Any1 mix charas an cronic??

are you waiting to smoke to let them cure? that would be good. have you read that people say to put them in glass jars to cure? I have read that a lot.

carcass91 said:

I live in Mumbai dude And yeah, im a BIIIG fan of cricket, both IPL and International

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Are you a fan of the Indians? It is sad they are not playing in India this year, but I am glad they are playing. I can not wait for the IPL to start.

I like test cricket the best, but I really like seeing all the different players in the ipl against each other. It is like an international all star tournament. I liked seeing the players from different countries play together, and also see young indian players that most the world had not heard about getting a chance to play against the best. Some of the small name bowlers, got the wickets of the worlds best.... that is great. I think it is funny for anyone to suggest that ipl isn't good for Indian cricket in general. It is such good experience for the younsters. I think I would be upset if I was the coach of the other countries, having my best players go overseas for 1.5 monthes risking injury while not representing the country. oh well.

I like the dehli daredevils becuase sehwag is my favorite. my wife liked the royals, so she was happy they won.

For internatioal cricket I support englands team, but I also like the indian team becuase I like the players on it. I like sehwag a lot. Also i like zaheer khan, harbijan, yovraj, and dhoni. I was watching the tests where mishra was just starting last year and he did very well.

If I go to mumbai, we'll smoke

Also, I've been smoking with my chillum more than my bubbler lately. I want to get a proper chillum, this one is hard to get tightly in my hand.

Right after all the plants have been harvested, it is time to manicure them. Manicuring is simply cutting off the leaves that were growing from the buds. Cut off all the leaves surrounding the bud, so that just the bud remains.

Drying marijuana After Harvest

You probably don't want to smoke marijuana that is harsh and bad tasting. If you do not take time to dry the bud, you will not get the best possible smell and taste your crop is capable of producing.

Proper drying and curing will also ensure maximum potency of the marijuana you have grown. marijuana is not potent just after harvest. Some of the THC is in a non-psychoactive acidic form. Drying marijuana the right way will convert the non-psychoactive acidic compounds into psychoactive THC.

The area where the drying is done should be dark. Light and high temperatures (higher than about 80 degrees) will cause THC to break down into less desirable chemicals, this will lower the potency of the finished product.

curing marijuana

It will take at least a week or two to dry the crop with temperatures between 65-75 degrees F and relative humidity between 45%-55%. You will know when the marijuana is dry if the stems snap or break (rather than fold) when they are bent. Try smoking a small bud (1/2 gram or less) in a joint to be sure it is dry enough.

At this time, small buds will be dry enough to smoke. But larger buds should be cured (slow dried) to ensure that the marijuana is as potent and tasty as possible. If necessary, you can set aside buds that are less than 1/2 gram for smoking, while larger buds cure.

The cure lasts a week or two. The aim of what you are doing is evenly finishing the slow dry process, so that mold will not grow when the buds are stored long term. Also, by the end of the cure, any remaining inactive THC will be converted to active THC (that increases potency).


To cure the crop, you will need one or more containers made out of glass or plastic. Some people say plastic can impart a taste to the marijuana. Personally, plastic containers that some types of roll your own tobacco are sold in, have no negative effect on the taste.

Containers that have a rubber seal work best, but any type of container with a tight fitting lid will do. One quart canning jars do a very good job if you are curing a few pounds or less. They have a rubber seal and hold 2 or more ounces of marijuana per one quart jar.

When curing quantities in excess of a few pounds, large (over 40 quarts) plastic storage boxes are recommended. They are not air tight, but will do the job when smaller air tight containers are not practical.


Gently place your marijuana in the containers (cut buds to size if the are too big to fit in the container) and put the top on. Store the containers in a dark area where the temperature is between 50-65 degrees and the humidity is between 40%-60%.

You will have to open the containers for a few minutes to allow moisture to escape by fanning with your hand. If any moisture builds up on the inside of the cap on your container, wipe it off. Do this preferably 2-6 times daily, at regular 4-12 hour intervals.

You should also re-arrange the buds by giving them a quarter-turn once a day. This will ensure that different parts of the buds are exposed to the air in the container. Keep up this routine for 7-10 days. When properly dried, marijuana will burn evenly when smoked in a joint (if stems are removed).

The taste will be as good as it can be, and the THC will have reached a point where it is ready to be ingested or stored. You can keep any marijuana that will be consumed within a few months (1 year maximum) in the same containers used for curing, without having to keep opening them to release moisture.

If the marijuana is to be stored for more than a few months, you can use a vacuum sealer (designed for storing food) to seal the marijuana in an airtight environment. If stored in a dark area that is between 40-55 degrees F, the marijuana in vacuum sealed plastic will remain potent for up to 5 years.

Dry marijuana can be stored in a frost-free freezer, but some of the THC on the outer part of the buds may be damaged when frozen. A refrigerator is in the right temperature range but they tend to be humid (unless you can control the humidity).

If stored in an area of high humidity for months or years, even vacuum sealed marijuana can eventually become as humid as the surrounding air. This will necessitate drying it again before smoking. But, unless mold develops, humidity itself will not degrade the THC or make the marijuana any less potent.
Light will degrade some of the THC, so dark containers can be used for storage. If you place the marijuana in a see through container, it will have to be located in a dark area that is not exposed to light or high temperatures.

Always make sure too properly dry your marijuana prior to storage, if you grow your own or if the stuff you have is very moist. And remember that to preserve marijuana potency at a maximum level, keep any exposure to air, heat, and light at a minimum.

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good stuff yamin! helpful, sound info... thanks for your knowledge

Dr. Greenhorn said:

good stuff yamin! helpful, sound info... thanks for your knowledge

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anytime.......

jigfresh said:

very good looking. Too bad about the seeds, but the buds look great. You must be very proud. thanks for the pics

are you waiting to smoke to let them cure? that would be good. have you read that people say to put them in glass jars to cure? I have read that a lot.

