thanks @Aang !!!
iām always looking for grow help
this is my current 8 week game plan based on modified curing info obtained from AG (thanks @Vicc, @Mpower11, etc):
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week 1: slow dry with a dry trim after 5 days or so, pending humidity. trim up buds and remove large stems. place in quart mason jars about 3/4 full with a mini-hygrometer and a target RH @ 62%-70%.
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week 2: burb jars 2x per day to lower RH to 62%. remove most remaining stems and clean up any sweet leaves hidden between buds. goal is to keep RH at 62% without boveda packs.
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week 3-6: vacuum seal with hygrometer and 62% boveda packs. unseal and break up buds 2x per week in order to get some oxygen circulation between the buds.
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week 7-8: cure in mason jar with 62% boveda packs and burp 1x per week. let the āpacked inā buds air out and expand during this time
I used the vacuumed sealed method for the tentās harvest but I think I will cure the traditional way for the groboās harvest. the grobo grow had some larger buds that I donāt want to ācompressā. the vacuum seal methods does ācompressā airy buds together to form some nice solid nugs.
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Plan sounds good overallā¦ Sounds like you have a good handle on it. Iām old school I donāt vacuum seal by buds what I would all as a option in your week 7-8 chat I would add oxygen absorbers with the boveda packsā¦ You remove the oxygen from the jar like vac seal without ācompressā the buds
Big factor on dry also is can you control climate in your dry room? This helps a lot
Congrats on your harvest!
That sounds like a good plan. Drying may take a bit longer imo, mines took 10 days to dry under 62-65% rh. I gauged the buds by the snap of the stems, 70% of the stems should snap before I trim them.
thank you for the feedback and advice!!!
i had a humidifier on inside my tent while drying to attempt to keep the RH up above 55%. i was looking to dry as slow as possible but thought it was strange that I was adding water to the tent while wanting to remove water from the buds
much appreciated as iām still charged up about being able to grow my own high quality reefer
condoās temps stay at a controlled cool all year long but the humidity inside can get low which was causing a quicker dry than desiredā¦turned on the humidifier inside the tent to attempt to slow down the dry moreā¦iāll do better next time in controlling the dry room temps thanks again for your feedback and your posts
FINAL Weight (TENT vs GROBO )
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trimmed buds were curing for several weeks prior to final weigh in
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shake consists of airy larfy buds and ground up sweet leaves
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TENT = buds (97g) shake (55g)
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GROBO = buds (30g) shake (11g)
TOTAL = premium buds (127g) shake (66g)
Happy with the results in having 193 grams of California Dream for smoke
The tent grow was a simple set up with minimal maintenance. I like the easy access to the plant and to have climate controls inside the tent. The plant always looked strong and healthy with good color. I was trying to give this young plant away to a friend early on but decided to try out a tent grow insteadā¦so so glad that I kept her
The grobo produced less than my 1st grow however the buds look much firmer and denser due to better trimming and less main colas. Grobo has been a fantastic growing journey for me as I would have never considered growing without their support
Thank You (again) AG and Grobo team for helping me directly and indirectly on successfully completing my 2nd grow!
ā¦3rd grow has started with three young OG Skywalkers in the worksā¦
Congratulations on your harvest looks nice