What should I buy for first harvest?

I found this on Amazon. I know they go up to 2 gallons on other sites. This is the one I bought.
https://www.amazon.com/CVault-CV00050-Storage-Container-Stainless/dp/B01BLOWZ56/?tag=greenrel=20

On eBay they sale canisters like this with a built in hygrometer. Look under humidors. A little expensive but pretty cool.

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I had bought one Fiskers micro-tip pruner ($12.00) at the beginning for light trimming during the grow and it got gummed up a bit after a while. Using just alcohol got off most of the goo, but not all…but they worked better. Then I read that some growers buy the cheap scissors and throw them away when they get really bad…so I bought a bag of eight for $22.00 figuring it wouldn’t hurt as much chucking them in the garbage.

Well…I just received this scissor cleaner after seeing your post. I put in some 70% alcohol, did the soak, the up & down thing…now all three of my semi-gummed up scissors are back to brand new condition!!! Knowing I can clean them now, I’m going to stick to the Fiskers because they cut at the tip just like in the middle of the blade. The cheaper ones don’t cut stems at the very tip as well as the Fiskers do…especially when trimming the buds.

Thanks for the suggestion!! It’s a freakin’ miracle… :rofl:

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This is a great thread, it helped me immensely…with the CVaults, scissors, the scissor cleaner, and the trim bin…I bought them all and everyone of them make the process easier. As for drying, I picked up one of these to use in my 2x2x4’ tent. It was $20.00 on Amazon. I use it when I’m drying two of the same plant at one time.

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@MeEasy Jeez Bezos is making bank on those canning jars. 8 pack of 12 jars for $180?

They are $10 per dozen at Menards. Same brand same jar.

Brb setting up an amazon shop and going to menards to fulfill orders at 50% profit margins…

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@Nothingshocking I did a quick search on Amazon because it is the only place we can link. I buy them from my local Albertsons when they have em in stock. We don’t have a Maynard anywhere close and shipping would be crazy I’m sure that is why the jars are so much on Amazon. Same thing with buying soil online I pay 16 bucks for happy frog here in town, before they carried it here I had to pay 30-50 for a bag. I don’t go out of my way to give Bozo my money but I don’t go out of my way to spend more for something not to buy from him either

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@MeEasy yeah, I’m in the same boat. I still buy from Amazon, but occasionally you realize you’re shopping online to save, but they are upcharging the hell out of some items.

If I could find happy frog for $16 I would give it a try, until then I’ll use composted manure for $2.29 per bag. Bezos ain’t getting $50 from me for a bag of dirt!!! lol

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Take a look at grove bags. No more burping jars and no more needing boveda packs. And best. They only cost about 1 to 5 dollars a bag depending on the size you get. So way cheaper than jars. And they store flat and can’t break :smile:When they say the 1lb bag hols that. They are right. I need to get some of the 1/4lb bags now. I doubt I will ever use even part the 20 one lb bags I got. I was thinking one gallon. or 1/4lb when I ordered.

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This is a great thread, it helped me immensely…with the CVaults, scissors, the scissor cleaner, and the trim bin…I bought them all and everyone of them make the process easier. As for drying, I picked up one of these to use in my 2x2x4’ tent. It was $20.00 on Amazon.

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Yes @IP54 I use something very similar to this and I love em perfect for saving space

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZNYVBRP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

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https://www.amazon.com/WeDryer-XL-Diameter-Dehydrator-Ventilation/dp/B07ZMDR2PL/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=wedryer+xl&qid=1615908625&sprefix=wedryer&sr=8-3

This is what I’m using for drying. It works great.

I used it for my first plant, then second guessed it thinking that hang drying might yield a better result. Anyway my house reeked and I was walking around with clothes that smelled like weed.

So I started using this thing again and I’m never going back. My house doesn’t smell anymore :grin:

Get the XL definitely worth the extra $30. I bought mine on their site, not Amazon and got the XL and they threw in the smaller one for free.

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I just went through this for my harvest and found the A wanted $60 for two cases of quart widemouth jars. Wally World had zip this time of year (turns out jars are seasonal) and got mine at Safeway for a premium price: $18/case. I’ll be sure to stock up this summer.

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I just ordered a bunch of the grove bags. I have friends that have been using them for over a year now. They are super cheap compared to what jars are right now. They store flat and require no boveda packs or burping. They come in a bunch of different sizes too. It may be some thing to look into. Once I get this next order. I will be sending some to @Myfriendis410 to test out :grin:

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They sure look interesting…and $300 for 250 quarter pound bags is great, but I wouldn’t use that many in 10 years. :rofl:

We need a group buy so we can split them up!

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Those racks are the bees knees. I got two of them for around $16. They work great. A must have.

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@IP54 why so many. I just got 10 of the 1/4lb ones. I figure that with the 1lb ones I got. I would be more than covered for 8 plants.

Yeah I purchased 10 quarter pound bags myself. Hopefully they live up to the hype

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Click on the build your own option and you can buy whatever quantity you want

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Great idea! Nice chunks :smiley:

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