Want Bag Appeal? Curing Matters

Great info. Specially cuz I just cut 400g's of DANK BUD.
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Well i just resently harvested my 2 outdoor girls and i took all the important steps,even though im not selling,cause like you said its more potent smell and looks wonderful and smokes pure as can be,its a must to do those steps if you want the bomb shit,cause mine smelled like hay,but after i completeed all the steps i had all the flavor,smell and smokability i could ask for!!!Great Thread also very true,plus rep Check out my first grow all the way threw this year???I have a dry weight competition going so can't tell you how much yet,but great yield off 2 plants..........

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/129128-jmans-harvest-plus-pics-drying.html

I know I'm late to this thread but I want to add a couple points. Curing does two things; lets the chlorophyll, which gives your buds the hay smell and taste, break down plus allows the THC to convert to a more psycho-active form. Good trimming really helps cut down on the harsh smell and taste plus leaves contain more chlorophyll than trichomes. Cut them back and make hash. Also, the longer you cure the richer the high (and taste). I prefer a 3 month cure before I smoke but I can do that because I always have a stash from the year before.

Secondly, freezing will change the THC chemistry and rob the bud of some of its upper highs. In the past, I have only put my jars in the freezer when my jars get 9+ months old and the mid-summer temps get high. Freezing will preserve the THC as both high temps and oxygen degrade THC. This year I've been vacuum-sealing my jars so I can go longer without have to rely on the freezer. Hopefully, this will extend the jar life at room temp.

I also stagger my harvest to not only allow all the buds to mature but to get different highs. Early harvest gives energetic highs and late ones lean more towards couch lock. This year I staggered my harvest from 9/20 to 10/18 clipping twice a week. The attached pic is from my third round of cutting. There is a pronounced difference in the buzz from harvest 1 to 10.

Very useful post. Look forward to using it when I harvest.

this should be made a sticky if its not already!! very good post thanks alot, ive just put mine into jars, can't wait for that dank smell to come back, its already lurking there!! lol
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Tristis, thanks for sharing, and i really like the staggering. I plan to do the same with my 1st harvest. What strain you got there, and is bud more prone to add a fruity color after a lengthy curing process?

Two plants were Skunk #1 x Great White and the other was a Northern Lights x Haze. Both are killer and great producers.

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.

Ok I totaly understand about curing but what do I do right before the harvest to get them the most ready for a great cure! Lets say maybe the last two weeks?

From what i understand you should flush with mollasses and then dont water last couple days at all.

Very well explained Roxistar. +rep

Just harvested my first crop. Came out great for a first timer I think. Has already been hanged for 2 days and felt pretty good. In a paper bag now, will keep there for a week and then will cure for 2 more weeks. I have handled a lot of different strains and grades of weed over the past 1o years of selling but had never grown before, this thread was the most helpful. Did not know anything about curing until i read this thread. Thanks to all who made it happen, and a special thanks to Roxi....

yeah you can use a number of methods to keep them moist(best after curing) you can use a lemon peel or a orange... or even a corn tortilla. I've also heard of a banana peel but i wouldn't risk that... with the others, lemon and orange peel ect. Ive tried and it worked wonders for me i even had someone tell me that they thought it was like it was just done curing

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hey dewey this is an idea. not saying to do it but consider this and maybe someone will correct me if im wrong.
my first dry this year was middle of summer and they were very dry after 3 days. i put in paper bags for 2 days to help even the moisture but the bags may have made it a little worse due that they absorbed more moisture. anyway i put them into jars and checked them twice a day and rearranged the bud once a day. after a couple of weeks i found out i had hay not happy again.

so i took beer bottle caps with a small wad of paper towel in it dampened it not dripping and a small piece of scoth tape wrapped around it to keep paper towel in it but not sealed so the paper could still release its moisture. set them inside my jars and sealed. changed every day and after about 3 times the buds were not so crumbly anymore and it burns and tastes much better than the hay. just make sure not to go too moist due to mold.

but i also read a post on here somewhere and not sure if its true but the post said that you can remoisten the buds but they will not cure anymore.

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My dad always used a carrot! Cut up in small circles! The bud won't stick to it and it won't flavor the bud, just keep it mosit and perfect he says!

I hate getting bags which are to wet.

great info I will put it to the test on my crop
thanks

well i just opened a couple of my jars for the first time in 2 weeks one looked the same the other is either really god or bad. the buds look BEAUTIFUL they are more whiter then ever. but the weird thing wen i opened the jar there was like a smoke that rised out. and also wen i squeeze the bud theres a lil like smoke that comes from it. what does mold look like??? im bout to smoke a bud right now.hope it taste as good as it looks. well any help would be MUCH appreciated +rep.

that is mold. That weed needs to be taken out of jars and left to cometely dry or water cured, then if consumed at all, through food not smoking.

yup taste like shit.so just take it out an let it sit.fuckin sux man.at first i thought i was checkin them to much. now i guess im not checkin enough. damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn!!!!!!

Sorry about your weed. Two weeks is too long to go unchecked, unless you are at the end stage of curing. Were the stems able to snap before bending prior to placing in jars? If not this was the error. Many people harvest several plants and don't compensate for variances in moisture content. If this occurs, you can end up with some too dry or some too moist weed at the end of drying. This is an easy mistake to make and each bud should be checked before jarring.