climate effects drying?

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eric907

Active Member

• Jan 26, 2009

• #1

i live in alaska and its winter with make it insanly dry outside, would that quicken the process? before ive dried for about 2
1/2-3 days and cured for about week and half and my bud is smoking pretty fast now.. about 6-8 hits a bowl (bong)

should i try shortening the drying period and lengthing the curing?

 

Dirtyboy

Well-Known Member

• Jan 26, 2009

• #2

All weed should take 5 to 7 days to dry. (nice and slow)
After 5 to 7 days then cure.

 

2x2lcallingcq

Active Member

• Jan 26, 2009

• #3

I donno - I live in Colorado and it is pretty fucking dry hear all year round. I just hung some up to dry and it was good in about three days....

When I know they are near the curing stage- its bendy stems but crispy buds. If you leave them out the whole week, they may dry to quickly.

 

DontKnowBeans

Well-Known Member

• Jan 27, 2009

• #4

Yeah, I think you're right. I believe that lower humidity will make it dry faster.

 

Dirtyboy

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• Jan 27, 2009

• #5

If it does not take 5 to 7 days then ya need to adjust the drying conditions.

Fast dried weed smokes harsh and cures not as good.

 

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eric907

Active Member

• Jan 27, 2009

• #6

like what could i do? put a humidifier in there or ive read fresh parsley or orange peels and such help bring moisture.

i dunno, i just smoked a peice of the strawberry blue i dried for a day and half, smoked good and got me buzzing. the stem was crisp and sorta bent and semi cracks but still together. <shrug> i could try stuff from above and come back with a conclusion perhaps

 

Dirtyboy

Well-Known Member

• Jan 27, 2009

• #7

Its all in the drying. Weed dried slow and then cured is stronger then weed dried fast and not cured.

Ya can put the weed in a paper bag to slow the drying down. Roll the top of the bag down a bit. Carefully mix them around 1 time a day or so.

 

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eric907

Active Member

• Jan 27, 2009

• #8

good idea thanks, how long is needed to keep the buds hang upside down for? is it extremely dire to keep em right side down up for a lengthy time lol?

 

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eric907

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• Jan 27, 2009

• #9

oh yea, when i put em in the bag should i trim the stem there hanging from off??

 

Dirtyboy

Well-Known Member

• Jan 27, 2009

• #10

Ya can leave them on the stem.

Hanging them upside down does nothing. Its just easier to hang them that way. It does not make the weed stronger.