Curing is overrated

70's natureboy · Apr 28, 2020

I have been here for years and I don't try to tell people how to dry their weed and upset the apple cart. I don't really care how everybody else does it. When I cure my weed "properly",my friends don't like it as much and ask me what is wrong with it. If I just dry it, it has 5 times as much flavor. I just tell people to leave a few buds on the night stand for a few weeks and then compare it to your jarred weed. People with med cards prefer my weed to dispensary weed because it has so much flavor. Flavor is what moves weed. The buds are still alive when they get smothered in a jar. I don't know how that kills the flavor but it sure does at my place.

I don't need another tutorial on curing weed because we already have a sticky on it that I have followed to a T. Nobody I know likes it that way.

FLO-GRO · Apr 28, 2020

KTM690sm said:
This site truly shows why the world is the way it is. Its obvious that most of the " growers" on here are great at reading shit on Google then twisting it in 100 ways. I mean god forbid if anyone has or does something different than what these kids have read on Amazon. This is a fun site to relax to and laugh at not be serious about growing.

Unfortunately the AOL days of internet are over, that was fun. Modern internet has in recent years developed into the most powerful research tool in our lifetime.
When a collective voice of billions worldwide tell you the pen is blue, it's.... Well likely blue.
The fact is cannibus cultivation and the science behind it is being dissected with more technological eyes and minds then could have ever been allowed back in the old school days (I'm 40 and have my old school days).
It is exciting, especially to the younger generations... After all, it is their job to be better than the generations before them... Atleast that's how I raised my sons, to always raise the bar.
We fly F-16 today, yesterday it was Wright bros at kitty hawk....

peterstoke · Apr 28, 2020

i always thought curing was to bring out any excess moisture from the middle of the bud. i suppose if you dried it long enough there would be no moisture left and you wouldn't need to cure it??

Grandpapy · Apr 28, 2020

Heavysmoker86 said:
All it is is slowing down the drying right? If too dry add an orange peel, too wet add a brown paper towel. 2-3 months curing yeah right.., doesn’t change potency. Maybe some of you have cashed lungs and you think it’s a smoother hit. Personally I don’t think so. Some have said big growers with excessive supply simply market this curing thing as an excuse to get top dollar months after harvest. This is due to excessive supply. But meanwhile you are destroying the bud.

Keep coming back.

FLO-GRO · Apr 28, 2020

peterstoke said:
i always thought curing was to bring out any excess moisture from the middle of the bud. i suppose if you dried it long enough there would be no moisture left and you wouldn't need to cure it??

Curing continues to aid the process of breaking down chlorophyll, sugars and other impurities thus basically just putting a cherry on top of your hard work. Curing is often not required and is completely preferential to most. Curing can impact taste and smoothness of smoke IF REQUIRED.
I am currently running multiple batches of strains that require no cure, and I have some that taste like ass unless left in a jar I burp 2 or 3 times a day for a few weeks.
I know for me in my experience and research curing is valid and has its merit.

WinterSoldier89 · Apr 28, 2020

70's natureboy said:
I have been here for years and I don't try to tell people how to dry their weed and upset the apple cart. I don't really care how everybody else does it. When I cure my weed "properly",my friends don't like it as much and ask me what is wrong with it. If I just dry it, it has 5 times as much flavor. I just tell people to leave a few buds on the night stand for a few weeks and then compare it to your jarred weed. People with med cards prefer my weed to dispensary weed because it has so much flavor. Flavor is what moves weed. The buds are still alive when they get smothered in a jar. I don't know how that kills the flavor but it sure does at my place.

I don't need another tutorial on curing weed because we already have a sticky on it that I have followed to a T. Nobody I know likes it that way.

I've had friends say they want it as soon as it drys as curing takes away the smell. Thats all they care about.

Byorn54 · Apr 28, 2020

ONION BURSTS ARE PEOPLE!!!!

steve870 · Apr 28, 2020

i've had friend say that my weed was better because i cured it and others often harvest early and dont cure it

randallb · Apr 28, 2020

Heavysmoker86 said:
All it is is slowing down the drying right? If too dry add an orange peel, too wet add a brown paper towel. 2-3 months curing yeah right.., doesn’t change potency. Maybe some of you have cashed lungs and you think it’s a smoother hit. Personally I don’t think so. Some have said big growers with excessive supply simply market this curing thing as an excuse to get top dollar months after harvest. This is due to excessive supply. But meanwhile you are destroying the bud.

