It’s good to do that occasionally, especially if you reuse soil. I’ve heard that the extra minerals are eventually food, but I don’t want the insides of my pots growing salt crystals. 
I never do that during the winter but a lot during the summer because I can do it outside. My wife gets upset when she sees soil and tiny rocks in the bathtub for some reason.
the nerve she has gettin’ upset like that… right?
lol.
Day 58 since 12/12 flip. It looks very vibrant green to me, and the pistils to me are a little light colored and loose – both of which tell me I have a little time to go. That said, the leaves are starting to yellow after a rinse on Day 56, and the trichs seem to be swelling and clouding. We’ll see! I’m in town for 3 more days, then gone for 10. I cannot tell a lie, I don’t think I’m gonna be cutting down this cherry, er, Cheese tree.
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she clearly doesn’t appreciate 'cology 
most of it looks cloudy, so if you’re dead set on chopping (considering your timeframe) i’d say do it.
as long as you have the 60F/60RH for your first week of drying i would say you’ll make it back in time.
if worst comes to worst, and it ends up too dry, you can always make extracts from it. there are a couple threads here with some extract methods.
i also have 2 or 3 ganja cookbooks in pdf format to make easy to super fancy edibles. let me know if you would like copies.
I’m not dead set on harvesting on Tuesday 4/9 – though I would typically be looking for a headier-high (so, I want cloudy and as few amber as possible).
So, without even thinking about my departure date, I’m thinking: would I harvest it normally by Monday?
If yes, fine, I’ll chop it 4/9, dry it until my return on 4/20, with a few people able to ensure the tent stays at 65F/60RH. I think it can handle those conditions. Looks like the weather should be cooperating, too.
If not, I’ll let my girlfriend do the chop/hang sometime while I’m gone and convert the tent into the right climate zone.
It will absolutely be coming down to the wire. 
I may try a few more close-ups and send them your way.
I had to leave town 4/9, and the plants were harvested on 4/14 and 4/15 – days 68 and 69 since 12/12 flip. Breeder had said 56 - 63. Both plants were cut down whole and hung upside down in the tent, which has remained between 56 - 62 degrees F, 60 - 62% RH, total darkness, lots of airflow, and no direct breezes.
I’m thinking this will hold it til I’m home on 4/19, and I will likely have several more days to go. I hope so!
Drying pics here. Final bud shots and total dry yield amount will come in a week or so. I’m still thinking 165 g dry, but I’m likely way off.
First OG grow journal 98 percent done.
The girls were chopped after 68 days, on April 14. Barney’s estimate was 56-63.
Some of you know I left town before chop day. I’d briefed the wife on how it should be converted to 68 or lower/62ish RH tent, airflow, etc.
I hung upside and harvested progressively, getting the lightest/smallest branches first, starting on Day 9 and then through about 13. It’s all jarred now – 6 32 oz. Ball jars very, lightly packed, each between around 60 - 64 RH inside.
I’m not super stoked and I don’t know why – maybe it’s like having a baby. I don’t think the yield is that great, and the buds seem a bit fluffy. Also, the Cheese smell is pretty minimal. I’ll cure for a few weeks minimal before I do a weigh in, final photos, and a smoke report.
Cheers all!
