Albert93
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Hey what’s up it’s my first harvest , my plants are feminized seeds just wanted some quick tips on drying and curing
Thank you so much !Here's my method. Cut plant and remove fan leaves. Hang 7-10 days. Cut branches into 8-10" lengths and place in paper bag. Open bag for a few minute each day. When the buds are dry enough snap off, remove stems and trim. Place in bag and close it for 2-3 days. then place in jars and burp every couple days.
Oh and try to keep the temp below 75 and rh 50-60. happy growin.Thank you so much !
Only issue with a paper bag is the resin it can soak up. A plastic bag will not absorb the resinsHere's my method. Cut plant and remove fan leaves. Hang 7-10 days. Cut branches into 8-10" lengths and place in paper bag. Open bag for a few minute each day. When the buds are dry enough snap off, remove stems and trim. Place in bag and close it for 2-3 days. then place in jars and burp every couple days.
Ok so should I just throw them in a jar ? @Anthem or what would u suggest ?Only issue with a paper bag is the resin it can soak up. A plastic bag will not absorb the resins
Hey albert , i would definitly go with growsince 79 suggestion , paper bags aid in the " slow" dry and transport moisture out of the buds slowly and be a more porous containment , opposed to a plastic bag which will cause your buds to " sweat" and possibly / pfobably inhibit the slow dry process that you are aiming towards ...Here's my method. Cut plant and remove fan leaves. Hang 7-10 days. Cut branches into 8-10" lengths and place in paper bag. Open bag for a few minute each day. When the buds are dry enough snap off, remove stems and trim. Place in bag and close it for 2-3 days. then place in jars and burp every couple days.
Both methods work. You have to just be aware of the moisture content of the bud. If you hang until the buds snap off the stem you are good to go. Curing is more about allowing the bud to slowly dry and bring moisture that is inside of the bud out to the surface. If you open the plastic bag once or twice a day for 15 to 30 minutes and allow the bag to exchange air you will be fine. Do this for the first 5 to 7 days and then every other day for 2 weeks and than once a week and until you are ready to smoke. I actually add Boveda humidity deals in each jar. So if the buds get too dry the Boveda can add back in moisture and it can also remove moisture in needed.Ok so should I just throw them in a jar ? @Anthem or what would u suggest ?
That kind of comes down to personal preference. You will notice the smell and look of the flower change as the time in the jar changes.Also! What’s the ideal time to keep them in the jars for the cure ??
True , what growing garbage said , fresh cut bud smells like grass clippings , throws some growers off , but with a proper cure , most bud will shine ....just chiming in from a dry climate in case your there too. I hang dry only like 4 days only, (35-40% humidity is all I can get it up too) about when the leaves are crisp but not snapping stems yet. Then trimmed into buds and put into the really big mason jars with the lids off. By this time, 5-6 days, the humidity in the jars sits at like 50-60% already.
Once its dipping under 60% I start closing the jars and watching humidity. (amazon has like 12 packs of little thermometers to make it easy) opening at least once a day or more trying to keep it under 65% and get new air in there. That cure zone really only lasts like a week at best for me. But continue burping for at least two weeks, and sometimes move to smaller jars if i need the big ones back. Mostly just pointing out sometimes its not high humidity and mold to worry about, but keeping the buds together and moist as long as possible. In case it helps.
For smell, I mean its great at harvest and doesn't really get good again until its curing. It can be a bit like grass clippings at times while its getting dry.
@Anthem *NOTICE* Anthem is a complete troll with 6 posts that apparently knows everything.... might have more since last night, but please disregard everything he says.... paper is to help soak up moisture, so how on god's green earth would plastic help anything?Only issue with a paper bag is the resin it can soak up. A plastic bag will not absorb the resins
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