New Grower "GodAmJT's Perpetual Greenery"

[NekoSempai]

Dudem that AKR still looks dank as a mofo man. I can guarantee you that smoke is going to be top shelf man. ..SO MUCH ResinMAN !!!!!!
:kusht::Sharing One:..You got some fire brewin man.

 

[GodAmJT]

Thanks dude!!! Part of me blames the Liquid KoolBloom, because once I started using it on my last plant (Zambeza) the trich population tripled over a couple weeks, and with the AKR, I feel like it's at the brink of something, and I can't tell if it's underfeeding or just struggling to figure out what the hell it's doing, but the buds on the taller colas are swelling and the new growth is nice and full green, so I'm not really worried, but some of the buds look done from the pistils.. I haven't taken the loupe to them yet, but I will tomorrow, as lights out is soon because I forgot to reset the timer with the time change.. Deeerrrrrrrrr....

 

[Chester]

Looks to me like that AKR is nearing maturity ... looks good ... You may find that you want to harvest the more mature parts and leave the rest to age on the plant ...:Hookah:

 

[GodAmJT]

Hey Chester: Good call!! I know it's been a minute since an update, but I kept looking in my tent the last few days, wondering why it's just not swelling.. Well, I took out the loupe and it looks like on the most purple colas, the trichs are about 60-70% cloudy, and on the new, very green growth, the trichs are still forming, so this may be a 2-3 harvest plant.. Unfortunately, I'm guessing by the looks of these pathetic, airy buds that I may only be getting a little less than a half ounce off this little beauty.. She has a very distinct, can't-quite-place-it smell, which isn't all that appealing, until I move the plant and then it smells great!! Very VERY kush smell to it!! (I would hope!!)

As for the WWs.......


YESSSSSSS!!! This is the vigor I was hoping for!!! Or, I just have it figured out.. Who knows.. What I do know, is that WW #1, who I thought was my Alpha female, appears to be about 2-3 weeks ahead of what USED to be Gimpy #2.. Now, #2 is WAAAAAAAAY bigger than #1, and I've LST'ed some of the lower branches and found that it doesn't have much growth towards the base of the stalk like the other plants I've grown, so this thing looks like it's going to be alllllll bud!! If either of them are ANYTHING like the Blue Amnesia I grew from MoC, then I'm going to be very excited, as this grow has been working out a bit better than my first, second or 3rd!!! I think the EC might still be a smidge high at 0.4-0.5, since I'm getting a tip-burn, but that's EXACTLY where I think the plant should be!! Just the tip!!


And what would one of my updates be without...... SHITTY CELL PHONE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chester]

Looks good to me 'G' ... For me, airy buds smoke just as good as dense buds ...
:Sharing One:

 

[GodAmJT]

So the AKR harvest has been in the jar for about a week and some days now.. 20.4g dried.. For some messed up reason, I had the jars good for 4 days, RH was perfect at 62%, steady, and in a sealed jar in a dark place.. I go in a couple days ago to check, low-and-behold, RH is down to 55%, and that's with the Boveda in there. I'm not really sure what happened, but those airy buds are now crispy, and funky looking; once again smelling like hay. They smelled very skunky when I had them in the jars originally.. Whatever, I smoked some, and it doesn't have much taste yet, and the stone is very mellow, sorta weak compared to the Jack Herer I harvested a little while ago.. I'll do an update on the WWs in a minute..

On a slightly crappy note; looks like moving is happening, but not how I had hoped. Things are not looking great financially, just yet, so we're moving to a spot with some friends, but I can't grow there, and we're doing it at the end of this month.. Suuuuuuucks.. One of the WWs will be ready for sure by then, but the other will probably have to get chopped around Christmas day, to make sure it's dry to go in the jars. The people are cool with me smoking, which is awesome, just not growing. I'm not sure how long we're going to be there, but hopefully for my sake, it's not too long..

For some other good news: Christmas gift to myself was an Arizer Solo for a few reasons.. A) Where we're moving to, some of the neighbors are nosy, and it's a thickly settled area (read: condo complex). B) I can vape indoors without obnoxious smell, to avoid any negative interactions with neighbors, AND, C) to conserve the bud I have and am about to harvest. If my estimates are close, I may have about 4oz-6oz total bud from these plants if I don't kill them. That alone, and the trim/popcorn nugs I take to make oil with, should last me for a few months, since I'll be vaping.


I'll post some pics in a bit. I've gotta see if I can get this shitty camera to work..

 

[Grey Bear]

RH reading with hygrometers can be affected by temps.
I notice the readings are off in my jars that are most affected by cold, such as bottom drawers, cold cupboards, etc.
The smaller 62 Boveda pack should keep a 1 quart mason jar in the right zone (57-67 percent is usually good for most folks)
Was the packet still mushy? When you squeeze it, if you feel hard crystals in it, it is starting to dry out.
Not sure what your conditions are like.
I am right on the water, so even when the rh dips into the 30% mark it doesn't stay very long, so normally my packs last forever and if the jars are sealed good then the buds do keep on getting dryer feeling as the RH equalizes throughout the drying material.
Smell will change numerous times as terpenes and such oxidize. The hay smell coming back just means it wasn't quite as dry as you thought.

 

[GodAmJT]

Okay, well that makes more sense then.. My first grow, I swear everything went perfectly towards the end: the drying was nice and slow over 5 or so days, the cure was great even after a week, and after a month?! It was crazy!!! My second grow had all sorts of issues, and it dried too fast, and even after being in a jar for well over a month, it still smells like hay, but when you break it up it smells awesome!! This AKR doesn't really have as strong of a smell now, but I'm hoping that in a week or so, when the JH is gone, the AKR will be a little tastier.. I have a feeling the smaller of the 2 WWs will be getting chopped at the end of next week, possibly a little bit longer, but the pistil formation has slowed, and the buds look pretty nice with a great smell and great resination. The bigger one (which started out the runt), keeps popping out new pistils left and right.. It's got twice as many bud sites, and the buds are swelling each day, but not nearly as thick as the smaller one.. I germinated these seeds on September 12th, so that's 81 days for both.. They popped within 18hrs, too.. I think the bigger one will definitely be a 100+ day plant, and due to my moving situation, I bet it could maybe go another week or so even after that!!! We'll see how it plays out these next two weeks.. If it looks like it's still growing, I'm gonna be pissed!! lol

Hell, the AKR was almost 100 days, I think!! I'd have to go back in this thing to see when I did it.. If my guess is right, it was around 92 days, when most guys were saying their's were done in 60-75 days, quick finish!

 

[Chester]

I think the amount of light has a lot to do w/ Life Span ... jmho ...

 

[Anthropolis]

Wow your AKR went 100 days? I think mine is D 72 and barely now turning, so it could do 90.