swordfish

I took the trouble to carefully trim and weigh out three of my plants before they hit the jars for some cureing.

Being curious at the beganing of the year with the knowledge I did not provide as much root space because things needed to be chipped out of rock. I new my plants wouldnt turn into monsters as a result of only giving them 15-20 gallons of root area but I am very pleased with the profile chest high plants that were my result this particular year.

Maybe next season I will work over the same holes again because I dont have an alternative planting area. I may enlarge the holes somewhat over this season and shoot for a tad more root space next year. Not really sure I would want plants produceing much more over a pound in my yard in the first place.

The three plants that I took the trouble to check on produced the following;
381g
440g
518g

So if 448g is a pound I think. I had one that made the mark within 1/4 oz and one that went a tad over.

Happy trimming to all and from the looks of things some of you guys arnt close to the wire like I was this year and had some very bountafull harvests.

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Congrads on a fine harvest Swordfish

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Agreed, very impressive haul swordfish. Thanks for the pics.

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Blue Widow girls are dried & trimmed. 3 of the 6 weighed in at over 16 ozs each. One was almost 19! The other three came in at 14, 15, & 5 oz. Not a bad year but we can do better.

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Congrats on the harvest silly, any chance for some pics

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Okay. Here are some pre and post harvest pics. Now you can only look at them if you promise not to yell at me about the plastic bags. I hate those things but I ran out of glass jars and had to do something for goodness sakes. There is also a pic of a branch a page or two back. She's in the jars now.

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yum! I always love seeing a wall of weed!

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Congrats silly! (I called you that on purpose )

It looks fantastic - plastic & all!

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Awesome!

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This might change your mind a little on the plastic baggies. I use this method from Mike and Jasmine at Mandala Seeds and it works quite well. Check it out, worth a read.....Fantastic plants!!! Awesome job!

---from Mandala Seeds FAQ/Grow Guide:
The most common mistake growers make during curing is that they pack the buds into airtight containers. The second mistake is to fill the bags/containers to the top. When you first pack the buds into a bag or container fill only ¾ of the space. One of the best methods to cure buds is to use household zip-lock bags for storing vegetables. These are aroma-neutral and allow a minimal exchange of gases through the bags since they are not completely impermeable like glass for example. Cardboard boxes and paper bags are an alternative but they have certain disadvantages, such as that the buds might dry to quickly in them.

The first week of curing excess moisture will pass from the inner core of the buds to the outside. You can tell the difference because the dry surface of the packed buds is suddenly considerably more moist again from absorbing the escaped humidity when you open the bag/container a day later. In an airtight environment there is no possibility for this moisture to escape and for the necessary exchange of gases required for a good curing process. During curing the gases and moisture escaping from the buds need to be vented and fresh oxygen should be available. For this reason, the bags/containers with the buds should be opened for a few minutes every 2-3 days. Gently rotating the buds from the bottom of the bag to the top assists in an even drying and curing process. This is quite difficult to do in glass jars but a simple procedure with zip-lock bags.

Curing normally takes 6-8 weeks. After the first two weeks it is not necessary to open the bags/container every few days – once a week will suffice. Buds can also mature beyond the regular 2 month period and gain in taste and potency. For extended curing they should be stored in a zip-lock bag in a cool, dark place. When the curing process is completed the buds can be stored in airtight packaging such as glass jars for long-term storage if required.

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Thanks so much redman! We do "burp" the jars and the bags regularly until cured. The main beef I have with the plastic bags is that they seem to pull the trichomes to the interior. Have you ever noticed the static electricity inside those bags? I may be all wet here and please chime in if my reasoning is faulty, but I figured I wouldn't lose the trichomes as bad in glass as I would in ziplocks. It may not even be enough to matter. I sometimes get OCD about such things.

I was so not prepared for what the girls did this year. I always try to beat my previous year's grow but last year was so pitiful that it wouldn't take much to beat it. Could not believe the blue widow. They outgrew their framing and over took the tomatoes we had them in with. We started getting nervous about them being seen but couldn't bring ourselves to prune so we just smoked more and sweated it out.

Whew! Next year I'll be better prepared. It'll be two pounds per or go home! (Remember that OCD thing?)

And BC, call me what ever you like, just don't bogart that joint!

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