Why I trim dry now. Don't believe the hype

Ah, but that IS the problem, isn't it? Many (most?) don't understand what occurs during the cure. Then, we have so many who just want to hurry everything up.

Let no whine begin before its time. :D

clockworx said:

Once people understand what is happening to the flower as they cure, and what the goal is,,,,there are many tools and methods to achieve a proper cure...

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agreed i think much of indoor farming is this way, once people understand what is actaully going on and what the goal is the picture becomes crystal clear(har har); was just llokin at your sour D grow from cali connect; i just did an all veganic run of her that turned out great, without co2 though she seems to stay kinda skimpy instead of filling out like i wanted her too, thats sour d's famed growth structure for yah though. i have a pre-96 or 98 sour d clone that i was competing cali connections with. cali connects had better structure but wasnt as raunchy as my clone only. my clone only smells and tastes of diesel fuel and sour lifesaver gummies; the cali connect sour d was overall more "fruity, tropical"....anyways hope alls well on your side of paradise

Its all about control of humidity, once people understand how to control that then its all about the easiest method to control it on a large scale,,bags on the line is by far the most simple way I have found,,,,it also allows the grower to group the larger colas in one bag and smaller with the smaller, that way the groups dry at the same rate.......

Ohiofarmer said:

agreed i think much of indoor farming is this way, once people understand what is actaully going on and what the goal is the picture becomes crystal clear(har har); was just llokin at your sour D grow from cali connect; i just did an all veganic run of her that turned out great, without co2 though she seems to stay kinda skimpy instead of filling out like i wanted her too, thats sour d's famed growth structure for yah though. i have a pre-96 or 98 sour d clone that i was competing cali connections with. cali connects had better structure but wasnt as raunchy as my clone only. my clone only smells and tastes of diesel fuel and sour lifesaver gummies; the cali connect sour d was overall more "fruity, tropical"....anyways hope alls well on your side of paradise

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Thank you, yea the verdict is still out on the cali connect sour d,,,,I mean,,,,I grows great and the buds look good but sour diesel ain't sour d unless its sour..lol...we shall see.......do you have any pics of your sour on here ? I would love to check that out....

clockworx said:

Thank you, yea the verdict is still out on the cali connect sour d,,,,I mean,,,,I grows great and the buds look good but sour diesel ain't sour d unless its sour..lol...we shall see.......do you have any pics of your sour on here ? I would love to check that out....

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I don't but i have a few pics that have her in it that i will post soon, i will take some finished nug shots here and p.m. you them so we can compare:D.....and agreed again on the controling humidity and the bags, by far the easiest way

Yea, It looked like mine was gonna be skimpy also but over the last 10 days she became swollen and that filled her up very nice.......I'm happy with the bus now and just hope the taste is there,,,,,,she smells sour and gassy and posh the lemon smell but who know, I've had bud that reeked during flower and tasted bland as shit when done,,,,,and plants that had no smell but tasted amazing......its all a big gamble until I have the proven clone....

Ohiofarmer said:

I don't but i have a few pics that have her in it that i will post soon, i will take some finished nug shots here and p.m. you them so we can compare:D.....and agreed again on the controling humidity and the bags, by far the easiest way

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Ok, sounds good....thanks,,,,I've been hunting for someone with info on the strain to no avail....

Seamaiden said:

Ah, but that IS the problem, isn't it? Many (most?) don't understand what occurs during the cure. Then, we have so many who just want to hurry everything up.

Let no whine begin before its time. :D

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Thank all you farmers for this topic. I have done it all over the years, EXCEPT curing. I guess I was always in a big ass hurry and afraid they would mold. You have taught the old guy a lot.

I think it's an art, truly. Curing anything is an art, IMO. It's kinda like cooking.

Seamaiden said:

I think it's an art, truly. Curing anything is an art, IMO. It's kinda like cooking.

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Yep......put these bitches on the slow simmer....crock pot style

Ohiofarmer said:

bean sprouts in the stir fry....i know that you know that i know what i'm sayin. sayin. (read in j-roc from trailor park boys style)

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Know I'm Say'nnnnnnn?!

