Have any of you guys ever dried your herb while still in soil?

Sassafras¥

Sassafras¥

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Sure do.. the boil works wonders also. Makes sense, cause that'd be the way it'd cure out in the wild towards the end of the harvest season.
LegalizeNature420 said:
User RM3 made me curious, he keeps his plants in soil for months to dry with lights on, until it turns brown. I decided to try with lights out, and after two weeks without watering, the buds are already dry. The color of the buds went from a rather dark green to a lighter shade, and the smell is sweet and loud! Very impressed.

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LegalizeNature420

LegalizeNature420

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Sassafras¥ said:
that'd be the way it'd cure out in the wild towards the end of the harvest season.
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My humble observation is that the trichomes don't degrade nearly as much using this method [and I've dried this same difficult pheno via many different methods: Hung upside down; drying baskets; wet and dry trimmed, etc..] . If you're having any issue with rot or oxidation post-harvest, I highly recommend you try this method. Seems to me that severing the plant makes her more vulnerable, as you provide entry wounds while simultaneously shocking and weakening her defenses.
 
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StoneyMcphatter

StoneyMcphatter

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LegalizeNature420 said:
My humble observation is that the trichomes don't degrade nearly as much using this method [and I've dried this same difficult pheno via many different methods: Hung upside down; drying baskets; wet and dry trimmed, etc..] . If you're having any issue with rot or oxidation post-harvest, I highly recommend you try this method. Seems to me that severing the plant makes her more vulnerable, as you provide entry wounds while simultaneously shocking and weakening her defenses.
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I'm interested in trying this with one of my plants this week. So all I have to do is leave the plant in the soil with 12/12 light cycle still running? I hang in the same room that I flower in so can I have a 12 hour light period? Hopefully that would be ok since I can't turn them off all day long.
 
Sassafras¥

Sassafras¥

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Oh I've done it before. Boiled roots, then just left it sitting in complete darkness for around a week. Came out lighter shades of green, not to mention the trichomes seemed to POP like 3D out at ya. (: could tell a huge difference in taste also. Seemed to be allot more smoother imo.
LegalizeNature420 said:
My humble observation is that the trichomes don't degrade nearly as much using this method [and I've dried this same difficult pheno via many different methods: Hung upside down; drying baskets; wet and dry trimmed, etc..] . If you're having any issue with rot or oxidation post-harvest, I highly recommend you try this method. Seems to me that severing the plant makes her more vulnerable, as you provide entry wounds while simultaneously shocking and weakening her defenses.
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growthspurt

growthspurt

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Sassafras¥ said:
Oh I've done it before. Boiled roots, then just left it sitting in complete darkness for around a week. Came out lighter shades of green, not to mention the trichomes seemed to POP like 3D out at ya. (: could tell a huge difference in taste also. Seemed to be allot more smoother imo.
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Would boiling the roots be needed or could one leave in the soil and just stop watering it?
 
StoneyMcphatter

StoneyMcphatter

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Sassafras¥ said:
Personally, you could do it either way bro. I myself just get a kettle with water and bring it to a full rolling boil, pour it in the containers until it runs out of drains. Then simply stick um back in my flowering room for around a week in complete dark.
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Thank you for the info mate. I'll be doing this on Tuesday.
 
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