Ganjaluvrs Drying & Curing Broken Down into Understandable English

[bogyman57]

so if your dying and you get the smell of fresh cut cucumbers is that something to worry about? or is that normal? i googled it and their are people that say its the chlorophyll from the fruits. How true is this? cause I personally don't think it should but that's why I'm here . going on my second harvest and don't want the same results. smelled dank on the plant

I have always had the same problem with mine.
It smells like a fresh mowed lawn after it goes in the jar, and that smell NEVER goes away - even after curing/burping for months.
BigBang, Papaya, Aurora...
Granted, these are "low smell" strains, but I can't seem to get that "good stink" everyone loves so much.

Any Pointers?

 

[BigGuy0909]

Ok... I've been growing for about a year now (hydroponics) with a buddy that has been growing for several years and let's just say we didn't make good buddy's. Sooo... I'm trying to carry on the tradition. He had his responsibilities and I had mind... so it's been an interesting learning path. This curing thing has me confused. We never did the curing in a jar thing. We harvest, cut the buds, trim the buds and then throw it in a 3 tier net, in the dark, in the grow room for about 5 to 6 days (depending on humidity and all that) to dry and it was done. Turned out awesome, great smoke, great taste, great everything. In fact I've never even heard of the curing thing until I started reading this site. Obviously by the postings, everyone pretty much does the curing thing... I'm just confused how the way we were doing it turned awesome without the curing process???????

 

[paOol]

Ok... I've been growing for about a year now (hydroponics) with a buddy that has been growing for several years and let's just say we didn't make good buddy's. Sooo... I'm trying to carry on the tradition. He had his responsibilities and I had mind... so it's been an interesting learning path. This curing thing has me confused. We never did the curing in a jar thing. We harvest, cut the buds, trim the buds and then throw it in a 3 tier net, in the dark, in the grow room for about 5 to 6 days (depending on humidity and all that) to dry and it was done. Turned out awesome, great smoke, great taste, great everything. In fact I've never even heard of the curing thing until I started reading this site. Obviously by the postings, everyone pretty much does the curing thing... I'm just confused how the way we were doing it turned awesome without the curing process???????

it's simple. you had a pretty good smoke and thought that was the best you could get. You didn't have anything to compare to before you learned about curing.
if you tried a properly cured sample and compared it to your usual uncured bud, then you'd no longer be confused.

 

[StonerKid1]

what are the best conditions for hanging and drying weed HELP?

 

[MaryWanna420]

awesome post!!! and big ups to the last sentence lol... +REP

 

[Zonk]

Newbe Just want to say Thank you for the post

 

[nmate2oo2]

For the guys like me who would rather have hard numbers to work with rather than guessing when a plant is 10-15% hydrated....this is the link for you.

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237

No guessing. No black magic or experience needed. Cure like a pro from your first grow.

Your welcome!

Organic

is this legit cuz I don't like the 10-15% guesswork the original poster and everyone else seems to be suggesting

 

[auntavis]

Just cut and hung them on Saturday....some smaller buds were dry today, but I'm letting the bigger ones hang longer. This is my first harvest, so I'm nervous as hell. I clipped some earlier last week for a different flavor, but it got too dry and the cure didn't work. They never got moist again in the jar. It has a great buzz, but still smells like hay. I'm hoping these I jarred tonight do better. I've read this over and over to try to learn something every time, and I appreciated the post! +rep for you!

 

[aotearoa420]

How would you do really large amounts, I have way to much for jars but want a great cure. Great post thanks

Can you use anything else apart from jars???? air tight 10L Plastic containers????

 

[inzotic]

Hey Kia ora aotearoa, I see your where I am! ...

I also am wondering whats the next best thing to use after glass jars, I have 7 filled and haven't got anymore jars, What could i use??

 

[Brick Top]

Originally Posted by gom

What's everybody's thoughts about giving the plant 24 or 48 hours of total dark before cutting down to harvest?

I know some do this. I want to know why? Whats it doing for the plant?

interested in knowing this exact question also....

"The Stichting Institute of Medical marijuana (SIMM), the first company to sell marijuana through the pharmacies of Holland, has been investigating the medical possibilities of cannabis, together with TNO laboratories and the University of Leiden.

One of their discoveries has been that to keep the ripe plants in the dark before harvesting could increase their potency.SIMM’s growers separated a crop of mature plants, harvested half of them and kept the other half in absolute darkness for 72 hours before cutting and drying. Analysis of the resulting dried buds showed that some varieties had seen an increase of THC of up to 30%, while CBD and CBN remained the same."

 

[jpsspecial]

i have to say this is the best post for curing

 

[jimmyjam22]

Thankyou, that tiny bit of info has made my mind up lol. Ill be doing th 72 hours thing when i harvest in 5 weeks or so. Im going to leave one out and compare them.

 

[glassblower209]

Fdd says he uses turkey bags.

I use turkey bags in a clean 5 gallon bucket for curing and it works great

 

[beelstyle]

is this legit cuz I don't like the 10-15% guesswork the original poster and everyone else seems to be suggesting

Great link man, I just use my current Thermometer which also checks humidity, put that in the jar and all set.

 

[krane]

awsome man cleared up a couple of things for me, thanks

 

[zootboy33]

really helped me out. thanks man

 

[Himself]

I have jars! Just send me your buds and I will cure'm up reeeal good for you. Yeah that's the ticket!

 

[krok]

edit: deleted my own post

EDIT2: OK, I'm trying again.
Just in case anyone is confused about the 10-15% moisture figure. Forget about it.
Use a hygrometer in your jars.
Search for a thread called "perfect cure every time" by "Simon".

When RH drops below 55% curing is DONE and will not continue.

From memory (DO check out the thread, I could remember wrong):

RH:

70%+ too wet, take out and dry a little - depending.

65% - 70% almost in perfect cure-zone, slowly get it down to 65% by burping.

60% - 65% stems snap, buds are sticky, and are now curing. Still, continue til 60%

55% - 60% no chance for mold, can be stored without burping. Still curing.

below 55% too dry, curing has stopped and can not continue. If you add moisture, you get wet buds - not a restart of curing.

 

[scoore]

Good Read!!!!!!!