Great info...that is the time I would attempt it. Buds semi dry going into paper bags. Sounds like you dry like I do..lol. Hard to find them old large paper grocery bags these days. Great tools for final drying.
Trimming.
- Thread starter linzwa
- Start date
I trim them wet, straight from the branch to the bowl. I clip the buds off the stems over the bowl, so they are smaller and get trimmed closer. If I want a pic of a large bud for BOM or something, I would trim it by hand.
Most of those were bigger buds that got chopped up for the bowl.
I don't even like grinding my weed. I like taking a piece of bud and putting it in my glass pipe. Seems to taste better.
Oscarzuma
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2018
- Messages
- 305
- Reaction score
- 1,098
Beautiful bowl of buds!The end game of growing cannabis is soooo rewarding. Just look at that!
I still like to use paper bags. I had gotten away from them but used them on my indoor plants a couple months ago. They seem to dry too fast if I leave them hanging more than 3 or 4 days. So after the hang, they going into paper bags with a hygrometer until I get them down to 63% rh or so. Then they go to jars.
I just got a 16" bowl trimmer as I look to have a bunch of plants finishing at once. I plan to wet trim until I get my hanging dry-racks full. I'm sure to have plenty left to dry trim. I'll save the biggest colas to do by hand, if the machine is too rough. I don't do a fine manicure since it's all for personal use.
I promised the missus a little vacation trip by the end of October, so I can't be leaving stuff to lay around. Quantities should be far more than I need, so I won't mind having shavings around for hash, edibles, and salve. For next year, I'll have a better plan on how to time out my grows and make them a little more self-sufficient. I'm not sure I have enough friends to handle the surplus and dealing with 8 footers in peat is a PITA. Maybe just one big one in a huge pot outside next year.
I just pluck the large fans then toss them in the bowl one single layer then 20 spins
Thanks for them pics. Now I gotta try mine out. Those look pretty good.
Oscarzuma
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2018
- Messages
- 305
- Reaction score
- 1,098
I gave the 16" bowl trimmer a workout last week. I spent two days on a big plant. Probably close to 12 hours between chopping, clipping buds from stems, and trimming. I did big colas by hand, the rest with the trimmer. The results aren't beautiful, but not particularly destructive. I may manicure a little more the stuff I'm giving away. I plucked and separated all the larf as I went. I got a lb ziploc bag full of larf and another from the trimmer before I started tossing it in the compost. More big stuff to go.
I can't say I love the trimmer but I can say I loved all the time it saved staring and clipping away at all those budz.
Also, it was a PITA cleaning the stick-em off the grill especially. I'll probably wait to deep clean it until after the season.
I can't say I love the trimmer but I can say I loved all the time it saved staring and clipping away at all those budz.
Also, it was a PITA cleaning the stick-em off the grill especially. I'll probably wait to deep clean it until after the season.
