Does Curing Affect Potency? Find Out Here!

[07silmax]

do you NEED to open the jar every so often? or can u just throw it in the jar and let it chill for a couple weeks?? how often should you open the jar?

07silmax Reviewed by 07silmax on 12-17-2007. Does Curing Affect Potency? Find Out Here! I thought this was a GREAT read on the curing process and it's benefits: Does curing affect potency? The very short answer is YES. It does affect potency in a very positive manner. Curing cannabis after harvesting for few days to several months will improve the potency, as well as the taste and texture of the buds. Curing takes place after cannabis has been harvested, manicured and partially dried. Most cannabis will retain a significant quantity of moisture within its stems and inner Rating: 5

[07silmax]

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[dejayou30]

You need to open the jar to replace the old air with fresh air. Open the jar twice a day for about 30 minutes at time.

[Stellar]

Curing will change as you go along. Its a learning process that you have to pay attention to and acknowledge as a real factor in potency to get any better at. I am talking about weed t hat you've known since it was in the ground. Most good n ugget or dirt on the open market is already fairly aged by the time it gets to you. However, even purchased quality nuggets and your typical swag can benefit from curing.

In my experience, a newly harvested plant, about a month or two stored in glass jars, with minimal exposure to the atmosphere are abou t as good as they get. Do not read it wrong. I have kept buds from year old plants that still kicked my ass as good or better from the point wher e they were picked.

What I have noticed from harvesting and curing is that the trichomes will always turn cloudier as they age. This will often mean the difference between the pot that you can't get enough of, because, unripened, or, cured, it becomes like a narcotic that you want to ingest all day, everyday. Whereas properly aged and cured buds, even from an immature plant, can become that pot that fucks you sideways after 3 or 4 hits.

I will reiterate. When I cure plants, even the clear trichs go cloudy and eventually amber. I have smoked my grown in various stages of curing. What I find is that it becomes a heavier buzz from the plant as the months go. Whereas it is more like a stimulant when smoked a week or so after actually becoming 95% (smokeable) dry. That meaning that it is hard for the human brain to get enough or feel satisfied off of a stimulant. Therefore, it is a quality you really don't want if you want to get stoned and stay stoned. Smoking it too early is a clear danger, since, you won't get that adequete buzz you really want, and will probably end up smoking an eigth a day , harken back to buying shit weed on the streets.

Weed is weird like that, just like every other plant. The longer it has to ripen, and, the better you get at knowing when its just right to eat or otherwise consume, the better the effect.

[Stellar]

do you NEED to open the jar every so often? or can u just throw it in the jar and let it chill for a couple weeks?? how often should you open the jar?

You really just have to care about it. I.E. open up the jar everyday and examine your buds. This provides adequete exposure to atmospheric humidity that helps it age. You never want it to go too dry, which, can be accomplished by licking the inside of the lid so that the H2O from the saliva permeates through the jar. Although, be mindfull of this and never overdo it.

As with anything regarding this plant, you have to respect, love, and admire it, even after its plucked and dead. It pays off. I always bust out the buds in my smokables jar everyday to see if they've changed.

You can leave the jar closed, but, especially with newly harvested plants, the moisture buildup from lack of air circulation can lead to the very real threat of your buds develo ping mold, which, can almost always be hazardous to the lungs.

Any pot exposed to excess moisture, especially when freshly harvested, can lead to a mold risk that you don't want.

The basic principle is to let it dry openly and then store it in airtight. You can't neglect it after that. The easiest advice I can give yo u i s to bust out the buds that you are curing everyday and admired them. This provides your containers with proper air cycling and proper exposure to the atmosphere. Never let it be too wet. Too many pathogens and degrading micro organisms like mold and fungus flourish with the presence of excess water, expecially in humid enviroments like closed jars with wet weed.

We're dealing wi th an all natural product, here. I t never stops changing as long as it exists, even if it is dead.

[psteve]

You never want it to go too dry, which, can be accomplished by licking the inside of the lid so that the H2O from the saliva permeates through the jar. Although, be mindfull of this and never overdo it.

I use fan leaves.
If the herb gets too dry, just put a fresh fan leaf in the jar for a couple of hours.

[GrinS]

^ thats a goooooooooooooood idea, nothing like fighting weed with more weed. I call these win win battles.