I like using „If you care“ parchment...best of those i have tried so far and r easy to obtain for me in AT
Would love to try reynolds but dunno wtb, oil slick is also nice but just useable WITH bags cuz of their heavy slickness
So tomorrow the SS will be available..?
Can u tell us what freebies will be included ?
I like to hang the whole plant to dry then do a dry trim. I then cure in Turkey bags and store in Turkey bags. I used to use glass jars but it just got to be a pain and honestly I think Turkey bags are better. It's easy to open them up an move things around to ensure everything is curing evenly.Hey guys, got some catching up to do here after another alert slipped by. All good tbough I love reading this thread, and now I have yetsteday's episode to watch today.
But first, I would like to run a Q by our utmost knowledgable and helpful member @psychonaut please, hope you are having a good weekend.
Okay, harvest is going good. Only 1 whole auto in last wednesday, and one top half on friday.
In all previous years we have not harvested at the right time because weather has been so poor that they just haven't developed properly, then have needed to stay out longer when the weather improves in order to gain some potency and have always run past their best, deteriorated generally due to weather conditions and extension, with degradation of THC and more sedative physical effects which I don't want so much.
This year they have developed at maximum rate as much as we could wish for. By Friday day 75, most of them were harvestable already, with a large majority of cloudy trichomes but barely any Amber.
We started panicking about letting them go slightly over again past peak potency. However a big heatwave was forecast which we are in right now and is due to last until Wednesday or Thursday the Next Three Days at about 30 degrees.
I had to move out of my bedroom to turn it into a drying area we have the windows blacked out and open with a fan blowing trying to keep as much air circulating as possible without letting too much light in. This is one of the problems with auto flowers you may be harvesting in the middle of a heatwave.
Due to the open structure of them however the buds are pretty uniformly developed all over so we are deciding to harvest them whole when appropriate, trying to draw a perfect line between letting the tops go too far and sacrificing yield and potency on the lower down buds.
But it looks like we should be able to strike a perfect balance here without losing too much on the lower sections. The big benefits to this is that the whole plants will dry more slowly in the heatwave.
As we are today I do not believe anything has gone pastpeak potency and has actually improved by the day. It has beem such a daily dilemna, beong so undecided about exactly when to harvest each one.
There are 3 that could easily be taken now, mostly cloudy, not many amber on top buds even, but fully developed trichs almost all cloudy all over, some clear still on lower branches (buds glisten more). Pistols are fully amber all over, curled mostly, although trich examination has suggested they had a way to go still.
One is pretty much "there". I would take it tomorrow if not for the heatwave. Tuesday at latest, I really want it at peak. These are the Hybrid Brooklyn Sinrise, a 50/50, so amber trichs ate not excatly necessary. We have indica Night Queen. We should chop these before they amber really (to get up from the sofa to press more rosin lol) and before all pistols have darkended.
But another consideration here with regards to rosin and pressing. I have come across the idea that plants flowered a little longer with a higher proportion of Amber trichomes maybe a little better for pressing rosin from? And not to mention the fact that you will get a bigger yield this way at the expense of a less energizing psychoactive effect possibly.
So I have to keep this in mind as well I don't want to pull most of them too early if it would be better to run them a little later, ambering up slightly more for the sake of better pressing down the line.
Its all pretty much in hand, though I swing back and forth many times a day trying to be sure. But I wondered if you give this much thought @psychonaut when you harvest? Do you just carry on as always, choosing your optimal harvest time without any thought or rosin- just for potency and effects?
Or do you purposely flower them a little longer knowing you will get a slightly better return from pressing?
No need for any detailed reply, if you have any thoughts on this thst is.
I am also considering having a go at the Paper Bag method in between hanging and jarring, I've never tried it before and I'm a little intimidated about doing something new and getting it wrong.
But we have such an amazing opportunity here I don't want anything to go to waste, so far the only thing that has not gone perfectly is the heat in which the first two are drying currently.
Timing the harvest not drying too quickly and getting into the jars at the right time is all stands between us now and something really special. I have had some samples and wow! Today I have not even felt the need to medicate it is 7 p.m. now and I have just been so chilled out all day from the 3 vapcap loads I had last night on top of my usual level of stonedness.
I just felt so cained and totally relaxed all day without it, and this never happens. Some proper shit for sure!
Masdive thanks now @psychonaut for any thoughts.
Thanks very much that is extremely helpful, and funnily again as usual I can relate to every point you make, in such a manner that Im having to process and mull it over subconsciously, mixing with the picture already in my mind.
Hey guys, got some catching up to do here after another alert slipped by. All good tbough I love reading this thread, and now I have yetsteday's episode to watch today.
But first, I would like to run a Q by our utmost knowledgable and helpful member @psychonaut please, hope you are having a good weekend.
Okay, harvest is going good. Only 1 whole auto in last wednesday, and one top half on friday.
In all previous years we have not harvested at the right time because weather has been so poor that they just haven't developed properly, then have needed to stay out longer when the weather improves in order to gain some potency and have always run past their best, deteriorated generally due to weather conditions and extension, with degradation of THC and more sedative physical effects which I don't want so much.
This year they have developed at maximum rate as much as we could wish for. By Friday day 75, most of them were harvestable already, with a large majority of cloudy trichomes but barely any Amber.
