Ummm J ur a bit late. Ser Betty dropped it
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my grandson frequently distracts me mid posts 
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Pothead.
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There’s that too
Takes one to know one 
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I claim nothing on tincture. I use @blackthumbbetty recipe for that. I need to make some more to try and make gummies while I’m thinking of it.
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Didnt u make like 4 grades of vape oil?!
I’ve made a few attempts at it. Nothing good. But that’s why I got the press. It was cheaper than a short path distillation setup. But eventually I’ll have one and will be able to make real distillate. And for now I can use the wax to make vape liquids.
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Thanks for that @PurpNGold74. Checked out @blackthumbbetty recipe…looks good, although I’d like to reclaim the expensive 96% alcohol…I’ll ask.
My soil is an organic soil with worm casings, vermiculite, pumice and compost/soil…
I’ve been using an 8-3-6 blood and bone fertiliser, but have now switched to 1-9-1 guana ‘bloom’ product, also organic, I believe.
As they seem to be in the home stretch, I’ve added some not so organic GH Flora Nova Bloom(4-8-7), and 0.5ml/l ‘bud storm’ from FlairForm Hydroponics (0-13-11)
My method of watering is a bit improvised: try to feed weekly, and judge by weight of pots when to water in between.
When I feed, I mix up about four litres of ‘food’ and then each pot takes another 3-4 litres of water to get flow-through, so it’s quite diluted, but seems to be what they like!
I’ve had no issues with deficiencies, spots, dead bits, bugs, discolouration or growth in general…they have behaved well!
PH of water is around 7.2 to start.
Reading the run off, I get PH around 5.8 - 6.0, so there’s plenty of alkalinity in there.
I have never flushed them out completely.
they have been on 12/12 for about 3 weeks now.
22-5ºC range, good ventilation since beginning with RH around 60%
I won’t feed again for a week, just H2O with cal/mag because they are getting closer to the full blast of my HLG lightsource.
They have been in flower stage for 3 weeks…how much longer do ya think?
Should I give them a good flush in a week or so? try to get the PH closer to high 6’s?
SO, in summary:
4 plants (2 x red dragon, 1 x Charlottes Angel, 1 x Jack Herer)
‘organic’ soil
Planted sprouted seeds 27/may
Feed Blood/bone: 8-3-6 for veg period + cal/mag
Switched to Flower 12/12 on 15/July
Feed Guana ‘Bloom’ now: 1-9-1
Add GH ‘Bloom’ : 4-8-7
top up with min ‘budstorm’ :0-13-11
PH in, 7.2, PH out 5.8-6.2
Temp 22-25 ºC
RH +/- 60%
Sorry this seems long winded and repetitive, and repetitive 
To Flush or not…and when??
Cheers!
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Thanks for that @blackthumbbetty!
I did a QWET but only shook the jars for 3 minutes, total…felt like I was leaving good stuff behind.
I’ll try your triple-shake+ method next time.
I like the idea of letting the alcohol evaporate slowly on a heat pad…makes sense, but I pay about $100 for a 750ml bottle of organic 96% alcohol, so I’m keen to reclaim it.
I’ve been using a tabletop air pot still to reclaim my alcohol, but it does heat it to at least 75ºc to evaporate the alcohol…
How does this sound for keeping it from getting too tar-like:
Do say 75-80% of the evaporation using still to reclaim, and the rest on a slow, 30ºc heat pad until it’s just the oil?
I can’t inhale anything but air now, so that’s why I’m looking at options.
cheers
Ok ur in soil. So first thing is first. U want runoff in the 6.3-6.8 range. 6.5 being the sweet spot. If ur going in at 7.2 and out -6 then u have root issues.
2 month old big girls… how tall and wide from pot approximately? N what size pots? Maybe a bit rootbound. No biggie honestly. Bit late to repot anyway (imo)
Second. If u wanna go organic. U gotta be organic. Adding that GH Bloom is devastating to ur microbe herd. Find a more… organic bloom supplement. Preferably to even that K ratio… the 1-9-1 should be more 1-9-7. I use alaska fish emul 0-10-10 and add a spoon of megacrop (its pretty even and has micronutes too) also! To be truly organic u have to ‘recharge’ ur microbes. With a product like Recharge or Mykos or Azos. U can add more beneficial microbacteria. And they need something to eat so i use blackstrap unsulphurd molasses.
