Nice harvest Penguin! I somehow missed the harvest pics until now.
Should keep you smoked out for a while eh?
Should keep you smoked out for a while eh?
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Penguin's Micro Grow II- Aurora Indica
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Penguin59
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No worries at all BT! Thanks for taking a peek at the harvest mate, glad you liked the show.
Yeh those 2.5 zips will keep me going pretty much until next harvest which is where I wanna be. These AI buds are out of the tent now and are curing in jars. This leaves the grow tent all free for me to pop some brand new beans tomorrow to start the next run!
Will sample some bud from each girl over the weekend and give a detailed report then.
Yeh those 2.5 zips will keep me going pretty much until next harvest which is where I wanna be. These AI buds are out of the tent now and are curing in jars. This leaves the grow tent all free for me to pop some brand new beans tomorrow to start the next run!
Will sample some bud from each girl over the weekend and give a detailed report then.
Nice pull bro, just a little imput if i may, you should do some about the canopy, like LST, SCROG or even a nice SOG full of small clones, if you dont know drbudgreengenes work take a peek!! https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=99879
Penguin59
Member
Hi BroughtSuperior! Thanks for stopping by and for the advice buddy.
Yeh LST and SCROG are two techniques that I will definitely try to employ for the next run. I will be vegging for a little longer next time too to try to get the canopy a bit more even. If I didn't have plant # restrictions I would be going SOG for sure!
Yeh LST and SCROG are two techniques that I will definitely try to employ for the next run. I will be vegging for a little longer next time too to try to get the canopy a bit more even. If I didn't have plant # restrictions I would be going SOG for sure!
Penguin59
Member
Smoke Report!
Smoke Report!
Well friends the moment we've all been waiting for, smoking time!
Both plants have ended up looking and smelling pretty much exactly the same. AI 1 is just a little bit more pungent in the jar. My fingers stick together slightly after touching the buds and they're certainly way more resinous and better smelling than the usual schwag I've been smoking recently. Did not taste of anything in particular when smoked other than wonderfully smooth smoke, not too dense. When vaporised however, the aftertaste shone through and gave off a pleasant fruity, hashy taste; the odour it gave off while flowering.
I tried a sample a couple of days ago right when I took the girls off the drying rack. Even then the buds had a great, even burn but didn't burn away completely at that point and weren't very potent. They were still quite crispy on the outside surface and yet the RH in the jars was stabilising around the 68%-70% mark ie, too wet. I was getting nervous that something had gone wrong but I persevered with the curing method.
Today, after 4 days of curing, I had a whole day smoking session with a mate so we could rate each girl. In short, we were absolutely blown away at how much difference even just 4 days of curing can do to the potency and texture. It got me about 4 times as high when compared to a few days ago and the product now feels evenly dry on the inside and the outside. After being grinded, all the trichomes and the fat, swollen calyxes come falling out from inside the bud and glisten when placed under a light. Just beautiful stuff! The buds retain the most even glow when burned and they burn down to nothing. Without a doubt this is the best weed I have ever smoked! My friend agreed.
Gotta give a big thanks to simon for his thread on drying/curing as this technique has improved the end result of the product unbelievably. The RH in the jars is stabilising to an even 64% now and I plan to cure at this rate for the next month in the dark to attain maximum potency and flavour while the next crop comes up!
A short summary of each plant's specific highs:
Aurora Indica 1
High creeps on slowly but hits you soon enough, stimulating the senses then descends the entire body into a deep, trance like state with eyes and head feeling very heavy. It's as if one's whole body is sinking slowly into a nice warm bath and everything feels warm. Incredibly long lasting high that starts off intense but reaches a plateau after about thirty minutes and breaks into a consistently comfortable stone from then on. No ill feelings were experienced in the slightest throughout the whole high.
Aurora Indica 2
This girl was a bit more of a psychedelic experience, but that may have been the Pink Floyd we had playing in the background at that time! First couple of hits gives the body a swelling, pleasurable feeling of focussing in and out like a whole body stretch. The mind is swirling. I notice an enhanced appreciation of the world around me and again like AI 1, the high then plateaued out into a long lasting, delightfully sedated stone. This strain would be fantastic for medicinal users. A true pure indica living up to its couch-lock genes even after being chopped 1-2 weeks early!
I would highly recommend these two girls for an after dinner/about to go to sleep smoke as you will definitely feel like hitting the bed and never getting up again. Insomnia be gone!
And now for some final dry harvest pics!:
One of the mini heads that came off the main stem
Incredibly potent little nugget!
Glistening trichomes suddenly became more visible on the buds after curing for a few days
They were virtually non-existent after the first five days of drying
AI 1 all jarred up
Great bag appeal IMHO
AI 1 main cola all dried and cured
12.25g dry
AI 1 & AI 2 in jars. RH stabilising at 64%-65% now
AI 1 came in at 37.23g, AI 2 at 32.90g
Total: 70.13g (2.5 Oz)!!!
Thanks for tuning in for the grow guys, meant a lot that people offered their support at every step of the way and gave so many kind words. I will be vegging my next two girls for about a month and a half this time and will start up a new thread as soon as I flip to 12/12. Stay tuned!
Smoke Report!
Well friends the moment we've all been waiting for, smoking time!
Both plants have ended up looking and smelling pretty much exactly the same. AI 1 is just a little bit more pungent in the jar. My fingers stick together slightly after touching the buds and they're certainly way more resinous and better smelling than the usual schwag I've been smoking recently. Did not taste of anything in particular when smoked other than wonderfully smooth smoke, not too dense. When vaporised however, the aftertaste shone through and gave off a pleasant fruity, hashy taste; the odour it gave off while flowering.
