Crisppp buds

[YoungMoney420]

I got a plant ive been drying for about 5-6 days and its already real crispy is it too early to be so crispy and dry? It has a faint smell right now is this gonna get more potent?

 

[YoungMoney420]

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[gogrow]

when the stems snap and not bend, they are dry enough to be cured... sounds like your buds are ready to be put into jars

 

[YoungMoney420]

when I put them in a jar do I have to take em out and hang em after they've been sittin in the jar for 2-3 hours

 

[HippieMan]

Drying and curing are two seperate processes. First comes drying which can take anywhere from 3 days to 14 days, then come Curing which can take anywhere from 7 days to 2 months. When you go onto curing you don't ever go back to drying.

Place all of the buds in a jar (or till the jar is about 70% full then use another jar) and close it up real tight, preferably air-tight with a rubber seal. Twice a day (12-hour intervals) open up the air-tight seal and allow it to sit exposed to the air for just a couple minutes then seal it right back up and wait for the next time to open it up. As the days pass you can open it up less and less, say after four days you can begin to open it up only once a day, at a week only every other day, at two weeks every couple days and so on. If I was you I'd check the buds daily to make sure there isn't any mold. Without curing, Mids and Regs are born.

 

[YoungMoney420]

Can I use Plastic containers I have some Rubbermaid dishes that seal

 

[brontobrandon1]

i would use glass if i were u ive heard many people complain about there bud having a plastic kind of taste. but i mean if moneys an issue they will work good for curing.

later

 

[YoungMoney420]

I just went and got some mason jars, should I trim the excess leaf before I put the buds in the jars?

 

[longlivemtb]

Yeah, try to get as much extra leaf off as you can. Some of the really close leaves have THC on them so you don't have to worry if you cant get every little piece of leaf off.

 

[HotNSexyMILF]

Great thread guys.

 

[darkmatter]

I'm so excited to start the drying and curing process myself in less than two weeks. From what I have read from some of the more experienced growers is that the curing process will bring out the best quality of your bud.

 

[MrBaker]

Jars, plastic sealable bags, tupperware...I've tried it all. Pretty much as long as it seals, and you have patience, it'll be good. Although tupperware was the most disappointing, and glass jars the most consistant as far as amount of moisture kept in.

I usually dry for 7-10 days hung up in a dark room with great circulation, then cram 1/2 of the load into bags and the other half into jars. Why? because the bag stuff goes into my face first and the jars sit. I will also say that I've never gotten any plastic taste, but I do not doubt it happening depending on temp and humidity. I've cured stuff nice in plastic bags, be it usually a set of multiple bags, one inside another.

 

[hybrid]

dont forget guys...........you can toss in an orange's worth of peel and add a bit of citrus scent/flavor to your stuff.

Could quite possibly be a push over the edge as far as whether or not its a delicacy

 

[HotNSexyMILF]

dont forget guys...........you can toss in an orange's worth of peel and add a bit of citrus scent/flavor to your stuff.

Could quite possibly be a push over the edge as far as whether or not its a delicacy

Change the peel very often, curing with fruit peels and such highly increase the probability of mold..

 

[granitestate]

id be very careful with the fruits, i heard theres more of a powder substance that would be better for flavoring.

 

[MrBaker]

We use a small chuck on carrot and it keeps the smell and taste pretty neutral.