New Grower no real point, just happy with latest harvest

[oldguyintn]

I recently harvested an auto blue mystic and a rhino ryder. I have grown the rhino ryder before, 1st time with the blue mystic. After it dried I normally like to cure it for quite a while in mason jars but I couldn't help myself and just had to try out a small amount of each. As I am a light smoker, I also gave a couple hits worth of the blue mystic to a very, very heavy smoker friend of mine to get his opinion.
Both of these plants far exceeded my expectations. While I always hope for some seriously good smoke, I always lower my expectations after harvest but I should not have for these things.
I only tried one big hit of each since I am a light smoker and I thought it was some very serious stuff.
The blue mystic was a great mix of cerebral then body high and got my brain working great, coming up with new ideas, setting goals etc and the rhino ryder was what I call a "stupid" high as my mind just quits working. I could be doing a small task that should take say 10 minutes but 30 minutes later I have not really accomplished anything. This one is the end of the day, settle in for the evening smoke.
But as a light smoker, I wasn't sure if it was just me or actually as good as I thought it was.
A few days after giving him the couple of hits worth, I was talking to my friend for a report and tho he knows I do not sell anything I grow, it is strictly for personal use, he was bugging the heck out of me to sell him all of it I had for $100 a 1/4 oz.
While I do not know the quality of smoke he has tried, I do know that I think he probably smokes too much, but he said it was the best smoke he has ever had..........of course I won't sell him any, but I was happy as it did affirm that it was as good as I thought it was.

I grow only for personal use and am a very light smoker, so a little goes a long way for me so I like to cure it in mason jars for long periods of time as the smoke is just sooooo good when you do that. As even one plant would last me a long time (I go to a pain clinic so can only smoke a few days out of the month) I really enjoy growing this as a hobby and my goal is to obviously grow , harvest and cure primo stuff.
While I have no doubt many grow much better - this seems to have me on the right track
Sorry, was just happy it came out so good

 

[faded187]

that's awesome..now get ur ass back to work you got many strains to grow and experience old friend.

 

[Chester]

I generally keep my weed in Mason jars for periods of a year and longer ... I use a Boveda 62% and I've been considering a product that is supposed to remove all Oxygen from the jar ... I suspect you would use smaller than the ones in the link below ...

http://www.amazon.com/Oxy-Sorb-10-P...sr=8-2-wordsplitter&keywords=oxygen+absorbers

 

[Sauce]

Btw, where did you get the seeds from?

 

[Wait what?]

Until we all smoke a nug, it didn't happen

JK, sounds cool. Just smoked some Kush I harvested two weeks ago. Nice

 

[GCase]

I generally keep my weed in Mason jars for periods of a year and longer ... I use a Boveda 62% and I've been considering a product that is supposed to remove all Oxygen from the jar ... I suspect you would use smaller than the ones in the link below ...

http://www.amazon.com/Oxy-Sorb-10-P...sr=8-2-wordsplitter&keywords=oxygen+absorbers

Chester--looked at your link.

Have never heard of this product.

This would make for a great thread in its own right.

Can you start a Oxy-Sorb thread in the harvest andcure area. Bet you will generate loads of interest.

Cheers

 

[Chester]

Chester--looked at your link.
Have never heard of this product.
This would make for a great thread in its own right.
Can you start a Oxy-Sorb thread in the harvest andcure area. Bet you will generate loads of interest.
Cheers

BomBudz started a thread awhile back on the topic ... From what I can read it seems that the trick is to get the oxysorb packets in small enough quanities because once opened I believe they quickly expire unless in a tightly closed environment and then they do their job of removing the O2 ... I think for long term storage for jars that will be closed and not opened for months to a year, they are probably a great idea ...
:dance2:

https://www.autoflower.org/f23/oxygen-absorbers-long-storage-9343.html

 

[oldguyintn]

chester - yes, I use the Boveda packs. With what little experience I have, it seems to me the 3 month mark is when it starts to get pretty sweet. As I can smoke so little at the moment, a jar lasts me quite a while so I am anxious to see how they smell and taste at the 1 year mark, potency too of course . After the 1 month mark I only open them maybe once every couple of weeks if they are doing good then after 2 months I only open them occasionally and that is mainly to smell them as the smell is exhilarating by then.

faded187 - already in the process. I have a CH9 Climax going at the moment (was a free seed) and I 10 seeds I ordered should be here any day. I'd have to look up what I ordered but it took me a while because I went through quite a few sites looking for the most potent autoflowers.

