[k1ng87]

I wanted to try lotus cure for the first time and I'm wondering if I messed up. I chopped down my plants 2 weeks ago, did a bud wash, spin dried them, let them sit for a bit that day, and then I put them in paper bags, put them in a food seal container (large ones) and put them in a fridge that I kept at 40. K put them in containers because I was worried about the smell and figured if I swapped the bags and burped them often, it would help. The temp stayed at 40 but RH was extremely high, like in the 90's (this is RH inside the container, fridge rh is around 60 on avg) even though I would burp and switch bags 3 times a day. This went on for like a 8 days or so and then I finally pulled the containers and let them sit in open bags which they have been for about 3 days now. the RH has def come down and now when I put them in bags, the RH is between 75 and 80. I'm keeping the bags slightly open but now my buds look like this. I don't see any mold but I'm worried I may have ruined all of this.

 

[juliando]

Am i understanding correctly - you didnt dry them, just put them right into sealed containers?

 

[k1ng87]

Not over night or anything…just tried to get all the excess water off from washing.

 

[juliando]

Not over night or anything…just tried to get all the excess water off from washing.

Theyll need more than that to dry before you start curing. Depends - but i usually dry for 7 days or so, until the small stems crack and snap clean. Dont try to dry too fast or everything will taste like fresh cut grass.
Then you can start your cure - I do 30 days if I can.

 

[KG1]

The lotus cure lololol

This industry sucks so bad sometimes

Yer you probably ruined them somewhat, wether you can get them dry and get some smoke out of them remains to be seen

 

[juliando]

The lotus cure lololol

This industry sucks so bad sometimes

Yer you probably ruined them somewhat, wether you can get them dry and get some smoke out of them remains to be seen

I probably shouldve looked that up before responding, never heard of it.

 

[JIMKSI64]

You seem to have skipped the drying phase and put your plants right into a sealed container.
Did you follow somebody on this? Did you read somewhere this was a viable way to cure cannabis?
I doubt this will be salvageable. Looks like wilted lettuce.

Edit:
Ok looked up cold curing for cannabis ( lotus)
You did not do lotus.
Lotus is in a brown bag and is not in a brown bag in a sealed container.
3 sites are very specific about this technique with cold temps and lower humidity for the drying phase.

 

[juliando]

You seem to have skipped the drying phase and put your plants right into a sealed container.
Did you follow somebody on this? Did you read somewhere this was a viable way to cure cannabis?
I doubt this will be salvageable. Looks like wilted lettuce.

Edit:
Ok looked up cold curing for cannabis ( lotus)
You did not do lotus.
Lotus is in a brown bag and is not in a brown bag in a sealed container.
3 sites are very specific about this technique with cold temps and lower humidity for the drying phase.

I read up on it a bit too - reddit and some forums. Seems like quite a bit of trouble and risk (if your levels arent exactly right in a dedicated fridge) And some saying it didnt make much of difference - except visually, keeping more green.

I agree with the general idea behind it though, slower the dry the better.

 

[JIMKSI64]

I read up on it a bit too - reddit and some forums. Seems like quite a bit of trouble and risk (if your levels arent exactly right in a dedicated fridge) And some saying it didnt make much of difference - except visually, keeping more green.

I agree with the general idea behind it though, slower the dry the better.

There is a reason that people talk about 58-65% RH and low temps.
It works.

 

[amneziaHaze]

You need a peltier fridge and dehumidifier