Air is the big killer. Seal it up in a mason jar or a re purposed food jar with a sealed cap and you are good to go for months. Baby food jars don't reseal btw. If you want to save it for more than 6 months or so, then put the jar in the freezer or use a few layers of bags. Bags will not completely seal it from the outside air, but in a frozen environment the air movement is very slight and it will last a long time. Trichomes will break off if the buds are frozen and you handle them often, but they don't just magically jump off your buds because they are cold. You won't have to redry anything unless you get it wet, and DON'T get it wet. Do your best to get all air out of bags or fully fill jars to reduce air/moisture on the sealed buds and make sure the buds are properly dried before freezing and you will be good to go. A frost-free freezer works by occasionally thawing out the freezer and melting the frost build-up, so one that is NOT frost free is far better for long term storage of weed or anything for that matter.
Just don't move or shake em around, if they are in the freezer and get messed with while frozen then sure you will lose a ton of trichs. I do also think some COULD just fall off from being cold especially if they have already been touched, bent, moved, semi broke already etc which CAN happen from trimming etc.
If it is long term, store them where they won't have MOVEMENT and you should be good especially if you seal them correctly. What about tossing some rice or something in the jar when putting in the freezer? It will make sure and take the moisture etc.
why freeze them? vacuum seal them in jars and place them in a refrigerator set to about 50f. the bud will keep a long time this way. Just make sure the bud has been dried properly before vacuum sealing in the jars for storage. I pull jars out for use that have been stored for a year this way and never miss a beat.
Hamm..thanks
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I will buried, dont have other option...you know haw it is so if i buried somewhere no problem ass well? probably must put in hole first some box made from wood or somethink like....
and wander when vacuum the bags haw much smash the weed?
what you use for vacuuming, some strong machine?
Most vac sealers will let you seal before the buds get smashed... If your puting buds in the ground thats a whole diferant ball game. Depends where you live. How good the soil drains water. The container needs to be water tight ....Burried wood does not last long and it will leak.
I know people that have kept their harvests in the bottom of their freezers, vac packed and wrapped up like pre-made casseroles (sp?), covered in foil wrap and all. Take package out, it's already dried, so ready smoke in minutes, they said never a loss of potency ever.