Curing in Jars vs Ziplock Bags

TheChemist77

TheChemist77

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Medical Grower Wa. said:
So there you have it 2 truly honest, factual, and experienced versions. Both completely different from the other. Now you as the OP or anybody else who is curious about curing, can form their own opinion.

As I have read the same thing that this person posted, its in every marijuana cultivation book, you can't disagree with what he say cuz the scientist came up with all these neat weird words that makes it seem real fancy.

The one thing I do know though, is once my weed is dry it's ready to smoke. Regardless of strain. That means it's ready to sell. I do not hang my bud on the stem. I break my harvest all up in the nice little tiny dense nuglets and use a drying net. 5 days they're done. Then weighed, then into a ziplock baggie. Then into a customer's hand my bud will not survive long enough to cure. My weed goes 4 $500 a QP to people that are important to me. And 600 for everybody else, I am negotiable depending on strain.

Each level holds a half pound dry.

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oh and yes you can smoke it straight out the dryer,, but i cure mine,, not even for the taste or smell,,,which do improve w age but so when you burn it it burns to a nice white ash. smoke it right out the dryer you still get high but it burns diferently and you end up with black char in the bowl,,, but thats my opinion,,also true
 
TheChemist77

TheChemist77

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BWG707 said:
I know commercial growers that do the same thing you're doing. It's all about turn over. And yes it's smokable but when I grab some fresh out his harvest and cure for a couple months it really smokes a lot better. No comparison. Side by tests: un cured I cough and my throat burns (which ruins the high for me), cured bud smokes and tastes so much better, good expansion but no hot throat. This strain was tested at over 20%THC. I know my buds are tasting better and better. They've cured for about 4 months. I have smoked un cured buds that tasted good and were smooth but I always wonder how much better they might taste cured.
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YEP
 
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churchhaze

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The way I see it, drying is part of the curing process, and is more important than the jar curing part.

After 4 days of drying, if you were to quick dry it the rest of the way, it would already taste pretty good when compared to quick dried fresh cut.

Curing is a game of diminishing returns. The first day makes the biggest difference, but the next day less, the next day even less, and less and less... until each day only causes marginal changes.

I agree that if your product is not good after drying, your product also won't be good after a cure, but I also think the longer the cure, the better.

When my stuff is dry 1-2 weeks, I start smoking it AND curing it! :P
 
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TheChemist77

TheChemist77

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churchhaze said:
The way I see it, drying is part of the curing process, and is more important than the jar curing part.

After 4 days of drying, if you were to quick dry it the rest of the way, it would already taste pretty good when compared to quick dried fresh cut.

Curing is a game of diminishing returns. The first day makes the biggest difference, but the next day less, the next day even less, and less and less... until each day only causes marginal changes.

I agree that if your product is not good after drying, your product also won't be good after a cure, but I also think the longer the cure, the better.

I agree, i cure mine and smoke and cure,however my patients and the dispensary that takes my stuff ask for a 3 month cure,,so i do. The dispensery is very picky looking at it with microscopes and have even told me the thc and cbd content of a couple of my strains..then last year they ased me to give them 20 clones so i did...Now they want me to find new strains..i feel im being used at this point so i no longer deal w the dispensery only my patients.
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LaGrandePeche

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Hey Peeps,

New to the whole growing scene. This is my first time growing pot, and I am just wondering if I can get by curing my weed in a large Ziploc bag? I understand that glass jars are preferable, but can Ziploc bags get the job done? I find all your stories interesting, funny, and enjoyable!

Cheers!
 
Rurumo

Rurumo

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LaGrandePeche said:
Hey Peeps,

New to the whole growing scene. This is my first time growing pot, and I am just wondering if I can get by curing my weed in a large Ziploc bag? I understand that glass jars are preferable, but can Ziploc bags get the job done? I find all your stories interesting, funny, and enjoyable!

Cheers!
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yes you can. I highly recommend getting an accurate mini hygrometer so you can keep an eye on your RH levels. I got a bunch of the tiny dirt cheap ones on amazon and none were accurate or even matched each other, but both of my mini inkbird hygrometers are very accurate. Good luck!
 
TheChemist77

TheChemist77

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Totally changed, it’s almost not worth growing just to sell. But I smoke so I’m still growing,just smaller batches. I still get rid of oz here and there but never gonna get $400 an oz anymore now I’m lucky to get $200. Dispencery weed around here is garbage imo, had a friend get some with mold on it….not for me! I like my own shit,from seed to finish I know what’s gone into it, and no mold.
 
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