Ongoing Soil Grow

[OldSmokie76]

Dude haha. My bad. I actually meant to post that on my journal lol. I forgot I was checking yours. Sorry dude

No worries. Blazed bloggin. I've peeped your grow. Good looking set up.

 

[UncleRomulus]

I keep it ghetto lol. It’s the o g in me. The last pic is my blueb. Just starting week 9. First 2 are sweetskunk c99 and c99

 

[UncleRomulus]

Haven’t tasted any in years. Wish it would hurry up and quit being a tease

 

[OldSmokie76]

My blueberry. Training it sideways to allow all those shoots to stretch upwards.

 

[UncleRomulus]

My blueberry. Training it sideways to allow all those shoots to stretch upwards.

Looks minty man

 

[OldSmokie76]

Looks minty man

It's a healthy plant so far. One foliar of Epsom the first sign of a general lightening of the leaves. Believed it to be Mag def; seemed to do the trick. Taking some more cuttings next week. The stalk is streaking purpleish/red. Def or genetics? Does Blueberry typically show a lot of color?

 

[OldSmokie76]

Lookin good brother. You doing a mass blueberry round with them clones? Can’t wait to see what’s next

Those clones pictured are a squad of 5 Deathstar. So far, I've topped two and leaving three single stalked for LST. I have a couple strawberry cough to keep the genetics alive and hopefully the two blueberry root soon.

 

[OldSmokie76]

Blueberry rooted... Updates later.

 

[OldSmokie76]

It's been a minute. Lol. So, clones are going. Blueberry Mama ready to retire to the flower tent. Few things rounding third in the tent. Couple more weeks. Cheese is cheesey.

 

[OldSmokie76]

Another month gone. Fuck been busy. G-room is running smooth. Temps good, humidity a bit lower than desired, but all in all...
Some final shots.

 

[OldSmokie76]

Love this Deathstar. Hanging it tonight. Between the big straggly mother and another, looking like qp. That may be stretching it, but one can only hope. Lol.

 

[crimsonecho]

Another month gone. Fuck been busy. G-room is running smooth. Temps good, humidity a bit lower than desired, but all in all...
Some final shots.

Do you let them die “on the vine”?

 

[OldSmokie76]

Do you let them die “on the vine”?

Last week of flower (roughly 8wk) I water very little. Usually let em ride till 9wks like that. They do begin to cannibalize and then I place them in a dark cabinet for 48 hours. Cut, hang dry, cure. Vine ripened for sure.

 

[OldSmokie76]

I will also add that I'm a water only guy with very little bottled nutes regiment. They do tend to get a little deficient towards the end.

 

[OldSmokie76]

Oh, and the one pic with the two stacked in the dry cabinet.... They were so stringy. Critical cheese that went unmanaged. Whispy sativa buds. Butter material.

 

[crimsonecho]

Last week of flower (roughly 8wk) I water very little. Usually let em ride till 9wks like that. They do begin to cannibalize and then I place them in a dark cabinet for 48 hours. Cut, hang dry, cure. Vine ripened for sure.

I thought of doing something similar but chickened out. I was gonna just leave them in the pots until they were ready to be burped in jars. You know just let them dry in the pots. Would you rate your “vine ripened” buds better, same or worse compared to cut and hang dried buds?

 

[OldSmokie76]

I can't say which way or the other. I've always allowed them to begin drying a bit in the soil. Dark period, then cut and hang. I believe in the slow and low method for smokable flower. Best cured slowly. It's just a game of moisture content in the flower once you have harvested. Environment plays a big role in how you go about the dry and cure. Your humidity levels are the variable in how fast or slow you harvest process should be.
Quick cut and dry is best for all the concentrates if you're not too worried about flavors. Not enough cure and I think you risk flavors and aromas, but live rosin press and solvent extracts I think you can push a fast harvest. I don't have much experience in consent rate processing though.

 

[crimsonecho]

I can't say which way or the other. I've always allowed them to begin drying a bit in the soil. Dark period, then cut and hang. I believe in the slow and low method for smokable flower. Best cured slowly. It's just a game of moisture content in the flower once you have harvested. Environment plays a big role in how you go about the dry and cure. Your humidity levels are the variable in how fast or slow you harvest process should be.
Quick cut and dry is best for all the concentrates if you're not too worried about flavors. Not enough cure and I think you risk flavors and aromas, but live rosin press and solvent extracts I think you can push a fast harvest. I don't have much experience in consent rate processing though.

Yeah i have no problem with slow dry. My rh is like 55-60 and temps are 18C. I paper bag those suckers and let them dry for 2 weeks or so. They are so tasty after that slow dry. I can also do the same on the vine i think. Let the pot go bone dry and just never water again. Maybe even throw a paper bag over the plant and tie the end little above the soil. Don’t know man, i may try it. Just to see if it makes any difference. Overripe fruit thats been left on the vine are the sweetest usually and it may simulate something like that. Or it may just go moldy and disintegrate into nothingness :D

 

[OldSmokie76]

I'm not sure about the bag thing too early. Too much moisture content and not enough air flow and mold is very probable. Especially with the plant still being in close contact with soil. Not sure though, keep an eye on it if you do try it. I get the over ripe idea too. Super ripe berries are great. Maybe try one plant vs another if you get the opportunity. Another thing I do is trim out as many fan leaves before I put them in the dark. Any fan leave I can cut at it's stem I remove. You're left with sticks and nuggets. Good air circulation.

 

[crimsonecho]

I'm not sure about the bag thing too early. Too much moisture content and not enough air flow and mold is very probable. Especially with the plant still being in close contact with soil. Not sure though, keep an eye on it if you do try it. I get the over ripe idea too. Super ripe berries are great. Maybe try one plant vs another if you get the opportunity. Another thing I do is trim out as many fan leaves before I put them in the dark. Any fan leave I can cut at it's stem I remove. You're left with sticks and nuggets. Good air circulation.

Yeah definitely not right after lights out. Thinking like 3-4 days then paper bag. I think i’m gonna do it this grow. Using 1 gallon pots so the plants should be fairly small. I might just pick one or two and just leave it in the soil to dry.