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Start leaving the bags on longer and the stems will catch up to the buds
This thread should probably be a sticky so people wouldnt have to dig for it or wait for a bump to see it but.... If your method is working just stick with it. The plastic bags make it easy to quickly trap the buds moisture and do a bunch of "wet/dry" cycles quickly, which makes for a very even cure and great taste without any musty smell or damaged buds.... The main benefit is a batch of buds that haven't been damaged (no jars) and a simple way to mass "burp" a large harvest.... It just makes life easier....I know this thread is pretty old but my ? is are the plastic bags necessary....I have always hung til the stems slightly bend then snap....I don't pay much attention to how dry the exterior of the bud is...I then go strait to brown paper bags...where they stay for 2-3 weeks...you will have rock hard nugs...that are perfectly dry...then into jars and in about 2 more weeks they will become slightly soft to the touch...I usually keep my dry room between 60-70 degrees and 50-60 RH.....this is how I was "learned" by some real old timer....so is the plastic really crucial or can that step be omitted
Awesome thread thanks so much... How long takes your buds after being jarred to be ready without burping? Have you tried putting the hygrometer on a ready/cured jar? %? 55-65 to cure and when its ready/cured should drop 55 or 50%?This thread should probably be a sticky so people wouldnt have to dig for it or wait for a bump to see it but.... If your method is working just stick with it. The plastic bags make it easy to quickly trap the buds moisture and do a bunch of "wet/dry" cycles quickly, which makes for a very even cure and great taste without any musty smell or damaged buds.... The main benefit is a batch of buds that haven't been damaged (no jars) and a simple way to mass "burp" a large harvest.... It just makes life easier....
The bud are ready as soon as they get jarred (for those that cant wait) but they get really good around the 2-3 week markAwesome thread thanks so much... How long takes your buds after being jarred to be ready without burping? Have you tried putting the hygrometer on a ready/cured jar? %? 55-65 to cure and when its ready/cured should drop 55 or 50%?
Thanks in advance
Thanks a lot my friendThe bud are ready as soon as they get jarred (for those that cant wait) but they get really good around the 2-3 week mark
Do you see any downside to placing them into sealable rubbermaid bins instead of using the plastic bags? for the wet/ dry cycles
thanks!
Dear clockworx,Just as a note to everyone kinda new to this. Don't be fooled by all the over hyped curing bs... Just sloooow dry and use the bags a few times to pull that inside moisture out until the stem cracks correctly and jar those babies, done deal.. I can tell you that anyone growing for a period of time and a substantial amount of bud doesn't burp hundreds of jars hundreds of times.... It's a slow dry and into jars, done... If you have some head smoke that you really wanna smoothness to and a sweeter taste then just jar them sooner and have to deal with opening and closing the jar a bunch to extend the dry time. All curing is, an extended dry, that's it... The method I use gives dank a+ product, the longer they sit in the jars the smoother they get but that never happens...
Great Curing thread Thanks for you time @clockworxHey guys, one thing I wanna say is that everyone's conditions are going to be slightly different, this method will get you 99% there but things like air movement in the room can cause bud to dry at different rates. Also, for those asking about Tupperware container drying, no, Tupperware is buds worst enemy (1) it smells like chemicals (2) it allows zero air movement (as already pointed out) . I don't ever, not even after dry, put weed in plastic. Even when bud is dry, plastic has high static electricity properties and tends to suck all the goodness off the buds. I'm sure there are a few guys doing this method that are masters with the bags by now,, one thing about this, you will truly understand the structure and density of bud by the time you're done and be able to wave the bags on and off like a Spanish matador.
If I missed anyone's questions I apologize, it's not intentional, I'm just crazy busy