ICURBYOUs WhiteWidow CFL dresser growbox

[icurbyou]

Not sure.. Not quite yet, but I wanted to give myself adequate time to read up on harvest/curing. I dont think they are done at all but according to the calendar they should be coming down in 1 week.
I want to snip a piece off to smoke but 2 days ago I "quit" smoking in case one of these applications calls me back for employment. Gotta pass the piss test and then smoke a blunt.

 

[drybiedog]

I've read quite a bit about curing. it seems a lot of people like to put their bud in paper bags for a couple weeks before jarring it up. The thinking is that even though you are supposed to open the jar for 15 minutes it is still sealed in a jar for 23.75 hours a day. The paper bag allows some of the moisture to be absorbed and presumably permeates outside.

Let me know what you find out as I'm about to chop soon too.

 

[icurbyou]

So you think like a paper bag, as large as a grocery bag is ok? or does it need to be like a "sack lunch" size?

 

[diggitydank420]

I go with the "sack lunch" size, albeit the largest size. They cost less than $2 for 50 or so of them.

My dry/cure goes like this:

1. Hang dry in dark for 4-5 days depending on RH (relative humidity)
2. Into paper bags for another 2-3 days until the buds are crispy on the outside and the smaller stems snap under light pressure
3. Buds into sealed jars for one day to redistribute moisture
4. Return buds to paper bags for a day or so until crispy on the outside again
5. Back into sealed jars for at least a week, open the jars every day for about 1/ hour every day
6. After the first week you should be able to seal the jars up indefinitely for however long you can last
7. smoke it!

 

[gavingreenfinger]

nice grow man. i've just read it. well done. it looks like i've come just at the right time.

 

[Mr. Bitti]

yo curb she is looking fine id say 4 more weeks from the looks of the pics. are you looking at trichs yet? i told ya man some ww go all the way to 14 weeks before mature, those look like they culd use a few more to fatten up

 

[uptosumpn]

great info on the drying, curing process....but what do u think about those portable dryers??(the ones made out of those big plastic tubs with the small exhaust fans with a carbon filter attached...? like this one...http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-44371338330177_2035_36099331

I go with the "sack lunch" size, albeit the largest size. They cost less than $2 for 50 or so of them.

My dry/cure goes like this:

1. Hang dry in dark for 4-5 days depending on RH (relative humidity)
2. Into paper bags for another 2-3 days until the buds are crispy on the outside and the smaller stems snap under light pressure
3. Buds into sealed jars for one day to redistribute moisture
4. Return buds to paper bags for a day or so until crispy on the outside again
5. Back into sealed jars for at least a week, open the jars every day for about 1/ hour every day
6. After the first week you should be able to seal the jars up indefinitely for however long you can last
7. smoke it!

 

[diggitydank420]

great info on the drying, curing process....but what do u think about those portable dryers??(the ones made out of those big plastic tubs with the small exhaust fans with a carbon filter attached...? like this one...http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-44371338330177_2035_36099331

i couldn't tell you from experience but if i were to use one of those this is how i would do it:

1. 2 days in said quick-dry box
2. 8-12 hours in jars to redistribute moisture
3. another 1-3 days in dryer
4. jar it up for however long you can last

 

[drybiedog]

Just drying the weed isn't what makes a good cure. Drying it slowly is the key.

 

[josh4321]

ya man the slower the better and id use jars over bags any day

 

[diggitydank420]

True, slower is better.

But how many of you can actually say that you slow dried and properly cured your entire first ever harvest?

 

[DankBudds]

subscibed...awsome...only on page 17..ha

 

[uptosumpn]

thx for your advice.. +rep for u bro for your advice and dryin tips overall...

i couldn't tell you from experience but if i were to use one of those this is how i would do it:

1. 2 days in said quick-dry box
2. 8-12 hours in jars to redistribute moisture
3. another 1-3 days in dryer
4. jar it up for however long you can last

 

[uptosumpn]

tell me why??

ya man the slower the better and id use jars over bags any day

 

[uptosumpn]

oh, I forgot to ask you, diggitydank420 ...what should humidity be while drying?? and that portable drying box i showed you, that would speed up the drying process?? ( i do know slower is better)I was just interested in that mainly for the odor killing while drying....sorry for the back to back posts yall.....

 

[diggitydank420]

In all honesty, I don't really think it's worth the build time or the money to make one of those dryers. I just let them dry out naturally, it does the trick.

As far as humidity goes, the lower the better.

 

[uptosumpn]

so basically, just throw em' in a cool, dry, dark place with a dehumidifier..and brown bag em' as well as the mason jars, (burping) per you chart? what about the odor while drying?

In all honesty, I don't really think it's worth the build time or the money to make one of those dryers. I just let them dry out naturally, it does the trick.

As far as humidity goes, the lower the better.

 

[diggitydank420]

so basically, just throw em' in a cool, dry, dark place with a dehumidifier..and brown bag em' as well as the mason jars, (burping) per you chart? what about the odor while drying?

It's just gonna smell like grass or pine until it is dry, at which point its odor will be very faint, after about a week the jar will get a nice dank smell to it, another week even better.

 

[uptosumpn]

gotcha...thanks again...

 

[smokin1]

This has been a great read. Just order sum WW the other day cant wait till they get here. Best of luck

When r u going to update again?