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There are literally dozens of similar threads here. I'm sure you will get some response. As a matter of fact, many various responses.
Here's my ritual: Following tric development with a 30X, once some of them are entering milk sage, I suspend feeding, flush & reset 12/12 to 11:30 on/12:30 off. Every 5 days, I decrease the light cycle by 15 minutes, whilst suspending regular waterings. Only when very necessary, will I water until harvest. Once amber trics appear, I spot check several buds on several plants. When trics hit 25% amber, I turn off the lights until I feel like going back in to the room with a big set of dykes & an adult beverage. (normally 24-36 hours) The shit gets cut & hung untrimmed, until a medium sized branch snaps easily & makes a sound like rice crispies with milk on them. Trim & toss the nugs into a big brown paper bag, loosely closed, for 3 days. Shake bag several times a day & maybe even take a peek. After 3 in the poke, most buds have given up their inner moisture. This is the point where a cure would be in order, but I do not always do that. Many kind buds are ready for consumption right then. If curing, I flip the dank into tupperware & fiddle & fuss with the contents @ least once a day, to allow fresh air into the container. This can go on for weeks, but I go by smell.
"Any hint of hay, keep those hippies @ bay! The smell of a perfumed skunk, you got some smokable funk!"
I would say the best thing you can do is flush. If purpling is in the genes you will not need low temps or anything else. There are a few things that have helped me enhance purple color in my bubbleberry. Organics. Use Guano during flowering cycle. Purple usually comes out more during the flush but that guano helps for sure. I like Organa Guanao o-4-0. The leaves get lighter and more colors come out. Flushing also lets the plants know it's time to stop growing and ripen up.
If you lower grow room temps you will get more purple. Again this depends on the strain and how much purple is in it. Also calyx and leaf purpling are two different traits completely so a lot comes into play. Over all use Guano and Flush. :)
I have tried a long dark period and many variations of it. i still like to let mine get fully ripe under the lights. Then when they are ready I chop just before the light comes on. Trim complete other then a few lil coated bracts that wrap around the bud and act as a protective wrapper. This way you wont be knocking off trichs from buds when handling. Then hang to dry.
A final manicure is optional but curing is a must for buds to reach max potency and get even moisture throughout.
fred
:talkingI like Dr. Feelgood's bat shit during vegging. It has lots of goodies in it besides the guano, which makes it taste like runny puppy poop smells. I got some on my fingers & stuck 'em in my mouth without thinkin' once!;( Never have used bat butt butter during flowering, but would like to know where I might obtain some of the Organa product, if Fred knows. Sounds like a good additive during flowering, since it is a simple 0-4-0. Added to Peter's Bloom Buster, it should work, don't ya think?
Just as a side note, curing is optional only if the wolves are @ the door with eviction notices or monetary considerations demand immediate relief.:mad0229: Fred is right, the buds moisture level will be more consistent & potency should be @ peak, after "the cure."
I never trim b4 hanging.:no Personal preference. One stop trimming after hang drying, eliminates a step or two in the process. Less handling, less potential damage to the buds. Place a handy, dandy catch-all underneath any trimming u do do & use those wayward trics & trimmings to make brownies! Fan leaves & boss bud leaves that remain around the nugs as they hang dry are super duper potent, baked up in treats! Not to mention that they help to slightly tighten the buds, like a very light control girdle does, for the old ladies butt!:thinking Or cure out the trimmings like tobacco & smoke them by rolling them up with a cigarette roller.:joint::rauch08::anim_30::cool0044::rasta: Good way to help someone to stop smoking real cigarettes & the effects, while not exactly the same as smoking the bud itself, will pleasantly surprise you with its potency.:winking0067::dance:character0029::boogie::icon_stick man::party0033::rastadancing::banana::ninja
Love those little jars, bud! Especially the wide mouth ones!
Yeah, you got a big grow going there. And honestly, it looks very professional & well thought out. Impressive.
My way detailed above, is probably geared more to the guy or gal bringing in under an LB. @ a time. Dealing with weight, most I know, trim prior to hanging. They say it's too time consuming to do after.
Is that entire closet hung with screened shelves? Love that set-up too! How much dank bud can you put in that thing? A shitload, is my guess! lol
Here's that guano I was talking about.
Bio-bizz line and some of this guano will produce some tasty buds. The best part is not one of these products smell like poop of any kind. Bio-bizz is sweet coffee molasses smelling. The bloom and top max are kinda smell like sweet leather to me. Maybe a hint of vitamins too. The 0-4-0 guano smells good. Clean guano. The nitrogen add is way too stinky for me. :) All of these are right in line with the whole sweet kushy flavor thing.
All of this is pricey and might not be cost effective. It's worth a try for personal satisfaction though.
Oh yeah, I've had some 4-5 day fresh dried stuff that was delicious. I'm not a freak about it. If someone wants perfectly cured buds then they should invest in some Jars and get to it...lol
fred
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