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john wishmyer

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wondering if my temps for drying would be cool. noticed with my last crop it dried to quick then my second crop i started curing a day before i felt the stems would snap they were super sticky n finally nice n dry on the outside. this little dry spot i have in a closet reads at rh 60% n temps are about 64
 

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OldMedUser

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Too warm. Can you find a cooler spot to prolong the drying time for a slower dry and better cure? I can take up to 5 weeks getting mine dry enough to put in jars and start burping for a month. Smooth smoke.

My last grow I used doubled up paper bags and dumped them out into a big tray each day for 15min. I kept them down in my nice cool basement outside the grow room where the temps were round 45F and it took around 10 days to get them dry enough to can and start burping. I do all my trimming fresh off the plant tho there's no reason the buds couldn't be left for final trim before putting in jars slightly moist. A spare fridge at it's warmest setting would do in a pinch as well.

When you hang dry the outer surface of the bud gets bone dry while the center is still wet. Any of the bud that gets dry will not cure even if re-moistened so if kept enclosed so drying is even and slow a much better cure can be had. End up with nice golden/green bud that doesn't harsh your throat.

Fresh off the plant. OG#18 last June.

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Same buds after a nice slow cure. Were dried in the doubled paper bags.

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Hope you're having a great Xmas!

:peace:
 

john wishmyer

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Too warm. Can you find a cooler spot to prolong the drying time for a slower dry and better cure? I can take up to 5 weeks getting mine dry enough to put in jars and start burping for a month. Smooth smoke.

My last grow I used doubled up paper bags and dumped them out into a big tray each day for 15min. I kept them down in my nice cool basement outside the grow room where the temps were round 45F and it took around 10 days to get them dry enough to can and start burping. I do all my trimming fresh off the plant tho there's no reason the buds couldn't be left for final trim before putting in jars slightly moist. A spare fridge at it's warmest setting would do in a pinch as well.

When you hang dry the outer surface of the bud gets bone dry while the center is still wet. Any of the bud that gets dry will not cure even if re-moistened so if kept enclosed so drying is even and slow a much better cure can be had. End up with nice golden/green bud that doesn't harsh your throat.

Fresh off the plant. OG#18 last June.

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Same buds after a nice slow cure. Were dried in the doubled paper bags.

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Hope you're having a great Xmas!

:peace:
yeea those look nice! probably will find a closet that isnt in use should nock the temps down a little more. i think the temp has to do with the light being on
 

OldMedUser

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No. Stems are still pliable but will crack if bent sharply. Then trim and get in jars while moist. Open and air twice a day for the first week then once a day after that for a couple more weeks then every 2nd day until good enough for smoking but not crumbly dry. Keep in a cool place too while getting dry enough to prevent mold.

I use plastic tobacco cans for burping as they have smooth walls inside and the clumps just slide right out. No shoulders inside like mason jars. I've seen jars at the bargain store that would work good or just plastic food containers like yogurt or sour cream ones would be excellent.

Any of my friends I share with really like it compared to mass produced street pot that I just will not smoke. Taste of bug spray and crackles when it burns. Yuck! Stronger than mine usually but I grow for medicine and not to impress stoners.

:peace:
 
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