first batch my little 1ce

[Guest]

Yu should have something covering your buds. here are some things you can do:
The best way,IMO, is to hang them like you have and cover with a burlap sack and tie the sack up to the stem. Another good way is to cut buds off stem and place in brown paper bag.
Making a drying box out of cardboard is a good way(hang or place the buds in the box. And you can lay buds out on paper towels and then cover with more towels...with all of these check buds daily and let breath.
Then put into jars, when stem is dried!
I hope this helps!
peAce, Willie!

 

[Guest]

hello core
ummm hahaha ummm that would be dry weight my friend, wet weight is useless........

willie has gave you a couple options to think about, i would difinitly pass on the burlap bag tech to much hassel for me.....the brown papper bag is a decent way to go, also if your going to use papper towls ALWAYS use UNPRINTED ones which mean PLAIN WHITE papper towls noting with any kind of PRINT.....your buds will sweat in the papper towls and moisture and ink do not mix.....

a good way to speed up the drying just a bit is too SLICE along the stem with a clean razor, this gives the plant a better release vaulve(sp) in which to get out the moisture.....

once there nice and dry put them in GLASS jars and close lid, at first open the lid for a bit a couple times a day for a week or so.....now once you have had them in jars and you have opened and closed for awhile, you will start to notice that when you open the jar they are NO longer moist that is how you know there TOTALY dry and from then on out you can just leave them seal and just open them when ya want a bud.......
peace bro

 

[Core]

thx for the input guys ...
ok i'l do somethun about it.....
and i already sliced there stem throughout and sliced it a little open at the end... while trimming
is it possible to just rap around some (white) paper towel while they hang there and secure paper with a paperclip or something...othewise i'l use the cardboard box methode...we dont have paper bags down at our stores....

 

[Guest]

hello core
the main problem i see with what your doing is you have them right under a light this will DEGRADE your thc content with every passing minute....light is killer to you plants AFTER they have been cut.....light and heat will take there toll on the potentce of your bud plus it will effect the the smell big time, if your buds begin to smell like dry LAWN grass then it has begun its down fall......again this is just my opinion and nothing else..........
peace bro



boxes will be fine, no need for papper towls in my opinion.........

 

[Core]

no need to worry my friend the room is not used...... i only put the light on while i woz hanging them...i ashure you they hang 24/7 in the dark...tems are 15 to 18 C°
i only put the light on to check up on them...but they can't touch each other i presume

 

[Guest]

hello core
welll hell then brother your ready to roll you doing it the right way....just let them dry and then get them into some jars for cureing....
sweeeeeet dude

 

[Guest]

I agree...I myself just cut off the bud after hanging for a few days and put it into a brown paper bag..always drys nice and even...good show

 

[Guest]

Core don't forget to open those jars every day for a few weeks to make sure they stay dry. when you put them into jars they will sweat from the inside of the buds.

GCG

 

[dre86]

no need to worry my friend the room is not used...... i only put the light on while i woz hanging them...i ashure you they hang 24/7 in the dark...tems are 15 to 18 C°
i only put the light on to check up on them...but they can't touch each other i presume

sounds perfect! Enjoy your smoke in 1-2 weeks!

 

[Core]

hello core
welll hell then brother your ready to roll you doing it the right way....just let them dry and then get them into some jars for cureing....
sweeeeeet dude

ok i put them in a box....should be ok now...have some jars standing by..
hope i get a good high....
and thx again for al the help you gave me and lots more.... :
thank you mate

I agree...I myself just cut off the bud after hanging for a few days and put it into a brown paper bag..always drys nice and even...good show

but its good to know i am on the right track...some little things you need to do but they seem to have big effect on taste....you just have to know them..i did read up on the harvestperiod...but not all practical things are written in growguides...... good i have you guys input :wink:

Core don't forget to open those jars every day for a few weeks to make sure they stay dry. when you put them into jars they will sweat from the inside of the buds.

GCG

a few weeks for opening the lid ?
i thought it woz air that interupted the curingprocess..

sounds perfect! Enjoy your smoke in 1-2 weeks!

thx dre ..i will enjoy it im shure about that...
i did't want to go and buy stuff in holland just over border.....coz i think some of these coffeshops first use the pollinator for a few and then sell it
its been ages i saw some nice trichs on my bought weed....for good weed here you need to go further in holland but then its more expencive
i will enjoy for shure....

 

[Guest]

NoNo No . You will notice that when you put them in jars it will only take a few hours before the buds get wet again. That is because they are sweating all the moisture that is in the middle of the buds out. For the first 2 weeks you should open the jars everyday and let them breathe for about 10 minutes. After the first 2 weeks you close the jars and check them once a month to make sure they are still dry.

If at all possible set a jar aside and let it cure for a few months. Then you will see the true effects of curing.

Good luck
GCG

 

[Guest]

he's right...key is to make sure all moisture is out the buds while it cures to avoid mold and wasted bud...after opening the jar and touching a bud to make sure it's dry then seal it and forget it.

Hey GCG....thought about you while picking up more christmas lights for the room...lol...stay safe

 

[Core]

ah ok thx GCG....


trying to stay of for 3 a 4 weeks while cureing........ ohw man thats gonne be the hardest part of growing ...its like having 20 girls around you and you cant have sex

 

[Guest]

hello core
hummm i thought we had already covered the curing process and the opening of the jars ........but any ways your covered hear my friend, as far as not being able to wait that long before you try your bud you dont have to keep some out for your self and let the rest cure slowly, no biggie there i dont think...
peace bro


P.S. would love to see your manacured bud BEFORE you put them in jars??...

 

[Core]

hey jaws ..
yea we did cover it......just understood somethun wrong....
Nway i made the adjustments ....
here are some dry budshots from a plant i cut on 30 sept.....should be getting time 2 pot it up

 

[Guest]

hello core
hey buddy nice manacure excellent job from start to finish, i think you will be very pleased with your own weed my friend.....cant wait untill you get your next round up and going good, with the things youv'e learned over the last month and a half things should go a lot smoother for ya, but hell they went pretty smooth this time out....congrates my friend on a grow very well done....
great job brother

 

[Guest]

he's grown so fast....lol...great job my friend...they looked well loved and there isnt anything like smoking your own bud...Unless it's mine...J/k...stay safe

 

[Core]

thx jaws and hurricanefaniam that means alot for this newbe
and indeed alot of info past my screen here still have some difficulty's about a few things but thats normal i suppose
and for the smoking i'l be soooooooo happy...coz of this crap i woz buying lately just over the border in holland turnd me into a cultivator ....
Nway im gonne close this thread and 1 ce i get my ph meter i will make a 'Purple Basterd and other strain subthread'
or a 'second batch my big 1ce' ....lol
Nway i'l edit the link here.....for the people that wanne join in

for the end i like to THANK ALL THE PEOPLE PEOPLE FOR THERE HELP AND INPUT....
especial you jaws ...you turnd out to be a verry helpfull and generous friend inhere.... thx mate

 

[Guest]

well done...and give me the link to the new grow.....stay safe

 

[Core]

ok this is the link....
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=645822#post645822