Curing

[Greenergy]

Does anyone know how many days after chop down it takes for chlorophyll to stop producing and all the rest of the biological activity going on in the buds to cease. I slowed down drying by making the cure room air tight and using a digital humidifier set at 65% humidity. the humidifier blows into a box fan which blows all over the room (not directly on plants). it has been a week now and the smaller stems are starting to snap. I am ready to bag it up and start a 30 day curing process but I dont want to do that until all chlorophyll production stops.

Greenergy Reviewed by Greenergy on 09-20-2010. Curing Does anyone know how many days after chop down it takes for chlorophyll to stop producing and all the rest of the biological activity going on in the buds to cease. I slowed down drying by making the cure room air tight and using a digital humidifier set at 65% humidity. the humidifier blows into a box fan which blows all over the room (not directly on plants). it has been a week now and the smaller stems are starting to snap. I am ready to bag it up and start a 30 day curing process but I dont Rating: 5

[copobo]

once you jar it, use a hygrometer in the jar. I try to keep it between 55%-60% for at least a month.

check this thread out http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-faqs...your-buds.html

[copobo]

and this one. This one is the one I was looking for:
http://boards.cannabis.com/colorado-...ml#post2094917

and these hygrometers rock. Google-
CALIBER III DIGITAL HYGROMETER

[Greenergy]

Thanks Copobo. I found some hygrometers at McGuckins that are about the size of a watch. they do temp, humidity, and 24 hour recording. $19.99 is pricy but they are small and fit in the cure bags well. I also found some double ziplock bags at Target that are the size of a large pillow case. They are clear blueish so you can see the humidity reading through the bag to know when to burp it. Ive never had a problem with plastic taste from curing in plastic containers.

[ThaiBuddhaMan]

....I also found some double ziplock bags at Target that are the size of a large pillow case. They are clear blueish so you can see the humidity reading through the bag to know when to burp it. Ive never had a problem with plastic taste from curing in plastic containers.

I've never had problems with taste, just static electricity when using bags (not containers though). Inside of the bags would be covered in trichromes. But that was with your normal zip-lock bags, especially the thin ones. The bags you have might be thicker so might not have that problem. Personally I love the 1/2 gallon mason jars you can pick up at Ace for about $10 for a 6-pack. If your local Ace doesn't carry them or out-of-stock, order online and have them delivered free to the local store.

[Greenergy]

I leave the buds on the sticks while they are curing. it helps keep the buds aerated and it helps keep the trichomes from smearing on the bag. These bags are thicker than the regular ziplocks. they are made for storage of clothes and blankets. Thai Man, you have one of the best curing methods I have ever read.:hippy:

[cologrower420]

There are a lot of differing opinions on how to properly cure and dry. I can read links all day, and I am, but I am interested in the opinion of people who grow and dry in Colorado. I see the threads above, and they're great.

Here is my question, thanks for the input.

I'm growing one plant in a 4x4 tent. I have inline fans, box fans, desktop fans, can fans, squirrel fans, everything. Moving enough air is not a problem, but I have serious concerns about overdrying the outside of the buds before the insides properly dry/cure.

I am planning on opening the vents and keeping a fan blowing air around the bottom of the tent, there won't be any air blowing directly on the plants. I'm going to dry the plants in the tent.

At what humidity should I take the plants from the tent and into the jars or bags to cure? I'm planning on putting the probe for the meter amongst the plants so I can monitor things. Assuming I want to cure until I approach 60% humidity, I would 'burp' the container to lower the humidity, right? Isn't that the idea behind 'burping', to get the plant to dry consistently?

What's the one single thing I can do to prevent hay flavor?

edit: Should I buy big bags and just bag the whole cola once I trim it? Isn't another benefit of leaving the sticks on to monitor 'doneness' via how the stems break?

[flyfisher48]

:thumbsup:and this one. This one is the one I was looking for:
curing in Colorado

great thread, comes at an opportune time for me.

[cologrower420]

:thumbsup:and this one. This one is the one I was looking for:
curing in Colorado

great thread, comes at an opportune time for me.

There is just so many ways to do things, it's totally overwhelming as a first timer trying to 'choose' how to proceed. Obviously these decisions will come with time and experience once I start to get things dialed in. I can't wait to make small changes to different plants to see how it affects quality.

That thread is great, thanks copobo.

[BoCoBuds]

There are a lot of differing opinions on how to properly cure and dry. I can read links all day, and I am, but I am interested in the opinion of people who grow and dry in Colorado.

imho... the trick is to maintain 45% RH +/- during the first week or so, which slows the dry out considerably... along w cooler temps in the mid-to-low 70's. if you control the inside room, the outside is irrelevant. for example, right now, being able to see the air... it might take over 2-3 weeks to dry. flip it over to dry/hot, and it could finish in 5. control the inside of the dry room to span it out 10-14 days... outsides go crisp, some bend/some snap to the stems, very little moisture stored inside.


[/QUOTE].Assuming I want to cure until I approach 60% humidity, I would 'burp' the container to lower the humidity, right? Isn't that the idea behind 'burping', to get the plant to dry consistently?

What's the one single thing I can do to prevent hay flavor?[/QUOTE]

if you put the nugs in the jars w any moisture... that you can feel... it will not smell/taste as strong as if you dry it fully. some weeds are worse than others for the loss,,., some taste like shit no matter what.

paper bags/boxes help slow the process out & equalize the mc throughout the nugs... usually put into at day 10-14 of hang drying, then a few days to equalize.


[/QUOTE] edit: Should I buy big bags and just bag the whole cola once I trim it? Isn't another benefit of leaving the sticks on to monitor 'doneness' via how the stems break?[/QUOTE]

slows the dry + allows for more space between the nugs while in the boxes/jars + easier to handle/trim w/o disturbing the trichs.



hope this helps a little... it'l take a few attempts to really dial it in to your preferences.

but seriously, don't put it in wet... automatically places your nugs into the commercial-grade cropper to hack arena. mainly nugs get put in w higher MC to get an extra 10-15% weight... only kills the flavor/odor. peace