The total grow time for this little lady was spot on from the ILGM strain description. 4 and a half weeks of vegetative stage and 5 weeks for flower. Seeing as this is my first ever grow, I don't have expectations yet. Just did it grow? Did it live? Do I have bud? Is the bud good? Standard expectations so far. Will have to update with finished product.
April 9, 2022
Dry trimming complete. I was a bit early I think. The branches would kind of snap and a few weren't ready at all. Either way, I started and just had to finish. I have a 62% humidity pack in a black UV protective glass jar. Because I was a bit overzealous with her. I'm going to burp her a few times for the next few days, then move to once a day then once every few days, then every week or a little less. I hope my understanding of curing works. In theory, I should be able to pull most of the extra moisture out and then balance out to around 62%? I'm guessing if a normal cure takes about a month. So I would just add a little extra time. So 2 months? That would give my tiny buds enough time to clear out the extra moisture, the curing jar time to adjust the environment appropriately and gives the buds enough time to really cure. I'll be sampling her in a week then Every 2 weeks for a full 2 months. So a total of 5 samplings. And well before then, I will have harvested my next much larger lady. Moonlight Widow for anyone looking to see how my journey is going. Will update next week with sample results and pics. See you then.
April 10, 2022
Quick update: day 2 of curing. Burping every few hours as of now. Definitely didn't wait long enough for drying.
April 12, 2022
Quick update:
Curing is certainly showing. Bud density has increased by leaps and bounds. They started out very airy and fluffy. After these 3 days of drying curing, the buds look so much better. They are obviously small, but they are buds and they can be smorked. The "hay" smell is going away nicely. Still a very nice woody lemon scent as well. For 3 days of curing I feel like I did something seriously correct. Sampling will still be at the 2 week mark. So April 23 it be.