Only one spot on each this morning and one of them I saw yesterday but wasn’t sure and only left it because the location. It hadn’t really advanced but since I had to deal with one exposure went ahead and clipped just in case. Hoping the warmer weather has stalled any additional onset and fingers crossed for some days with no signs.
Since they’re off to edibles anyways might even chop Friday more because the indoors is set to be pulled in the next 2 weeks or so too and I’ll be short on time. Definitely don’t want any cross exposure and the indoors I want to pull at peak not jeopardize because of the already jeopardized outdoors.
What do y’all think, is there as large a draw back to slightly early harvest when you plan to decarb anyways?
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Same effects from what I understand, may be wrong but makes sense to me
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I checked the weather and if the prediction holds I’ll be chopping Friday either way. I’m seeing 3 days below 40F with RH 70+ late next week. They’re looking cloudy just little to no amber. Indie could maybe use an extra week but definitely not worth another rot outbreak and this weather will be worse for it.
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Two random thoughts of the day.
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Why are we using trichomes for the primary harvest sign? It’s definitely the earliest sign I would guess, but it feels like there are two more obvious signs that occur within the window. That is full bract expansion and stem drop as buds get heavy. Does this just not always occur? I know I haven’t left all my plants long enough in the past but when I do it seems like both of these occur and are way more obvious to see then microscopic trichome head color densities.
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What’s with the 40-50% RH in flower when you dry at 60%? I always struggle with nighttime humidity in flower indoors and honestly don’t think I’ve ever maintained below 55 and honestly often closer to 60. This run I had a few nights even 65+ because I increased my moisture content in the soil. I have been lowering the moisture content in response during later flower to stay below 60, but I heat to 70 F minimum so the raised temps shouldn’t fall within what’s on standard mold/mildew charts either way. I am making adjustments to the air intake to improve this because the lung room sits at 40% but am I missing something or is going low like that just using a huge factor of safety? I feel like the increased risk of mites with low RH seems to outweigh the benefit maybe?
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The 40-50 rH is mold prevention. It helps to keep the microclimates inside the buds less favorable for pathogens to develop. Going even lower 35-40% the last few weeks steps up resin production as a defense mechanism, by increased transpiration that moves more sugar to compensate.
The 60% during drying is about terp retention. The trichomes have a moisture shield surrounding them. They can no longer replenish this layer post harvest. The cold temps and rH, this helps seal in the more volatile terps that would evaporate off otherwise during the drying.
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Asked and answered. I’ve never been able to get it low enough to test the additional resin production and makes sense they would react that way with less moisture in the air. I’ve been lowering my soil down to 30 on top and 40 on bottom and even full blast the 6 inch inline fan can only get it down to high 50’s with some spikes into low 60’s still. I do have inflow coming through a carbon filter which might be over restricting flow? My indoors has always been fine though and always had similar measurements. I did it as light control more than anything with an old one I had so easy to remove and maybe just use the open duct with a screen on the end wrapped around the corner.
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All my intakes are carbon filtered outside tent and have a vent cover inside. I do remove it and blow it out with compressor to increase intake. It’s old and the carbon spent, but it clogs easier and reduces flow.
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Nice, maybe I just need to hit mine with the leave blower. I think the nozzle is about the same size.
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I bet that would help. I use this on mine
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Not sure if there’s any other gamers in here, but Ghost of Yotei is awesome and was worth the sleepless night. The way Sucker Punch handles combat is so fluid. The way they handle exploration is so immersive. Then their storytelling is the cherry on top that really pulls you in while feeling like it’s not pulling at all. I really wish more companies could execute on this level with martial combat games but it feels like everyone else is trying too hard where the Ghost series feels somehow both full and effortless. Super excited for this release, super bummed it dropped a day before the start of harvest. Maybe I’m old enough to not need sleep anymore? My body says otherwise but I’ll keep experimenting.
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I’ve been harvesting all weekend. Did an inspection and heavier handed trim. My thought being the outer leaf mass with all those tasty trichs also is sticky and protects the innards some from spores. Worst case I’ll double infuse and hopefully have less toxins. Filled up the full 2x4 dry tent with indie even in a mesh rack. Hera still has pretty significant Neem scent and is showing way more rot than indie was. At this point I’ll probably give her up as an offering on a bonfire instead of harvest. There’s really only so much edible flower I can use in a year anyways and honestly Indie alone is probably more than I need.
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Sorry for the lack of photos. After handling and being around the rot I’ve been cleansing everything and still haven’t brought myself to put the phone near the tent again yet.
Karma has been just inside my window for a few days but waited until today because the wife will be out of town some this week and need her around for post 48 hour initial dry when I usually trim.
Going to take another peak at Luck and evaluate her for harvest too. She did start the lower yellowing of senescence earlier than I thought based on the last photos I did take. She’s still pretty green though and her massive sugar leaves have just turned mostly amber. She seemed really close to 90+ percent cloudy with only a little clear though otherwise and she’d be my daytime driver with the slightly more sativa growing characteristics so a little early might actually be nice. Otherwise it’s about 9 days usually with my process which she’d be fine for based on trichomes but would likely lean a little more couch by then. It’ll honestly come down to timing tonight likely on whether I pull her now or wait.
The trichs are looking beautiful and super frosty. Not sure why mine always grow long and tall instead of short and fat like Instagram videos but they’re significantly longer and denser than usual.
I’ll drop some photos later hopefully if I can get brave enough to pull the phone out after another alcohol wipe hippy bath.
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What do y’all think? I’m thinking chop them both.
Karma
Luck
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Don’t have to tell me twice. 
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Still a little lighter than I hoped. Was shooting for 8 ounces a plant but ended up with a little over 5 for each. Going to increase feed rate and make some minor watering adjustments next grow and hoping that gets me back in that range. If not I’ll probably start playing around with something synganic. I know, dark magic.
Smoked a joint of miss clips and was very smooth and fairly potent pre cure. Not positive what the flavor will develop to but it was more developed than my previous grows by this stage with no chlorophyll notes coming through.
Here’s the nug shots.
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Struggled with temps up to 70 in dry but got it down to 67 last couple of days. Down to 66 F in cure and stabilized right around 60%.
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Those roots though. Like a tree man.
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Pulled a fresh clone set today. Added some beakers and propagation buddies to the kit after drowning a few clones in a mason jar last set. Clone mothers have been starting to get pretty hungry but otherwise very healthy. Added a good dose of castings a few days ago and everyone seems to be stabilizing. Probably need to trim them more often more than anything honestly.
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