Oaksterdam t-5 veg 600w hps flower

why'd you guys have to bring up the 1000w vert, now i wont be able to stop thinking about it! any way day 54, they are all basically ready, showing at least one amber trich per 100. meaning i can find some, but nothing like 5% or 10%. gonna have my first harvest tomorrow! im only gonna chop one, so i can take my time, the ogkgc is the farthest gone, like 5% amber, swollen beyond thick. gonna buy some tarp, two parrot beak clippers, with springs, and some fine tip fiskars, some gloves. im gonna do a big box, that my lawnmower came in two years ago, (it shouldn't smell, it had no gas in it, just oil and grease two years ago,) hang them upside down, and cut out a square to exhaust air. these ladies are do dense and wet, im figuring a week-a week 1/2, drying, and 2 days-week to cure inmason jars!

always gotta throw in some quirkel porn!

Those shots are beautiful brother, got some TGA Querkle on the way to me too.

Don't rush the dry and cure man, should take more like 5-7 to dry and 1-2 weeks to cure, minimum.

Hey Drella I did the box method my first harvest too. I wouln't really recommend it. Just more trouble than it's worth really, but also you actually want the buds to take time to release their moisture gradually. The box will speed the process too much. Chlorophyll takes time to break down, and I read is somehow then carried away by the evaporating water molecules in the plant matter. So if the water molecules dissapate faster than the chlorophyll can break down, they dissapate alone without taking the chlorophyll along with them, leaving the chlorophyll in your bud making it harsher. They say a rel humidity of approx 50% and a temp of 65 degrees is best. Hang your buds from where ever IN THE DARK (I hang mine from the racks in the closet because I have the doors removed), and put a fan infront of the buds about a foot away blowing AWAY from the buds so that it is drawing air through them rather than blowing on them in any way. Hanging prevents further disturbance of trichomes, and also allows the air to suround the buds entirely keeping mold at bay. Just put the fan on med or med-low, the lowest setting that you can get away with using. You want the hanging trimmed budstalks to gently sway just a tiny bit showing that air is passing through them. Keep them spaced so they at least do not touch each other. hey can be very close to one another, just not touching.

After about 6-7 days once the stems snap when bent (the lower branches that are really thin and spindly always take the longest believe it or not) you can start slowly trimming all the actual bud off the now dry branches, placing it into large mason jars. I never fill any jar up over like 2/3 full, you want a little room in there to move it around some every day when you burp them for the first several days after jarring. I just snip off the top cola portion first, then continue down the branch removing the remaining buds.

Once every thing is jarred up tight, for the first 3 days once a day I 'roll' the jars to agitate the bud inside and to loosen it back up again (it will have compacted down into a sponge by now), and then open the lids for about a half an hour. After that, just put the lids back on tight and put the jars back into a completely dark location. Light degrades THC.

May I recommend this method? http://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/cc10/cure.html
Maybe try it on one plant and see how you like the results,it's a little more work but you won't be disappointed.

Huh?? said:

May I recommend this method? http://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/cc10/cure.html
Maybe try it on one plant and see how you like the results,it's a little more work but you won't be disappointed.

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Yep that's the same method, only using paper bags as well and I always trim before I jar of course.

I skip the paper bag part, because it's unnecessary and only damages more trichomes on the buds, making your final product less potent and less attractive. If you just continue to let the bud stalks hang for usually 7 - 10 days, you can then trim the buds off the stalks putting them directly into the mason jars. I like to keep it simple. I also like my trichomes intact.

But to each his own, and that is a highly respected method as well.

thank you so much every one, tried as hell, went with the box method, i had no space anywhere else! some pictures i promised, this is just the teaser, on friday, when i chop the other 3, you guys will get the whole photo shoot. sorry to tease you, i just want to get the right shot!

by the way, yeah, it's a beer bong!

these picks i took from my phone, fan blowing out, exhaust. root structure, any comments, any? top cola!

Damn.. wrong person's nipple...tease

ReelFiles said:

Damn.. wrong person's nipple...tease

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dude, ur fricken hilarious! that beer bong was for you man! no, seriously, the other pics were way too sluty. im going to think hard about some tastefull, but hot ass, pics. of my wife, not me, next time! ha!

Nice, I might be able to get wifey to do some boob/bud shots, but that's probably the extent of it LOL Nice beer bhong, I managed to grab a 12 pack tonight.

have a beer for me then! taco wednesday with beer, berr bongs at home, and first harvest. what could be better?

