Ganjaluvrs Drying & Curing Broken Down into Understandable English

After reading this thread I have learned.

1 - The OP had no idea what he was talking about. Is now banned, and rejoined as another poster. 10-15% moisture content seams just a little low.
2 - Serapis seams to know what hes talking about.
3 - This thread should not be a sticky.

I'm curious so its 12/2-4 Hours. I keep reading people worrying about mold. (If you do it in the 12 hours on / 2-4 off it shouldn't mold right?)

Ryder on the Storm said:

After reading this thread I have learned.

1 - The OP had no idea what he was talking about. Is now banned, and rejoined as another poster. 10-15% moisture content seams just a little low.
2 - Serapis seams to know what hes talking about.
3 - This thread should not be a sticky.

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LMAO Couldn't have put it any better bro. +rep to u and +rep to serapis cause that is the most educated explanation of curing I've read

What about Doing it this way..? Flush two weeks, let the soil dry cut plant; long colas hang separate with all leafs on, smaller buds on a tray with leafs. When all leafs are crispy it's time to trim. Take a bud and sort through the stems
If it snaps ready to cure. Either glass jars or turkey bags.
12 hours later let the buds breathe for less than 5 hours. Every 2-3 days burp" the buds. For 3 weeks minimum of burping" then you can store

ok i got a question that anomalies brought up the issue with mold. to keep from mold you dry them out fully unlike ganjaluvr said i think you should dry them until the stem breaks. cause if you dry it till it bends it will have to much moisture for the curing process. MOISTURE=MOLD

It needs some moisture otherwise it will not cure... Weed that is completely bone dry that is sitting in a jar is not curing.. It is simply dry weed sitting in a jar...

Normally I jar it when the buds are crispy and dry on the outside but still moist on the inside, you can tell by gently squeezing a bud between your fingers.. This will draw that inner moisture out nice and slow which is exactly what you want..

Basically if there is too much moisture and you are getting condensation on the jar 1. They are not dry enough and 2. It will cause mold

datdpeGY247 said:

ok i got a question that anomalies brought up the issue with mold. to keep from mold you dry them out fully unlike ganjaluvr said i think you should dry them until the stem breaks. cause if you dry it till it bends it will have to much moisture for the curing process. MOISTURE=MOLD

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i'm glad for the help on curing as it's my first time and there is so much information you don't know which ones are right i'm doing my growing in the greenhouse. when i first started they were so skinny but now they look nice and healthy, i'm hoping they will be ready sept or early oct

I have grown for years but have never mastered drying and curing. I think your comment about not understanding curing should lead people to other occupations...I could almost guarantee you the plants that have come out of my worst grow session would closely compare to 99% of all cultivators best weed! Not trying to brag or boast but drying and curing IS NOT botany so, in essence, does not make a bad grower if he/she comes up with crispy weed!
Now, this is a personal preference and is no reference to what I do with my final product. I like doing the hang dry for two days in a cool damp place and then compressing it into a brick for the curing. Now, I understand that this is what the Mexican cartel does for all there weed and it turns out "dirty or soily" tasting but it takes the guesswork out of it all and nearly impossible to mess up. Anyways, thanks for the tips on the correct way to dry and cure, this next harvest I will be using your advice but answer me this: if I follow your steps to the "t", will you guarantee a full refund of my product amount if it gets messed up!? Jk tho...
Will somebody please teach Thai stick techniques...or is that something that has been phased out?
One last question. I have been growing Strawberry cough strains for 2 years now in organics and have noticed very large main stem colas, kinda like the donkey dick strain, my problem is the supersized buds morphing into sticks and stems after the drying process. Where am I going wrong? Am I drying to fast? Do I need more humidity in the dryin space I'm using? This same phenomena seems to also accour in ditch weed, big buds when wet but microscopic after being dried. Don't ask me why I know this...lol!
HELP

this is a very useful thread to anyone. i really like your reference to whats known as homeostasis (the process of taking dry buds with wet stems and placing them into the jar to extract the moisture from within the bud to make all the buds and stems equally distribute the remaining water). as u let the jar open u allow the process of the buds to dry on the outer shell, but still hold moisture. the longer u repeat this process, the more aroma, taste, and potency your buds will have in the end. it takes time to successfully remove the chlorophyll (remaining chlorophyll stuck in plant kills taste majorly, making your buds pop and crackel as u smoke, leaving you bummed to know you spent so much precious time making your crop the best it can, and losing all that because u rushed the dry/cure over impatience. ive prolonged the curing process to up to 10 days, especially with dense buds. dense buds need to under go the cure process longer leaving them in the closed jar for less time, but repeating it frequently since dense buds hold more moisture. there is no set time for this process. all strains vary, so never come up with a set regimen, learn your strains and practice to make each one perfect.

Great post and thread ! My single question is this however :

You said, and I quote "You want to leave around 10% to 15% water content inside the middle of the buds.. "

How does a person know when that perfect moisture content is reached ? Thanks

See what happens to you when you have 2 pounds in brick form.

scoobydent said:

i,ve dried my bud,s too much no moisture in jars how do i repair this or am i stuck with it ?

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add fresh bud no worm farm food!

mantiszn said:

it needs some moisture otherwise it will not cure... Weed that is completely bone dry that is sitting in a jar is not curing.. It is simply dry weed sitting in a jar...

Normally i jar it when the buds are crispy and dry on the outside but still moist on the inside, you can tell by gently squeezing a bud between your fingers.. This will draw that inner moisture out nice and slow which is exactly what you want..

Basically if there is too much moisture and you are getting condensation on the jar 1. They are not dry enough and 2. It will cause mold

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absolutely right! Which is why i use the paper bag!

just take it easy dont have a stoner moment/newb relapse were here for ya!

KNUCKLES420 said:

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

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Roll it up in a tarp and put it in the sun like that old man cog does the biker man look him on youtube, I saw all his videos like 4 years ago nothing special, he chops his plants down, throws them on a tarp rolls a tight tarp joint and leaves em in the sun hahahaha yummmmmm ggaaaaagggggggaaaaa gaaaaaaagggg!!! puke!

I'm reading that thears people dropping water in tha jar,??? If I need to moist my bud ill drop a leaf in

when hanging the buds from a line does it matter if i use a fan?

very informative thread burping the jar just makes sense can't wait!!

Thank you OP for this informative post. You are right, there is a lot of information out there. As a newbie to all of this, I appreciate all the help I can get.

If anybody wouldn't mind helping out a dumbass, I'm having difficulty understanding this line:

ganjaluvr said:

Each time you put the lid on.. the humidity inside the jar(s) will slowly evaporate the moisture from inside the middle of the bud as well as the stem

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Everything up to there and after, is clear. Does this mean, after the first 12 hrs (where I am at now), you remove the lid to let out the moisture and leave it off for 2-4 hrs. "When you put the lid back on" OK, this is where I'm losing it.
"The humidity inside the jar". What humidity? I just open it to let OUT the humidity...
"the humidity inside the jar(s) will slowly evaporate the moisture from inside the middle of the bud" Am I reading this right? Humidity evaporates moisture?

Sorry, I'm so dense, maybe it's because I've been without for so long.

edit: I assume that this works for "brick" weed? If not, I won't bother continuing the process.