when to trim?
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greensister
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I cut the plants down. I take each main stem and remove the fan leaves, not including the leaf stem. I then clip off the tiny leaves around the bud at the stem when i can or at the tips so they are almost flush with the bud. I then toss the cleaned bud, which is now about the size of a lighter into a tub.
Once im done, i put a peice of cheese cloth over the tub and have a fan blow on it in a crawl space. Twice a day i stir the buds. In about a week, they are ready to cure.
As this is going on, i cut up the trim and do the same thing. It doesnt take as long to dry this. I then use all this for joints.
Once im done, i put a peice of cheese cloth over the tub and have a fan blow on it in a crawl space. Twice a day i stir the buds. In about a week, they are ready to cure.
As this is going on, i cut up the trim and do the same thing. It doesnt take as long to dry this. I then use all this for joints.
GypsyBush
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I like o trim before the leaves droop...
I think it is easier to trim while the leaves are still sticking out..
But I like to GET IN THERE and remove ALL the leaf material from my buds... not just a "beard trim"...
Just how I do it.. I am sure there are as many ways as there are growers...lol...
I think it is easier to trim while the leaves are still sticking out..
But I like to GET IN THERE and remove ALL the leaf material from my buds... not just a "beard trim"...
Just how I do it.. I am sure there are as many ways as there are growers...lol...
FoolBloom
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that's why I started this thread, I want to here the many different trim methods. Seems boring to some, but since I spend countless hours aquiring carpal tunnel syndrome doing so it seemed like a good topic. I may try trimming prior this time around to see if I like it better, its a tedious job no matter what. What kind of scissors do you use?
GypsyBush
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I use the kind with a curved blade from wally world...
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Trim-Nail-Care-Implement-Cuticle-Scissors-1-ct/10414505
DoeEyed
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I use a small, gold colored pair of hair cutting scissors, from Walmart to trim. I usually sit the plant in front of me and remove the large fan leaves first. Then I remove individual branches, starting with the top and working my way around and down. This way I can also take a break if I get tired, no big deal. I trim before I hang, because I freeze my trim fresh, for making Gumby hash.
DoeEyed
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Search it out on YouTube - some great videos on it there. It's a pretty easy method of making hash without bubble bags.
greensister
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I use kitchen sheers. The kind that can cut thru chickens.
FoolBloom
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I will deff trim before this time to see the contrast. I haven't had mold in prior drys but have always worried about it. I've been fighting powder mold for two weeks now with about one week left and its been a stressfull nightmare. It hasent gotten out of control but I've never had it and don't ever want it again. I got a sulfur burner for future grows(couldn't use this time around due to neem applications) but that makes sense. Thanks +rep
repvip
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I like to rip off all the fan leaves with gloved hands, then trim each branch over a rubbermaid container to collect the trim, then hang. Usually hang for 2-3 days, then cut off buds into a paper bag where they stay for a few days, then to the mason jars for a proper cure.
Have to agree--it's a tedious process. I use orange flower/garden snips that are spring loaded with a fine blade. Expensive buggers.
I see a lot of people trim and cut their goods down to buds, then spread the buds evenly on a screen to dry. Any buds that I don't like for whatever reason, I cut off into my trim rubbermaid container. Unless I make hash, this trim+buds gets a fan blown over it and shaken twice daily until dry--it actually works great, but I would be concerned about mold issues with larger amounts.
Trimming is by far my least favorite part of the entire process. Probably because it's the most work
Have to agree--it's a tedious process. I use orange flower/garden snips that are spring loaded with a fine blade. Expensive buggers.
I see a lot of people trim and cut their goods down to buds, then spread the buds evenly on a screen to dry. Any buds that I don't like for whatever reason, I cut off into my trim rubbermaid container. Unless I make hash, this trim+buds gets a fan blown over it and shaken twice daily until dry--it actually works great, but I would be concerned about mold issues with larger amounts.
Trimming is by far my least favorite part of the entire process. Probably because it's the most work
