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12-16-2012, 03:16 PM #8
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Fan Leaves Vs. Trimming
I do an RO flush to cure, after the plants are harvested, the buds are put in tubs of water, the process is osmosis, extracts the chemicals from the plant and disperses it into the water (you can actually see it) - The plant gets treated like this for 1 week after harvest (fresh water daily) and at the end of the 7 days if the water is pretty clean, they nuggets can be put straight into a dehydrator.
I'm more about medicine than I am flavor, this decreases yield, but increases potency something fierce
I haven't mentioned it here before because nobody has really asked, but the process is called water curing. In many cases it can increase bag appeal, but in some, it ruins all bag appeal, and the fact that it reduces smell can really effect the bag appeal, but as far as medicinal purposes are concerned.... It's the shit.
Wanted to address 3 points before they were asked
1) Dehydrator?!?! Are you nuts? Won't that make your shit taste planty?! - No. The purpose behind the 'cure' of marijuana is to let the chemicals and chorine evaporate - The reason the smell intensifies over time, is because the chemicals and chlorine disperses more and more over time, leaving the natural product behind. The water cure removes all the chemicals and chlorine, so all that's left is the natural scent of the plant - Putting it into the dehydrator only removes the moisture, since the rest is already taken out, it's completely smokable as soon as it comes out of the dehydrator.
2) You gotta be an idiot. - Your right, I am. I'm also the guy that is proving that you can get 6-8z's per month in a small cabinet setup, when you guys told me it was impossible
So try it with a nugget or two from your next harvest, even if you do a water flush at the end of your grow, these nuggets will still be cured before your harvest is ready to smoke.
3) Aren't you flushing THC down the drain? - Not at all, see, THC isn't water solutable, which is why we can make bubblehash. As long as your gentle with the buds during the rinse and refill, you won't loose any trichs. After you get it down to a science, you won't lose any plantmatter at all! Don't knock it til you try it.
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