Spanky's Twin Turbo

After an 11 day dry Cream and Cheese CBD has been weighed and placed in Grove bag for the cure.
6.21 oz

I did scope one of the buds to look at trichomes there is no way to tell how many I lost or if any damage or degradation occurred but they still appear to be mostly in tack. I only manhandled one of the smaller branches before placing in a container for sweating once noticing trichomes falling off easily

A fellow member sharded an article about making hash (ice bath process) where they talk about temp and trichome separation from plant material during removal of trichomes to make the hash.
The article does not talk about RH only temps
I’m not sure if he wants to get involved in this conversation so I’m not mentioning his name, he is welcome to chime in though. I don’t like involving others without their permission. Thank you!

I think it’s okay to share the link since it’s not a competitor with ILGM, if I’m wrong Mods please delete link

This particular section refers to the temp and trichome separation from the plant material
I’m just sharing the information I’m not trying to argue with anyone

I do like having discussions on things instead of do it this way or do it that way so thank you all who participated in the discussion

>32°F (>0°C) to 34°F (1°C): This is considered the optimal temperature range for making bubble hash. At these temperatures, the trichome heads become brittle and easily separate from the plant material, leading to a higher-quality product with minimal plant contamination.

Be mindful that some bizarre stuff can happen if you’re working at freezing water temperatures (partial freezing), so it’s best practice to stay just above that – especially if you’re working in a proper cold room or subfreezing environment.

34°F (1°C) to 40°F (4.4°C): Washing hash in this temperature range may still produce a good quality product, but the trichome separation may be less efficient. As a result, the final product may contain more plant material and have a slightly lower purity.

40°F (4.4°C) and above: At temperatures above 40°F (4.4°C), the efficiency of trichome separation decreases significantly. The trichomes become less brittle, making them harder to separate from the plant material. Consequently, the final product may contain more contaminants, including plant matter and chlorophyll, which can negatively affect the taste, appearance, and overall quality of the hash. It may also start to get stuck inside your bubble bags and make it a lot harder to collect.

Hope everyone has a great day! :sunglasses:

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Update on the reg babies

They are all getting good roots and looking good
They are 2 weeks old
I ordered more Dynomyko for the transplant I’ll probably send samples to FF for sexting next week after harvesting the Blue Dream plants probably start that tomorrow


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Looking happy and healthy. What strain of Regs are those?

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Hey FOD I was just reading your page your girls are looking good. Hope life is treating you well.
I know you have great success growing in the buckets have you ever thought of drilling a bunch of holes in 1 to compare?
Just a thought

Regs are from fellow farmers

@DefNSmokn Def genetics Irene x GG4RIL

@skyfishbud Skyfish Ghost Walker

@Dforce Dforce Ultimate Sunday Driver x ICC x KM x Jealousy

Dforce Pennywise x Unknown

Dforce Greatful Ice Cake Greatful Breath x ICC x KM x Jealousy

I need to go tomorrow and buy more soil you were just talking about that as well
I try to save some of the old soil and mix to save some money

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You probably can’t see because the buckets are sitting down in those oil pans on small risers but they all have holes in them down low. They drain well I think. I have wondered if adding holes around the sides would benefit them by mimicking air pots? I really just use the buckets because they’re food grade and only $3 at Firehouse subs lol. I’m all about trimming the fat around here. Told my wife years ago about all the money I’d save growing my own and then the hobby took hold and I keep buying new shit lol. :man_shrugging:

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I use 4 gallon bucket a lot, but I use a 1/4 inch bit and a torch to melt a couple hundred holes in the sides and more on bottom, the melting technique keeps buckets from splitting at holes. Holes come half way up the sides about 3/4 inch apart.

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Good idea, I know they crack like that, didn’t even think about heating during drilling as a fix. Thanks for sharing

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Same thing I was wondering about
I looked for those buckets around me for outside gardening it would cost more in gas to go get them nothing close to me for pickle buckets

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There’s trichomes inside of the buds also. Not just on the outside leaves but all through the entire bud there’s trichomes.

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Update for the babies
Def genetics Irene x GG4RIL

Skyfish Ghost Walker

Dforce Ultimate Sunday Driver x ICC x KM x Jealousy

Dforce Pennywise x Unknown

Dforce Greatful Ice Cake Greatful Breath x ICC x KM x Jealousy

All looking good
I sent DNA samples to Farmer Freeman on Monday they were supposed to be there on Thursday it is still showing in transit.
Need to up pot them soon I was hoping for results Friday

After 30 day cure in grove bags I moved C99 into Mason jars for storage.

Here is a current pic of the auto fem C99

The second pic is a bud from a 2021 grow of a Photo fem C99 that I still had laying around.

@Metalheadfred here’s my journal if you want to check it out

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Update:::::::::: I harvested the Blue Dream plants Thursday
about 12 weeks from flip about 10 weeks flowered
I’m glad I went the extra week I did a quick dry and test kept me high for hours


I did a wet trim with the Bowel Trimmer and put in the we dryers

Hope everyone is having a great weekend
Stay Safe Happy and High! :sunglasses:

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:joy::rofl: ouch. Sounds dangerous.
Belated congratulations on your other recent harvests. All looking stellar.

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LOL nice catch didn’t even notice

Thanks for the congrats brother :sunglasses:

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I don’t normally proofread but this was too funny to ignore, thank you.

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Some nice looking nugs. That first one has a really nice mixture of colors.

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Thanks FOD I appreciate the compliment

Actually they were 2 different phenos

BD1 has bigger buds not as dense but still pretty good
BD2 has tighter buds with more of the blue colors (first pictures)

I tried both and couldn’t tell any difference in the high
I’ve grown these before and they were always good but these have more of a kick and longer lasting high
I had a couple deficiencies with these I didn’t stay on top of as I should have, I was doing a kitchen remodel with a messed up back and just didn’t feel up to it

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:laughing: I do the same thing except I’m back and forth from the bags to the jars and even a brown paper bag in between until I have it just right. I get so nervous during this stage of the process. I have dried and cured a ton of catnip for my cats that turns out great every time but when it comes to drying and curing my cannabis, I get so nervous. It’s always back and forth for me. Eventually I’ll relax and trust the process.

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Those things are a pain in the ass. :joy::sunglasses:

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Good one lol

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I used to get like that.
I found a way that works for me with less moving them back/forth
A lot of different ways to get there and very few have the same environments so what may work for 1 may not for another

Thanks for dropping in Marty

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