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Your garden looks like a dream BudBogart. I saw someone mention using 5 gallon buckets for curing. I've always used mason jars, but man would 5 gallon buckets be cheap and easy if it worked...
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Your garden looks like a dream BudBogart. I saw someone mention using 5 gallon buckets for curing. I've always used mason jars, but man would 5 gallon buckets be cheap and easy if it worked...
They make lids for the 5gal bucket that are air tight. Opening them is a pain but you can hold about a pound in each curing
 
I've been using the big hanging baskets to throw the bud into before I trim and let the fans to the buds for a while. That gives me some time to trim the drier buds and put them into the mason jars. I was hanging it all but I didn't have room to do that here so I got the hanging baskets and treid those . They worked great , I could control the dry length - period until I like the buds so that they're dry enough to cure without any mold . I've seen plastic used in big giant grows where the pots everywhere and they need the big plastic containers , but I'm not so sure personally how the cure is , using the plastic as far as for taste.
I've never tried plastic containers do to fear of molding the buds all in a bunch wet , so the vented hangers to dry with or hang them .
Just my thoughts , I've only ever used Mason jars so I could control the moisture content in my buds to this point . , nNever put them into anything until they dried to the 10% miosture content or so . I don't have a moisture content reader , I'm the meter used :)
The buds I grow are all for my own personal stash so the taste has to be right for me so lots of air , hanging bud holders and mason jars to cure :)
Trimings going to be a problem , to bad I wasn't closer by .
I have to trim all my own and that gets old so I know how you feel .
Though my buddy who can't grow right now wishes he could be doing triming , so I guess he has a point . I'd rather be triming than not have the bud to trim :) even if it is a pain .
You need help . Where you live you should be able to find some younger people looking for work triming in your area I'd think . My buddy from Mendo had me coming from here where I am to help him trim . That was a long drive for me but he made it worth my while and is great people . Your buddys there who grow shold be able to set you up with some trimers who work for the bud or cash , which ever and would be safer than just bringing in someone new to your home .
Thanks for the insight on the Blue dream pheno types . That saves me from having to grow it out unless that's what I'm looking for in my plants . I'm curious to see how the bud turns out on all your strains . Since you're close by to a degree what grows well for you will do so for me too out doors . That's alot of strains you have going I won't have to grow to find out how they turn out , :)very cool !
As far as for a salad container that seals, I just tried to use some Tupper ware type container that seals that I saw in a commercial bud curing building . It didn't work right for me . The cure dired alright but the buds smelled like the last container of water making my bubble hash , heated up by the sun , that stinks to me :) I'd use anything that 's glass with a seal on it for storage or you'll be dealing with mold and a bad cure for all your great efforts . You don't want that . It may be a pain in the ass to do it right , I know :) But in the end , it will be worth what you put into it, yourslef .
Burning your buds may be a little extreme :)
Bubble hash what ever bud you don't want for personal stash .
I used the buds in that tupper ware container I didn't like the taste of and make it into hash which tuned out great .
All trim and bid I won't smoke because it doesn't suit my taste, litterally , goes into hash .
I put that in a freezer bag , into my freezer , in sandwitch bags - so I know which batch or grow it was made from - for storage so it won't mold on me. I take it out as I'm going to smoke it .
Even in Mason jars bubble hash if not completely dry will mold on you, though you can always wash it off :) Your hash is a oil base so not to much will wash away , hopefully , if you end up with moldy hash issues :)
The freezer after I dry out the hash is great for long time storage if you can do that .
Great info.
 
Hey all, thanks for the solid information. I will avoid plastic, and plan on hand trimming bud.
My friends, I must share with you that I have real issues with anxiety and OCD. I'm not going to burn my bud, it's a way of coping, finding a finite answer to a problem that may or may not even exist.
When I re read my recent posts I really had to lol at myself. I have a few nice plants so I mull it over until in my mind I have so much success that I have to burn excess bud! I swear, I can't help but laugh at myself as I follow my own journal.
Anyway, want to thank all of you for helping, and even though I don't actually have an unmanageable amount of top shelf bud I have learned which direction to head should I run into a lot of bud to handle.
 
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I saw while reading on this thread the talk of using buckets instead of jars for curing and I can agree( I'm OCD on the burping )

Buy the seals online if you have Time before you have to cure because that will save you a hung of cash and like what stated above : must be good grade bucket ! I was suprised merands & lowes both had food grade but limited on how many in stock always
 
I saw while reading on this thread the talk of using buckets instead of jars for curing and I can agree( I'm OCD on the burping )

Buy the seals online if you have Time before you have to cure because that will save you a hung of cash and like what stated above : must be good grade bucket ! I was suprised merands & lowes both had food grade but limited on how many in stock always
But what about if you had mega pounds so you needed lets say 30-40 gal containers for clothes.... Or would you still buy a but load of mason jars .. What about the process then? Would it be less of value on the curing process
 
But what about if you had mega pounds so you needed lets say 30-40 gal containers for clothes.... Or would you still buy a but load of mason jars .. What about the process then? Would it be less of value on the curing process

I think a big thing to remember about curing is some of the risks involved with bigger containers etc.. The larger the curing container or jar can save time and hassle if done properly, but it can go wrong very quick. Mold or over drying buds etc :)

Can it be done? Yes.. Would I advise it? Probably not because of the potential loss value if something goes wrong. :)

Hope this helps some :D

Moto
 
I think a big thing to remember about curing is some of the risks involved with bigger containers etc.. The larger the curing container or jar can save time and hassle if done properly, but it can go wrong very quick. Mold or over drying buds etc :)

Can it be done? Yes.. Would I advise it? Probably not because of the potential loss value if something goes wrong. :)

Hope this helps some :D

Moto
Helps tremendously. The input you guys have given me has allowed me to re formulate my harvesting method. While I wanted your blessings or suggestions for shortcutting what I got was better. I got truth. I'm gonna be posting what changes I can make from 2013 to make this harvest do able.
 
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