when can i jar em?

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lmp272

Active Member

• Sep 23, 2008

• #1

hey everyone! i cut my plant down just over 48 hrs ago and she's been hanging in tact in 77deg 45% rh for the duration. I just started the 3rd round of trimming and i feel like it's impossible to hang all these up! Is it ok to put them in jars and just open a few min a day? or do i have to hang em back up? the outside is a little crispy but some of them are still pretty moist. please help i don't want mold!!

 

KaliSmok3

Well-Known Member

• Sep 23, 2008

• #2

you should let them hang for 3-7 days depending on how fast they dry, then you can put them in jars for no longer then 12 hrs at a time and opening them for 10-60 minutes a day to get a lil fresh air. do that for about 1-2 weeks and you can keep them in the jar and they will get better with time.

 

GrowSpecialist

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• Sep 23, 2008

• #3

Don't get hasty about it. You're gonna have to let them dry more before curing them.

Hasty is wasty... not tasty.

 

KaliSmok3

Well-Known Member

• Sep 23, 2008

• #4

true that... the longer you take to dry them out the better the smoke so do it slow...

 

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lmp272

Active Member

• Sep 23, 2008

• #5

I know i know it just stinks!! I was trying to conceal... so wait until the stems snap? correct? What do i do with the smaller ones that I already cut off the stem? I cant hang them

 

GrowSpecialist

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• Sep 23, 2008

• #6

lmp272 said:

I know i know it just stinks!! I was trying to conceal... so wait until the stems snap? correct? What do i do with the smaller ones that I already cut off the stem? I cant hang them

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If they are dry on the outside, jar em. If they are still too wet, put em on a tray or a plate.

 

KaliSmok3

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• Sep 23, 2008

• #7

you can dry them out doing the papwer bag method. i guess that would be sufficient until you can jar them.

put about 3-4" of bud in a non bleached paperbag, leave it open, and rotate the buds every few hours to prevent mold. then jar and cure.

 

TheChosen

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• Sep 23, 2008

• #8

If some are still moist just let them all hang longer. 48hrs is not very much time at all to dry and assuming you speant at least 8 weeks to flower them you wouldn't want to screw it up now over a couple of days would you?

 

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lmp272

Active Member

• Sep 24, 2008

• #9

well i let it go another 24 and they seemed almost too dry! The stems were still not snapping but I put a tiny bit in a bowl and it smoked perfectly so i jarred em. I will be sure to open every 6 hours or so in the beginning is there any other advice ???

 

TheChosen

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• Sep 24, 2008

• #10

the best place to put the jars is somewhere dark and not hot. If you don't have a spare cabinent I know a couple of people that just put them under the sheets on their bed during the day.

 

IGTHY

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• Sep 24, 2008

• #11

lmp272 said:

hey everyone! i cut my plant down just over 48 hrs ago and she's been hanging in tact in 77deg 45% rh for the duration. I just started the 3rd round of trimming and i feel like it's impossible to hang all these up! Is it ok to put them in jars and just open a few min a day? or do i have to hang em back up? the outside is a little crispy but some of them are still pretty moist. please help i don't want mold!!

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put them in brown bags or shoe boxes,after a week(depending on temps), you can then jar them when the inner stems break with slight bending.