First time grower and I think I made a ROOKIE MISTAKE .
Durban Poison grow starting with feminized autoflower seeds started in mid-April .
Plants were transplanted and grown in 5 gallon self wicking buckets outside .
One plant grew only 20 inches high but grew some very nice buds and my second plant grew 34 inches high and grew longer skinnier buds that are nice. I did top both of the plants.
When harvesting the plants I noticed that the roots were not growing deep at all only 6 inches deep or so but the plants seemed grew just fine. I grew them in a mixture of high grade potting mix and soil with perlite on the bottom for drainage no other extra fertilizers this is all natural.
I never bothered looking at the pistils or thinking about the harvest until I joined up here.
I think that I waited to long to harvest my plants. I took both plants out a day ago and the short oldest ones buds were fat and bushy but seem pretty dry and were not sticky at all. The buds are almost crumbling after 4 days of drying . My other plant is a week younger and was still just a bit sticky with some white ( sugar ) ?? still on the buds but it is also drying out very fast and I am concerned that I should start curing them before they disintegrate . Any Ideas ?
I am drying these out in my garage at 65-70 degrees and the humidity has been around 55% which I cannot control.
Is there any hope for these ?
Should I start the curing process on the dry ones and the sticky ones now or is it to late?
I hope not all is lost.
Any thoughts will help me out. Thanks
Thanks for the video I appreciate the advice some great info in it . I wish that I had a high end drying room and equipment like that but I am unfortunately in the situation of drying them in my garage .
I am just looking for someone to tell me if they think that these buds should still be left to dry out even more or bottle them up and start the curing cycle.
I would add a fan for some airflow when drying. I use a closet or empty tent when I dry and have a small fan blowing just under the buds at low speed. Basically you just want some sort of air flow to avoid stale air.
Typically they will start to stabilize if you will. They shouldn’t dry out too much more. They lose that fresh hay smell and begin to smell more potent as they cure. If you use jars, make sure you burp them daily. I give mine a little shake to prevent any mold. I don’t know if that really does anything, but it gives me piece of mind lol.
If you find that they are too dry you can put a small piece of orange peel in with it. This will help increase your humidity back up to the desired level. Works great, just keep an eye on them pretty closely. I try to place it in so that it doesnt make direct contact with the buds. Best of luck
Would an apple peel work instead of an orange? I am using gallon zip lock bags. I have been burping them once a day . I was going to switch some of it to glass jars to see if it makes a difference. I don’t have a humidity tester so I will be going by my own guess.
This is my first time so it’s a new learning process for me. I got 2-3/4 ounces from each of my plants and my 3rd plant looks like it will produce the same amount when harvested. Thanks for the help.
@josiewales
I dont see why it wouldnt work. Ive read that plastic breaks down tricholmes over time which makes sense why dispensary’s distribute in glass jars. Seriously look into grove bags. Stick them in and forget it. No burping, no mold, specifically designed for curing cannabis. You wont regret it.
