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justparanoid
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Maybe that's why my harvests have been to dry. I waited until there was no bend left then jar'ed it. this grow i will wait till the bud is try but the stems bend and jar it. Now if i could just stop myself from sampling it too much i'll be fine.
JP
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Cali.Grown>408
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haha yea i feel u bro, i've never done the full 6week cure actually..i think its from sampling it to much as well lol but i just harvested today so ima try to do a full 6week cure this time..but no matter what christmas day im smoking a fat blunt of this shit
SmokeN'Toke
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Straight, thanks for the advice. It's not necessary to take them physicaly out of the jar right? Just opening it should be enough?
LetricBud
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Its hard to say...Its all about how comfortable you are with the mositure level of the bud. Its not that exact of a science...but its easy to let it get too wet and have mold.
Like i think we've mentioned before....hang dry until the buds are slightly crispy, and the stems are slightly crisp, but still bendy. Thats when i bag, until the bud re-moistens...and then re-dries (about 4-7 days).
Thats sorta my rule of thumb...if its dry enough to smoke a joint, and the joint burns evenly without burning too fast, then its time to cure in jars.
I prefer using Ball Mason Jars, in the 2 quart (1/2 gallon) size. They are big enough for large colas, and theyre cheap. About $12 for 6 of em.
Cure for at least 2 weeks in jars.
Cali.Grown>408
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no its not necessary but i do it just so they get alot of fresh air when i "burp" em
SmokeN'Toke
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Thanks bro...you've been a lot of help. My girlfriend is trying to tell me curing doesn't make a difference. But wtf do women know haha.
SmokeN'Toke
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Alright tight man, thanks. Do you feel like the paper bag helps?
Cali.Grown>408
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lol ur girlfriend aint even knowing..a good cure can make a difference but to me its mainly how u grow it and genetics..but a good cure make's those trichomes pop and the smell and the taste gets a little better
SmokeN'Toke
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I know right haha. Yeah I know it's important. I have never grown before...this is my first time. But I have a strong gardening backround you know, and it's still a plant. Yes a glorius plant...but still a plant.
Alright let me run this past you guys...I think this is what I will do. Oh Cali you didn't answer my question. Do you think the paper bag part is a good idea?
But here it is:
I'm going to hang up my plants for a few days. First, i'll trim off all the leaves. I'm going to hang each individual plant from my clothes line with paperclips inside my closet. I'll have a fan blowing gently on them to if you guys think that's cool. Then once the buds are crisp, but the stem can still bend, i'll take them down and seperate the buds. I'll then put them in an airtight container for a month or so, opening the jars an hour a day.
How does that sound?
Cali.Grown>408
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umm paper bags thing works but i usually use a plastic lucky's bag and once the humidity goes back into the buds i re hang em then do it again a few times..ok so u said ur ganna have ur fan blowing ur buds, NO not a good idea u want a fan in their but dont have it blowing ur buds it could make em dry to fast and maybe do some other damage..so heres what i do..i cut my plant and hang it the first 2days then i start trimming off all the leaves or just pulling em off the plant (thats y i wait 2days to trim) the leaves just come right off the plant usually..then after 3-7 more days hanging (depending on the size of the buds) i start the paper bag or plastic bag thing..i do that for a few more days then hang em for 2days straight then start the curing process..curing last 1-6weeks for me but a good cure is 4-6weeks
SmokeN'Toke
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Really? That much drying? I fugured after all that the bud would be well enough past the "bendy stem" phase which is when I gather you should start curing.
Barrelhse
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I can't add much that hasn't been discussed, although there is one factor that I always keep in mind while drying & curing. It is the chlorophyll in the leaf that causes harshness and a green, minty (unpleasant) taste. If the bud dries quickly the chlorophyl has no time to break down and is locked into the dry, green, leaf. It will always be there once the leaf dries, so you need to give it an opportunity to leave the building before the tissue has dried completely. To do this the buds must be bagged or jarred before the stems snap, of course, allowing the moisture to keep the tissue viable as the chemical processes take place. Other compounds break down, too, and help to flavor the cured product. Think of an apple that was sour when you got it, but it was all sugar a few days later. Even though it had been picked for several days it still continued to ripen and change.
SmokeN'Toke
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Thanks man. Good to know. I mean how fast it dries as far as chlorophyl goes doesnt really matter, right? Isn't that one of the functions of curing?
MuntantLizzard
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Spraying sugar water on the roots when you pull them up and hang them up side down whole.
Decades older than most folks on here.
Decades older than most folks on here.
SmokeN'Toke
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What does that do?
Cali.Grown>408
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yea thats what i usually do..give or take a few days maybe..it all depends on the size of the buds and how dry its getting..like right now i harvested my plant 2days ago and my RH was at 35-45 temp 77 and my shit is drying to fast but i cant get my temp down..so ima bag it up tmrw till it gets moist then re hang it
bonjo78
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it all depends from the air moirture , the rule of the thumb is to jar the product while it is still difficult to smash a nugget into crumble , if its dry enough to tear apart with just a finger snap is too late
for the 1st few days buds should be moist when jar opens , thats why u need to leave it take air daily for a week or so , moisture though should never been builded up in the glass walls of the jar , u need to be a bit less humid than that
a perfect cured bud should feel like velvet to the touch , it has to have a look like its not a real plant matter but more like an imitation of it , if all humidity is out the bud simply cant "cure"
3 days of drying before jaring is relativelly little time , chlorophil may not have time to fade out completelly giving to the product a leafy or even worse hay taste
for the 1st few days buds should be moist when jar opens , thats why u need to leave it take air daily for a week or so , moisture though should never been builded up in the glass walls of the jar , u need to be a bit less humid than that
a perfect cured bud should feel like velvet to the touch , it has to have a look like its not a real plant matter but more like an imitation of it , if all humidity is out the bud simply cant "cure"
3 days of drying before jaring is relativelly little time , chlorophil may not have time to fade out completelly giving to the product a leafy or even worse hay taste
SmokeN'Toke
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Wait I thought bagging was another way to dry? haha. Is it a way to cure? I didn't know bagging redistributed moisture.