Dinafem White Widow XXL - Pop22

[heyholetsgrow]

Sup @pop22 !! Wow man your ladies got extremely beautiful and fat! What a progress, congratulations!

How long will you dry and cure flowers after harvesting?

 

[pop22]

I actually have developed my own dry and cure strategy. I dry the buds ( trimmed ) for 3-4 days depending on RH, then jar them. I check them 12 hours later and usually find them almost damp. I place them back in the drying rack until the dry again, usually 12-24 hours, then jar them again. Why? My theory is to slow down the drying in hopes of decreasing terpene loss. When I return them to the jars, I place hygrometers in the jars and monitor the RH. I burp the jar for 30 minutes when ever the RH in the jar exceeds 65%. I then place Boveda packs in the jars and maintain them at 62% for 60 days. I then ( this is new ), vacuum seal the canning jars, except for partial jars I'm vaping from. I can't prove it, but I think my buds smell stronger and better than ever after even 2 weeks of cure.

Sup @pop22 !! Wow man your ladies got extremely beautiful and fat! What a progress, congratulations!

How long will you dry and cure flowers after harvesting?

 

[heyholetsgrow]

I actually have developed my own dry and cure strategy. I dry the buds ( trimmed ) for 3-4 days depending on RH, then jar them. I check them 12 hours later and usually find them almost damp. I place them back in the drying rack until the dry again, usually 12-24 hours, then jar them again. Why? My theory is to slow down the drying in hopes of decreasing terpene loss. When I return them to the jars, I place hygrometers in the jars and monitor the RH. I burp the jar for 30 minutes when ever the RH in the jar exceeds 65%. I then place Boveda packs in the jars and maintain them at 62% for 60 days. I then ( this is new ), vacuum seal the canning jars, except for partial jars I'm vaping from. I can't prove it, but I think my buds smell stronger and better than ever after even 2 weeks of cure.

I never saw that method anywhere but its one I will try out myself for sure. I want to see how it will turn out for you!
Will be waiting for updates!

 

[pop22]

I've been doing it this way for the last 6 months. I can crack open a jar of any strain and smell it 20 feet away!

I never saw that method anywhere but its one I will try out myself for sure. I want to see how it will turn out for you!
Will be waiting for updates!

 

[pop22]

@Dinafem-Mark

I chopped them today. The last few days have very hot and humid. Last night however, the temperature went down to about 65F and 90% humidity. Perfect conditions for Boytris............ so I decided last night that I'd chop this morning. Damn good thing I did! I probably lost 10% of the big plant and 1/2 of the main cola of the small plant, maybe 15% of her total. Could have been lots worse. My first bud rot event cost me 1/3 of a greenhouse full of plants, lost about a 1/2 pound! But I've been watching the weather close for just this reason. I was going to chop a week ago, and we were suppose to be in a long dry spell, then this tropical storm decided to do something different and head almost straight North........

And even with that, I've had a good harvest! Surprisingly, they buds are rather low odor and sicy, maybe like sandalwood and jasmine. Buds werre a bit leafy but thats not uncommon with outdoor plants. Lots of foxttails!
Overall, I've been very pleased with these plants! No issues at all from start to finish. Now I can't wait to sample here!

I'll post dry weight when they are ready.

Thank you Dinafem Mark for the opportunity to grow these fine ladies! I'll post a couple pics a bit later. My poor fingers have had enough for now lol!

 

[heyholetsgrow]

@Dinafem-Mark

I chopped them today. The last few days have very hot and humid. Last night however, the temperature went down to about 65F and 90% humidity. Perfect conditions for Boytris............ so I decided last night that I'd chop this morning. Damn good thing I did! I probably lost 10% of the big plant and 1/2 of the main cola of the small plant, maybe 15% of her total. Could have been lots worse. My first bud rot event cost me 1/3 of a greenhouse full of plants, lost about a 1/2 pound! But I've been watching the weather close for just this reason. I was going to chop a week ago, and we were suppose to be in a long dry spell, then this tropical storm decided to do something different and head almost straight North........

And even with that, I've had a good harvest! Surprisingly, they buds are rather low odor and sicy, maybe like sandalwood and jasmine. Buds werre a bit leafy but thats not uncommon with outdoor plants. Lots of foxttails!
Overall, I've been very pleased with these plants! No issues at all from start to finish. Now I can't wait to sample here!

I'll post dry weight when they are ready.

Thank you Dinafem Mark for the opportunity to grow these fine ladies! I'll post a couple pics a bit later. My poor fingers have had enough for now lol!

Curious to see the buds drying! You made a great job!
Great knowledge shared around here

 

[pop22]

I'll post a pic in a bit. Just quick dried a bud to sample. Interesting taste, can't really describe it yet.Buzz definitely leans more to a head buzz with a mild body high. So far, I find it enjoyable! When I test new bud I do a three hit test. If I get a good buzz from three hits its a keeper lol.

Curious to see the buds drying! You made a great job!
Great knowledge shared around here

 

[pop22]

Update"

Just weight the bud and jarred it up! Dry weight for these 2 girls is:

36.7g for the small plant and 90.2 for the big plant! 126.9g total. 4.48 ounces. Very happy! And its fine bud too. I vaped a couple bowls yesterday. Wonderful flavor tastes a bit like cloves and sugar! Going to be real nice after a cure. I'll be growing this again, maybe in the spring.

Again, thank you very much, Dinafem Mark for the opportunity to grow this!

I'll post some bud pics soon.

 

[Dinafem-Mark]

Update"

Just weight the bud and jarred it up! Dry weight for these 2 girls is:

36.7g for the small plant and 90.2 for the big plant! 126.9g total. 4.48 ounces. Very happy! And its fine bud too. I vaped a couple bowls yesterday. Wonderful flavor tastes a bit like cloves and sugar! Going to be real nice after a cure. I'll be growing this again, maybe in the spring.

Again, thank you very much, Dinafem Mark for the opportunity to grow this!

I'll post some bud pics soon.

Another successful Dinafem harvest on the AFN

Enjoy your harvest mate and thank you for the great diary

Onto the next adventure

All the best

Mark..