I'm sure of it now - I harvested too soon

Well, I confess: after checking out pics of buds ready to be harvested, I can say in hindsight that I harvested just at the right time.

My main problems were: (hey last winter was this dude's first grow - give a dude a break meng! :p )

insufficient drying time, and
improper curing.

I'll have to revise my notes regarding water-curing - those who have used it claimed that it made for the smoothest smoke ever...the basic principle is that chlorophyl is water-soluble while THC isn't. 7 days submerged in tepid water (changing the water daily) seeps out the chlorophyl and leaves the THC behind.

The only complaint I read about this method is that water curing took away the flavour.

Watre curing can also help fulsh out any pesticides if you've used any. Perhaps the water I used was too cold?

Maybe using the best of all methods would work: water-cure for 7 days, dehydrate for 24 hours, then brown bag for 7 days. Then Mason-jar it for another week to 10 days.:confused:

here: http://boards.cannabis.com/showthrea...ghlight=curing

Too bad Overgrow.com was shut down, that's where I first read about water curing.

I'm sure of it now - I harvested too soon

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Originally Posted by Pedro de Pacas

here: http://boards.cannabis.com/showthrea...ghlight=curing

Too bad Overgrow.com was shut down, that's where I first read about water curing.

Overgrow liked to go out to edge.....sometimes....it's better to stick to the basics.