We started panicking about letting them go slightly over again past peak potency. However a big heatwave was forecast which we are in right now and is due to last until Wednesday or Thursday the Next Three Days at about 30 degrees.
I had to move out of my bedroom to turn it into a drying area we have the windows blacked out and open with a fan blowing trying to keep as much air circulating as possible without letting too much light in. This is one of the problems with auto flowers you may be harvesting in the middle of a heatwave.
Due to the open structure of them however the buds are pretty uniformly developed all over so we are deciding to harvest them whole when appropriate, trying to draw a perfect line between letting the tops go too far and sacrificing yield and potency on the lower down buds.
But it looks like we should be able to strike a perfect balance here without losing too much on the lower sections. The big benefits to this is that the whole plants will dry more slowly in the heatwave.
As we are today I do not believe anything has gone pastpeak potency and has actually improved by the day. It has beem such a daily dilemna, beong so undecided about exactly when to harvest each one.
There are 3 that could easily be taken now, mostly cloudy, not many amber on top buds even, but fully developed trichs almost all cloudy all over, some clear still on lower branches (buds glisten more). Pistols are fully amber all over, curled mostly, although trich examination has suggested they had a way to go still.
One is pretty much "there". I would take it tomorrow if not for the heatwave. Tuesday at latest, I really want it at peak. These are the Hybrid Brooklyn Sinrise, a 50/50, so amber trichs ate not excatly necessary. We have indica Night Queen. We should chop these before they amber really (to get up from the sofa to press more rosin lol) and before all pistols have darkended.
But another consideration here with regards to rosin and pressing. I have come across the idea that plants flowered a little longer with a higher proportion of Amber trichomes maybe a little better for pressing rosin from? And not to mention the fact that you will get a bigger yield this way at the expense of a less energizing psychoactive effect possibly.
So I have to keep this in mind as well I don't want to pull most of them too early if it would be better to run them a little later, ambering up slightly more for the sake of better pressing down the line.
Its all pretty much in hand, though I swing back and forth many times a day trying to be sure. But I wondered if you give this much thought @psychonaut when you harvest? Do you just carry on as always, choosing your optimal harvest time without any thought or rosin- just for potency and effects?
Or do you purposely flower them a little longer knowing you will get a slightly better return from pressing?
No need for any detailed reply, if you have any thoughts on this thst is.
I am also considering having a go at the Paper Bag method in between hanging and jarring, I've never tried it before and I'm a little intimidated about doing something new and getting it wrong.
But we have such an amazing opportunity here I don't want anything to go to waste, so far the only thing that has not gone perfectly is the heat in which the first two are drying currently.
Timing the harvest not drying too quickly and getting into the jars at the right time is all stands between us now and something really special. I have had some samples and wow! Today I have not even felt the need to medicate it is 7 p.m. now and I have just been so chilled out all day from the 3 vapcap loads I had last night on top of my usual level of stonedness.
I just felt so cained and totally relaxed all day without it, and this never happens. Some proper shit for sure!
Masdive thanks now @psychonaut for any thoughts.
I took some time and care this morning and upgraded the dp-bj6t35 with a Torin Big Red 8-ton bottle jack. I must say that in the beginning the process is relatively simple as you loosen the screws, the challenge here is the 2 heavy duty springs in the frame railing. The springs already have a fair bit on tension on them just supporting the height of the bottom platen and bottle jack.
Once the appropriate screws are loosened to allow you to be ready to begin removing the bottle jack, I would suggest to recruit the assistance of a 2nd person for help in this part. I would suggest someone with a bit of strength. The bottom platen needs to be drawn up basically closing the plates together, in order to place the bottle jack with the collar underneath. It could be done with 4 irwin speed grip clamps (I tried it with one and it just wasn't working, 2 would probably help, but 4 would actually hold the plates up without the need of a second person helping).
Once the bottle jack was in place the bottom platen can be lowered with the ram of the bottle jack centered onto the bottom platen (you will see a circular cut-out in the steel here for that). Finally finish by tightening the collar screws so that it is as centered as possible. With this particular bottle jack there were no holes to lock it into the bottom of the frame. It will work fine like this as do in other shop-presses, however, if you do plan on tilting this unit, just be aware that the jack is resting on the frame instead of being bolted on. I would advise to only utilize that method with a bolted on bottle jack (i.e. stock bottle jack).
The reduction in plate opening was about 1/2". So it went from having a 1 1/4" opening to 3/4" opening. Not exactly ideal for using 7g stuffed bottle tech filters, but this should be plenty for those pressing rectangle pre-pressed pucks.
Here is comparation -
Dabpress stock 6-ton bottle jack:
Weight: 9.92lbs
Height: 8.5"
Diameter: 2.8"
Torin Big Red 8-ton:
Weight:12.72lbs (shipping weight)
Height: 9"
My personal recommendation is to not pair this bottle jack with the press, mainly due to the limited opening inbetween the plates. If you can live with that, by all means, it fits and works fine.
Be sure to take extra special care during the upgrade process, the springs are very tight with quite a bit of resistance. I highly recommend to use the dimensions of the stock bottle jack to compare against any potential upgrade options. Height is probably the biggest consideration, outside of the ram diameter.
Just pulled the triggern on the 10t SS....ahhh so pretty...cant wait
