 1, which I'm pretty happy about!! Still have Plant 2 chugging along...I'll have to post pics of her tomorrow! She still has about 50% white hairs, and is still pumping out new ones...atleast 2 more weeks IMO, but I'll let you guys check her out tomorrow to see what ya'll think!
 

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bhandari1

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Hey everyone, here's the pics of Plant 2 that I promised...she's larger than Plant 1 at this point! Also, she has a lot more purple showing through on her leaves and calyxes. I thought she was close to harvest a week ago, but has since had another burst of new pistils, so just some bud shots for now (no trich pics)! She's 66 days into flowering...let me kno what ya think!?
 

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