Nutrients Autobot 1st Grow, Biotabs & Mephisto

[Autobot-J]

My life is just one, huge, never ending brain fart.. Seriously... And the older I get, yikes!!! So it's more like a shart at this age I think (I need a brain diaper).

*Visualizes brain diaper concept*
I think I need a regular diaper after that!! Hahahaha!!!

 

[RivetGrrl]

*Visualizes brain diaper concept*
I think I need a regular diaper after that!! Hahahaha!!!

Let it go my friend, just let it floooowwwwww.....

 

[Autobot-J]

 

[Autobot-J]

Week 7 Update

Temp around 73-80°F
RH about 45-52%

Everything seems to be doing ok! Been feeding lots of PK, and so far pretty good....doesn't seem to be progressing...at least not at a concerning rate! Thank goodness!
The smells are delightful! They all smell amazing! Not super strong yet, but within a few feet, you get nice hints of dank, fuely aromas. Rub a leaf or accidentally brush a forearm across a bud, and you get a really good whiff!
MBAP is the source of most of the dankness smell...Skywalker adds the chemical fuel smell, and Bubbly Livers gives off just a skunky, meaty, cheesy smell....and the 3BOG has kind of a sweet, almost syrup smell...with a rich creamy vibe I pick up. Anxious to find out what the next couple, 3 weeks have in store!
Already ready for the next grow! Lol.
I will be trying the brown bag method for drying this round for the first time! The way I have always done it, is suspend wire end to end through a card board box, and hang them inside. Always dry in 2 or 3 days...I'm hoping the brown bags slow the dry time down a bit.

Once again...thanks for tuning in!

 

[MedCzech]

Week 7 Update

Temp around 73-80°F
RH about 45-52%

Everything seems to be doing ok! Been feeding lots of PK, and so far pretty good....doesn't seem to be progressing...at least not at a concerning rate! Thank goodness!
The smells are delightful! They all smell amazing! Not super strong yet, but within a few feet, you get nice hints of dank, fuely aromas. Rub a leaf or accidentally brush a forearm across a bud, and you get a really good whiff!
MBAP is the source of most of the dankness smell...Skywalker adds the chemical fuel smell, and Bubbly Livers gives off just a skunky, meaty, cheesy smell....and the 3BOG has kind of a sweet, almost syrup smell...with a rich creamy vibe I pick up. Anxious to find out what the next couple, 3 weeks have in store!
Already ready for the next grow! Lol.
I will be trying the brown bag method for drying this round for the first time! The way I have always done it, is suspend wire end to end through a card board box, and hang them inside. Always dry in 2 or 3 days...I'm hoping the brown bags slow the dry time down a bit.

Once again...thanks for tuning in!

All looking on point now bro. Hey will start to get more frosty as well, although the frost is already very impressive.
This is the best part of the grow now, enjoy the smell, tug on a leaf now and then, that experience is actually aroma therapy man. It's part of the therapy when working with these lovely plants. I am careful, but I do it all through the Grow ask part of my own personal therapeutic experience. It would be a shame to miss out on that.

Give those leaves a hug dude, and maybe a little tug too...

 

[Hippy Ending]

Week 7 Update

Temp around 73-80°F
RH about 45-52%

Everything seems to be doing ok! Been feeding lots of PK, and so far pretty good....doesn't seem to be progressing...at least not at a concerning rate! Thank goodness!
The smells are delightful! They all smell amazing! Not super strong yet, but within a few feet, you get nice hints of dank, fuely aromas. Rub a leaf or accidentally brush a forearm across a bud, and you get a really good whiff!
MBAP is the source of most of the dankness smell...Skywalker adds the chemical fuel smell, and Bubbly Livers gives off just a skunky, meaty, cheesy smell....and the 3BOG has kind of a sweet, almost syrup smell...with a rich creamy vibe I pick up. Anxious to find out what the next couple, 3 weeks have in store!
Already ready for the next grow! Lol.
I will be trying the brown bag method for drying this round for the first time! The way I have always done it, is suspend wire end to end through a card board box, and hang them inside. Always dry in 2 or 3 days...I'm hoping the brown bags slow the dry time down a bit.

