Why must it be dark to dry?

gogrow

confused
why do we hang our buds in complete darkness to dry? the reason i ask is b/c i read in an old issue of high times that the reason aculpulco gold was a golden color was because it was sunbleached from drying in the sun. if this is true, why then does everyone stress that it must be dark in the drying room?
 

Skeen

Active Member
lol i was joking about hanging it in water. Just hang it upside down in a dark warm well ventilated place. Easy. 4 Days dry. Jar it/or smoke it.
 

kingding2385

Well-Known Member
when you dry your harvest do you hang the entire plant (root ball and all) or do you cut off the branches with the bud on it and hang them?
 

gogrow

confused
when you dry your harvest do you hang the entire plant (root ball and all) or do you cut off the branches with the bud on it and hang them?
i hang the branches with bud, manicured of course. there is really no reason to hang the roots with the rest of the plant, no thc, just taking up space; but hanging the entire plant is ok, just make trimming a bitch
 

raeman1990

Well-Known Member
actually putting your bud in water WILL make it dry faster, its called water curing. you out bud in water for 7-10 days, change water every day, keep dark, then after 19 days or so dry it out and you have cured bud, the water gets rid of the chlorophill and makes the smoke a lot smoother
 

MsMILFweed

Well-Known Member
how much water do you put your bud in? like submerge it?
I wouldn't think it would be to soak the bud, just put the end of a the stem in water? Is that the idea? Sounds interesting, I'll try it next time, except, what's to stop the stem from trying to root?
 

kingding2385

Well-Known Member
yes milfweek...that would be a good thought considering you just snipped your buds. i'd like for someone to explain this method more.
 

Weed Guy

Master Roller
yes milfweek...that would be a good thought considering you just snipped your buds. i'd like for someone to explain this method more.
You completely submerge your buds and they will dry underwater.....Trust me it works. Read the Grow FAQ, posted below:

GROWFAQ

Its actually very simple to do, and makes it a nicer smoke IMO....
 

MsMILFweed

Well-Known Member
You completely submerge your buds and they will dry underwater.....Trust me it works. Read the Grow FAQ, posted below:

GROWFAQ

Its actually very simple to do, and makes it a nicer smoke IMO....
Wow, that sounds really cool. I've got some reading to do.

Thanks for the links.
 
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