cutting my babys down 21/12/2010 any ideas on how to?????

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Cheese2011

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No leave all the leaves until you cut the plants down , they look ready to chop now to me great grow for your first time
 
chillwills

chillwills

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Wow, They are lookin nice man! No, dont remove any leaves from the plant. When you see some of the bigger leaves/fan leaves turning yellowish and drying up its usually the plant just pulling nutrients from different parts of the plant. Kind of a redistribution of nutrients to where they are needed. Good job on the flushing with water only. What kind of lights are you using? Looks like you should end up w/ a few ounces.
 
budolskie

budolskie

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chillwills said:
Wow, They are lookin nice man! No, dont remove any leaves from the plant. When you see some of the bigger leaves/fan leaves turning yellowish and drying up its usually the plant just pulling nutrients from different parts of the plant. Kind of a redistribution of nutrients to where they are needed. Good job on the flushing with water only. What kind of lights are you using? Looks like you should end up w/ a few ounces.
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600w hps m8 how should i go about cutting them down then iv read to leave in dark for a few days and they coat them selfs in crystal
 
chillwills

chillwills

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budolskie said:
600w hps m8 how should i go about cutting them down then iv read to leave in dark for a few days and they coat them selfs in crystal
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My last grow, which was ages ago, I left the plants in total darkness for about 24 hours. Then I chopped the plant (the whole plant) above the base and hung it upside down in a dark closet with a slight fan blowin on them for a couple days. After that I cut the individual buds off, with a good amount of stem intact, and hung them upside down from hangers in the same dark, cool closet for a couple days. Then I trimmed away most of the empty stem and placed the buds in a cardboard box, just placed spaced layed flat with the box top open, in the dark with the same oscilating fan on low, for another few days. Then once the outside of the buds feel dry(crispy) to the touch, I put them in jars to cure. But you have to open them and let the moisture out a few times a day. Otherwise your buds could get mildew/mold. A good way to test how moist the buds are is to try and snap a stem--If the stem just bends like a rope it is still plenty moist. If the stem cracks like a toothpick then it is very dry. Dont jar them up untill the stem is about in between bending and snapping. Never jar up w/ too much moisture because its really easy for the buds to get mold/mildew. better a bit dry then moist.
 
budolskie

budolskie

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chillwills said:
My last grow, which was ages ago, I left the plants in total darkness for about 24 hours. Then I chopped the plant (the whole plant) above the base and hung it upside down in a dark closet with a slight fan blowin on them for a couple days. After that I cut the individual buds off, with a good amount of stem intact, and hung them upside down from hangers in the same dark, cool closet for a couple days. Then I trimmed away most of the empty stem and placed the buds in a cardboard box, just placed spaced layed flat with the box top open, in the dark with the same oscilating fan on low, for another few days. Then once the outside of the buds feel dry(crispy) to the touch, I put them in jars to cure. But you have to open them and let the moisture out a few times a day. Otherwise your buds could get mildew/mold. A good way to test how moist the buds are is to try and snap a stem--If the stem just bends like a rope it is still plenty moist. If the stem cracks like a toothpick then it is very dry. Dont jar them up untill the stem is about in between bending and snapping. Never jar up w/ too much moisture because its really easy for the buds to get mold/mildew. better a bit dry then moist.
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cheers m8 al hoy a few more pics up in couple days most the trics are orange now like
 
WOWgrow

WOWgrow

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Looks like a really nice grow man, what strain is that? I've heard leaving them in the dark is also good but it's one of those things that hasn't been confirmed.
 
budolskie

budolskie

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WOWgrow said:
Looks like a really nice grow man, what strain is that? I've heard leaving them in the dark is also good but it's one of those things that hasn't been confirmed.
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they were ment to be blueberry lowryder after 6 weeks on 18/6 from seed i just had 9 big healthy females out of 10 soon as i switched to 12/12 they just shot off and tomorow is the 7th week of 12/12
 
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