I disagree 100% with everything the OP says in this thread. It's personal preference but trimming wet almost always produces better manicured buds. I have never seen buds look better than what I produce with a wet trim.

green punk said:

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Exactly. Around here(which I think you were) in 09 when every wanker hacks decided to go for it, I saw the worst cured garbage. I would visit a garden and see beautiful plants, then weeks later see the so called finished product. It was ruined damp hay smelling at best. IMO worthless except for cooking. All to anxious to get "market share". A friend was like man "no one around here can grow for shit" I told him my thoughts were they didn't know how to cure. And this was at shop after shop. People to arrogant to take advice. Then Id show them the same strain from same source but grown and dry trimmed and cured properly. It was kind of funny really.

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Somebody has to be a total moron to fuck up a wet trim & cure in my book. The reason my weed is better than everybody else's I've seen in my area (hate me for saying so, but it's true) is mostly b/c I wet trim and everybody else here is taught mindlessly to dry trim. Such an easy tip, yet nobody is willing to try. I agree, people are way too arrogant to take advice. No worries, I like being the only one in the area still cropping out at 32/p

A picture says 100 words. Does this bud look over handled to you?

...that blackwater bud looks good, it looks like its never been touched by anything.....same as mine do with my line bag cure rite after I snip them off, but that's a pic of a bud rite off the drying line never bagged up,,,I've been doing this a long time and all my bud come out like that but the pistols don't stay looking like that once jarred or bagged..... EVERY METHOD needs to be packaged in the end......anyone can take a pic of an untouched bud...shit where I'm from lbs go for 5000 to the normal buyer,,but that don't really tell people much...and how are you saying that bud was dried and cured ???????????

clockworx said:

...that blackwater bud looks good, it looks like its never been touched by anything.....same as mine do with my line bag cure rite after I snip them off, but that's a pic of a bud rite off the drying line never bagged up,,,I've been doing this a long time and all my bud come out like that but the pistols don't stay looking like that once jarred or bagged..... EVERY METHOD needs to be packaged in the end......anyone can take a pic of an untouched bud...shit where I'm from lbs go for 5000 to the normal buyer,,but that don't really tell people much...and how are you saying that bud was dried and cured ???????????View attachment 341127

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Wrong. Wet trim buds look like my picture right out of the jar. They are hardier and more resistant to rough handling than dry trim buds. That blackwater bud was a random bud I scooped out of a jar and took a pic of. Stigmas don't attach to glass like they do bags. Never bag top shelf if you want it to stay top shelf. I guarantee you there is no such thing as a 5000 p in a med state. Never, ever, ever. 32/p wholesale to an access point in a med state in 2013 says a shitload.

I hear what your saying but what are your methods to get your buds too look like that.....I don't store buds in bags.....back up and read my post, my method is written.... WHATS YOURS?

New jersey is a med state last time I checked and you can pull 5000 a pound all day of your quality bud....why do you think a ton of cali bud comes here.....

Im no new jack, I've got decades doing this ,.I get my buds looking like that on a large scale harvest.....what's your method to achieve that on a large scale is all I'm asking you.....nothing more nothing less.....

In all fairness, the last time I heard anyone get excited about 'red hairs' was... long before the 90's. I thought that in the 21st century we were into trichomes and such. I figure if I'm not ending up with a bunch of kief, and if I can put a loupe to my own buds and see whole trichomes, nothing broken off, that we're golden, doin' it right.

I still TOTALLY dig that bag idea, too, it's been a while since I've run across a suggestion that I know I'm going to be adding to my own set of tricks.


So, NJ may be a med state, but haven't they made it pretty much impossible for patients to get meds? IIRC there's no dispensary structure really in place, and there are also limits on stuff like THC levels in the product, etc. Cali bud goes out there because you're getting five per unit, and it's gotta be easier to source than that fine Jersey dispensary weed. :eek: