desperately In need of advice!

[Zen_Seeker]

Amazon.com

I bought this. Works great.

Looks like it’s easier than the other to keep in place/focus.

I just hate getting my son to order online. I like going to a store and inspecting the item first. But maybe. It is nice.

 

[Mikedin]

I use a handheld microscope a lot of people don’t like them but I get decent results with them

It’s actually 30% off so $29.99 atm

Pics I took with it

 

[Zen_Seeker]

I use a handheld microscope a lot of people don’t like them but I get decent results with them

It’s actually 30% off so $29.99 atm

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Pics I took with it
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That one, or one of the 100 like it, I almost got but I’d be to shakey I think. Goodshit97’s seems to have a wider more forgiving view. IDK

This is why I shop in person lol.

How is it for holding? Also read issues with some wireless connections.

 

[ayeob]

there’s almost a hay smell in my tent i feel as if that’s not good not on every bud though

 

[Mikedin]

That one, or one of the 100 like it, I almost got but I’d be to shakey I think. Goodshit97’s seems to have a wider more forgiving view. IDK

This is why I shop in person lol.

How is it for holding? Also read issues with some wireless connections.

No connection issues for me at all, it has its own Wi-Fi you connect your phone to it once the scope is turned on and it shows up in your Wi-Fi options then open the app and it’s on, it has the 50x-1,000x but then also has 3x zoom once you’re focused that’s what att one pic is where the trich heads look huge

Once you get used to it it’s not too bad to hold stable just gotta use it a bit I just hold the camera in one hand and move it around on the buds and take pics with my phone in my other hand

 

[Mikedin]

there’s almost a hay smell in my tent i feel as if that’s not good not on every bud though

Mine sometimes still have the hay smell when I put them into the jars but that slowly dies away as it cures and you’ll start to smell the buds again, one took a month and then was gone

 

[ayeob]

Mine sometimes still have the hay smell when I put them into the jars but that slowly dies away as it cures and you’ll start to smell the buds again, one took a month and then was gone

okay cool! thought i was in trouble there

 

[Otto Bonn]

Forgot to shout out Mikedin and a few others that also put in some really good info.

@ayeob - I read your questions about air circulation and fan placement. The overall idea that you are trying to accomplish is to have some plant movement along with air movement inside the tent. I like to place my fans in a way that starts a sort of circle that moves around the tent. I'll place the fan in the corner and point it at the other corner but a little off axis so that the air hits the other wall and bounces off it at an angle where the deflected air will move towards the wall next to it, etc. Essentially what you would be creating is a sort of tornado of sorts where air is moving around the tent in a circular motion.

I find this helps in oxygenating the roots through the cloth pots as I place the fan low, like maybe, 6 - 12 inches off the floor.

One thing I do that is a no no is lifting the cloth pot off the floor. I've run tons of cloth pots sitting in flood tables without any under pot circulation and have no zero ill effects.....that I know of. I'm going to lift the pot off the floor on my next run and see if there is a difference. I always check roots after harvest to see if there was anything harmful happening in the "rootsosphere" where I need to change this or that process and, to date, I've been fortunate to not have any root rot or any other issues.

Great point about checking roots. I learned from that when I had a pretty solid root structure at the bottom 1/4 of my pot and similar on top but the center was weak. Obviously I had been impatient with watering, after seeing this I have changed my ways. Now I water, move on to others and then come back for another round. It's an impressive difference in the final root ball.

 

[RootsRuler]

Great point about checking roots. I learned from that when I had a pretty solid root structure at the bottom 1/4 of my pot and similar on top but the center was weak. Obviously I had been impatient with watering, after seeing this I have changed my ways. Now I water, move on to others and then come back for another round. It's an impressive difference in the final root ball.

It's crazy how something that seems as simple as watering can make such a difference!

 

[ayeob]

think my weed is going to have a harsh taste like last time. it does not smell like weed anymore it smells like hay almost. i have a fan going and i thought i had good circulation. i feel the longer i leave it drying the more harsh it will be. what should i do?

 

[Zen_Seeker]

think my weed is going to have a harsh taste like last time. it does not smell like weed anymore it smells like hay almost. i have a fan going and i thought i had good circulation. i feel the longer i leave it drying the more harsh it will be. what should i do?

I had one sativa leaning hybrid that dried to quickly in my old spot. It did that. It’s the one that I added the qtip to the jar, until I got the RH pads.

It took a while but it came back. I’m sure some here have better info but don’t worry yet.

 

[ayeob]

what happens if you put the weed in a jar to early?

 

[Zen_Seeker]

what happens if you put the weed in a jar to early?

You mean don’t dry long enough? Anything that can happen with wet plants locked in a jar.

Condensation, mold, mildew, etc.

Never done it but that’s what happens to other plant matter I’ve tossed.

 

[ayeob]

You mean don’t dry long enough? Anything that can happen with wet plants locked in a jar.

Condensation, mold, mildew, etc.

okay i gotcha i knew i was gonna have problems drying. definitely need to figure out why. i just got home and my whole room smells like hay

 

[Zen_Seeker]

okay i gotcha i knew i was gonna have problems drying. definitely need to figure out why

That’s also why we burp. To off gas and let the humidity out.

If you are in a panic about something and have a direct question you think a member can help with try tagging here or in a PM.

Worst that can happen is nothing.

 

[ayeob]

That’s also why we burp. To off gas and let the humidity out.

okay, guess i’m just in panic mode cause the whole room smell sorta like hay

 

[Zen_Seeker]

okay, guess i’m just in panic mode cause the whole room smell sorta like hay

To be honest I can’t think of why your grow is smelling like hay. It ended very well.

For me it was a dry plant that had low humidity when drying/curing.

Not enough experience to answer you properly for your environment or situation. I can only go by my grow and what I’ve read and offer general solutions.

 

[ayeob]

To be honest I can’t think of why your grow is smelling like hay. It ended very well.

For me it was a dry plant that had low humidity when drying/curing.

Not enough experience to answer you properly for your environment or situation. I can only go by my grow and what I’ve read and offer general solutions.

i understand and appreciate it i was looking it up and maybe my airflow is not good

 

[elusiveshame]

okay, guess i’m just in panic mode cause the whole room smell sorta like hay

How dry is your bud? If you dried too quickly or too long, you might get the hay smell.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

i understand and appreciate it i was looking it up and maybe my airflow is not good

I tried moving a fan into my drying closet and pointing it at a tray of water on a chair. No wind directly hitting the plant.

It still had a hay smell for a month but the pine and something else smells came back in the jar cure.