Want Bag Appeal? Curing Matters

I only trimmed mine once and I think I trimmed a little close, didn't do the bags, they didn't get all crystally but they are sticky, well, some of it is. I grew several different kinds and some will not be repeated.
This was my first grow so, I'm a learnin.
I will be saving these instructions
Vannette

jollygreengiant8 said:

i cant wait to try this on my buds!
i fucked this part up on my first harvest..buds came out crunchy/cripsy on the outside.
yours pics really show how curing makes all the difference. some fine looking nugs

ive got some buds that seem dense as hell..this means they will need to stay in the paper bag longer? and how long should you burp your jars for?

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Yeah, the denser you buds are the longer the whole drying process wil take. With really dense buds it is important to watch very closely for mold. Check those dense buds 2-3X a day once they are bagged, even after you jar them make sure to check them a little more often. We got some cutting of Afghani #1 and they made some ULTRA dense nugs; they took about 8-12 days longer than the Jack Herer nugs in my pics earlier in this thread did. Here is a picture of the 'ghani. The first two pics are the same nug, perfectly dried and cured; 5 grams. The third picture is that same nug with a few smaller ones, I believe together they were 8 or 9 grams. Desnser nugs will definitely take longer.

twosaws said:

when will i know there done curing and does the grassy smell go away i have g 13 well thats what it is supposed to be probably not [dam seed bank]

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Your buds should start to smell like, well bud again over the first 7-14 days in the jar. They will slowly lose the grassy smell over time. There is no specific amount of time, you'll notice that they start to look and smell better. Leaving them longer won't hurt them.

DeweyKox said:

Hey Roxi, what if I hang dried them and trimmed like you said, but 4 days into hang drying them they were a little too dry, would you go straight to the jars for curing? Some of the buds were crumbling they where so dry, and some were not. So I placed them all in jars to even out the moisture and open the jars in 12 hours, and they were still dry, but evenly slightly more moist. But not sweating at all.

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Some people choose to skip the bags, if you have that's fine. The bags essentially accomplish the same thing as you are doing know with the jars, it allows moisture from the inside of the bud to escape and be reabsorbed into the outer parts making for more even drying. The reason myself and some others choose to use the bags is because they do absorb excess moisture rather than holding it in and it's a dark area, that allows the products of photosynthesis to break down quicker. Since you have already went to the jars, I would leave them. Be sure to check 2X daily to ensure that no mold is growing since moisture can't escape.

DeweyKox said:

Hey Roxi, what if I hang dried them and trimmed like you said, but 4 days into hang drying them they were a little too dry, would you go straight to the jars for curing? Some of the buds were crumbling they where so dry, and some were not. So I placed them all in jars to even out the moisture and open the jars in 12 hours, and they were still dry, but evenly slightly more moist. But not sweating at all.

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hey dewey this is an idea. not saying to do it but consider this and maybe someone will correct me if im wrong.
my first dry this year was middle of summer and they were very dry after 3 days. i put in paper bags for 2 days to help even the moisture but the bags may have made it a little worse due that they absorbed more moisture. anyway i put them into jars and checked them twice a day and rearranged the bud once a day. after a couple of weeks i found out i had hay not happy again.

so i took beer bottle caps with a small wad of paper towel in it dampened it not dripping and a small piece of scoth tape wrapped around it to keep paper towel in it but not sealed so the paper could still release its moisture. set them inside my jars and sealed. changed every day and after about 3 times the buds were not so crumbly anymore and it burns and tastes much better than the hay. just make sure not to go too moist due to mold.

but i also read a post on here somewhere and not sure if its true but the post said that you can remoisten the buds but they will not cure anymore.

Yea some good tip homie, +rep

Awesome tutorial. Although I only do the paper bag step if the buds are really dense...I find it really unnessacary otherwise.

Lately the peeps around here arent buying as much cuz it lasts longer?? Good or Bad??

hey roxi, very nice post. Whats the normal total time span in each stage? and what happens if you do find mold on your buds?

Does anyone know how to cure larger crops? I can't imagine bagging and jaring like say 150 lbs of weed.
How do the larger growers cure their dope? Or should I start a new thread with this hypothetical question?

ya how do you tell if it is sweeting? i dont think mine are and what about the grassy smell does it go away mine been in the jar for 4 or 5 days

Nice post.

+ Rep

ha what if your buds in the jar don't seem to be sweating what can you do they been in the jar for about 4 days is it too late for curing?

twosaws said:

ha what if your buds in the jar don't seem to be sweating what can you do they been in the jar for about 4 days is it too late for curing?

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You have them in the jar now then you are in the curing process. Leave them there, just open them daily for air exchange.

twosaws said:

ha what if your buds in the jar don't seem to be sweating what can you do they been in the jar for about 4 days is it too late for curing?

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The buds in the jar need to be at least slightly moist or nothing is really happening. If you over dried them during the hang, you may be able to activate cure by adding a few fresh pot leaves to the jar for 12-24 hours, then cure as prescribed, ie:mostly closed jar, breathed daily at least once.
Some report success by simply misting the dried buds, then placing them back in the jar(s) and finishing as planned.

Not sure what you mean by "too late for curing" but there's no time limit on how long a grower can cure. Mine take about a month, after jarring, to reduce to the 10-15% humidity desired in the finished product.

Ay I just wanted to ask a question. After drying wen you start curing. WhERE SHOULD YOU STORE IT. In the fridge? Or is that after curing. I have them in my clothes drawer.

One thing I have done when I think the pot is on the verge of being done but still has a little more moisture then I like is to use the real canning jar lids and leave the lid part out of the center. I use a piece of newspaper and screw the threaded part of the lid down on top so as to keep dirt and dust out of my jar. It helps to make sure you do not have a moisture build up inside your jar. You can do this from day one after jarring the pot. It works for me anyway. I have not had mold since starting to do this and the bud comes out tasting and looking GREAT! It is just a little safer if you have a concern about jarring too early.

Cool, dark cure storage, IMO.
And after that, I bought one of these and it works great. Suck all the air out and re-seals jars. Simple.
sealer

great post

I have stored them in baggies in my freezer, in jars in my freezer. This works fine and keeps things nice and fresh. No worries about mold, but if you handle it, you will break off the trics so let it defrost first. Same with the fridge.
I have also kept them sealed in jars in a dark place. This works too as long as you have them dried well. Some moisture, im my opinion, makes the refer taste better and I also think I get a better buzz then on crispy dried. If it still has just a little moisture, it will continue to cure for awhile too making it taste even better. But if you are a little too moist, moldy smelly pot is the result.
If you are not sure how moist is too moist, keep it in the freezer when you are done until you do know how much is too much. Just don't loose a whole jar of smoke finding out the limits of hydration.
Good Luck on your grow! May each successive grow be larger and sweeter then the last.

Personally, I wouldn't freeze anything that wasn't going to be processed into hash or something requiring really dry bud. I know folks do it, but have always felt it dries the weed too much, at least for my taste. Of course, it'd be preferable to mold, if a grower is too busy (or lame) to ensure his harvest is safe in storage.

so cure in the fridge OR NOT???????