Want Bag Appeal? Curing Matters

yea its gon take a lil it after burping for it to start smellin dank, at least two weeks and you should be good, or that was about how ong it took for my homies harvest eariler this year

yeah 2-3 weekks minimum

awesome..i smelt the dreaded "home grown" smell and was like "shit!''
but you guys give me hope...

well good luck, hope it comes out dank, i kno its a long time but its well worth it

Yeah you gatta move around the buds in the jars thou just to make sure no mold ect. is growing on it

I have seen many folks post to put in Mason (glass) jars (airtight) to cure. While at the store, I could only find airtight PLASTIC containers. Does this make a big difference?

depending on the grade of plastic, Glass could be better, because the polymers in the plastic could absorb some THC but not much if any, just like a Zip-lock bag. Glass won't absorb anything because it is a hard shell with no space for T.H.C molecules in it's structure.

Also, Great thread!!+rep all day, some good helpful hints, glad to see everyone sharing the wealth During this holiday season!

Has everyone been enjoying their holiday bush??

rep+++ awesome post bro

Think of it as aging wine. Not saying you can't sample as you go. That's your educational experience. It's a science experiment that actually makes sense and has real life applications.

sunshinegirl said:

I have seen many folks post to put in Mason (glass) jars (airtight) to cure. While at the store, I could only find airtight PLASTIC containers. Does this make a big difference?

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go to a wal-mart they have both mason jars ball jars and clamp jars if u cant find them juss ask one of thier workers they should point u to they way... its where i bought mine

MostlyCrazy said:

Think of it as aging wine. Not saying you can't sample as you go. That's your educational experience. It's a science experiment that actually makes sense and has real life applications.

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yeah i rember on my first harvest i was a anxious lil pot head n was pinchin my buds ever since harvest and i ccame to realize that drying and curing is really worth it potentcy and taste wise, everytime i smoked a bud i feel/taste the difference hahah crazy but true

Hi thanks for the info'

Budda,

I'm in the process of curing my first grow. Following all the rules. Have them in wide mouth mason jars ( I grow tomatoes outside - get the jars at a good size grocery store - they are usually around the zip lock bags - wide mouth is better). I saved some of my popcorn buds and close manicure for a bowl when I need/want it and store them in a brown paper bag that I shake every day. Works out well since they are not dense and are a little ahead in the "curing" process. No problem in sampling as you go. Call it scientific research if that will make you fell better. lol

Yeah but i like to wait until im done at least drying it out, so that way it actually smokes haha

Being my first grow, I wanted a taste really, really, baaad! Did the mircowave dry ( tasted like I was smoking crabgrass) but got me high. Smoked a bud in a pipe about two weeks ago and it was much better! Had some as a celebration of the new year and it couch locked me like I was tied down wit anchor chain. So smooth that I didn't realize how much I was smoking (1 gram bud). I'm growing Hydro in a bubbleponic 6 pack. Have 25 years gardening tomatoes which are actually quite simalar in the nutrion needs and timing. With all that said I blasted my first grow with too many nutes too soon and killed all but one of them. That plant produced about 2oz of a very enjoyable smoke. May we all smoke perfectly dried and cured forever!

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Hey guys, something to add since i live in the southwest and my green dried out in 2 days and crispy.... over dry, you can add bread or fresh buds to your jar and bring back some of the moisture and do the burping over till you get the right consistency. I think it is better that way because if you add orange peels you get an orange smell on top of your green instead of the original.

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The problem with re hydrating the buds after they dry to a crispy crunch is that before the plant was dried to such a degree, it was still alive. Being a living plant, it uses all the nutrients in the leaves, buds etc and as it does so, it also changes over the chlorophyll and makes the plants loose their green color.

Once the plant has dried crispy,m no amount of moisture will bring it back to life. You may be able to clear out a little more of the green color, but for the most part, you are done with the cure. It is dead plant material.

You want to try to make the bud cure by using up all those nutrients and chlorophyll and drying it out is the easy part. It will dry as it cures, not cure as it drys.

It's still a cellulose material and therefore does respond the same way say a piece of wood. Wood expands to the summer humidity and so does pot. Not saying it's the best at all. Just an option for an overdried batch. Makes it go poof instead of POOF when you smoke it.

I have recently met a grower with over 15 years experience growing medical cannabis for clubs in the bay area. He follows the curing method here with one slight difference. He has a family member who grows the same strain that always look better at harvest, but he ignores the cure. The result is buds that are less potent, smell and taste is not as nice and in general the smoking experience is not as great. His bud looks smells and tastes great.

The only thing he does different than here is he cuts NO leaves until after the hang dry, removes fan leaves before the paper bag dry and then a final manicure before glass jars or zip-lock bags. His reasoning for leaving the leaves on while drying is to slow the drying, and protect the crystals from light degradation and physical damage from handling during the long dry and cure. His family member hangs the entire plant and basically forgets it until it is totally dry, then manicures, with basically no cure. Makes really good bud look like mid grade. Darker color, with few crystals on the outside.

This is not tried by me, but makes sense and I will try this in 4-5 weeks with my Red Diesel.

He says that drying time in the winter when temps are cool and humidity is moderate here can take 2-3 weeks depending on the density and size of plants, but his long slow dry (not all the way!) and cure is worth the wait.

Damn and for 20 years I've just been throwing them in a Paper sack from Trader Joes and leaving them about 15 days in the back of the closet.

Duke - I may try that on one of these grows. Most of the books say it's easier for most to cut while wet. With the experince your grower has, he is probably an expert at all things Ganja. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.