You guys are in for a treat today!
On Wednesday I was inspecting the trichomes on the ladies, and they are on target with what I want...clear/milky trichomes with a hint of amber in them...so 7 more days and its harvest time. I am going to do a final flushing today and am going to let them dry out very well before I chop them.
Now to good stuff. I wanted to keep this a surprise until later this weekend BUT I just can't resist. Princess, the lady with two tops, decided that she wanted to show A LOT of amber trichomes...It was kinda expected because she was the first one to flower and seemed to mature A LOT faster than the other ones. Granted, she was also about 5 - 6 days older. I had a decision to make: either wait until I harvest her with the other ladies and get a more couch-lock high OR harvest her soon to get the most out of her. I consulted my wife and called my brother and told him what was going on, and they agreed with me. I didn't have any place to give her darkness for about 24 hours until I cut her down, so I just harvested her on Wednesday.
I did not take any pictures because I didn't have my camera, but I was able to to take a snap shot of her root system:
Here they are after two days of drying...and yes they have already shrunk about 50%.
We did manage to make some hash and it was so damn good, very nice head high with some body stone. I was able to get a lot of work done with her...def a great day time smoke!
Drying: Since the room where I am going to dry them is currently filled with the other ladies, I had to improvise. I trimmed all the buds and cut off as many leaves from the stem...a lot of work but fun. I spread them out on inside a box, and made a small dark room for them. Temps in the 75 range with a low humidity. Today I took them out and they smell INSANE. No green smell, just pure ganja. I deep dank piney aroma as described. They have about 5 more days drying before I start curing them, BUT I couldn't go without doing a test drive
I was worried that I would have a green taste, but this small bud seemed to be dry enough to test. I tasted the sweet aroma instantly. No wet bud flavor, and no type of nutrient taste...so yea the flushing did help A LOT.
Within one minute I felt a nice body tingle, then came a huge head high that lasted for about 1 hour...then I started to come down but did not feel tired AT ALL. Excellent smoke, but I really can't wait until they are 100% dried and cured. Also, she seemed to have the less trichomes of them all...so that means the other ones should be ever more potent.
I wasn't able to weight her, but I should have a dry weight next week. I hope you guys enjoyed the news!