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the seeds...... its sad but was kind of expected......
there is way too much wild grow around......

my closet grow is doing really well.... no seeds!!!!

ive gt a lot more pics posted in my journal

cheers

nice thread... i just got lost in it for 2 hrs.... ha

carcass91 said:

Dude, if u come to India, i will treat u to the BEST of Hash... some real Tasty and Authentic Weed. I will make u smoke a strain that is actually 3000 years old
If u are into Shrooms, Man, we'll trip on shrooms together....hehe

When do u plan to come dude??

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i really want to go 2 india,
ive heard from a friend that
back at his home town theres this huge ass temple near his place, and inside the temple, theres like a huge ass garden fulll of weeed,
i really wana go there, but before the summer.
where abouts in india can i score weed really easily?

il3fe said:

where abouts in india can i score weed really easily?

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everywhere.....

il3fe said:

i really want to go 2 india,
ive heard from a friend that
back at his home town theres this huge ass temple near his place, and inside the temple, theres like a huge ass garden fulll of weeed,
i really wana go there, but before the summer.
where abouts in india can i score weed really easily?

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hope u found it interesting....

cheers

your homegrown is lookin nice yaar

yamin said:

i smoke the chillum with a two handed grip.... like in carcass91's pic

with this method i can create and hold the density i want in my hands b4 letting the smoke into my mouth

u have to pull it like a hookah.... directly in.... otherwise it hurts

dont worry abt learning how to smoke chillums in india..... i was taught by some1 and i have taught countless ppl my grip....most new smokers will do exactly what u originally did.... put the pipe to your mouth....

the vacuume got to b perfect

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i learned to smoke a chillum at the age of 15 from my dreadlocked hippy roomate at my dads house. loved it everyday for a year or so,, then it broke. since then i have not smoked out of one, im now 27 years old... long time hu? however im a damn hooka lover fer sure, almost everyone i smoke out w/ shish tobacco and chronic, almost everyone says its their first time. i love to spread the knowledge!

in fact i have an authentic middle eastern hooka from afghanastan (if i spelt that right)... yamin ima get some pics up for ya.... i think you'll like

ink slingin' in the 805 said:

i learned to smoke a chillum at the age of 15 from my dreadlocked hippy roomate at my dads house. loved it everyday for a year or so,, then it broke. since then i have not smoked out of one, im now 27 years old... long time hu? however im a damn hooka lover fer sure, almost everyone i smoke out w/ shish tobacco and chronic, almost everyone says its their first time. i love to spread the knowledge!

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i adapted a middle eastern style hooka to smoke weed out of. i just put a bowl with a long stem in the top and pulled it out for a carb. it worked pretty good, the hit was really smooth. i bought mine at a middle eastern grocery store for like $20. the head shops charge way too much.

jack tripper said:

your homegrown is lookin nice yaar

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"yaar" - where r u from..... how long have u lived in india???
that is a word only indians use.....

thanks man...... still got like 15-20 days to go b4 i can start sampling the goods

ink slingin' in the 805 said:

i learned to smoke a chillum at the age of 15 from my dreadlocked hippy roomate at my dads house. loved it everyday for a year or so,, then it broke. since then i have not smoked out of one, im now 27 years old... long time hu? however im a damn hooka lover fer sure, almost everyone i smoke out w/ shish tobacco and chronic, almost everyone says its their first time. i love to spread the knowledge!

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i had 1 hookah once as well..... maybe when i was 17..... my dog broke that..... i remember i used to put like 2 grams of dope in it...... dont really remember the hit that well....

post some pics soon for sure.......

the ball of hash in my pic that u saw would take me an entire day to rub.... an experienced grown man half that time....

but it depends.... in the most potent valley of the mountains hash literally drips off the plants in the morning..... there it would take like 30min....

on the other hand there is a tray of little black ganja balls.... those were made out of a paste of mushed buds and leaves that v in india call bhang....

this is how i smoke a chillum..... taking pics with 1 hand so i can only show 1 side.....

this is a pic of my chillum ( 2005 fabio ) the stone and a cleaning stick


How to hold....




this is the where i pull from


now.... these 4 fingers must b straight at all times and no air should pass through


this is how the grip looks from both sides





Now use your other hand to close this side..... try to create the best possible vacuum...

some pics sadhu/baba smoking chillums with the same grip i found on the net

yamin said:

"yaar" - where r u from..... how long have u lived in india???
that is a word only indians use.....

thanks man...... still got like 15-20 days to go b4 i can start sampling the goods

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i've been to india a few times, so i've picked up a bit of the local slang. i even know the curse words like ben chode

yamin & carcass91 (or anyone else too) do you have any suggestions on what material chillum to get. I found stone, glass, wood, and clay. I do not think I will get a glass one, but don't know the best of the others. I would guess the stone might get hot, but maybe not.

Anyways it is awesome I know now how to smoke 1 handed or 2. I can't try the 2 handed method until I get someone to light it for me, haha.

jigfresh said:

yamin & carcass91 (or anyone else too) do you have any suggestions on what material chillum to get. I found stone, glass, wood, and clay. I do not think I will get a glass one, but don't know the best of the others. I would guess the stone might get hot, but maybe not.

Anyways it is awesome I know now how to smoke 1 handed or 2. I can't try the 2 handed method until I get someone to light it for me, haha.

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the whole point of smoking a chillum is smoking in a group... that is why so many indians have a two handed grip..... plus i just pull more from a 2 handed grip.......

any who..... clay man...... i must have smoked 1000 chillums till now and 990 were clay...... i only use clay.... stone or glass sometimes......