A perfect cure every time
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What are we looking at here? Is that your piece of glass resting over the screen tray?
I'm still many weeks away from needing this stuff, but I better start thinking now about what system I want to use
SimonD
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I have a pair of large screened boxes. You're seeing the (glass) bottom of one box laid over the top of another.
Always good to plan ahead. I try to, as well.I'm still many weeks away from needing this stuff, but I better start thinking now about what system I want to use
Simon
SimonD
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I had the boxes made a few years ago. After looking for big screened boxes for ages and never finding anything big enough, a friend suggested an acquaintance of his for the project. The security hassle has fairly extensive, but at the end it was all worth it. The boxes are fantastic!
Simon
hey I'm kinda new to growing, and i know next to nothing about harvesting, and though my girl is no where near that stage yet, I'm wondering if you have any tips for curing without one of those devices shown in the first post, as I'm on a pretty strict budget. is there a way I should be able to tell by eye or smell or touch?? Thanks for your time.
Wait as long as you possibly can.
if their was a way to tell how much moister leaves the plant during burping, like say, at first the buds start with 70% moister after drying, and say, 5% dissipates during a 2 hour burping session, then I could just gauge from that...I guess it'd be optimal if I had one of those hygrometer things, but it's just not in the budget -.-
But how do I know I haven't waited too long? after this plant, I'm gonna set aside some cash for a hygrometer, but in the meantime I gotta work with my eyes I guess lol. This is medicine for me, so I want it to be as perfect as possible, to get the affects I need, so I don't have to go back to the hospital lmaoWait as long as you possibly can.
Without a device to measure that #, how can you know? Everyone's situation will be different because we all have different levels of RH. You will never get it below the RH of the air obviously. If you're in a more humid environment, I would err on the side of a little extra dry before jarring. If it's dry there, like it was for me in socal, I would err on the side of slightly less dry when jarring.
This is one of those things that experience will be your best teacher. You will get a "feel" for when they are ready to go into jars. Once in the jars, I stand by my original statement. It sounds like you're doing a very small grow for a personal stash. If so, then as long as you can let it cure, the better. Problem is, in this situation, you usually can't wait too long!
Very cool, I kinda had a feeling it was going to come down to accumulated experience, so I'll start a new log for my drying and curing processes to further develop my own skills, and share my results with you guys, so stay tuned for progress pictures of my girlWithout a device to measure that #, how can you know? Everyone's situation will be different because we all have different levels of RH. You will never get it below the RH of the air obviously. If you're in a more humid environment, I would err on the side of a little extra dry before jarring. If it's dry there, like it was for me in socal, I would err on the side of slightly less dry when jarring.
This is one of those things that experience will be your best teacher. You will get a "feel" for when they are ready to go into jars. Once in the jars, I stand by my original statement. It sounds like you're doing a very small grow for a personal stash. If so, then as long as you can let it cure, the better. Problem is, in this situation, you usually can't wait too long!
Thanks again for your time and information 
oceangreen
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humidity really is not the only thing...
I just hang up the whole bad girl...
I just hang up the whole bad girl...
SimonD
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I hate to sound cryptic and/or blow off folks' questions, so I'll just spit it out. I'm not exactly a legal grower and I firmly believe in respecting the authorities by not baiting them on the forums, or elsewhere. As such, I don't post my op, the exact yields, etc. I'm actually purposefully vague about the exact wattage and the like.
Believe me when I say that I would LOVE to show you guys the boxes. They're setup in a 2-tier arrangement with an auxiliary light and fan, all on a metal rack. I'm pretty proud of it. It's something I've wanted for years. Literally. But, there's a problem. The work is kinda unique and the boxes can be identified. It wouldn't take the efforts of MI6 to find me within a short period. I have a family, I live in an upper class neighborhood, my children are just starting their lives. There's a lot to lose. Having lived though Overgrow, never again.
Simon
SimonD
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Thank you for sharing. I highlighted that comment, because it leads to an important distinction. As above, the product is dried - upside down, of course - for 10-15 days and then allowed to rehydrate for a similar period. Best case scenario, there's an actual 5-7 days of curing taking place before "BOOOOM!" happens. Once can certainly appreciate how this works for you and your current point of reference. Fair enough. Given everything you've learned since birth, much of which was certain to modify you perspective later in time, and the admittedly sophomoric process outlined above, don't you think the methodology can be refined to where BOOOOM! BOOOOM! (that's one more BOOOOM! for those counting) might come about and benefit you most of all? Just curious.i use a simple way for dryin n curin .. hang upside down for 11-15 days , put into tupperware box for 6 days (no burpin) on the 6th day burp for 1 hour back into tupper ware box for 4-5 days and BOOOOM! job done .. smoke that makes ya eyes bleed when ya toke it. not saying thats the best way by any means .. but works for me everytime.
Simon