Adding moisture to dry herb

[northernlight24]

i've read lots of threads how people added damp cloths, sponges, slices of apples,pears, oranges, water melon, just about every fruit and vegetable can be added in a mason jar to add moisture, however it leaves the herb smelling like the vegetable or or fruit that is placed beside there especially bread. if not watched with care, it can cause mold. MY QUESTION IS if i put some of that flavored water on a sponge and put it in the mason jar, next to the herb will it add weight, taste and smell? i think its a rather interesting theory but will it cause mold?

[disrupt86]

left in a jar thats not opend regularly and kept not in the dark,yes. as far as adding weight u might get a little but your really only gaining back what has dried up.i wouldnt add flavored water.theres sugar in it and i havent seen how that would react with cured pot.so far the only thing i know of that will leave a scent and flavor is oranges and even that will only last a day or 2.my fav is thick papaer towel folded into a small square wetted then rung out,put it in the jar for 3-4 days and take it out.

[oldmac]

small pce of lettuce will work, and will not impart any aroma or taste :)

The best item I've seen are these small metal discs (with something inside) and some small holes. You soak it then put in in your jar or humidor. They sell them in cigar shops.

[F1SEEDS]

id have to say that any foreign object in a jar with ur bud .....ur going to run into truble doing that.


why would u want to ad anything surely if ur growing the plants then u have chosen wot to grow !!!!!!!!!!! dont add anything to ur jars its going to break down and go moldie alot quicker ....ull lose some bud!



just fill a jar 3/4 full (leaving some room) open the jar for 30mins a day or twice a day for 15mins and in two wks the bud will be cured enough for u to notice the differance.


peace and love

geeman

[oldmac]

I would only do that if the stuff had over dried out. It beats trying to do something with stuff that's brittle.

You are right about not putting anything in the jar during cure. I personally vacum seal the jars when they have fully cured, and that ends any problem with longer term storage.

[Prodaytrader]

Let me just say this much: somebody did this to me and I wasn't the least bit happy with that person when I found out about it. A good salesman never ever messes with the product and at the very least he doesn't represent one for another. Next time take better care of your product.

[Blaze21]

If you must re-hydrate, this is the most mellow and least-damaging way of doing that I have tried:

Place over-dried buds in a brown paper bag. Place this bag inside two turkey bags or contractor bags. Place a flour tortilla, or part of one, between the brown paper bag and the plastic bags. Carefully not to use too much tortilla. Close the two plastic bags and allow to sit for 12-36 hours, checking every 12 hours. The moisture from the tortilla will slowly and gradually be absorbed by the bud. The brown paper bag prevents the bud from coming into contact with the tortilla and plastic directly, and helps even out the moisture that is being absorbed by the buds. Sealing it air tight in the plastic bags further helps even out the moisture. After the buds feel right, remove the tortillas and allow the bud to air for a little bit. Reseal it in the plastic bags and check on it again in a day or two. If done right, the bud should no longer be over-dried, the moisture content should have evened out, and much of the aroma and flavor will have returned.

[JackdaWack]

putting bud into a paper bag is sure to do one thing, make it drier, that bag will absorb all of the moisture. Best way would to buy a humidor like stated above, they are self contained moisture systems at about 70% its good for storage anyways.

[Blaze21]

The amount absorbed by the bag is almost non-existent. Id' say about 90%+ of the moisture in the torillas ends up in the buds.

[JackdaWack]

The amount absorbed by the bag is almost non-existent. Id' say about 90%+ of the moisture in the torillas ends up in the buds.

Then why do people put bud in brown bags to quick dry?

[Blaze21]

Because when they do this, the brown bags are not sealed in an air-tight environment. If the bags are in a sealed environment the moisture is transfered from the torillas to the buds and it evens out. Even when people dry in bags, the bags themselves never get wet.

[macro]

what about putting in fresh MJ leaf? Come on people! No more food products in your jars

[Luvmymeds]

Because when they do this, the brown bags are not sealed in an air-tight environment. If the bags are in a sealed environment the moisture is transfered from the torillas to the buds and it evens out. Even when people dry in bags, the bags themselves never get wet.

The only thing brown paper bags are good for is sucking the taste and smell off your bud if you dry in a brown paper bag you will taste that bg when you smoke it. A good cure should take at least 2 weeks. A proper curing should be a month!!

[MendoBill]

I've had good success using a 1" square piece of paper towel and a few drops of water. Shake paper towel until it stops dripping, then simply stick it on the inside lip of your cure jar/container. One or two applications works wonders with no added funny taste (like lettuce!) In a perfect world, properly slow drying buds is a simple task. In the middle of winter in this Delta region (where I'm currently at) Tule fog and a wet week made it very challenging to slow dry and not worry about mold/mildew problems. I lost half of a grow to this problem once before. It's better to re-hydrate crispy pot than to throw mildewed pot in the trash.