Want Bag Appeal? Curing Matters

Thanks!!! this is a great post.Someone asked how do people with very large amounts cure..I imagine its all the same but on a bigger scale...or do you think they take there time a do such a good job?
 
great post, should be sticky

I see A LOT of curing/drying questions every week


About to harvest my first plants tommorow...should be curing by the end of the week, thanks for the info!
 
roxistar said:
Nothing worse than greedy growers who can't wait 2 more weeks to cash in! You don't want that reputation do you?
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First of all very nice post.
But to that statement ^ above :P
I would not want any kind of reputation if I was growing and selling. That's how you get burnt.:joint:
 
roxistar said:
MrFishy is right. Ever hear of freeze drying? Putting your buds in the freezer is likely to dehydrate them severely, good smokable weed shuould have a small amount of moisture in it or it should be be allowed to very SLOWLY dry in jars. Freezing your buds will make to TOO dry.
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Just some clarification here, I saw this post back on pg 5 and would just like to point out that freeze drying is the use of dry ice to draw moisture out of foods, veggies, etc. PUTTING YOUR BUDS IN THE FREEZER WILL NOT "FREEZE DRY" THEM. However, water does expand when it is frozen, which could damage the cellular structure of your precious buds. Repeated freezing and thawing of your buds could, in theory, turn them to mush.

Peace,
Sleepless
 
thanks for keeping this thread alive, im jut about to harvest and was really worried as i took a sample about a week ago, dried it slowly and it had a hay smell to it when the plants themselves smell so much better. good t know that they just need 'the cure" to get the dank smell and taste back.
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Curing is easy in widemouth quart jars. Just need to make sure you burp them once a day. Smell them and look at them for any signs of mold but it's not likely with daily air. Smoke the air buds first. They will be ready first. My air buds aren't bad after about a week of dry time but the buds are 3 levels up on the OMG scale!
 
Either one works fine. I use the screw on because they are readily available from the grocery store in the canning section but clamp downs are the best or so they say. No problem either way as they both have good seals. If you are storing them long term then I might think about the clamp downs but so far I'm "only" about 8 oz ahead of needs.
 
I need to build a supply.But my space is limited and the ac is on the fritz.
My WB will be the last grow until the ac gets fixed.
 
Yep, I'm taking a sabatical from mid-August to mid-Oct. Not for AC issues just taking an extended trip. I'll be packin'! I'll be starting a new strain. Think I'm going to use some Purple Wreck this time. Like those tall ass colas. Another grow, another challenge!
 
excellent info here. Im a few weeks away from cutting them down and this info will come usful. so i need to post in this topic so it will be easy for me to find when its time to re-read it again ;-)
 
What a good post and IMO the most important part of the grow becuase its now that all your hard work becomes rewarding or wasted.

I have found the most important part is dialing in temp and humidity. I SoCal the Fall season can bring desert conditions ("Santa Ana winds") lowering the humidity to 10-30%. This will make it impossible to time the different stages of curing because it happens too fast. The mindset should be to slow the drying process. I ended up adding a humidifier to a humidity timer that kicks on when it gets below 45% and off when it reaches 55%. I also took off my AC vent from an adjacent bathroom and duct taped cardboard over it. I mdea hole for 4" ducting and piped it into my 5'x7' closet/drying room. This kept my temps no higher than 74. There is a little fan blowing agaginst the wall as opposed to on the buds.

I'll get a portable ac this year to keep th temps in the 60. Controlling the room this way has made a huge difference in quality and much room for error because i have longer to figure out when to jar.
 
Uppin For Greatness And Is It Okay To Go From Jar To bag back to jar Then back to bag.. because I had Mines hanging For Like two weeks And they Got Crispy And I jar Em And Then they Got A Lil Moist I thought And then i put Em back in A paper bag Then I jared them Again then Again they got A Lil Too Moist Then i bag em Again Right now their In A bag Waiting to jar Out And Be Placed In the jar Again........ And yes they Still goit that hay Smell No bud Smell yet
 
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