fdd2blk, I feel very confident that none of the authors you cite had a low-temp dryer like mine.
Moreover, have you ever noticed how incestuous many grow books are? They frequently and liberally thieve unproven information from one another- and don't bother to add anything to the proof before printing it. When they
do come up with something novel, it's not usually proven with any logical or scientific method.
Let's look at your quotes:
RELAX THC "particles"?
What, do they put their little feet up and click on the teev?
MINE LIKE MUSIC
Hey, there's some science...
Compared to... what? You've taken this out of the context it was written in.
What 'quick dry' methods does the author cite as being bad?
NEVER MENTIONS QUICK DRYING
I'll be the first to admit that attempting to dry buds with a microwave or conventional oven will yield harsh and nasty smoking buds.
This is most likely what the author is warning against.
YOU ASSUME
If 'curing' simply means "waiting for 'x' period of time," with the expectation that chlorophyll will break down into simpler organic components (mainly into simple sugars), I'll bite.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT CURING IS? I'D TRUST THAT KNOWLEDGE.
...however, Mg is an element all by itself and isn't going to break down, no matter how long you wait.
I STAND UNKNOWLEDGABLE ON THIS ONE.
While Mg is a central ion in chlorophyll, this sounds unlikely- and fairly hard to prove, one way or the other.
Magnesium doesn't have much of a flavour that I can tell from either
sucking on a broken piece of a motorcycle crankcase or from Epsom Salts (MgSO4). Haven't tried to smoke much of it- magnesium, especially finely powdered pure Mg, burns a little too
enthusiastically for my bong, thanks.
WHY. OR ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO LET ME KNOW WHAT MAGNESIUM IS.
The logical way to prove or disprove this is to 'quick dry' (presuming oven/microwave, etc), 'dehydrate' and 'cure' samples of something else which has chlorophyll in it- and
smoke it. Lettuce, maybe? See my point?
NO THANKS, AGAIN.
Harsh smoking weed is most likely overdried and thus burns too hot and fast. Adding a little humidity back in solves the problem.
YOUR ASS U ME ING AGAIN.
What's he mean by 'properly cured'?
SEALING IN JARS WHEN MOIST THEN........GOOGLE IT.
Wait- wait... is it presence of magnesium or lack of aerobic bacterial activity which causes harshness? Mr Green should go talk that one over with Mr Edwards- and get their stories straight.
UM, POSSIBLY BOTH.
fdd2blk, why don't you go cook up a low-temp dehydrator and try it, compared to your favoured hang drying? Just by doing the experiment, you'll
instantly have more information than most grow book authors.
