sneakerhead702
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how would you be able to tell if your buds are wet , dry , or too moist??
How to tell if your buds still wet??
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watchhowIdoit
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put a aquarium hygrometer in the jar. your looking for 60% or so for curing....
tinyTURTLE
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when the stem inside the buds snap instead of bending.
sneakerhead702
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so you saying let the meter be around 60% ....is that like the humidity level or sumtin??
hoagtech
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Keep it in a semi ventilated environment and wait until the outsides are crispy. If you have too much ventilation your stems will not dry at the same rate as the plant matter. So just hang it and dont put a fan on it. and wait until the the outsides are crispy and give the fat part a squeeze and make sure its a little crumbly too and then put it in your jars. I fucked up a really good white widow plant last year by putting it in the jar too early and it took all the color and taste away. It became my "blunt jar" when it could have been the best ive ever smoked.
Heres a pic of what i fucked up:
Heres a pic of what i fucked up:
SimonD
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In terms of hygrometers, you want a Caliber III. You can get one on ebay, Amazon, etc. You're looking for 60-65% as a curing range. There's a bit more to this. The thread is stickied at the top of IC's harvesting forum. If you have questions after reading the tutorial, I'd be happy to answer them here. Good luck.
Simon
tinyTURTLE
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if you don't learn how to do it without a meter, you're always going to need one.
hoagtech
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It's a good method but it's not necessary. You don't need a humidor sensor to cure weed. It's either dialed in with tools or it comes from experience. Most "pros" I've seen hang it on twine until feels right and opens the lids on a set schedule.
SimonD
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That's not true. A hygrometer allows one to properly gauge the state of the product. Correlated with one's individual impressions (ie. the feel, look, smell, etc at a given point in time), in time he can do without a hygrometer and achieve the same results. This is quite different than playing a guessing game with no real point of reference.
This being said, I use hygrometers in my curing containers, even though I cure by feel. It's just so simple and easy - a nobrainer.
Heh, stop by IC and note just how many professional growers use this method and why. We've come a long was since the mid-80s.
Simon
they probably came up with the % numbers by using the meter at a stange when they knew the bud was too wet/dry/not ready
and to make the claim that no pro growers use hygrometers, is a bit much. i mean anything that gives someone an idea of what they are doing is helpful?
surely they can use the meters till they learn what the weed should be like at each stage and then learn to not use them..
why so much hate
your opinion wasnt really helpful to the OP's thread now was it..
its funny how you speak badly about curing, you cant ignore the evidence that shows how curing is good
it was hating dude
Dizzle Frost
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ive never checked ine or used a meter of any sort...i just know when my buds are to dry/moist and i adjust accordingly
if weed is too dry then i rehydrate it with a stem or stock from that harvest so the smell/taste stays true..if its to moist i open the jars for a lil longer
if weed is too dry then i rehydrate it with a stem or stock from that harvest so the smell/taste stays true..if its to moist i open the jars for a lil longer
I said its over rated in my opinion, i never said its total bs.
The numbers dont work out for me.
Ive even been using 2 meters in 1 jar to make sure.
kbo ca
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I agree that it is not needed, it just makes it much easier. If you don't have a controlled drying environment (humidity, temp control) then your cannabis will always dry at different rates depending on the weather at that point in time. There are many threads that help you to always properly cure your flowers no matter the given time of year. So if you don't have a "pro" drying facility, Hygrometers are the way to go. Respect
SimonD
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It took about 8 years of testing by yours truly and confirmed by about a year and a half of testing by hundreds upon hundreds of other growers. There's a reason why it's stickied on IC.
You should read the original thread. I thought I already said that. Actually, you should read the thread, regardless, in its entirety. You username did sound familiar, I have a ridiculous memory for the written word, so ran a quick search on IC and found a post from "mafia" to the thread uploaded in May:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4449545&postcount=1104
"I kinda agree with redbud, curing seems over rated to me.
Best weed ive ever tried was hung to dry and then sold. awesome smell and awesome taste.
Ive never gotten anything close myself trying different curing methods."
Is this you? You said in another post that you tried this four times. That's, what, 8 months before May or since, or are you harvesting perpetually? You mentioned wanting to buy a relatively small tent in another thread, so I'm really not sure what to think. As you can see, I tried finding out what was wrong, but now I'm even more confused. lol
Perhaps I can help, if you explain what's going on. I read your posts and have no clue as to the issue. Why two in one jar? What readings are you seeing and when? What is the product like? Some info would be nice. Pics would be great.
Edit: I'm still reading your posts. Very entertaining, if a bit juvenile. You seem to love popping into a thread just to drop a bomb. In one, you claimed to have flushed for over a month. A month? Might as well just grow the sucker in the sink. What's really happening in Mafialand? lol
Simon
