stumpjumper
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If I hung a plant for 2 weeks the shit would crumble to powder lol. I don't hang whole plants though..
I usually trim a branch at a time right at harvest, if I dried for two weeks with that method I would envision the same thing. I am going to try hanging at least one of my four that will be coming down shortly without doing any trimming at all just to see if I can notice any difference between the two. Not looking forward to the trimming after the dry, I can tell you that right now.If I hung a plant for 2 weeks the shit would crumble to powder lol. I don't hang whole plants though..
Yeah buddy. I smell a convert coming up soon.I am going to try hanging at least one of my four that will be coming down shortly without doing any trimming at all just to see if I can notice any difference between the two. Not looking forward to the trimming after the dry, I can tell you that right now.
Not if you dry the whole plant hanging at once.If I hung a plant for 2 weeks the shit would crumble to powder lol. I don't hang whole plants though..
I really don't think tch drains into the buds from the stems, but I've heard that tale before.I've always cut at the base and hung my plants whole in a dark cool place. Little heat. Usually just oscillating fans. They're ready to TRIM when the thinner branches snap clean. (Usually 6-9 days)
This is when pretty much all the thc in the stalk and branches has drained to the buds.
Cut the branches from the stalk, trim the bud while still on the branch and I put these branches on a screen for about 2-3 more days in a dark cool place. Little heat.
They'll be ready to begin curing after this point. (keep your trimmings, branches, and stalks for hash and oil)
Then pack my mason jars to the top (But not tightly) with bud (off the branches now), opening them once a day for about 20 mins each.
Store these in a dark place as well. Do this for as long as you feel is needed. But takes at least about a week to have any effect on taste and harshness.
I used to go for about a month, but have reduced that to about two - two and a half weeks.
Yes the light or rather lack of light is important in these steps as the light actually slowly degrades the THC content of dead (Drying) plants.
I just did that with 2 plants. Not much experience to speak from but the bud stayed tighter and harder. I trimmed both at 4 days. Hanging in a pantry with veggies stored. Spuds, onions, squash. Then back to hang whole a few more days before being trimmed to individual branches and going into jars. Both dried great, bud firm and taste like heaven. A Blue Widow and a Kandy Kush. I think it was worth the effort of trimming dried which really is not that much more work it turns out. Sharpest of instruments is needed though.I usually trim a branch at a time right at harvest, if I dried for two weeks with that method I would envision the same thing. I am going to try hanging at least one of my four that will be coming down shortly without doing any trimming at all just to see if I can notice any difference between the two. Not looking forward to the trimming after the dry, I can tell you that right now.
What a waste of good weed! Well now at least you know what not to do!I perused the mj grow books at Barnes & Noble yesterday and one had a break down of curing with a dehydrator. They said the result was ''OK"
I do not own an actual food dehydrator which is low and slow. My toaster oven has a dehydrate setting, but the temp is too high, so I cracked the door to bring it within range, but it still dried way too quickly