r/BloomAndChill

Rolling a joint, backwood right off the hardest that you just finished curing, yhere's no better feeling that gets you up there you know no better feeling that makes you feel like OOOOOOOOOOH ! 😎 Who's with me?!?!

Hey everyone,

I need to vent a little bit of my impatience here. We are officially at Day 125 and I am so ready to cross the finish line with this run! The AC has been running non-stop (my parents are loving it... not 😂**) and after 4 months of daily care, the itch to harvest is real.**

But: I’m definitely not pouring months of hard work and soul into a project just to harvest an unfinished product at the very end. So, I'm staying strong until everything is 100% perfect!
Here is the current situation in the tent
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Gorilla Cookies: She is honestly fully mature. Looking at the trichomes on ⁠image_26.png⁠, you can already see a beautiful sea of amber heads. The buds turned into a deep, gorgeous purple and are completely coated in resin

(⁠image_20.png⁠, ⁠image_21.png⁠, ⁠image_22.png⁠). I’m intentionally leaving her in the tent for this final week alongside the Gelato because I want a heavy, deep couch-lock effect. That extra CBN is going to be perfect for ultimate relaxation!

Glue Gelato: She definitely needs one more week. You can see her extremely solid, dense bud structure on ⁠image_19.png⁠ and ⁠image_23.png⁠ – absolutely zero fluffiness here! The trichomes (⁠image_24.png⁠, ⁠image_25.png⁠) are mostly cloudy, but she still has a bit of maturing to do while beautifully fading and using up her last nutrients.

Why growing is "Wellness" to me despite the late-stage stress:

A lot of people ask me why I bother with all the stress of controlling parameters, daily checks, and hardware. Honestly? Opening that tent is like a mini-vacation for my mind. In a stressful world, gardening gives me an incredible sense of peace. This daily ritual – checking on the leaves, taking in the amazing aroma, watching the development from a tiny seed into these massive flower towers – completely grounds me. It’s focus, mindfulness, and relaxation all in one. A hobby where you can fully unplug, with the ultimate bonus of top-tier quality at the end.
The final days are always the hardest, but the countdown is on. Wish me luck for the final stretch! 🪓🍦🍪

"Unfortunately, I had to chop a few of the lower buds on the Glue Gelato a bit early because they were pressing right against the tent wall, and I wanted to prevent any mold. That's why you can see a few early-harvested buds in the pictures! 😁✌️

Started these indoors. I really don’t want plants this big. I have done autos in the past. Midwest legal but they seem obnoxiously huge for my neighbors. I have been lst and trimming and topping.

I dont think I want to harvest this much plant matter. Can I cut them down a foot or two?

Really happy with how this one turned out. The buds stacked nicely, faded into deep purple and green, and finished with a thick layer of frost.

🍫 Terp Profile

The aroma leans heavily into dark chocolate and earthy tobacco, with subtle notes of cocoa, roasted coffee, and a creamy biscuit sweetness when you crack the buds open. It's a rich, dessert-like profile with just enough earthiness to keep it balanced.

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Helping with a incurable disease.

I’ve been experimenting with long room temp cures lately and this static sift has been sitting vacuum sealed at ~70°F (21°C) for 3 months.
One thing I’ve noticed is that people often talk about curing as if it’s only about preserving terpenes, but I don’t think that’s the whole story.
Fresh material tends to be dominated by the lighter, more volatile monoterpenes that give you those loud, sharp top notes. After a few months at room temperature, those compounds seem to fade into the background while the heavier fractions become much more expressive. The result, at least to my nose, is a profile that feels noticeably creamier, rounder, and more integrated instead of aggressively loud.
The texture evolves too. As the resin slowly reorganizes and nucleates, the consistency changes along with the aroma. I don’t really see it as the hash “losing terps” I see it as the resin reaching a different stage of maturity.
Cold curing does an incredible job at preserving that fresh-live expression, but I’m starting to think a properly controlled room temp cure creates a completely different experience rather than simply a worse one.
For the people who’ve aged a lot of static or full melt:
At what point do you think a room temp cure actually peaks before oxidation starts taking more than it gives?
I’m curious where everyone draws that line.

I thought I was looking over waves in the Ocean then I reminded myself I was in a plane looking at clouds. You really realize how small you are and how beautiful things are out there when you stop to look at them ….the shapes ,the colors ,the textures. It makes me appreciate so many things in the world.
Peace:)

I made about seven or so cuts about a week ago - I circled a few of them, but not all cuts that were made.

I get the general concept - more energy redirected to multiple colas instead of just one.

But should I truly 'top' it so that all branches are level, more or less?

This is my first outdoor grow, GG#4, so I appreciate your patience for my novice status. It's a bit older than a month old, grown from a clone.

edit: a bit about me growing! i did this commercially for a couple of years, but it's a different story when you aren't handed the tools, resources, and blueprint! now, i'm growing in my backyard - i already have quite a big garden, where i just enjoyed my first raspberry harvest and have been snacking on juicy strawberries.

in the same way that a store-bought berry - even in season - isn't quite as good as a backyard berry, i'm intrigued to see how growing this cannabis will change my connection to its effect. will it be that much 'sweeter'?

the thing i love about my berries and other harvestable plants is that i'm fairly hands-off, so in asking about this more hands-on strategy, i'm veering away from my MO. curious for other opinions! :)

I painted this piece ''Hiking accident'', because people kept telling me that going into nature alone is dangerous, so I figured this is the worst case scenario, that some unknown beast is trying to lick your butt while you are climbing a tree!

Terpene Profile:

Iced Sangria opens with a loud burst of pineapple and tropical fruit punch, layered with a creamy sweetness and finished with a noticeable gassy backend that keeps it from leaning too candy-like. There’s a juicy, almost sangria-style fruit bowl vibe up front, then it settles into richer creamy notes with a lingering fuel note that sticks around on the palate.

Grown in a 100L DIY DWC, Green Planet Nutrients, mycorrhizae and microbial compost tea.

This is my current collection, it’s a mix of CBD & THC products of various kinds as well as my favorite devices. I would love to see what everyone else’s “medicine cabinet” contains!