Mephisto Genetics Tyrone Special K.I.S.S grow journal

[HubbaBubba]

I said before it's a personal preference, i always take samples depending on strain to see where i'm at, i'm an up smoker …not really looking for the sedative effect.. i like it all in the head mostly. there are many good reads on the subject …here is one from Subcool http://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2009/10/16/amber-alert and a little more technical http://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2009/06/12/inside-trichome

Thanks Hazy! I like the head high too.
Amber trichomes are sign of oxidation decay caused by heat and light, right? Similar to how an apple turns brown when cut open and exposed to oxygen. Do you put oxysorb packs in with your cured weed to stop the decay?

"THC and other cannabinoids are produced in only one place on the cannabis plant: inside the heads of the trichomes."

 

[HubbaBubba]

I thought this was helpful:

Late Floral Stage

By this stage plants are well past the main reproductive phase and their health has begun to decline. Many of the larger leaves have dropped off, and some of the small inner leaves begin to change color. Autumn colors (purple, orange, yellow, etc.) begin to appear in the older leaves and calyxes at this time; many of the pistils turn brown and begin to fall off. Only the last terminal pistils are still fertile and swollen calyxes predominate. Heavy layers of protective resin heads cover the calyxes and associated leaves. Production of additional capitate-stalked glandular trichomes is rare, although some existing trichomes may still be elongating and secreting resins

From, Marijuana Botany by Robert Connell Clarke

 

[HubbaBubba]

And here is the whole book online for Cyborg readers like Corgy
http://www.weedfarmer.com/cannabis/botany_guide.php

It is old (1993) and written by a university researcher so it can be boring. Fast forward to the good parts.

 

[HubbaBubba]

I am sniping and vaping to find what "ripeness" I like.

This is like sending a teenager to buy beer....and suggesting they sample all the beers in the liquor store to find their favorite. LOL
Soon they can't remember the taste of the first one... or why they are drinking beer, or how...

Is there some trick to sample vaping, like the way wine testers learn to taste and spit?
Because right now I feel like this:

 

[4n12c]

Hope its okay Hubba, here is two different tops day # 53 to comparison.

 

[HubbaBubba]

Hope its okay Hubba, here is two different tops day # 53 to comparison.

Good photos, getting frosty.
It is helpful to compare with your Tyrones the at same age, especially the Calyx development, thank you.

Would you please snip some now for an early smoke test?

 

[HubbaBubba]

Day 52 "warm smell of colitas rising up though the air"

Choped all 4 colitas on the smaller stunted Tyrone.
I am very very pleased. Trimming was so easy...all cola, no popcorn.
Total is 149g wet. They are very sticky, should be at least 37g dry or 1.3 oz

The taller Tyrone should yield more with its 6 fatter colas.

 

[HubbaBubba]

Smoke Report @scally420 and @Hazy are right...smoke a sample.

I have learned cautious respect for Mephisto weed, it can pack a wallop.

Inhaled two lungs full, that is my usual dose of Sour Crack (Tyrone's mother)
Nothing much for 5 min... then SLAM

my balance was way off... like being on a boat, slight dizziness/nausea...a warning to move slow and find a chair
then was falling for 10 minutes with a soft landing in a fluffy coma, while calm like this cat:

found a chair, closed my eyes and reclined....way back for those 10 minutes

Coming out of the coma was like a movie scene, a little finger twitch that grows.
The energy was building... I found myself dancing to music, then doing 20 pushup (I usually do 10)
Then lifting weights seemed like a good idea (I hate lifting weights)
Then a little walk... 4 kilometers, with a spring in my step.

This would be fantastic for somebody suffering from depression, or just having a crappy day.
Let them lighten their burden and step into the light for an hour our two.


When the energy started I felt clear, good, positive... not groggy, fuzzy, goofy, or mellow, no silly grin, no paranoia.
After the first 30 minutes of physical energy, I had mental energy and focus.

For comparison, if Sour Crack was a double espresso, then Tyrone is more like a 10 minute coma followed by an uplifting shot of adrenaline. The roller-coaster ride is intense, with a long peak, then fantastic productive buzz that tapers off gently.

This grow is over.
I am turning off the lights and harvesting everything as soon as possible, it is that good.
Where was this when I was a student!
What would this be like in an edible form?

 

[JohnnyShake]

Tomato Nutes!

 

[HubbaBubba]

Tomato Nutes!

Ha ha, or blind luck.
Maybe I stumbled into the Cannabinoid combo that tickles my neurons.

Anyhow it is great for vaping fresh...now I can worry about bungling the cure.
The colas get snipped into buds and dried in brown paper-bags for a few days.
Wish I could lock in the Cannabinoid ratios right now.