I think I’m going to start with autos more. I have some good regular’s going now. But the heavy indica crosses I’m loving. For autos. Just talking. I’m glad you got something going on good for ya. That hard work sucks. Always spitting up dust. Out side growing I believe is best. With some supplemental lighting. Power reason. It costs to grow. Your grow season is a little longer in the summer as in hours of sun light.
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I seen them in Colorado years ago. This one guy had like a conveyor belt. He had a greenhouse. He would pull the plants out during the heat of the day and then they would just roll back in during the night so he didn’t pay for any extra heat. I mean it worked. I like the idea you just had to be there to do the work all the time.
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Ive got more canopy space so to speak in my basement than I do in my small shaded backyard so outdoor growing isn’t really something I can do at this time maybe one day though! I’m happy with the size of my grow don’t need anything bigger just trying to get the most out of my space now. I’m also a big fan of having the freedom to take off for a week and not worrying about my grow room dying. Doesn’t happen often haha but regardless being able to is nice.
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Yea! I don’t leave it to much. I turn lights on and off myself. That’s also how they get co2. I do have big fan bring fresh air in the area but not in the grow tent. When I hook up exhaust fans they suck in the out side air. The days have been cooler. Makes it nice. Peace my friend. Got some work to do also.
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Got a pretty solid deal on this rosin press package for $500
10 ton press with 4x7 plates, came with a pre-press and a bunch of rosin bags also. Going to have some fun this week experimenting with this lol
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That is something I’m getting ready to do. So glad the experience is here. My buddy knows how but!!! I walked down the road today and I could see Canada. Lol
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I love how the first thing you did was to decorate it 
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Can’t take credit for that haha stickers came with it the unit is used 2nd hand 
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What are you going to press in there? Flowers, hash, or both?
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The plan is to get some practice pressing flower but I’m mainly interested in pressing hash. So far I’ve been struggling with the freezer drying and not exactly sure why. The bubblehash has been in a freezer for 26 days now and if I was to take it out and try to press it right now it would squirt out water. Next run I’ll try micro-planing the hash before it goes into the freezer that’s the only thing I can think of lol.
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Did you spin the water out before freezing? I whip the bag around so all the water flys out.
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I did but possibly not enough?
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This is some hash rosin I’m thinking I could of maybe pressed it at a lower temp. did about 180-200f
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Looks great @Neb 
I’d dab that 
You’ll find your groove soon enough. You can use a lower temp when pressing high quality bubble sift for sure, I usually go 160 with the good stuff. Don’t judge a rosin by it’s colour though…there’s only one way to see if it’s good…send it this way. I’ll take one for the OG team 
lol. Or maybe send a sample to @JoeCrowe for “analysis” 
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he hheh I used 68C on the last batch which is 154F. I’ve come to understand that’s a really low temp, from talking to others at the cup. I don’t really use much pressure either, slowly going down and down until I give it a final hard squeeze when it’s basically turned into a puck. Err actually I don’t do shit, the robotic press does it all.
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Gonna copy and paste this nice little reference I found for pressing flower
Times and Temps for Rosin Pressing:
Updated September 3, 2020
These times are only used as a guide and should be taken only as that. Be flexible. Do
not 'lock' yourself into one time and temp..there is so much to taste and experience.
When rosin pressing you have to mitigate the time and temperature with how the rosin
looks coming out or for that matter, is it even still coming out?
Visual cues are very important.
Here are some basic times and temperatures. As you gain experience with rosin
pressing, you can find your own temperatures and times that are best suited for you and
the strain or type of pressing you are doing. Please only use the times and temperatures
here as a guide. This is not a bible of numbers. Thanks!
The times and temperatures below are based on a 14 gram press at 5 tons of final
pressure. When rosin pressing you must allow time for expansion of the material and the
bag. Here is a good mantra to follow:
Apply 1.5 tons -> BE GENTLE!
Wait 10 seconds
Apply 1.5 more tons -> BE GENTLE!
Wait 10 seconds
Apply your last 2 tons -> BE GENTLE! and get to the yellow Metric 5 tonne mark.
Take 15 seconds to apply each 1.5 tons..BE GENTLE!
Press temps and times are below and are ONLY a guide.
Once you are at pressure. then and only then do you start your timer for the press. The
times below are for pressing times only and DO NOT consider ramp up times to get to
the final pressing pressure. The descriptions given here for the temperatures used, need
to be taken with a grain of salt. Rosin pressing is never the same twice. Each strain has
its own quirks that you have to figure out.
As you gain experience, you will just know within the 1st 10- 20 seconds what needs to
be done, does the temperature need to be adjusted on the fly up or down? YES! You can
do that if needed. Does the time need to be extended or shortened. Is the rosin even still
coming out? This will all become 2nd nature in time and you will just KNOW what needs
to be done!
100C ++ - under 60 secs +/- ..Careful here. Not many strains need this temp,
some do, but it is somewhat rare. When rosin pressing at this temperature, you
are starting to boil the rosin, before it can get off the plates. Care should be taken
when pressing this hot.
95C-100C - 60-90 secs +/- ..This is the area for most clear shatter/pull-n-snap rosin.
The times for pressing this hot are relatively short. This becomes a catch22
situation. You are using a hotter temperature, using the same amount of material
that you used at lower temperatures. The rosin still has the same amount of
material to get through and to get off the plates. A time decrease is needed as the
plates are hotter, as you do not want to 'burn' the rosin, Its a fine line sometimes
is all I am saying,
90C-95C - 90-120 secs +/- ..This is an ok temperature for a bit less stiff rosin. It is
or can be a borderline snap and pull, its almost like taffy at this stage. All
descriptions given here can vary. Strains are like a gong show. You never really
know what it will do until you actually press it.
85C-90C - 90-120 secs +/- ..Here we start to see more opaque rosin, it is flowing a
bit slower and can take a few secs to even make an appearance at the edge of
the plates. Don't panic and have a look..leave it alone. Lean towards the long time
of the press..2 min.
80C-85C - 90 seconds - 2.5 mins +/- ..It can take time for it to even be seen at the
edges of the plates. Be patient..stick to the long side of time. You have to mitigate
the time by the way the rosin looks coming out. This is my personal favourite temperature
range. I use this one a lot! You should as well!!
70-80 C -3 mins to....???? ..Low temperature press. the rosin here should be
mostly a paste type. Again mitigate the time with the way the rosin looks. It
becomes harder to find strains that like the lower temperatures such as these, but
when you do, it is worth exploring! Another favourite temperature area of mine!
60C-70C - 4 mins to ???? ..Take your time here. Do not worry about time here. The
temperatures are so low that odds are your return will fall drastically. The terpene
flavour is extreme at this temp. The rosin is not so much being melted
out and it is being forced out by the pressure. Again.. only 5 tons of pressure is
needed.
50C-60C - 5 mins to ???? ..I have only once pressed this low of a temp (58C).
This strain loved the low temperatures. I pressed for 12 minutes at 6-7 tons
(needed extra pressure..this one time in band camp..)
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Looks good! I pressed the flower at 75C, but used lots of pressure. You’ll be a pro after 200 grams 
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Already looking better. 
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Well lifes been getting in the way of growing lately lol. I’ve got a girlfriend now and been a little bit busy! Very soon I’ll stop procrastinating haha, my moms are big enough for me to take 48+ clones to get the next run going I’m thinking after work tomorrow I’ll probably do it 
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