I’m having a debate with a local hydroponic store. I’ve been using Boveda packs in my amber tinted Mason jars after harvest. I finish total drying and begin curing in same step. Now I’m still smoking from a harvest 5 months ago. Still moist not dried out, with 62% Bovedas. On Boveda site they boast of not only keeping product moist but also assisting in drying if need be. The debate comes in where the advice I’m getting is that the seasoned grower says he never uses Boveda unless starting to get too dry as he believes it affects Terpenes., negatively. My train of thought is once you have come to point of too dry, you’ve lost some of terpenes and potency that you won’t get back. You can rehydrate but I don’t think you can get back loss of potency. Last harvest tested at 21% THC, 9.8 moisture. Have I lost flavor by using theses humidity packs? I test moisture in mason jars with a vivosun temp, humidity probe, have drilled a hole in one of the tops and insert probe and seal. Once I get 58-60 %humidity in mason jar it seems like a done deal, and keeps moist at that level for months. Advice please seems to be a controversial subject….Thanks in advance
Moderator Summary:
Boveda humidity packs are commonly used to maintain stable moisture levels when storing cannabis, but growers are split on whether they help or hurt bud quality.
Some report better terpene preservation and smoother smoke, while others say Boveda packs can flatten smell or reduce potency over time.
In this thread, growers share real experiences using humidity packs for weed storage — including when they work best and when to avoid them.
It looks like from the start of your post you are happy with your method even after 5 months.
Sounds to me like the topic has such broad lanes that anyone can drive in them.
If you smoke someones bud and you love it ask them how they dry and cure.
Unless someone hands you better pot than you make just let that noise go…
The way I look at it is this. These are used by cigar aficionados and cigar enjoyers. If you’ve never gotten into cigars it is a very expensive hobby. They don’t ruin tobacco or the aging process, and don’t effect the flavor/aroma. If it’s works well for people with $50+ single cigars then I’d say it’s fine for cannabis. I exclusively use them for my cigars and also use them with my ground up bud in jars i make for the week. Keeps it nearly just ground fresh right till I’m done.
Also, when it comes to arguments/debates you need to find value in it otherwise you are wasting your time.
Bovedas caaaaaaan have an impact on terps because of the way they work. Air transferring in and out of the packs maintaining RH caaaaaaaaan have this effect. But it isn’t noticeable. I’d imagine the only way you could notice is with like a 60g Boveda pack and a quarter ounce of bud, but if you’re storing a couple zips, or smaller amounts with smaller packs, psssssh, no worries.
@Serf I have 65% Boveda packs in all my humidors. Need to get some 72’s with the dry cold air. Living by the coast the RH changes drastically week to week lol
I used them for years. After talking with a few very knowledgeable growers this past season I have stopped. If your flower is already dried to the perfect point there is no need to use them to “maintain” a dry or cure.
Yes they may work wonders for cigars but that’s not cannabis. Those are two completely different categories!
I stopped using them pretty quick. I vacuum seal my harvest now after dry. I never had an issue with them but just take another path. If working well then no reason to change. The proof is always in the pudding. Grove bags are also a solid option.
I haven’t noticed a change to the taste of the bud. I’m currently using them but ran short last couple harvests and the jars without maintained rh, so the better I get at getting them dried, cured and stored at the right rh, I can see me not. I can’t see there would be any reason to if I’m not opening the storage containers. But I may always use them for my requently opened daily usage bottles - dried out weed is not my favorite thing.
Let me ask you @Storm Do you vacuum seal immediately after dry or after dry/cure period (3 - 4 weeks, whatever it may be)?
For some reason they cure VERY well after vacced. I vac at 62%. Use my foodsaver. Pulse mode so i can adjust how much they get squeezed. Hold rh. Cure nice. Easy store. Just what I have been doing.
Had an experience with curing that worked well.
Started when I made a purchase at a local hydro store. I bought a 12 pack of 62% and the invoice showed the 1 ounce packs but the ripped up attendant gave me a pack of 1LB Boveda packs.
So right after drying I wedged a 1 lb pack in a quart mason jar and stuffed 4o grams of dried into each side of the Boveda pack. I did not burp the jars
It was an Apple Fritter Auto from ILGM and I had 3 runs in these and the previous runs had 1 oz packs and were burped for 2 weeks until stabilized at 62 ish then the packs.
Best cure of the 3 runs. By 4 weeks it developed a very deep rich flavor that was outstanding even with ugly faded weed plants.
I use them with mason jars and have no complaints. Actually im smoking 16 month old weed right now and id say its still around 90% of the quality it was just after cure.
