Drying VS Curing

jollygreen

jollygreen

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I just want to make sure I have this right:

First I want to cut them to hang, then I want to hang them in a dimly-lit room with 50-60% RH for several days-week until the stems bend but don't break, and the outside of the bud itself feels dry. Then I want to remove the stems and put them in jars keeping the lid on for 20-22 hours, then removing for 2-4 hours (repeating daily)?

So, is "curing" the act of letting them hang before jarring them, or is curing the part where you have them in jars?

I keep getting a lot of conflicting info on "what is curing" vs "what is drying".


Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'd rather look dumb and learn from it than stay dumb lol

Thanks,

-jg
 
mrCRC420

mrCRC420

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S'all good bro. Drying is hanging them. It removes alot of moisture and weight from your cut buds. Curing is jarring your dried bud. It moves moisture from the inside of the buds to the outside; thus creating an even dry/cure throughout. What you said above sounds good but don't rely on a time-schedule when it comes to burping; shorten or lengthen burping intervals in relation to how wet the bud is and how much you're risking mold. I think I usually burp twice a day; and not for 2 hours. Oh, also, while drying; I use 45-55% RH and 65-75 F; easy to remember (45,55,65,75) and it works.
 
jollygreen

jollygreen

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mrCRC420 said:
S'all good bro. Drying is hanging them. It removes alot of moisture and weight from your cut buds. Curing is jarring your dried bud. It moves moisture from the inside of the buds to the outside; thus creating an even dry/cure throughout. What you said above sounds good but don't rely on a time-schedule when it comes to burping; shorten or lengthen burping intervals in relation to how wet the bud is and how much you're risking mold. I think I usually burp twice a day; and not for 2 hours. Oh, also, while drying; I use 45-55% RH and 65-75 F; easy to remember (45,55,65,75) and it works.
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Okay, so I just read from a book written by Ed Rosenthal and he says (paraphased): "Curing is the process immediately after harvesting, but before drying, where for several days the plant's cells are still alive and their metabolic processes that turn carbohydrates into sugars are still active. This is done by storing the buds at a temperature of 60-70 degrees, at a humidity of 50%. After the buds are cured, they are dried."

Then he does on to describe different methods of drying, from air drying, to freeze drying, adjusting the temperature etc...

And he is like a fucking master pro pot grower... but a lot of people on here say it differently.. so now I don't know what to believe haha
 
mtgeezer

mtgeezer

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You do have to dry your plants to get rid of most of the moisture before you jar them otherwise they will mold when in the jars.

Yes, Ed is a master grower. Yes even master growers make mistakes or use different semantics for the same process. Yes editors and proof readers make mistakes. OK? One man's drying is another man's curing. They both go hand in hand. When you harvest you can trim immediately , before drying or after drying, personal choice but what most of us call drying is letting the plant air dry usually in the dark to purge the greater percentage of moisture out. THEN comes the slow cure. Curing is what gets rid of the green grass taste and develops the final smooth product.
 
mrCRC420

mrCRC420

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Word. In marijuana the white hairs are referred to as "pistils" whereas they are called "stamen" with other flowering plants. However; I'm definitely sticking with drying=hanging and curing=jarring b/c that's what people follow nowadays. And I call them pistils instead of Stamen b/c nobody would know wtf I'm talking about. Good point mtgeezer!
 
SimonD

SimonD

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jollygreen said:
Okay, so I just read from a book written by Ed Rosenthal and he says (paraphased): "Curing is the process immediately after harvesting, but before drying, where for several days the plant's cells are still alive and their metabolic processes that turn carbohydrates into sugars are still active. This is done by storing the buds at a temperature of 60-70 degrees, at a humidity of 50%. After the buds are cured, they are dried."

Then he does on to describe different methods of drying, from air drying, to freeze drying, adjusting the temperature etc...

And he is like a fucking master pro pot grower... but a lot of people on here say it differently.. so now I don't know what to believe haha
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It is impossible to cure before drying. Good luck.

Simon
 
mtgeezer

mtgeezer

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SimonD said:
It is impossible to cure before drying. Good luck.

Simon
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Depends on your jargon as I stated, Okra. To some a boot goes on your foot not the trunk of tour car just as a bonnet goes on your head as opposed to your car hood. Semantics. If some call drying fine and some call drying drying.
 
SimonD

SimonD

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mtgeezer said:
Depends on your jargon as I stated, Okra. To some a boot goes on your foot not the trunk of tour car just as a bonnet goes on your head as opposed to your car hood. Semantics. If some call drying fine and some call drying drying.
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There's really no one else who confuses the terminology. Every few month someone comes around citing the Book of Ed. Some even go so far as to extrapolate Ed's confusion into a working methodology, one which, of course, doesn't actually work. Can't in the known universe. As a rule, every one of these folks is either on his first grow or does not grow at all, and also as a rule, they insist on debating the issue via ignorance with those who have the most experience. I honestly don't understand the blind reliance.

Simon
 
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