How To Cure

Dehydrators work ok for a fairly quick dry of smaller nugs. Figure on about 2 days. Consider running it intermittently for 18 hrs on, 6 hrs off, it will make them dry more evenly.

hondaturbo said:

has anyone tried putting their buds in a room with a dehumidifier(Sp?)

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I used a desiccant (damp rid) in a cup in the box where I dried. DO NOT DO THIS! The damp rid absorbs moisture from the air, much like a dehumidifier, causing buds to dry to fast and taste grassy. I suppose if you have a huge amount to dry this may be an option, but fresh air in and moist air out as in the grow room would be better to maintain the humidity around 50%. Drying too fast is a mistake except for a small amount if you are out!

Just my opinion. Nothing else.

Nice thread!

Yeah great post, I sampled some of my first grow the other night after hanging buds (tiny) upside down for a few days and in a plastic container for a few days and came up with a buxx but a grassy taste so I agree here, patience is a virtue!

mogie said:

....At around the month mark, you can move it to the freezer to almost stop the aging and curing process. Once you've got some buds stored in the freezer, you have a private stash that will last a long time.

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Um, im believing the freezer idea is bad. When you freeze your weed, the trichs freeze also. The trichs are so brittle after frozen you will lose many more with the slightest movement including when you get some to smoke. Refrigerator is best because it doesn't freeze the trichs

so am i supposed to wait to manicure them. because someone else on here said that they manicure the buds then hang em on a line. is it one of those things where you can do it either way? like manicure em then hang em, or hang em let em dry then manicure em. how about hang em and dry em at the same time you manicure them.

jordisgarden said:

so am i supposed to wait to manicure them. because someone else on here said that they manicure the buds then hang em on a line. is it one of those things where you can do it either way? like manicure em then hang em, or hang em let em dry then manicure em. how about hang em and dry em at the same time you manicure them.

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Correct. I don't cut anything until they are near dry and ready for the paper bag. It is more difficult manicuring when dry, but it has worked well for me and I am not ready to f with a good thing. The logic is slowing the dry and protecting the buds/trichs from light and being knocked off. But if I had a huge garden, I would cut branches and manicure...oh yeah I hang the whole plant, not branches.

ok huys ive read up on harvesting, curing, and drying, and the one thing ive been wondering is when do i seperate the small buds from the large cola?

alright u guys know that superdank that brings tears to your eyes when u smell it...u know that danknes su buy from the club??how do i get my bud to cure like that....lol dense,..but not dry,...dry,.but not to wet...haha crisp!!

oldMcDonald said:

ok huys ive read up on harvesting, curing, and drying, and the one thing ive been wondering is when do i seperate the small buds from the large cola?

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I do this after the paper bag, before the jar.

LordCody said:

alright u guys know that superdank that brings tears to your eyes when u smell it...u know that danknes su buy from the club??how do i get my bud to cure like that....lol dense,..but not dry,...dry,.but not to wet...haha crisp!!

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Some things proper cure can't...well...cure. But slow dry seems to help as well as not over drying. Some strains take longer to cure also. My K-train was good after 1 week in the jars, but the Headband, though pretty nice after 2 weeks, I tried yesterday at 4 weeks and it now has better flavor and smell...but now it is near gone. Patience goes a long way. If it dries too fast you can not go back and it will taste/smell grassy. This last statement is partly from experience and partly second hand.

really appreciate this thread, I used the microwave method on some buds that weren't quite done and they had a bad nutrient taste due to not being flushed or ripe enough but they smoked pretty well.

hell yea i like the steam method i might try it!

I didn't read all of the posts... read the first one and he is covering all that you need to know... I do have some disagreements though...

yes cutting the whole plant and hanging to dry will let the natural plants processs of drying happen uniformly... but IT IS A BITCH! to manicure once it's dried... And the plant will still do it's natural process if you manicure before you hang... just cut your long stems and your top bud... so that the cells can still grab water from the stems... sometiems i will just cut the big fan leaves and leave the little ones (that are sticking out of the bud) and then manicure those after drying...but still so much harder to do. So basically it's easier to guarantee it works the way it's supposed to if you cut the whole plant... but works just as well as long as you keep the conditions right.

And forcing air flow is fine as long as your temps and humidity are controlled and set to proper settings.. just circulate the air around the room...don't blow it right on the hangning stems and buds.

his curing is almost right on... but I avoid the freezer because even a fully dryed and cured bud will still contain 1-5 % water...water feezess...it will then damage your trichomes...no bueno!!!! so avoid the freezer.

So that you can put your buds in the fridge once you have that glass jar... you can buy these machines that suck the air out of the jar... kind of like those ones that do it with the plastic bags.. I have never seen them or used them, but am going to this time around so I will try to find where I saw one advertised once and post.

All these people talking about speeding up the processs...DON"T listen...unless your just trying to get high... but shit you could go light your whole plant on fire when it's flowering and you'd get high... but its still stupid.... if you're looking for the best quality do it right

drochoker said:

putting in front of a heat vent or something...and it keeps it potency and taste...you can just smoke em faster

should take around 4 days or so...depending on the strain

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My buddy does that and his stuff is always way to dry and tastes like shit!!!!

i just got some bomb nugs off some sativa plants i had. i have already dried the nugs and are now curing in an air tight jar. i am looking to cure as fast as possible. should i put my jar in the freezer??

phugh92 said:

i just got some bomb nugs off some sativa plants i had. i have already dried the nugs and are now curing in an air tight jar. i am looking to cure as fast as possible. should i put my jar in the freezer??

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You have done all the work, dont rush it now !! If u want a bit quicker cure, open the jars a couple times daily for like an hour, then close em up. It shouldnt be much longer now..... Enjoy

my cure method.

1. trim all fan leaves and leave small pointy leaves to wrap around bud.
2. hang for 5 days or so till nice and dry.
3. put in brown paper bag for another 3 days. It may take longer or shorter depending on how quick they dry
4 put them in mason jars small or big ones depending on amount of bud you got. ( i taped the mason jars in black electrical tape to prevent light and then stored them in cool dark spot.
5. check them daily for the first week and rotate them and check for mold. after the first week you should be good and let them sit for a good 2 months for a solid smoke.

so dry buds in a air tight jar are fine in a fridge?
how long can they last like that?
awsome info btw!

Here is what most people do. Cut and clip one by one. Hang each one on a string or coat hanger in a dark room with good air flow. Three days later you will cut all the buds off. Take those buds and put them into a black garbage bag and sweat for 6 hours in a warm area. Then take your bud and put it on a screen with a fan underneeth it. Now after a day of that take your bud and sweat again for 4 hours and put back on the screens for another day and bam. Your stems will crack and people cant complain because you got some chronic.
I hate paper/ cardboard.... Makes your buds smell bad. Like chinese news papAr

CyberSecks said:

so dry buds in a air tight jar are fine in a fridge?
how long can they last like that?
awsome info btw!

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Never put moist or wet buds into a jar longer than 12 hours. MOLD!!!!!