My first post and first time attempting to grow. I haven't even had time to lurk. Imagine my surprise that, if I manage to be successful, I have to wait months for it to cure. Then I read about freeze drying and I like kitchen gadgets.... not $3k worth though.
Anyone ever freeze dried and cured? Anyone ever heard of a business that does it for you for a fee?
Welcome to RIU!
Yeah, seeing 8 week curing times seem daunting - imagine your surprise when you discover that "6 weeks flowering" actually goes closer to 9 - or that just flipping the lights to 12/12 doesn't mean you're in week 1 of flowering!
- My current crop has been jarred a few weeks now, and I've just opened my second mason jar of Strawberry Kush - it will taste / smell / smoke better in a week or two, but it still beats dispo weed in every way - right now.
Smell that? --- You will soon.
You don't have to wait months for it to cure to smoke it. Sure it will get better and smoother with age, but if you harvested and dried properly, you can smoke it as soon as it is dry enough to do so. Not to mention while you are smoking some of it, you can leave the rest to cure in a separate jar. I am still smoking some that has been curing for the past 8 weeks now but I have been smoking it since it was dry on June 10.
The bold part.
People will berate you for harvesting early, or not curing long enough - and they're (kinda) right.
Ignore them.
This is your first grow - do this:
READ other journals that grow like you do and look like you want to --- do what they do.
**START A JOURNAL**
I keep my first in my sig - I did some things right, I jacked some things up, and shit just happened. I learned A LOT!
Do a smoke report when you harvest - everything - bag appeal, sparkle, scent, etc. <-- Read it while smoking your second harvest.