Haha awesome! Buds and beer bongs! lol

You know, I still think the box is going to dry it out a bit too fast, but I really like what you did with the fan. That was a great idea. Now just fold the top flaps up at least some to keep the light out, and I think you're going to be good to go.

Now you know why I'm trying the lollipop method this time...trimming sucks! Well except for scissor hash. MMmmmmm scissor hashhhhhhh aaahhhhhhhhh.....

Aww..man! That is some bomb-ass shit! Way to go.

Did you have fun trimming that.. the bud, I mean? It always amazes me when someone talks about trimming as a chore.. I love it! As for drying, I did it exactly by the tutorial on Harvest and Curing (more or less same as d.c. described) - turned out perfect.

Congrats.. you earned it

Hey Kriegs, if you love to trim then you need to come down here in about 2 more months. I've got plenty of 'fun' for ya! Hey all the scissor hash and bud you can smoke!

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Hey Kriegs, if you love to trim then you need to come down here in about 2 more months. I've got plenty of 'fun' for ya! Hey all the scissor hash and bud you can smoke!

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Hmmmm.... scissor hash.... (drool....)

I love finger/scissor hash.. best there is besides some
amazing full-melt sieve.... For some supreme quality
resin, go to an art store, buy a Silk Screen, and staple
it to a wooden square frame, and trim over the screen...

When I've done this, I trimmed about a pount and got
a pile of dry sieve literally this small ( ___) it was the
highest quality keif/hash/extract ive ever had, it was
completely white, and when caked on a bowl like keif
FULLY melted into the nugged when smoked... Never had
another hash extract melt so much.

Nice buds man congrats on the harvest!

DRELL, sick nugs man, lovin the frosty frosty...

And the lady with the nugs? You're inspiring me to
persuade my lady friend in to the whole ganja spread

Love the eye candy

And great root porn i might also add

d.c. beard said:

Haha awesome! Buds and beer bongs! lol

You know, I still think the box is going to dry it out a bit too fast, but I really like what you did with the fan. That was a great idea. Now just fold the top flaps up at least some to keep the light out, and I think you're going to be good to go.

Now you know why I'm trying the lollipop method this time...trimming sucks! Well except for scissor hash. MMmmmmm scissor hashhhhhhh aaahhhhhhhhh.....

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yeah the lid stays closed, i put a weight on the top of the box, fan exhausting out, with good exhaust, air intake will find a way to get in. buds just barely moving side to side! for now, i love the trimming, im sure after i have as much awesome experience as you, ill get sick of it too. as for now, i can't believe im doing it!

Kriegs said:

Aww..man! That is some bomb-ass shit! Way to go.

Did you have fun trimming that.. the bud, I mean? It always amazes me when someone talks about trimming as a chore.. I love it! As for drying, I did it exactly by the tutorial on Harvest and Curing (more or less same as d.c. described) - turned out perfect.

Congrats.. you earned it

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thanks bro, i loved every minute of it! this whole thing is unbelievable for me, for the first time, and seeing most peoples first tries, this amazes me! im glad we did just one plant, the three rest will be tomorrow. just me and the wife, and the camera! i cant wait to share it with you guys!

Shrubs First said:

I love finger/scissor hash.. best there is besides some
amazing full-melt sieve.... For some supreme quality
resin, go to an art store, buy a Silk Screen, and staple
it to a wooden square frame, and trim over the screen...

When I've done this, I trimmed about a pount and got
a pile of dry sieve literally this small ( ___) it was the
highest quality keif/hash/extract ive ever had, it was
completely white, and when caked on a bowl like keif
FULLY melted into the nugged when smoked... Never had
another hash extract melt so much.

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dude i gotta try it!

tom__420 said:

Nice buds man congrats on the harvest!

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thanks so much for stopping by tom, im honored! all of luck to you!

Shrubs First said:

DRELL, sick nugs man, lovin the frosty frosty...

And the lady with the nugs? You're inspiring me to
persuade my lady friend in to the whole ganja spread

Love the eye candy

And great root porn i might also add

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you know me, im here to inpire, you know sharing is caring though. it would look so professional in your setup, its so clean!

thanks so much for the comment on the root porn, coming from you, someone who i respect so much in their efforts for healthy root developement! thanks so much!

Drella!
What up mang, your OG came out real good bro congrats on that!