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I dry mine to the point that I like and leave them in the jars after that. They aren't going to loose moisture once curing in jars (aside from burping the lid of course)
I have dabbled with Boveda packs in the past but I haven't used them recently and don't have any plans to either. If I need to up the moisture for some weed I will put a fan leaf in the jar and remove as necessary to get them back to where I want the humidity to be. I don't monitor with anything either, I just go on sights, smells, and nug squeezes.
cool temps
coooooool
or
slam a small space FULL of drying herb and run a small fan on humidistat controller, keep at 65-70 and keep a close eye
i've found the cool room method to be easier to pull off and control (more efficient) - especially this time of year
i start by pulling fan leaves pre-harvest, then cutting and leaving branches as large as i can (prolongs drying), then hang in dry room
then
i go from dry room (cool) and do a dry trim, since all fan leaves were removed pre-harvest this trim is all hash-worthy sugar trim (ideally)
usually buds at this time are crisp on outside but still have some goey-ness or moisture inside and only the twig-like smaller stems will snap (not larger apical stems) - imo they are still too moist to jar up, so i put them into a paper bag or cardboard box or snap lid plastic tote for a day or so in the cool dry/hang room, THEN go into jars with boveda packs.
i've found that if you jar up buds that are too moist and include the boveda packs you can tell after a few days because the boveda packs will sometimes feel swollen from taking on moisture of the wet buds.
in this case i remove boveda pack, leave jar open, and jar cure without the packs.
i've also found that for long term storage i prefer buds stored in jars with NO boveda pack. so i ONLY use boveda to attain the correct moisture level, NOT to maintain it.
wsup with the 55% integra packs, anyone use them?
Rio Negro Colombian 11 weeks-
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That's the center plant which grew a sideshoot to rival the main bud & which also showed more nanners than I'd like. I made seeds from all 3 using two males but won't propagate from that plant. The other 2 are finishing a little later with only slight intersex tendencies. I expected as much from Colombian stock only second generation from the native environment. They're strong in the stretch. The flowers & tiny leaflets within are quite frosty but that doesn't extend to the medium or fan leaves at all.
I don't have the space to hang whole plants so I deconstruct the plants & trim down to buds at harvest. Trimming while fresh is a snap, particularly this stuff that has an excellent flower to leaf ratio. I put the buds from each plant in mesh bags & hang in my cool to cold crawlspace in a mesh drying rack, checking & turning every day until they're near dry, then into jars w/ a caliber humidistat overnight. It's usually too wet the first try, it's better that way, so I might go back & forth between jarring & drying a couple of times until the jars hold in that magic 60-65% rh range. Only then do I add bovedas as insurance, tuck 'em away for at least a month back in the crawlspace. Drying time varies a lot, so it takes vigilance to keep from getting too dry. It's just a different way to get to the same place.
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https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=52773&pictureid=1694834
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=52773&pictureid=1694836
That's the center plant which grew a sideshoot to rival the main bud & which also showed more nanners than I'd like. I made seeds from all 3 using two males but won't propagate from that plant. The other 2 are finishing a little later with only slight intersex tendencies. I expected as much from Colombian stock only second generation from the native environment. They're strong in the stretch. The flowers & tiny leaflets within are quite frosty but that doesn't extend to the medium or fan leaves at all.
I don't have the space to hang whole plants so I deconstruct the plants & trim down to buds at harvest. Trimming while fresh is a snap, particularly this stuff that has an excellent flower to leaf ratio. I put the buds from each plant in mesh bags & hang in my cool to cold crawlspace in a mesh drying rack, checking & turning every day until they're near dry, then into jars w/ a caliber humidistat overnight. It's usually too wet the first try, it's better that way, so I might go back & forth between jarring & drying a couple of times until the jars hold in that magic 60-65% rh range. Only then do I add bovedas as insurance, tuck 'em away for at least a month back in the crawlspace. Drying time varies a lot, so it takes vigilance to keep from getting too dry. It's just a different way to get to the same place.
damn jhhnn, that rio negro looks outstanding... what's the nose on her like? not sure if you hve had a chance to smoke it dry & cure yet, but when you do would love to know what the smoke flav is like on it.
once again, outstanding work
was that grown with the CMH 315 or 860?
once again, outstanding work
was that grown with the CMH 315 or 860?
damn jhhnn, that rio negro looks outstanding... what's the nose on her like? not sure if you hve had a chance to smoke it dry & cure yet, but when you do would love to know what the smoke flav is like on it.
once again, outstanding work
was that grown with the CMH 315 or 860?
Thank you. I learned what little I know right here, with a special tip of the hat to Eighths-n-Aces for his help & friendship.
It's twin 315 930's in an irregular 4x4. The nose on fresh material is soft, sweet & piney with undercurrents I can't quite describe.
I just started harvesting but I'll come back with more info once it's dried & cured. The best Colombians of 40 years ago had a sweet taste & an intense electrifying sort of high, really creeper in waves, too, not for the paranoid or the faint of heart. I'm hoping these have some of that magic.
