New Grower Organic Fert+Nirvana Flowertabs+4 Auto

[Chester]

I think you'll find they respond positively ... the buds look to be primarily white pistils ... I like to harvest when almost all the pistils have turned brown and shriveled up which I think is at least a couple weeks away ... next couple days should be interesting ...

 

[Nwtrading2012]

I think you'll find they respond positively ... the buds look to be primarily white pistils ... I like to harvest when almost all the pistils have turned brown and shriveled up which I think is at least a couple weeks away ... next couple days should be interesting ...

hope they will explode more. yes. i will ask u before i harvest. thx for helping me along the way.

 

[Chester]

Do you have a hygrometer ? Have you studied up on curing ... in a couple weeks you're gonna have quite a bit of weed to cure ... there are some good curing threads here somewhere ...

 

[Nwtrading2012]

Do you have a hygrometer ? Have you studied up on curing ... in a couple weeks you're gonna have quite a bit of weed to cure ... there are some good curing threads here somewhere ...

yes. i have hygrometer. moisture in my room is 50-60% And tem is 25-30celcius. yes i have to learn more abt that curing. now thinking where to dry. i can only dry in the same room cuz no place for drying in other room cuz of smell and stuffs.
air ventilation and dark room for drying. right. do i need to hang upside down .

 

[Chester]

My last harvest I hung the plant, minus a bunch of fan leaves, upside down for about a week ... very similar conditions as you describe ... you'll want a system for hanging the 4 plants in your grow room ... it needs to be dark w/ no moving air ... leaving the door partly open a couple times a day should handle air transfer needs ... I generally hang mine as individual branches but initially that's more work and I like the slower drying from leaving the plant whole ... each day I would unhang the plant and hold it in one hand while removing fan leaves ... in my opinion the secret to a smooth cure is taking a minimum of 7 days from harvest to obtain a consistent mid 60% rh in your buds ... at 50-60% rh w/ lights going it will probably be 60%+ w/ the lights off ... if it's not over 70% it will work fine as a drying/curing space ... better hold off on planting the next set of seeds ...

My last harvest and cure ... https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?threads/nirvanas-auto-blue-mystic.37050/page-5#post-829957

 

[Nwtrading2012]

hi chester. now im making a box to hang the plants. i will put the box under the plywood and hang the buds in the box. i think all the 4 plants will be mature at different time. should i harvest the top buds first. looks like bottom buds will take longer to mature. what should i do chester. autobomb looks like it needs only one more week for harvesting. but let see.

 

[Chester]

Is there a closet you could use ? Putting boxes under the plywood and then having to move the plywood to get to the boxes daily sounds like a lot of work plus when in the boxes you need to be sure air has the ability to flow through the box (not moving air) ... they may well mature at different times ... when the first buds look really done, stand back and look at all your plants and determine if it's just the tops or the majority of the plant ... if it's the majority of the plant cut the whole thing down and hang it upside down ... if it's just a 1/2 doz buds cut them off hang upside down in a box suspended from a wire ... growers seldom harvest late and new growers even less often ... I imagine you'd like to start the next grow but if you're not real careful w/ the harvest and cure of these plants then they may all go to waste and there looks to be a lot of good bud there so losing it would be a shame ...

 

[Chester]

When I hang by branches I cut the branches off the stump, trim of fans and them hang in a 2'x2'x2' box w/ 6 wires stretched across the top ... I use binder clips from an office supply store to hang them from the wires ... I then cover the box w/ newspaper and remove the paper several times a day to let air enter the box ... I fan it w/ the newspaper for about 30 sec. ... this gets done for about 4 days and then it's usually time to jar it ... I try to dry it slow enough so that it take 7-10 days to reach 62%rh ...

 

[Nwtrading2012]

Is there a closet you could use ? Putting boxes under the plywood and then having to move the plywood to get to the boxes daily sounds like a lot of work plus when in the boxes you need to be sure air has the ability to flow through the box (not moving air) ... they may well mature at different times ... when the first buds look really done, stand back and look at all your plants and determine if it's just the tops or the majority of the plant ... if it's the majority of the plant cut the whole thing down and hang it upside down ... if it's just a 1/2 doz buds cut them off hang upside down in a box suspended from a wire ... growers seldom harvest late and new growers even less often ... I imagine you'd like to start the next grow but if you're not real careful w/ the harvest and cure of these plants then they may all go to waste and there looks to be a lot of good bud there so losing it would be a shame ...

before harvest . i will post pic here all the cola buds and bottom buds. yes. i will leave the cupboard box lids open while drying can also make small holes on the side so that air can go through. yes i wont harvest early. i will wait until they mature. thx chester. pls advice me on harvest also. following are the seeds i have now for next batch.
how many % weight loss from wet after drying. what do u mean takes 7 days to 62%rh

auto mazaar ( dutch passion )
high density auto ( heavy weight seeds )
auto blue cheese ( buddah seeds )
blue dream
dark devil ( sweet seeds )
cyclops ( 7 dwarf )
ak49 ( vision seeds )

 

[Chester]

After harvest the fresh buds lose about 80% of their weight as their rh drops to 62%, the proper range for curing ... The goal of drying is to get the rh of the buds to be 62% consistently both inside the buds and out ... no part of the bud should reach 62% before 7 days ... usually the outside dries much faster than the inside so care must be taken to dry evenly and slowly ... at the same time you have to avoid mold ...

Quite a selection of seeds ... I would grow a selection that has similar heights and grow periods ... plus I'd aim for a big harvest because once you get ahead on weed life gets sweeter ... takes 3-4 sq' to grow a good sized plant ...

How do they look today ? They must look like a whole lot of buds ... right ?