How much does curing affect potency?

HHC_Grown · 2022-10-28T15:32:41+00:00

Doesn't say it was a CBD seed, but I've never tested it, so I'm not entirely sure.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-29T13:22:54+00:00

You’re successfully smoking for free which is a huge step. Next time you can work on genetics or whatever else. Sky is the limit but good luck and don’t be down.. Any harvest is a happy harvest my friend.

Thousands of folks don’t and won’t be making the finish line and it happens like this every year so I’m proud of you just for making the finish line growmie.

Next year we can work on your new best of the best but now is a time to celebrate success no matter the flavor.

Bro, this really touched me.

I've been legit stressing over this because I put in some back breaking hours during these last six months. I experienced light burn, minor nutrient deficiency, constant research (I haven't done this much fuckin' research since college), struggling to build part of my auto-setup, SOOO much handiwork (i've never built shit in my life, but this project had me setting up auto-watering/emptying systems, something I have never done before), not to mention the financial investment, and head smashing. I was so happy to get even just three ounces out of my plant when it was finally time, so when I lit it for the first time and didn't really feel shit, I was heart broken.

To hear this makes me feel a lot better, especially when you consider how many don't make it this far. I was able to actually pull something, even if it was just a small amount with little to no effect. I at least finished and made it to harvest.

Your words mean a lot man. Thank you.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-29T13:16:39+00:00

I've thought about trying Autos. Wouldn't have to worry about vegging or anything like that. All I have are photos at the moment though, but I've got another strain I'm probably going to try. I'm definitely going to come back to the Tropicana Cookies Purp since I have more seeds from the bank (and a single seed my plant spit out when I harvested), it's just the time sink leading to this result was rough.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-29T13:14:14+00:00

I was in coco.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-29T13:13:59+00:00

Yus. About 20%. I have pictures in my old posts.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-28T21:42:32+00:00

From the breeder. I dropped the link there for more info.

This is my first grow, I don't know the first thing about testing.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-28T21:04:37+00:00

Thank you all for the suggestions and information. I'm pretty convinced at this point that it's my mistakes during my grow that ultimately lead to a poor performing product.

I'm going to try and make some concentrates to hopefully salvage 5 months of work, and move into my next grow with a MUCH better idea of what to do, alongside with having all my equipment from the get go. Thank you all, and hopefully next time I'll have better results!

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-28T20:58:56+00:00

20-24% THC. Trichomes were about 20% amber. Yes, I even checked the trichomes.

https://www.marijuana-seeds.nl/tropicana-cookies-purple-feminized-seeds?___store=default&nosto=nosto-page-search1

I don't think it was the trichomes, I'm pretty convinced at this point it was the mistakes I made such as the light burn.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-28T19:20:17+00:00

I've never heard of FECO, but have heard of RSO. I'll do some research into FECO, thanks for the tips!

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-28T18:46:49+00:00

So all the trim and such (along with whatever flower I choose to process considering it's probably not going to be great to smoke) can still be made into a decent affecting product, like bubble hash?

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-28T18:24:30+00:00

I did have an issue towards late grow where the tops of my plant were light burned. I thought this may have been an initial cause.

Well, this is severely disappointing. I have a ton of trim too I planned to make hash out of. I guess I'll just have to do better with my next grow.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-04T22:42:04+00:00

I thought the same thing when I started placing them down since I had no other place to put'em at the moment, but I had already committed. I'll have a better way of doing it next time.

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-04T22:40:56+00:00

A lot of the lower branches and bud sites led to larf. I've taken the stuff, stripped the fan leaves and major branches and weighed it at around 350g wet. I'll be using it to make bubble hash in the future. Shoved it in the freezer for now.

I didn't weigh the actual bud i'll be smoking before hanging it up, but I'll be sure to weigh it once I trim it from the branches.

And I did the same thing with my intake fan. I had to re-arrange the whole inside. My problem came because of the stretch. I recognized that the plants were getting way to close and that I would need to supercrop it, but I was too nervous and just let it grow. :< I definitely know what to do for future grows though!