Once again...thanks for tuning in!

Looking awesome dude. Still watching that Skywalker! Yum. The smells sound amazing also. I love fuel smells from weed.

So how do you dry mate? Do you not hang the whole plant or maybe quarter it and hang or something? I find that is the best way to preserve terps and avoid any nasty smells. I usually split a plant into four and hang like that for a week or so. Then strip down to buds and a day or two out in the air. Then into jars.

Don’t tell anyone, but I’m with Med Czech on this bit ...... I don’t think weed needs to be cured!!! Oh my god! I think if you dry it properly it’s nicest to smoke when it’s fresh. Well fresh, but properly dried. That’s how I love to smoke it. I’ve had strains that definitely improve with a cure, but I like it fresher. It seems more “alive” with tastes and smells to me.

 

[Autobot-J]

All looking on point now bro. Hey will start to get more frosty as well, although the frost is already very impressive.
This is the best part of the grow now, enjoy the smell, tug on a leaf now and then, that experience is actually aroma therapy man. It's part of the therapy when working with these lovely plants. I am careful, but I do it all through the Grow ask part of my own personal therapeutic experience. It would be a shame to miss out on that.

Give those leaves a hug dude, and maybe a little tug too...

I try to do that as often as possible...I want them to know I care about them! And I just love basking in the smell of herb! I guess it's a bonding experience too...go in for a chat and a nose full of lovely scents..

 

[Autobot-J]

Looking awesome dude. Still watching that Skywalker! Yum. The smells sound amazing also. I love fuel smells from weed.

So how do you dry mate? Do you not hang the whole plant or maybe quarter it and hang or something? I find that is the best way to preserve terps and avoid any nasty smells. I usually split a plant into four and hang like that for a week or so. Then strip down to buds and a day or two out in the air. Then into jars.

Don’t tell anyone, but I’m with Med Czech on this bit ...... I don’t think weed needs to be cured!!! Oh my god! I think if you dry it properly it’s nicest to smoke when it’s fresh. Well fresh, but properly dried. That’s how I love to smoke it. I’ve had strains that definitely improve with a cure, but I like it fresher. It seems more “alive” with tastes and smells to me.

I usually chop off the main branches, trim them and hang the whole thing if it will fit inside the box without touching bottom... Or cut into smaller pieces if I have to. But in the past I have always left the Box in the Room where the tent is and I now know the RH usually hangs out around 30% in there without humidifier. That might actually explain the rapid dry times I experience...maybe?

 

[MedCzech]

Looking awesome dude. Still watching that Skywalker! Yum. The smells sound amazing also. I love fuel smells from weed.

So how do you dry mate? Do you not hang the whole plant or maybe quarter it and hang or something? I find that is the best way to preserve terps and avoid any nasty smells. I usually split a plant into four and hang like that for a week or so. Then strip down to buds and a day or two out in the air. Then into jars.

Don’t tell anyone, but I’m with Med Czech on this bit ...... I don’t think weed needs to be cured!!! Oh my god! I think if you dry it properly it’s nicest to smoke when it’s fresh. Well fresh, but properly dried. That’s how I love to smoke it. I’ve had strains that definitely improve with a cure, but I like it fresher. It seems more “alive” with tastes and smells to me.

No doubt...fresh is a good word to use. I dry it properly over a few days, then proceed to burp in jars and leave open sometimes half a day, then close again, waiting to get those sticky, but springy firmish style buds. Then you have fresh dried herb, and IMO, that is when it is best.

Yes, there are some types of herb that needs a cure. Proper Kush for example needs a cure to get the Kush taste and smell we know. Really good Skunk bud does not and all the South American, Amazonian strains don't either. It seems that climate and conditions have some effect on that, as I have done a little research, but not a ton. Most Mephisto strains have the type of genetics that are conducive to this fresh dried herb, and don't IMO néed a cure.

There should be more research into this, as I really believe the weed is better when fresh, in both qualtity and potency. We need more people to chime in on this!

 

[Autobot-J]

@MedCzech Do you hang the whole plant or branches?