So let me start off with what i do. I do a dry trim , and let plants hang upside for 7 days with small fan in room for air flow. ( room is unsed bathroom in the house. ). Bigger buds will be dry and almost snap . Smaller buds dont snap but bend. According to my moisture meter they are around 10 % ( cant confirm the accuracy of meter) it has a digital read out along qith red yellow and green color to go with number read out. I jar my buds after trim 3/4 full in wide mouth mason jar, along with hydrometer. If they are over 65 rh. Ill leave lid off for a day till humidity comes down to 62. ( also cant confirm accuracy of hydrometer) purchased from Amazon. I have i of them and they are all + - a few points from one another. ? Ill burp jars twice a day for 2 week for 15 minutes each, sometimes the buds are sticky sometimes not. Round the end of second week the buds smell great but dont taste nothing like they smell. By the middle of 3rd week . Smell has slight gone but more pronounced once grinded. But smoke is horrible. Wont stay lit from puff to puff, taste like burnt wood and harsh as sand paper. Rh at this time is 58 to 62 some buds are rock hard other feel way fluffier or soft like then when they went in to jar. Usually by the end of 4th week its either gone or ive thrown it out, . Usually throw it out due to the disappointment. Not sure what im doing wrong but it seem so confusing. Make sure its dry , dont over dry, tou want some moisture but bud should snap befor jaring. My dry room temps are around 68 degrees and 60 rh. Ive not noticed any mold but i could be wrong, however ive been growing for 2 years now and haven’t got sick so i guess thats good. But for the most part ive only have 2 really successful grows. And both of those for whatever reason never lost their smell from chop to last bud smoked. Can anyone help or give a clear cut and dry way to dry and cure. Kind of like a dry and cure for dummies. I also know that all of my plant have been in lockout during grows. Was uding a lowes soil ( jungle growth) which maintains a ph of 7.2. Normally by the 3rd week of flower all plant lost fans with major yellowing and or something. Ive recently changed soils and nute. Happy frog soil and advanced nutrients. So far the 3 girls are looking great full and lush green. ( i have actually feed these plants yet. Just put them in tent for flowering. Im sure growing poorly will effect the harvest but im sure im not drying and curing properly . Ive pulled buds from a drying plant that tased 100 x better then buds ive cured for 30 days. The picture below is of the current plants in flower. The ones futher along are super skunk 5th week of flower in last bit of jungle growth soil i had they were already going when i was informed of the issue i was having. The pretty ones are in the happy frog.
I keep my dry room between 50-55 humidity and temp about 65° It takes me about 7-14 days to dry buds before they go into jars. Then it’s another 3-4 weeks of burbing jars. I don’t use any Guages or fancy stuff i go by feel. The first few times i burp the jars(i use gallon glass jars) I’ll dump them out and let sit in a drawer or box for a few hours sometimes half a day. After a week or so I’m just removing lids and burping jars for the last 2-3 weeks. I might add you want your buds drying in a completely blacked or room. No light should be getting in.
Have you looked onto grow bags for curing? You can pretty much get it dried right then bag it and forget about it for a bit. No constant burping and humidity struggles. Lot of people here use them.
Also looking for some tips to take it to the next level lol
Wet weed will have gray and black ash as well. There are reasons to flush, but removing nutes isn’t one of them. I bet you are packaging too early. I take at least 10 days to dry at 64-66 degrees and 55-60% RH often times longer. I do cut up my plants just a little to promote even drying. I use the snap test to determine when it’s time to package. Then it’s to the 1/2 gal mason jars with a small air gap. Most of the time by this point I just have to take the lid off for a few minutes to let fresh air in a few times over the next week or two. Sometimes just opening the jar to check for chlorophyll smell is enough. After a month or so it will be ready seal away. Mine stays fresh and often gets better for years. You just need to check the jars every month or two to make sure everything is good. If you rush any one step it will throw off the following ones.
I personally i dont like the bags. When it is going good for me , theres nothing like opening a jar and getting smack with awesomeness. I pray my next batch works out, should be pulling them in 3 to 4 weeks. These where grown pretty well even with crappy soil.
I can barely make it 30 days. Finally realized that im just shooting myswlf in the foot . I would give it to my brother to cure but he’ll forget to burp them. If i give him a quarter it will last him 3 months, where an oz will last me and my wife a week maybe 10 days.
. Usually throw it out due to the disappointment. Not sure what im doing wrong but it seem so confusing. Make sure its dry , dont over dry, tou want some moisture but bud should snap befor jaring. My dry room temps are around 68 degrees and 60 rh. Ive not noticed any mold but i could be wrong, however ive been growing for 2 years now and haven’t got sick so i guess thats good. But for the most part ive only have 2 really successful grows. And both of those for whatever reason never lost their smell from chop to last bud smoked. Can anyone help or give a clear cut and dry way to dry and cure. Kind of like a dry and cure for dummies. I also know that all of my plant have been in lockout during grows. Was uding a lowes soil ( jungle growth) which maintains a ph of 7.2. Normally by the 3rd week of flower all plant lost fans with major yellowing and or something. Ive recently changed soils and nute. Happy frog soil and advanced nutrients. So far the 3 girls are looking great full and lush green. ( i have actually feed these plants yet. Just put them in tent for flowering. Im sure growing poorly will effect the harvest but im sure im not drying and curing properly . Ive pulled buds from a drying plant that tased 100 x better then buds ive cured for 30 days. The picture below is of the current plants in flower. The ones futher along are super skunk 5th week of flower in last bit of jungle growth soil i had they were already going when i was informed of the issue i was having. The pretty ones are in the happy frog.
