Bob's Journey into Hybridisation and Genetics - For Dummies

[Antonio_DutchPassion]

Thanks my friend
Just finished trimming everything up nicely. All that's on the platter is primo bud and no sign of mold. Pulled every budsite open just to check.
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It's now drying inside the tent at 54.3% humidity and 28.2°C/82.4°F. Had to open up the lungroom as this was the only way to get the temperature this low... But then again, it was 38.6°C/101.5°F in the shade at 1 o'clock.
Currently in the process of adjusting the extraction fan's speed to a level where the humidity is at 60% for the first days, so I can slow down the drying process. For tomorrow the weather forecast is predicting a heat storm in the afternoon, with a temperature drop of almost 10°C/20°F. So temperature and humidity hopefully won't be an issue by then.


Regards,

Bob

Beautiful nugs, grown in a EU greenhouse! Top work brother

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Beautiful nugs, grown in a EU greenhouse! Top work brother

Thanks mate!! Always welcome to come over and sample some
Today I checked the trichomes of the ladies whom I thought, would benefit from such an exam. I first checked the Mephisto's Wedding (small and frosty)

She is ready to come down in a bit...

I just have to remember to keep that branch which I pollinated a bit longer as the seeds will mature between four and six weeks. And these are only two weeks old...

For smoking she looks perfect!!

The Double Grape x Toof Decay is looking mighty fine, but not nearly there yet...

As you can see, still loads of fresh pistils and clear trichomes.

Some parts do look ready. If I remember correctly this is one of the upper budsites.

So the higher we go, the more ready she looks. Let's assume the harvest window is open my friends. If you like it well balanced then now is the time. I like a bit more couchlock in my smoke so....We wait a bit longer.

I could do a staggered harvest, but I don't wanna. I'll end up cutting everything down and wanna see a bit more amber on those first pics...

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Hey Friends,

Today one of my Dutch Passion girls came down and so another of the Mephisto girls was also ready to get the cut. Mephisto's Wedding (small and frosty) drew the short straw. Trimming her was a hell of a job. So many sticky leaves...My arm hair was glued to my skin...Aweful feeling...

The amount of frost on this girl is just plain out of this world.

I just removed the large fan leaves and left most of the sugar leaves.
Tomorrow evening I'll be trimming away on both ladies I cut down. Afterwards it's time for the drying net inside the tent.

Regards,

Bob

 

[WildBill]

Hey Friends,

Today one of my Dutch Passion girls came down and so another of the Mephisto girls was also ready to get the cut. Mephisto's Wedding (small and frosty) drew the short straw. Trimming her was a hell of a job. So many sticky leaves...My arm hair was glued to my skin...Aweful feeling...
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The amount of frost on this girl is just plain out of this world.
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I just removed the large fan leaves and left most of the sugar leaves.
Tomorrow evening I'll be trimming away on both ladies I cut down. Afterwards it's time for the drying net inside the tent.
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Regards,

Bob

Yeah, I trimmed and trained one of my girls this morning with the same results of sticky ass arm hair!
I really don't like the smell of isopropyl alcohol, so I'm drawing a nice soaking bath now and will wipe off my arms just before I get into the damn tub.

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Yeah, I trimmed and trained one of my girls this morning with the same results of sticky ass arm hair!
I really don't like the smell of isopropyl alcohol, so I'm drawing a nice soaking bath now and will wipe off my arms just before I get into the damn tub.

Guudluck with that bro. And did it work?
I really need to use ISO because the missus doesn't like the smell, so unless I want to sleep on the couch...

 

[WildBill]

Guudluck with that bro. And did it work?
I really need to use ISO because the missus doesn't like the smell, so unless I want to sleep on the couch...

LOL! I broke down and took a clean microfiber towel soaked with alcohol, wiped down and jumped in the tub!

This stuff never really bothered me before, when I was younger. I think it was something subconscious that I was exposed to when I had my accident and was in a coma.
That's one thing I've had to overcome since growing cannabis. You gotta have some good ISO if you're gonna play with the weed.

 

[Rasterman]

LOL! I broke down and took a clean microfiber towel soaked with alcohol, wiped down and jumped in the tub!

This stuff never really bothered me before, when I was younger. I think it was something subconscious that I was exposed to when I had my accident and was in a coma.
That's one thing I've had to overcome since growing cannabis. You gotta have some good ISO if you're gonna play with the weed.

Personally I don't mind the smell of alcohol, but I hate touching microfiber.

 

[WildBill]

Personally I don't mind the smell of alcohol, but I hate touching microfiber.

Humans are strange animals, huh?

 

[parsing_trees]

Guudluck with that bro. And did it work?
I really need to use ISO because the missus doesn't like the smell, so unless I want to sleep on the couch...

You could try rubbing a few drops of neutral oil on the resin on your arms, then washing up with soap. The oil binds to the resin, then soap binds to the oil, even though the soap wouldn't remove the resin very well on its own. Skin-friendly oils like grapeseed or jojoba work great for cleaning up after trimming. Definitely keep iso around for cleaning the trimming scissors and other gear, but it's pretty hard on skin.

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Hey growers


Today it was trimming time. I have a late shift tomorrow, so I can sleep out and take my time tomorrow morning. While I'm writing this, I finished trimming everything up and putting it in the drying rack, which I love btw! But it did take me over two and a half hours to get here. My back is killing me, but a nice big fat joint with some scissor hash added to it will alleviate my pain, I'm pretty sure of it

I ended up with a nice peasized ball of hash, this is the first time I went to clean the scissors as leaves where starting to stick to it...

I'm leaving part of the stems, which helps in keeping them trichomes where they belong. Also, I hope this will extend the drying period as the Mephisto's Wedding x Coal Miner's Daughter was dry after only three days...I can say, she kicks ass...Currently this batch is curing inside a large jar with a humidity of 63%. But back to this lady...The final result before we go to the drying net inside the tent...

Missus congratulated me as she didn't smell anything in house while I was drying inside the tent. Might get her convinced to buy me a small drying tent?? Who knows

That's it for today my friends. I'm pooped and gonna toke some smoke




Regards,

Bob