Ganjaluvrs Drying & Curing Broken Down into Understandable English
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GrowWeedMakeMoney
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i have a question,
does it HAVE to be a 12/2 or 12/4 or can i just have the lid off whenever i think its wet enough or put it back on whenever i think its dry enough?
does it HAVE to be a 12/2 or 12/4 or can i just have the lid off whenever i think its wet enough or put it back on whenever i think its dry enough?
smokeymcpiff
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Question, my buds have been drying for two days i put a small fan at the bottom of my cubbord to keep the air moving the outside of the bud feels very crispy should i star curing ?
GrowWeedMakeMoney
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^ yes. like he said, crispy on the outside and the stems bend but dont snap
Himself
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Mr Neutron lad,
That part is clear as mud. So here goes; Once the air dried buds are dry on the outside, stem cra... and all THEN cut nugs from stem and jar them.
Now the outer part of the bud is dry but the inner part of the bud has moisture remaining. This moisture will spread to the outside until the entire moisture content is spread throughout the bud more or less evenly.
When you burp the jar you are letting out moisture laden air and replacing it with air that is a bit more dry. When you seal the jar (with the dry air in it) the dry air will pull moisture from the bud. So each time you burp the jar you are drying the contents in small increments.
That part is clear as mud. So here goes; Once the air dried buds are dry on the outside, stem cra... and all THEN cut nugs from stem and jar them.
Now the outer part of the bud is dry but the inner part of the bud has moisture remaining. This moisture will spread to the outside until the entire moisture content is spread throughout the bud more or less evenly.
When you burp the jar you are letting out moisture laden air and replacing it with air that is a bit more dry. When you seal the jar (with the dry air in it) the dry air will pull moisture from the bud. So each time you burp the jar you are drying the contents in small increments.
poplars
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I'm just wondering how I would do this for a huge outdoor harvest? typically you'd dry until snap stem then jar it up opening it once a day for 3 weeks... but this is entirely different... this requires the buds to be trimmed while semi moist (crispy outside....) then jarred...
I'm just not sure how I could possibly trim up my entire crop before it all went dry...
I mean is it just a shitload more work to do it this way but it is that much more worth it so we do it anyways?
I'm just not sure how I could possibly trim up my entire crop before it all went dry...
I mean is it just a shitload more work to do it this way but it is that much more worth it so we do it anyways?
farmboy420
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Found this post and really glad, never done it quite this way but it makes sense, I have some nice ones 30 days from harvest and am going to do it just this way....Thanks for sharing you hard work...
420keepitgreen420
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Ganjaluvr my friend you have helped me understand what people have been trying to tell me for quite some time now . i never fully knew about the whole jar process but thank you . and how you say most of the incorrect information is posted by teenagers i think that that is only half true because there are a lot of adults that have only just started in the scene and know very little other to what they have heard if you get me
420keepitgreen420
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Ganjaluvr my friend you have helped me understand what people have been trying to tell me for quite some time now . i never fully knew about the whole jar process but thank you . and how you say most of the incorrect information is posted by teenagers i think that that is only half true because there are a lot of adults that have only just started in the scene and know very little other to what they have heard if you get me
Xlpaintplr
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greennewfie
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harvested last night putting your info to good use thanks!!
younotonthislvl
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do u hang the buds in the dark or with light and what should the humidity be at
greennewfie
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hang them in the dark cool place with humidity around 40% i believe,,
my temp is 23c and humidity is 50% with fans blowing in the room but not directly on the buds
Prefontaine
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go buy some 5 gallon food safe buckets, they are more expensive, but i think buckets are great for everything,
blower
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Okay I have heard a couPle of ways. First, either hang dry inside cool room. Or let them sweat and dry for a couple of days outside? Which is better?
Second, turkey bags.! Once dried put buds in turkey bag. Open 12 hours later and commence burping. What about a piece of paper in turkey bag so that all liquid evaporates onto paper so all bad smells get caught on piece of paper?
What do y'all think
Second, turkey bags.! Once dried put buds in turkey bag. Open 12 hours later and commence burping. What about a piece of paper in turkey bag so that all liquid evaporates onto paper so all bad smells get caught on piece of paper?
What do y'all think
speero78
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I dont Know if anyone mentioned this in the previous posts....let say you over dried them and you want to add back moisture to your buds ...you can add a couple of fan leaves into that jar of yours and ceil it tightly. this can help to fix a bit of extra drying
This is only if you didnt over dry them then its very hard to get them back on track...
This is only if you didnt over dry them then its very hard to get them back on track...