Simple Harvest and Cure (Step By Step)

[nugghead]

Thanks for posting this. I have just used this method and got some bud into jars today. The descriptions and pics were hugely helpful to this first-timer. Using a hygrometer in one of the jars to double-check what is going on, but so far your advice seems spot on and the bud has done just what you said it would.

 

[MajLeeStoned]

Anyone who has a vacuum sealer and "Ball" jars should certainly check this out. I have one from a similar vendor and it works well. I don't think much can grow in the resulting partial vacuum.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/largeImagePopup.jsp?productId=727609



PPp

 

[iBlaze]

10/10 guide, added to the bookmarks for when I need to harvest

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Thanks for posting this. I have just used this method and got some bud into jars today. The descriptions and pics were hugely helpful to this first-timer. Using a hygrometer in one of the jars to double-check what is going on, but so far your advice seems spot on and the bud has done just what you said it would.

Thanks Nugghead, I am real glad this method worked so well for you.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Anyone who has a vacuum sealer and "Ball" jars should certainly check this out. I have one from a similar vendor and it works well. I don't think much can grow in the resulting partial vacuum.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/largeImagePopup.jsp?productId=727609



PPp

I have a food saver system that uses jar lids. I use it after it's cured and ready to smoke.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

10/10 guide, added to the bookmarks for when I need to harvest

Well I hope you get to harvest soon. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[thirst4knwledge]

very nice thread. Glad to see a socal'er repping it . So I understand this is a sort of one-size-fits-all guide, but do you think it should be tweaked depending on certain variables, such as density of bud, thickness of bud, temp/humidity, etc? Thanks again for posting your techniques, using this currently.

-t4k

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Sure, you can add you own tweaks to get it just right for your harvest. The method shown may get your weed a bit over dried (depending on location). I have had folks from all over do it the way I posted with great success without deviating from the formula.

 

[h^2 O]

so cool. So many buds. Someday...

 

[thirst4knwledge]

Sure, you can add you own tweaks to get it just right for your harvest. The method shown may get your weed a bit over dried (depending on location). I have had folks from all over do it the way I posted with great success without deviating from the formula.

Sounds good. I just figured that pure sativas and indicas might like to dry and cure at different rh levels. And less dense or thinner buds would probably do better drying out slower. But this will be my first time curing really (first time growing last year but most of my plant was ripped off so I only cured an oz and didn't really follow any guidelines).

I finally got my caliber III yesterday. I dried at unknown rh levels, and also had to start curing with unknown levels. I was able to do it decently based on the feel. I put it in jars at about day 4 and after a day it felt pretty wet on the outside so I laid it out on newspapers...back to jars after a day and I did this two more times. Now I have my hygrometer and my jars read at about 72 % rh @ 70 degrees. The rh in my room is about 60% so I've been leaving the jars open and closing them for a few hours. Rh is at 66-68% in my jars and the buds are feeling great. Now i have the caliber III to use this method and dial it in, but the timeline was still helpful before I got the hygrometer. I got it on amazon for $19, shipped in under a week. I didn't order it from the main source (CTPowerTools) because I heard that people have had problems with them, so I used another source (ecommerceaffinity) and I'm pleased. Thanks for the good info, very helpful thread.

-t4k

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

so cool. So many buds. Someday...

I'm sure it will be sooner then you think.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

I cure my sativa the same as indica

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Sounds good. I just figured that pure sativas and indicas might like to dry and cure at different rh levels. And less dense or thinner buds would probably do better drying out slower. But this will be my first time curing really (first time growing last year but most of my plant was ripped off so I only cured an oz and didn't really follow any guidelines).

I finally got my caliber III yesterday. I dried at unknown rh levels, and also had to start curing with unknown levels. I was able to do it decently based on the feel. I put it in jars at about day 4 and after a day it felt pretty wet on the outside so I laid it out on newspapers...back to jars after a day and I did this two more times. Now I have my hygrometer and my jars read at about 72 % rh @ 70 degrees. The rh in my room is about 60% so I've been leaving the jars open and closing them for a few hours. Rh is at 66-68% in my jars and the buds are feeling great. Now i have the caliber III to use this method and dial it in, but the timeline was still helpful before I got the hygrometer. I got it on amazon for $19, shipped in under a week. I didn't order it from the main source (CTPowerTools) because I heard that people have had problems with them, so I used another source (ecommerceaffinity) and I'm pleased. Thanks for the good info, very helpful thread.

-t4k

Let us know how it comes out

 

[noworries]

i know it stated the smell and whatnot comes back, just double verifying IT DOES COME BACK? lol

i've dried one very small crop, one medium, and (for me) one large crop.

all of it has smelled like hay and gotten no better (smelled dank on the plant), i think the first two i didnt dry fast enough (i jarred after 3 days)

anyway, my next crop i want to do right and this method seems easy enough

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Give it a try and see if it helps.. Let me look into other reasons your plant smells like hay.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Some times the smell won't come out great. It can be your strain or harvest date. But it does tend to get better after being in the jars for a few weeks.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

yesterday's single plant harvest:

Will post some up after it's dried.

 

[T1000]

Hey all - long time lurker and avid search option junky! I have read and learned so much from some of the handles posting here. One thing that may be of interest to this topic is a product called humidipak. check out www.humidipak.com. It's a two-way humidity system that I use in all of my cigar humidors and it works exceptionally well. You can buy different RH levels according to your personal preference. They have a 65% RH, which sounds ideal from what I've read here? Basically when the RH drops below 65%, the pack releases humidity until 65% is reached. If the environment goes above 65% it absorbs the excess humidity until 65% is reached. Obviously it can only absorb so much - but I use these as a buffer in humidors to make sure I get the specific RH that I like to keep and age my cigars with. Digital humidifiers are the only way to go, and they can all be calibrated with a simple salt test. These packs can last a long time in a sealed environment. Any thoughts on throwing these in as a buffer to curing jars?

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Hey all - long time lurker and avid search option junky! I have read and learned so much from some of the handles posting here. One thing that may be of interest to this topic is a product called humidipak. check out www.humidipak.com. It's a two-way humidity system that I use in all of my cigar humidors and it works exceptionally well. You can buy different RH levels according to your personal preference. They have a 65% RH, which sounds ideal from what I've read here? Basically when the RH drops below 65%, the pack releases humidity until 65% is reached. If the environment goes above 65% it absorbs the excess humidity until 65% is reached. Obviously it can only absorb so much - but I use these as a buffer in humidors to make sure I get the specific RH that I like to keep and age my cigars with. Digital humidifiers are the only way to go, and they can all be calibrated with a simple salt test. These packs can last a long time in a sealed environment. Any thoughts on throwing these in as a buffer to curing jars?

Have you tried one?

 

[RedOne]

nice thread Rumple thanks bro.

my first attempt with this technique has been successful,with some sfv/chem curing up nicely!! some slight adjustments to bag dry time for me....we don't all have MEGA buds like yours to deal with LOL