I tried a sample a couple of days ago right when I took the girls off the drying rack. Even then the buds had a great, even burn but didn't burn away completely at that point and weren't very potent. They were still quite crispy on the outside surface and yet the RH in the jars was stabilising around the 68%-70% mark ie, too wet. I was getting nervous that something had gone wrong but I persevered with the curing method.
Today, after 4 days of curing, I had a whole day smoking session with a mate so we could rate each girl. In short, we were absolutely blown away at how much difference even just 4 days of curing can do to the potency and texture. It got me about 4 times as high when compared to a few days ago and the product now feels evenly dry on the inside and the outside. After being grinded, all the trichomes and the fat, swollen calyxes come falling out from inside the bud and glisten when placed under a light. Just beautiful stuff! The buds retain the most even glow when burned and they burn down to nothing. Without a doubt this is the best weed I have ever smoked! My friend agreed.
Gotta give a big thanks to simon for his thread on drying/curing as this technique has improved the end result of the product unbelievably. The RH in the jars is stabilising to an even 64% now and I plan to cure at this rate for the next month in the dark to attain maximum potency and flavour while the next crop comes up!
A short summary of each plant's specific highs:
Aurora Indica 1
High creeps on slowly but hits you soon enough, stimulating the senses then descends the entire body into a deep, trance like state with eyes and head feeling very heavy. It's as if one's whole body is sinking slowly into a nice warm bath and everything feels warm. Incredibly long lasting high that starts off intense but reaches a plateau after about thirty minutes and breaks into a consistently comfortable stone from then on. No ill feelings were experienced in the slightest throughout the whole high.
Aurora Indica 2
This girl was a bit more of a psychedelic experience, but that may have been the Pink Floyd we had playing in the background at that time! First couple of hits gives the body a swelling, pleasurable feeling of focussing in and out like a whole body stretch. The mind is swirling. I notice an enhanced appreciation of the world around me and again like AI 1, the high then plateaued out into a long lasting, delightfully sedated stone. This strain would be fantastic for medicinal users. A true pure indica living up to its couch-lock genes even after being chopped 1-2 weeks early!
I would highly recommend these two girls for an after dinner/about to go to sleep smoke as you will definitely feel like hitting the bed and never getting up again. Insomnia be gone!
And now for some final dry harvest pics!:
One of the mini heads that came off the main stem
Incredibly potent little nugget!
Glistening trichomes suddenly became more visible on the buds after curing for a few days
They were virtually non-existent after the first five days of drying
AI 1 all jarred up
Great bag appeal IMHO
AI 1 main cola all dried and cured
12.25g dry
AI 1 & AI 2 in jars. RH stabilising at 64%-65% now
AI 1 came in at 37.23g, AI 2 at 32.90g
Total: 70.13g (2.5 Oz)!!!
Thanks for tuning in for the grow guys, meant a lot that people offered their support at every step of the way and gave so many kind words. I will be vegging my next two girls for about a month and a half this time and will start up a new thread as soon as I flip to 12/12. Stay tuned!
El Bandito
Member
So wonderful to hear that you are happy with the quality! I think that having a healthy stash of your own organic buds makes it easier to be patient with your new grow as well. Good luck with the next round- I will be watching.
Penguin59
Member
Couldn't have said it better myself mate. I definitely feel calmer starting this next grow now that I have a healthy stash to tide me over. Will be vegging my next 2 girls for longer as a result.
Thanks for the kind words and well wishes. Will keep you posted when the next run is underway!
Looking sweet as bruz 
Penguin59
Member
Hey b00m, nice to see you mate! Would love to share a J of this shit with you one day for sure.
For the next round been trying to get a couple of these 2 year old DJ Blueberry seeds to sprout. But after 4 days nothing seems to be coming of them.
Have also germed a couple beans from a pack of White Rhino a friend gave me. May have to go with those instead as they've already popped.
For the next round been trying to get a couple of these 2 year old DJ Blueberry seeds to sprout. But after 4 days nothing seems to be coming of them.
Have also germed a couple beans from a pack of White Rhino a friend gave me. May have to go with those instead as they've already popped.
KrazyDaLeaf
Member
Hey Penguin, neat cure bro. Sorry to hear about the blueberries! Very dissapointing to hear especially with those kind of seeds. I feel your pain brother! Hopefully your white rhinos will blow the fuck up and make up for it.
Penguin59
Member
Cheers KrazyDaLeaf. I'm never going to smoke un-cured bud ever again, that's how good it smokes right now!
My White Rhinos will be going crazy in no time at all mate, check out my new soil mix in this thread here. You'll love it!: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=249160
My White Rhinos will be going crazy in no time at all mate, check out my new soil mix in this thread here. You'll love it!: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=249160
Penguin59
Member
Hi everyone,
Thought I would upload a few pics of when I threw out the batch of soil mix these girls were growing in.
Looks like they still had a fair bit of soil to go through
At least now I know just how much soil plants will need in a space like mine
Such an intricate network of roots keeping the pot's shape intact
Had to hack the roots for a while for them to break away from the soil they were holding together
Root balls
Thought I would upload a few pics of when I threw out the batch of soil mix these girls were growing in.
Looks like they still had a fair bit of soil to go through
At least now I know just how much soil plants will need in a space like mine
Such an intricate network of roots keeping the pot's shape intact
Had to hack the roots for a while for them to break away from the soil they were holding together
Root balls
focaskater
New member
really nice roots!
