Day 78 - Sunday Jan 17th - CHOPPED!
I don't think it lasted quite long enough but the leaves on the plant were saying it was done. I would have waited a few more days but I did not have a bit of free time this week and didn't think it could go another 7 days.
I snipped a few small pieces off the small and largest buds to inspect the trichomes with my microscope. I think a very few were amber and most clear or milky. I definitely had a hard time seeing. I need to invest in a better scope with a stand. My hands and eyes could not handle the cheap manual viewer. That said I think it was a fine purchase for $11 - Carson MicroBrite Plus 60-120x off amazon. I guess I should have spent the $20-30 on the Chinese usb scopes! Heh.
Ah so, yes, I cut it down. Very interesting. I hung all the branches either on hangers or clipped to some strings. I removed most of the large stand alone fan leaves and left many smaller ones still attached. Currently 65%F and 50-54%RH. Going to leave it alone at least until Saturday, 6 days, and then inspect.
Pics: Top 2 hangers: 3 big branches and the one in the back with 3 strings and smaller branches clipped on.
Lower hanger: 3 big branches
Clipped or tied:
Lights and flash ON!
Some close ups. These are both hanging upside down. Don't be fooled by my ill photoshop skills.
A little dark. I need to shoot a few more but I AM LEAVING IT ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING! I SWEAR!
Thanks for reading and following along. A big thanks to everyone on this forum who helped along the way, answered my dumb questions, and posted information for all to read. A special thanks to @autobeast , your guide to growing an auto start to finish made me think I could pull this off. I was terrified to even approach the subject initially but reading that thread, I felt like I could attempt this.
I have learned a lot from a lot of you. Thanks to the mods who work for free and the admins who keep this place running.
(I'll update with my curing pics once I decide on a method)
I don't think it lasted quite long enough but the leaves on the plant were saying it was done. I would have waited a few more days but I did not have a bit of free time this week and didn't think it could go another 7 days.
I snipped a few small pieces off the small and largest buds to inspect the trichomes with my microscope. I think a very few were amber and most clear or milky. I definitely had a hard time seeing. I need to invest in a better scope with a stand. My hands and eyes could not handle the cheap manual viewer. That said I think it was a fine purchase for $11 - Carson MicroBrite Plus 60-120x off amazon. I guess I should have spent the $20-30 on the Chinese usb scopes! Heh.
Ah so, yes, I cut it down. Very interesting. I hung all the branches either on hangers or clipped to some strings. I removed most of the large stand alone fan leaves and left many smaller ones still attached. Currently 65%F and 50-54%RH. Going to leave it alone at least until Saturday, 6 days, and then inspect.
Pics: Top 2 hangers: 3 big branches and the one in the back with 3 strings and smaller branches clipped on.
Lower hanger: 3 big branches
Clipped or tied:
Lights and flash ON!
Some close ups. These are both hanging upside down. Don't be fooled by my ill photoshop skills.
A little dark. I need to shoot a few more but I AM LEAVING IT ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING! I SWEAR!
Thanks for reading and following along. A big thanks to everyone on this forum who helped along the way, answered my dumb questions, and posted information for all to read. A special thanks to @autobeast , your guide to growing an auto start to finish made me think I could pull this off. I was terrified to even approach the subject initially but reading that thread, I felt like I could attempt this.
I have learned a lot from a lot of you. Thanks to the mods who work for free and the admins who keep this place running.
(I'll update with my curing pics once I decide on a method)
don't forget to tag me with the final dry weight 
ppp
Remember to burp the jarz everyday for a couple weeks to get a good cure 
