Heyhey, everybody!
What a weekend. It was a rush to get things done and stay on top of it all, but we managed, and we’re looking at less than a week until the tent is all hollowed out and empty again, ready for cleaning and our first run of autos!
Damned if it hasn’t been a crazy winter weather-wise so far, but we’re plenty stocked up and ready for what comes, now! Grab something warm and stay a bit, there’s some pretty flowers around here.
Half way through my work week, we pulled a small sample of the DSCBD we harvested 4 days before, at the end of the “Dry” cycle mode of the Cannatrol run. So we’ll start with an early smoke report.
We were thoroughly impressed with the flower, in all aspects. @JustTieflingThings deals with a lot of chronic pain which causes her to experience a sort of “break-even” point when partaking. What is plenty for most will ease her pain enough, but for her to get a really good head buzz going either takes a much greater quantity, some damn special flower, or to other-wise be in a better way pain-wise before smoking. She describes the effect of Doctor Seedsman 30:1 as cutting straight through that pain-determined threshold, allowing her to better experience other strains that are cut with it.
The predominant aroma of the dried flower is pine and juniper, in a very natural, non-chemical sense, with the previously over-whelming spice-cake ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg still present, but very much reduced. There is a hint of fuel smell, but over all, a very festive sensory experience through growth and into smoke. The current batch is taken from both plants indiscriminately. We will be able to make a comparison of the two plants after the next Cannatrol run finishes.
My experience is a very mellow, non-sedative, and immediate pain relief of most aches and soreness, with a slight tingling, energetic layer to a completely body-focused effect. Very physically medicinal. Breaking it up is very nice, the buds are tight, but not concrete. We saw a return after drying of roughly 24%, yielding 58.5 dry grams after putting 229 wet grams in. Not bad at all.
We started the weekend’s work welcoming JTT’S cousin to stay for the night. Although not much of a smoker, she was excited at the prospect of seeing the harvest, and happy to help trim and buck for the Cannatrol, and we were damn glad for the extra set of hands. Turned out to be a natural at that! First, we cleared out the DSCBD into a 1/4 pound Grove Bag and tossed that into the vault. Then, we started chopping again, taking the most mature colas and any more that needed support, working across the tent right to left, front to back. When it was all said and done, a little more than eleven hours later, we had chopped, bucked, and wet trimmed almost all of both DSCBD and Negan’s Bat #FD. We were a bit up-against the clock, wanting to keep anything remaining in the tent for the last week from having the light cycle interrupted, and it was slow going towards the goal, one kilogram, which is the recommended load for the machine. When we started in on the NB #FD that concern melted- that was some DENSE ass bud. Rock-solid golf balls and greater, that took MUCH less trim-work than the DSCBD. Along the way, we saved plenty of trim and lowers for fresh freezing and later processing.
In all, our second pull yielded:
- 219 grams wet of DSCBD #PW
- 296 grams wet of DSCBD #LG
- 458 grams wet of NB #FD
The remainder will be coming down Monday or so. Until then, we decided not to feed this week, opting instead to amend the solution with pH balanced tap water, largely to save on nutrient costs as much as anything. NB #QT and the other survivors look none the worse for it, and we’ll be able to make lighter work of the trim, leaf stripping what remains until then.
Working the harvest in this way really wouldn’t be possible without that Cannatrol, and it doesn’t cease to amaze us how much pressure it takes off of the (arguably) most important aspects of a grow: harvest and finishing. And I damn sure wouldn’t be in any position to grow at all if it weren’t for the incomparable @JustTieflingThings - best partner to have by my side through any and everything.
It’s been a damned great run, and we’re looking very much forward to wrapping it all up next weekend.
In other news, Jessicat refused to work in the thirty-below and gusting conditions we’ve had this last week, and I sure can’t blame her. Luckily, JTT caught the post and found a letter inside from @Trae1170 , that contained a nice, FAT flip of Skunk #1 F4 bred by @BRMTreefarmer . Thank you both most sincerely for the chance to run and enjoy such fine genetics.
That about wraps us for this week, but stay tuned! This run may be nearly complete, but we’ll be back with smoke reports, yield, summaries and more at the same Bat time, same Bat thread next week! Thank you all for your continued watching, liking, feedback, discussion, and all you do around here to make it the place it is. Whatever is in your way this week? Crush it. You got this. 
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Coffin_Dodger
fabulous!
55 Dry Grams, 24% Yield
You should all know what that means: TIME TO WET THOSE BEANS. Say thankee that they’re safe, friends! And what do we have the pleasure of starting this run of our adventures alongside, other than the famous and beautiful SCARLET GRAPES F2 courtesy 
I’ll let her give more details if she sees fit, but so far it has proven EFFECTIVE. We’re happy to have plenty to play with and find a solid dose for her needs, and to gift to folks we love. Again, from all us here at the Dodger home, Happy Valentine’s, and have a great week
