Well I'm taking pics of what's been going on. I'll get a transfer cable tomorrow and post some. I have begun the systemic dismantling of the big lady.
I snipped a bud I guess 6 days ago and let it hang up and dry in my special drying box. It was dry after about 4 and a half days and so I started a little baby cure for a smoke test. I smoked a bowl yesterday evening and it was really a fantastic high. Took the dog for a walk with the wife. Felt energetic and really creative with a really nice looseness of body to go along with it. The retreat was really slow and hardly noticeable with a nice taper into clarity.
Basically. It's where I want it. So chop chop chop. Or not? Actually, I'm leaving my seeded flowers to go until Friday. I have 6 good seeds so far but I want to make double sure that the more heavily seeded bud's seeds are totally ripe.
Up until this point the big lady has been under the warm cfl and the little lady has been under the cool. Now the roles have reversed and I'm looking forward to watching her pick up pace.
With what I've taken off already, and what I'll be taking off on Friday, I'm giving a conservative estimate of 2.5 ounces on big lady. If she goes past that she'll be 2.9 max. Little lady on the other had, having been topped and treated differently, is going to hit 3 ounces for sure.
You hps and other high watt growers might not be happy with those numbers but here's the thing. I am. 5 or more ounces of bud will last me months and months. Let's not forget though, that I have the mystery plant outside and both of these ladies will be going outside to regeg and flower as soon as they are done. Big lady will be spending Friday night outdoors and little lady will be out there in a few weeks. I'll probably throw a few seeds out as well just to see.
That means I'll most likely be sitting on a pound minimum by the end of October. Sigh.........I'm a happy man. Pics soon people. I swear.