Curing is a real thing. It might not be for you, but it works for me. Ever smoke a cuban cigar fresh versus aged?
Big growers in the black market simply dry and bag in the most expedient way possible. It can cure in the "distribution pipeline". They don't give a rat's ass about any of the finer points.
I have no experience with big "legal" type growers, but I could see them saying whatever they needed to make a buck. They have the excessive supply.

bk78 · Apr 28, 2020

KTM690sm said:
This site truly shows why the world is the way it is. Its obvious that most of the " growers" on here are great at reading shit on Google then twisting it in 100 ways. I mean god forbid if anyone has or does something different than what these kids have read on Amazon. This is a fun site to relax to and laugh at not be serious about growing.

Wait..... amazon give growing advice now?

Did amazon tell you to add more N to your reg seeds to change them to female too?

Kassiopeija · Apr 28, 2020

bk78 said:
Did amazon tell you to add more N to your reg seeds to change them to female too?

yes, use the mineralic one - the faster it goes in, the quicker grows the plant XD

bk78 · Apr 28, 2020

Kassiopeija said:
yes, use the mineralic one - the faster it goes in, the quicker grows the plant XD

Added to my journal ;p

getogrow · Apr 28, 2020

not here to argue with the mass but i agree , curing is way overrated. (needed but overrated)

grayeyes · Apr 28, 2020

OP, just chew it up straight off the plant. Idiot!!!! Do what you want just don't tell us that curing is unnecessary.

2Hearts · Apr 28, 2020

To suggest a long dry period here gets met with the answer that it overdries and will be shit.

I dont see an applecart just a lot of village idiots blocking the path to the orchard.

Some need to work out why they fail with long drying times before trying to explain to new growers how its done because others are mastering it and shoving it in their village idiot faces saying 'can you do that?'.

70's natureboy said:
I have been here for years and I don't try to tell people how to dry their weed and upset the apple cart. I don't really care how everybody else does it. When I cure my weed "properly",my friends don't like it as much and ask me what is wrong with it. If I just dry it, it has 5 times as much flavor. I just tell people to leave a few buds on the night stand for a few weeks and then compare it to your jarred weed. People with med cards prefer my weed to dispensary weed because it has so much flavor. Flavor is what moves weed. The buds are still alive when they get smothered in a jar. I don't know how that kills the flavor but it sure does at my place.

I don't need another tutorial on curing weed because we already have a sticky on it that I have followed to a T. Nobody I know likes it that way.

2Hearts · Apr 28, 2020

So how do i and others who dont cure fit into your advice because we make just as great bud from an extended dry nothing else and were all hobby growers.

Theres more knowledge to it than what some are saying but seems when that knowledge is presented it falls on deaf ears.

randallb said:
Curing is a real thing. It might not be for you, but it works for me. Ever smoke a cuban cigar fresh versus aged?
Big growers in the black market simply dry and bag in the most expedient way possible. It can cure in the "distribution pipeline". They don't give a rat's ass about any of the finer points.
I have no experience with big "legal" type growers, but I could see them saying whatever they needed to make a buck. They have the excessive supply.

2Hearts · Apr 28, 2020

Then your making mistakes and its not the curing but lack of getting the grow right.

This then makes you think the cure is needed but really intime all your strains will smoke like heaven just from a dry.

Take some time dont just jump at everything when you still have a way to go yet.

FLO-GRO said:
Curing continues to aid the process of breaking down chlorophyll, sugars and other impurities thus basically just putting a cherry on top of your hard work. Curing is often not required and is completely preferential to most. Curing can impact taste and smoothness of smoke IF REQUIRED.
I am currently running multiple batches of strains that require no cure, and I have some that taste like ass unless left in a jar I burp 2 or 3 times a day for a few weeks.
I know for me in my experience and research curing is valid and has its merit.

FLO-GRO · Apr 28, 2020

I can agree with that actually. I believe curing replaces a plants natural cycle of senescence... If a plant is allowed to properly do this on its own curing may not be required. Studies have even indicated chlorophyll can be broke down with lights on and colder Temps sorta like plants do in fall naturally.

2Hearts · Apr 28, 2020

Theres a lot of conflicting advice i just wanted to present what i see as the underlying problems to the knowledge.

I think chlorophyll is one of the first to breakdown but cured bud is still green so its breakdown is just into basic green pigments.

Agreeing and getting along is a big hurdle at the moment but most can be described or broken down into simple chunks of info.

FLO-GRO said:
I can agree with that actually. I believe curing replaces a plants natural cycle of senescence... If a plant is allowed to properly do this on its own curing may not be required. Studies have even indicated chlorophyll can be broke down with lights on and colder Temps sorta like plants do in fall naturally.

randallb · Apr 28, 2020

2Hearts said:
So how do i and others who dont cure fit into your advice because we make just as great bud from an extended dry nothing else and were all hobby growers.

Theres more knowledge to it than what some are saying but seems when that knowledge is presented it falls on deaf ears.

I wasn't giving advice. What does your "extended dry" consist of? And what do you do with the weed once it's dry?

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