So! On the flush! Yes. At week 3 of flower (if u dont wanna transplant) flush the ph up to the 6.3-6.8 range n the ppms down to lower then 400. Give a day or two to dry. Then refeed the hungry lasses
OK, getting on with flowering. pistils are starting to brown, but Trichomes are still clear. Been heading this way for 2 weeks, but now leaves are turning and falling off…so I guess it’s close to harvest!
I am waiting for the trichomes to go milky, then amber, correct?
Then the curing process begins.
I’m very nervous about that!
Here’s my plan, from what I’ve read:
-cut plants at bottom of stock
-remove all big leaves for whatever use
-trim larger sugar leaves and reserve for tinctures etc
-hang stems with flowers in an airy, warm space for +/- 2 weeks, until they feel dry-ish, but still feel some moisture/weight
-trim off all buds from stems, and trim off more leaves if needed.
-place air dried buds in mason jars and keep in darkish, room temp environment, opening jars for and hour or so daily?
Am I close?
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flushed them last week…took ages to get the water almost clear! Now runoff is PH6.5.
Kinda getting close to harvest now…not sure if I want to feed more. see below.
Sounds about right to me! N flushing is a pain. Tds meters help more then runoff color btw. U start watching trichs after around 70-80% of pistils have turned (usually) milky is for head high (creative day smoke normally) usually called peak thc. Amber is for couch lock (more narcotic like body high) good night meds, thc has begun to degrade a bit. I prefer 25+% amber. But like a good milky/cloudy high with my coffee n when being social
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I’m getting a bit anxious about when to chop!
Charlotte’s Angel, allegedly 12% CBD <1% THC…Leaves are in full autumn colours, pistils are browning up, and trichomes are possibly getting milky. Will check again tomorrow.
Red Dragons, leaves are curling and dropping off, most pistils are red with only a few white pistils still happening. Trichomes seem clear tho, so another day of close observation.
Jack Herer: Totally different habit than the others…much denser leaves, and chunkier buds. Still lots of white pistils…I’d say a couple of weeks still.
Here’s the family: 2 x Red Dragon on left, Charlottes Angel top right, Herer, bottom right.
Do I chop or wait on the 3 with yellow/orange leaves. front right is a ways off still.
I’m growing for tinctures and oils, so I want max THC out of them…except Charlotte, who should be max CBD.
On another note, how do I get these tested for THC/CBD?
There are some tester-type gadgets out there…are they worth getting? I understand they only read THC, and don’t do it that accurately…thoughts?
Cheers gang!
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Should I be trimming off some fan leaves, and get rid of brown, dying leaves?
When I harvest, should I hang the entire plants, or cut them up a bit?
I want to make stuff from the shake and trim, so I think I’ll keep them whole for hanging…or I have to dry a bunch of loose leaves!
ideas appreciated!
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Everyone does the finish phase a little different. I’d suggest trying a couple different methods to see what works for you. You can remove fans that are dead, and the dying ones you can if you’re in the final weeks. You’ll want to remove the big fan leaves when you chop anyways. The sugar leaves are the only ones I keep for the trim pile as the rest don’t have much benefit. Along with any small buds that aren’t worth trimming and they all get used for butter to make edibles.
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Thanks @DoobieNoobie, I’m chopping one down today. Trichomes are cloudy and slightly ambering up!
I’ll snip fan leaves and leave most sugar leaves. It seems easier to dry sugar leaves still on colas than a bunch of loose ones…but as you suggested, I have 4 plants, might as well experiment a bit. Cheers!
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I freeze fan leaves to add to my smoothies! No waste!
Also, are the roots good for anything? I’ll investigate!
Congrats on the impending harvest! This is one of those proud moments we love sharing with each other around here. As Doob said… theres a 1000 ways to milk a goat . N u have four plants in various stages so u can try and see which you prefer.
On more leafy girls, the trim is MUCH easier wet. Dont save hang whole plant for Jack Herer long story short . Congrats again
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