Sauce - I get my seeds from The Single Seed Center. have never had a problem, takes about 10-14 days to get the seeds and they ship to the U.S. I've ordered from them about 5 times and every seed but one sprouted. I guess they supposedly "guarantee" them but I just look at it as the cost of my hobby since it is rare one doesn't sprout.

For me and what I like, so far my favorite strain is the auto white widow. I just harvested one in what was basically my 1st hydro grow which was a failed experiment, but some how it kept going even tho it could not have been more neglected (from now on, soil grows only for me). I had been waiting for it to die for the last month or so and tho it never looked healthy and never got that big, it just kept going.
I finally harvested it more because I figured I would get it before it died and did not expect it to be very good. After trimming I only got about 10 grams - BUT - I smoked some last night to check it out and it was perfect for me, I was very surprised. This strain is great for being active, makes me want to get up and do things and if I smoke it at night I sleep like a baby. I would guess others would like the more stoner high of the others, but I love me some white widow.

 

[faded187]

I would have to agree on the white widow to a t.perfect day or night I got a vision seeds white widow goin now like day 38 or somthin I will update my photo under auto pics probably tomorrow but let us know what strains u ordered sounds like they might b pretty interesting

 

[oldguyintn]

Seeds I just started were
jackHerrer (not an auto, was free seed)
2 - auto chemdogs
1 - SuperSkunk Auto
1 - THC Bomb
1 - AK49
They will all be outdoorgrows.

Here is a Climax Auto I started . I started it insidebut as the weather has been so nice, I moved it outside 5 days ago.You would not believe how fast this has grown since moving itoutside. It was only a few inches tall when I moved it outside. Iforgot to write down the date I started it but it is not very old atall. No matter how good the light, it's just tough to beat the realsun. It gets less light per hour outside but they sure seem to dofine to me. Every outdoor plant I have grown has been much larger anda heavier producer then an inside grow - although I do think my last2 indoor grows were my best yet thc wise, but I think that is mainlybecause I harvested my outdoors plant earlier, seeking mainly acerebral high.
If you look close, you will see 2 really shortplants in there also. I got last and planted them using potting soilleft over from last year that has just been sitting outside. Theysprouted well but when they got a few inches tall they startedwilting and dying. I then noticed the soil had a green tint to it soit serves me right for being too lazy to go get a new bag.
I wasjust going to pitch them but when I put the climax in the pot, Ifigured I would put these in there with it to see if they wouldrecover in good soil.
Look close at the one in front and you willsee a flower . I may only get a few hits out of it but who knows,maybe due to all the stress it will be the best few hits I will everhave.......doubt it but who knows.
I am a simple guy and keepthings simple. Soil grows only for me from now on. I soak my seedsover night, up to 24 hours then I fill a 16 oz foam cup up about7/10ths with, wait for it..........miracle grow potting soil. Icut a rock wool cube in half and stick it in the center of the cupand surround it with soil so it can't move, make my hole and drop theseed in.
Once the plant gets going, I move it to either the groundor a big pot. For that soil I use a sort of subcool's super soil.Using that, it could not be much simpler as then all I do is waterwhen needed and spray it with a Neem oil mix for bugs.
Not at allfancy but I have had good luck so I am going to stick with this wayuntil it fails me. I know it is just me but every time I have triedgetting "fancy", it seems like the plants were never ashealthy or as big. I guess I am such a bad caretaker the less I dothe better
I started an album and will hopefully put pics ofthe strains I just planted as they grow.