Hit me up for seeds down the road if you want. I got a little carried away with the pollen, so I'll have plenty.
Avoid them like the plague.
one way action.... they do not take in moisture well.
Also, 55% is simply the starting point, not the level things are kept at.
I was able to dry them all the way to rocks, and then make em give off 62% by packing one in a bag with bovidas...
A 58% bovida will give off 58% even after weeks in a bag with a dozen 62's
The bovidas stayed within a point, the integras were all over the place and were totally slaves to the surrounding rh.
They simply do not control anything...
also, and potentially much worse, the "creases" that form on the one non-crimped end of the integra "humidipak" seeped out a tiny amount of some liquid that felt kinda oily between my fingers... it wasnt just excess water escaping... this ended the experiment.
If you wanna waste some time, I still have some in sealed original plastic from when I first tested them....
I used the 62's and now currently use the 58's (bovida)
I use hygrometers. (caliber IV - bic lighter size, fits easily inside jars)
I dry trim... dont remove fans until trimming for paper bagging.
Once my jars are at the correct rh, I remove the bovida packs.
Long term storage with the packs changes the flavors.
The packs stay in my jars perhaps 3 days at most... only long enough to stabilize rh.
rollinfunk
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So you hang dry > brown paper bags > jars? That was also my plan. Do you leave the buds pretty moist when putting into the bags or dry them before? Obviously, the bags slow the drying process. Thanks
Make sure the nugs are dry enough before putting them in the bag that they won't settle down and squish the side that they are sitting on from their own weight. Same goes for not stacking nugs too deep in the bag and having the bottom layer getting squished. It won't harm the bud or anything, it just looks fugly.
Make sure the nugs are dry enough before putting them in the bag that they won't settle down and squish the side that they are sitting on from their own weight. Same goes for not stacking nugs too deep in the bag and having the bottom layer getting squished. It won't harm the bug or anything, it just looks fugly.
I am trying to imagine that fugly bug that you speak of, and how he plays a part in your drying process.
Make sure the nugs are dry enough before putting them in the bag that they won't settle down and squish the side that they are sitting on from their own weight. Same goes for not stacking nugs too deep in the bag and having the bottom layer getting squished. It won't harm the bug or anything, it just looks fugly.
never fill a bag full of buds still drying even for a day
when i put buds in paper bag thye are nearly jar ready, crispy on outside and gooey on inside - takes some trial and error (experience) to know when buds are just barely too moist to be jarred up
never fill a bag full of buds still drying even for a day
when i put buds in paper bag thye are nearly jar ready, crispy on outside and gooey on inside - takes some trial and error (experience) to know when buds are just barely too moist to be jarred up
There's a thin line between crispy and crunchy.....
The point is to equalize the moisture so that the outside of the buds have the same rh as the center of the stems while keeping things within a rather close range of rh to the intended result. Be aware, certain compounds are off-gassing (hence burping jars) and others are breaking down... you must keep it too dry to mold, but you want to dry as slowly as possible.
The curing process is not dissimilar to a green banana breaking down, starch becoming sugar, ripening and sweetening as it turns yellow.
Hope everyone has been enjoying the snow!
Gg4 and Guava
Gg4 and Guava
looks awesome krust!!!
lil info about the neighborhood use allowance for denver:
lil info about the neighborhood use allowance for denver:
go to the meeting and give us a report, im very far from the state capitol and i hear about it thru the grapevine.
hows the RD weed, i'm itching to sample some - seeds should be available at the store as well.
House of Dankness was a nice stop. The flowers, shatter, and live were tasty. Fun to check out the gear before pulling the trigger on strains. They had a good line up of beans.
Started 3 packs Lee Roy, Starkiller, and Rare darkness. All beans cracked in under 36 hours. I even got a bonus plant because one bean spit out two plants. 19/18 cracked and at $37.50 a 6 pack I'm happy. I'll be back
Everything comes in a tuna can
Started 3 packs Lee Roy, Starkiller, and Rare darkness. All beans cracked in under 36 hours. I even got a bonus plant because one bean spit out two plants. 19/18 cracked and at $37.50 a 6 pack I'm happy. I'll be back
Everything comes in a tuna can
Harvested & trimmed the remaining two Rio Negro Colombian today at a little over 12 weeks. Smells like a cross between turpentine & Wrigley's spearmint gum.
I need to get better at pollinating selectively because this stuff is seedy as shit. I had one of those uhh-oh moments at the time when I realized I hadn't turned off the oscillating circulator fan... It's not that they hermied because all the seeds are nice & dark & they're underneath with fresh growth over the top. I just kinda blew it. I have old shoe box lid skills from the 60's, however, & a shitpile of seeds.
I need to get better at pollinating selectively because this stuff is seedy as shit. I had one of those uhh-oh moments at the time when I realized I hadn't turned off the oscillating circulator fan... It's not that they hermied because all the seeds are nice & dark & they're underneath with fresh growth over the top. I just kinda blew it. I have old shoe box lid skills from the 60's, however, & a shitpile of seeds.
