How long to dry?

**readysetgro** · 05-25-2012, 05:37 AM

How long to dry? I harvested a Big Buddha Blue Cheese plant sunday evening, my spoils have been drying in a LARGE paper grocery bag (was 70 grams, then 48 will be less soon). My question is how long before I can put my baby...or whats left of her, in the jar? Ive been bending the stems they are still not cracking, & this is the smallest amt ive ever dried, and the first time i just picked buds (reveging) vs long branches or turning the whole plant upside down. What gives? When do I jar?

**Saldaw** · 05-25-2012, 05:47 AM

Ganjaluvrs Drying & Curing Broken Down into Understandable English

**Kervork** · 05-25-2012, 12:24 PM

Dry as slowly as you can without forming mold. You jar when your buds will not mold if stored in said jars

Simple and as complicated as that.

**missnu** · 05-25-2012, 12:31 PM

If I am using a paper bag or cardboard box to dry I just leave the stuff in there for a couple of weeks...it ends up just as dry as I like it to be...then I put it in jars and it only gets better as it stays in the jar.

**readysetgro** · 05-26-2012, 07:04 AM

I read the ganjaluvrs guide before I posted this question 80 grams to 40 was half the weight give or take my question was because they had been drying 4 days & the stems werent snapping yet, that was worrying me usually these things go hand in hand. It normally takes exactly 2 days to dry (48 hrs) & my ladies are ready to cure. Once again tho, this is when curing a whole plant or indv. branches. This was the first time i just "picked" buds, so i didnt want to fudge my timing by just "doing what i know) Anyways later on that day they snapped & i jarred em, but if u do the math they still werent quite @ a 75 percent water loss. I left a few buds in the bag overnight as "control" & this morning they are crispity lol. Im guessing this is over 75%? Or maybe its right on the money either way i put them in a jar & when i burp em later Ill report on the way they look. Thanks for all the help!