Harvest Time: A Tutorial

GreenBuddha619

GreenBuddha619

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I just started curing about 2 days ago. I left my buds to dry until they were dry to the touch and the branches were still bendy (couple snapped) I harvest 119.5g of wet weight and it is now down to a little more than 30g. I put it in a mason jar where the buds fill it up about 1/2 way and I have been burping every 12 hrs for about 2 hours. My bud seems to be really getting really moist. Is that supposed to be happening?
 
rastadred22

rastadred22

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GreenBuddha619 said:
I just started curing about 2 days ago. I left my buds to dry until they were dry to the touch and the branches were still bendy (couple snapped) I harvest 119.5g of wet weight and it is now down to a little more than 30g. I put it in a mason jar where the buds fill it up about 1/2 way and I have been burping every 12 hrs for about 2 hours. My bud seems to be really getting really moist. Is that supposed to be happening?
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sounds like u might have picked a little to early to be loosin so much weight...i love about 60% of the weight during the dry...the reason as to y curing works is becuase not only is the bud fermenting....it is pushing the moisture from in the bud and stems out to the outer bud...and this is wen u open the jar untill u get that dry feeling wen u touch them and u complete the process...u should do this untill they are sticky...have a great smell, and taste...and at this point u should get a snap in the stem and they will b done
 
MsBotwin

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My brother told me I will need to dry my buds for 2 weeks(sounds reasonable). Then cure for at least 4-6 weeks. Sounds NUTS! Is this true? Because from this thread, it seems like you're only curing a few days. This is a personal use grow. Yes, I want to do it right, but I can't even imagine that it needs a month to a month and a half of curing time!
 
K21701

K21701

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The longer you cure the smoother and better tasting it gets. It is not necessary to cure that long, but it does make it that much better!
 
G37Kush

G37Kush

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hey wassup guys im currently 8 1/2 weeks into flowering and my 3 clones are looking pretty ripe. How long do you guys think I have til I'm done or am I done already? Thanks for any input

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Ive lowered my 600W quantum ballast to 50% a couple days ago and have flushed twice with only RO water and Advanced Nutrients Final Phase Phed to 5.8.
 
DaLeftHandMan

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they look great man! im not quite an expert yet in this field but ide have to say done, not done (2 weeks maybe?) i cant really tell from the pic..maybe a week. but they look tastey!

whats the best light situation for drying? i have small plants almost done, im just hanging them whole..should they have a dark cycle? im worried about mold
 
katwoman2012

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MsBotwin said:
My brother told me I will need to dry my buds for 2 weeks(sounds reasonable). Then cure for at least 4-6 weeks. Sounds NUTS! Is this true? Because from this thread, it seems like you're only curing a few days. This is a personal use grow. Yes, I want to do it right, but I can't even imagine that it needs a month to a month and a half of curing time!
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I keep my pot in their curing jars and smoke it til it's gone. I just dried a PK (two days) and took a bud straight from the stem and it smoked great. I don't recognize the more I smoke (meaning the longer it's been cured) any difference. Good luck with it! PS. Flush with molasses ~ nothing better :)
 
kana

kana

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i just harvested my plants and have them hanging in a dark open closet, the closet is close to a window and it feels cool inside the closet, do i also need to put a fan inside? or is it fine as it is?
 
GreenBuddha619

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Hey guys I posted few days ago about my Bubblicious still being a little damp when in the jars. I have noticed it still smells grassy I'm thinking I put them in there a little early and possibly the jar had too much air in it.

I just harvested my Blue Dream and would like to avoid the grassy smell that I am getting from my Bubblicious. It has been hanging for almost 4 days now and all the nugs are dry to the touch and their stems are still bendy and dont snap. I have checked to weight here yesterday and today. The nug in the pic below was originally wet weight was 40.1g, last night it was 17.5g and today it is down to 13.7g.

Do you guys think they are ready to go in the mason jars? The nugs should fill the mason jars up about 75-80% correct? Should I be cutting the buds off the stems I have them hanging on to a more manageable size or put it all in a mason jar the way it is?







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GreenBuddha619

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K21701 said:
I cut mine off the stems so they fit better....leave enough room in the jar for some air movement. As for the grassy smell...it will go away the longer you cure. I keep one of these in my cure jar until I know it is safe to keep it sealed up:

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At what humidity do you burp the jars and what humidity do consider safe to keep it sealed?
 
K21701

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Depends on where the humidity is at...65% I burp once a day and leave it open for an hour and if it is higher than that burp it twice a day. Check it a couple of times a day. Once it hits 60% I just leave it sealed.
 
43Hitman

43Hitman

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Hey fdd, thanks for this thread, it has been really helpful. I have harvested several small Auto Flower crops now and it wouldn't have turned out nearly as well with out the info in this thread. I found some black glass jars and Bed Bath and Beyond which is awesome for curing! You don't have to worry about light ruining the process.
 
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