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Alan Titchmarsh please reply - harvesting bud?
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Wow! What can I say? My first attempt into growing my own weed in my back garden has gone very well. 
The bush is over 4' high and since I've been reducing the amount of daylight it gets over recent weeks, it's now covered in wonderful bud! Hehehehe!
Only thing is, when it's ready to harvest, what is the best way to cure and dry it? Has anyone got a good method that's tried an tested?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. ~T xxx
The bush is over 4' high and since I've been reducing the amount of daylight it gets over recent weeks, it's now covered in wonderful bud! Hehehehe!
Only thing is, when it's ready to harvest, what is the best way to cure and dry it? Has anyone got a good method that's tried an tested?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. ~T xxx
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Click here for the hempfiles and go to the growing section. loooooong, very long.
Duffy
Duffy
UK420.com
Lots of top growers on their team - and always more than happy to help:D
PS: You'll find me posting there too, which is the downside:D
Your posts are always great WHSpliff!
Duffy
No, I keep a beady eye on the plant. I take it out at about 8am and put it away in the shed at about 5pm to force it to bud so the only time the neighbours COULD steal it, is when it's safely tucked up in bed!
I've smoked some of the leaves around the bud and they have quite a kick so I'm hoping the bud is going to be great.
Something very satisfying about growing my own ...
uproot....clean soil off roots. hang upside down in a pillow case for at least 24hrs. seperate into three lots. the trunk. the leaves and twigs. the buds. the trunk is for the bin. the buds are the cream. the leaves and twigs the milk. i put the buds in small newspaper packages and bind them realy tight..rubber bands to stop them loosening. chuck em in a drawer and forget about them for a few weeks. if you smoke the stuff before it's had time to dry propperly it wont do half what it should.
do the same with the leaves and twigs...good high.
the leaves and twigs can be used instead of baccy...then sprinkle your bud in..double whammy.
the leaves and twigs are not as good as the bud obviously but like i've said before it's still good gear for another occasion another buzz. any male plants you have do the same. they will get you stoned despite all this elitist only the best will do fucking garbage.
would you rather smoke some mild weed or some benson and hedges ? again use it in place of tobbaco.
"i only ever smoke the very best weed "...yea right pal..mixed with tobacco .
other people will tell you other ways. the worst is speed drying of any kind.
the hard bit is leaving it wrapped up .
Firstly, when I put the plant in the pillowcase, should it be hung upside down in a cool or warm place? Likewise the bud wrapped in the newspaper?
I understand that the bud is the cream but would I trim the small leaves that grow in and around the bud (mine are covered in what looks like resin crystals) and smoke those with the twigs etc or would I leave them with the bud themselves? (I like the idea of smoking the twigs and leaves as tobacco by the way)
I've read a few opinions on when the best time to harvest from when the hairy stamen on the bud are partially turning orange
through to when they are completely orange. Would you mind me asking your informed opinion, from experience, as to when you find is the best time is to harvest?
Many thanks in advance for your kind help.
Are you using any chemicals to assist growth ?
If so I would stop using them and give the plant water only for the last couple of weeks as this will flush out the chemicals and give your weed a much nicer cleaner taste.
The way I have seen drying done by a mate is to get 2 sheets of net curtain and sandwich them in there so this allows plenty of air in and no bugs !
As Mr Roll says dont get greedy and wait as long as you can before smoking making sure its dry enough but not too dry.
:cool:
Thanks for your message ... I'm using potting soil and the only chemicals I've used is plant food for vegetables and fruit etc but I'm just using water now. The main big leaves are turning yellow but the bud and the leaves around them are still a healthy green - is that normal?
I am not sure on that one have never had that before!
I am not an expert but its getting pretty cold aswell now so if they are outside it might be time to harvest. I am not an expert tho the best thing to do would be to check out some info on the net.
Hope it goes well and roll a fatun for me ! :crazyeyes
some i will judge and gamble on the weather. it will still be good shit.
at the mo i have four sites left growing...two have been sold as seen.....they harvest it. they dont get to see where it is until i say so...same people year after year. i prepare the soil and visit occasionaly.......different sites each year. people phone..i watch through binoculars from afar.
last week two of my fave people turned up ..agreed a price for the standing crop.......they filled a transit van with plants. packed tight kinda filled. curing is down to them. harvesting is down to them. i'm free and clear.
check out internet sites. different advice. choose. watch the weather. try and predict..are we gonna have a late warm sunny period or are we gonna have early frosts.
in north wales the weather has been brill this last few weeks but the evenings...they feel and taste very autumny kind of.
all mine will be gone in 2 weeks. those in pots that can be moved around to follow the sun and taken indoors at night...you could push till the end of october...maybe.