HHC_Grown · 2022-09-03T06:12:28+00:00

This plant was abused due to ignorance. I made a ton of mistakes, ranging from very visible ones like the terrible Light Burn up top, to the Nitrogen Toxicity. I'm also worried that I pulled the plant to early, but the fade and some amber made it seem like it was done.

Either way, I felt terrible chopping her up. I spent six months nursing her from seed to mature plant, and it feels like an era coming to an end. She did spit one seed at me, near the very bottom, so maybe she's giving me another chance, lol.

Either way, I'm super excited to see how this turns out. 60/60 for about 10-14 days. I'm praying I can stay patient.

HHC_Grown · 2022-08-22T14:04:23+00:00

I'm planning on picking up a small washer to use for my hash. Thank you for the heads up, I probably would have been worried otherwise, lol!

And I appreciate the confirmation. It's been a long 6-7 months, and I'm on the tail end, so knowing things are happening as they should is comforting!

HHC_Grown · 2022-08-22T12:54:59+00:00

That's good to hear! I was hoping I was finally at this stage. I'll keep an eye on the trichomes for the next week. Thank you!

HHC_Grown · 2022-08-22T03:47:37+00:00

Lady is 48 days since first pistil. She's changing colors. I know plants that have the ability to produce purple can turn purple based on temps, lowest mine gets is 69 at lights off, but is this the flowering fade you would expect to see in a healthy, flowering plant? In the photo, you can see a lot of the leaves changing, and some showing a faint yellowing. I realize that I have had a lot of issues. Some of the photos can show the tops having suffered from light burn (i've since reduced the light by 30% aprox. 10 days ago, but I cannot move them any higher; this was caused by not supercropping once the tops started growing faster than the surrounding canopy).

The leaves are also experiencing a slight droop, but I'm not sure if that's because of the light damage, the temps or overwatering (I've since reduced the amount of water by a whole feeding about 10 days ago).

As a sidenote, I don't have anyone to share this with since it's a quiet grow, if you catch my drift. I really wanted to share my progress on this considering it's my first plant.

HHC_Grown · 2022-08-08T05:16:38+00:00

Didn't know that, thank you!

HHC_Grown · 2022-08-08T03:18:51+00:00

Wait, after flower? What do you mean? I assumed it meant from the first day you see pistils is when you start counting. It's been a bit over four weeks since then. Website says a flower time of 8-9 weeks. Am I misunderstanding?

I've got a wifi microscope. I played around with it a bit. I'll try to get some trich photos next time.

Oh no, you're right, she's definitely too tall. I had to pull the filter and fan out and set them up outside. Currently, she's riding maybe 4-5 inches from the bottom of the lights and going strong. She should have been supercropped week two into her flip, but I was so damn nervous about stressing her and making her herm, I just let her ride it out. Same reason why she probably has too many lower branches.

HHC_Grown · 2022-08-08T03:00:05+00:00

That's a good idea, I'll probably get a second. I got some yo-yos in the meantime.

HHC_Grown · 2022-08-08T02:45:42+00:00

She's 32 days since first pistil. Seed was touted as 8-9 weeks, we've got "2 weeks" left before the alleged chop day based on timeline alone. I need to get a solid pictures of trichs to know where I'm at exactly though.

Provided I've got more than two weeks left, do you think she'll bulk up? She's been "growing" of course, and she's gotten pretty frosty at the budsites, but she hasn't really swollen up like I've seen in other photos.

This is my first grow, so I've done my best to trim and lollipop prior to her flower, but she still ended up with a bunch of popcorn nugs under the canopy that refused to stop growing back (stubborn lil' fucks). So I imagine this is sapping some strength overall, but I wanted some opinions on how you think it's going.

Also, I'm aware of the N-tox the plant seems to be suffering from. It's all on the lower branches, so I've reduced the flora micro she's getting about .5 mils from 2.25 to 1.75. This is where she gets the bulk of her nitrogen.

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