GRASS! ...now that we can grow it, how do you mow it?

[Observer]

i dont know which is which, there seems to be a "moisture" smell still, so im guessing keep it in the paper bag still, but the stems ARE breaking, BUT if you get to the center of the bud, theres a "Dankish" smell....smells nice.......

if i start to cure at this time will it "balance" out? or fuck it up?
@Dirtbag

 

[Dirtbag]

stems snap, but "moisture" smell

What do?

You need some hygrometers. Vac seal or jar the weed with a hygrometer in with it where you can see it and see where it's at. 65%+, open the bag for 12-24 hrs, seal it up and see where it settles.
63-65%, crack the bag/jar open for an hr a day.
60-62%, money spot. Leave it there.

 

[Dirtbag]

if i start to cure at this time will it "balance" out? or fuck it up?
@Dirtbag

If you seal it up with a hygrometer and the RH stabilizes much below 60%, it's gone past the point of curing and can't be cured really. Only aged.

 

[Observer]

You need some hygrometers. Vac seal or jar the weed with a hygrometer in with it where you can see it and see where it's at. 65%+, open the bag for 12-24 hrs, seal it up and see where it settles.
63-65%, crack the bag/jar open for an hr a day.
60-62%, money spot. Leave it there.

ok so just get some fkin gd hygrometers - ive been back and fourth on em.

lol thanks man....ill uh take my 5x5 thermo out for a little and throw it in a more sealed ish bag


i want/need to get a vacuum sealer too huh...

 

[Observer]

If you seal it up with a hygrometer and the RH stabilizes much below 60%, it's gone past the point of curing and can't be cured really. Only aged.

gotcha

ill attempt to check it.

 

[Dirtbag]

ok so just get some fkin gd hygrometers - ive been back and fourth on em.

lol thanks man....ill uh take my 5x5 thermo out for a little and throw it in a more sealed ish bag


i want/need to get a vacuum sealer too huh...

Depends how much weed you have. I used to cure in big totes with sealing lids, then went to curing bags, but that was dealing with many many pounds. For my personal grow I used vac seal bags.
For under a pound or so I'd use quart jars.

 

[Observer]

Depends how much weed you have. I used to cure in big totes with sealing lids, then went to curing bags, but that was dealing with many many pounds. For my personal grow I used vac seal bags.
For under a pound or so I'd use quart jars.

Ok thanks man

Recently bought a box of jars too for the upcoming harvest

 

[Observer]

ok ill give it some time to adjust, its at 59%, this one plant, it probably could have went another week, but im in a rush to get this fucked off run out of my mind, this is from the grow i started at the last place and had all the power outages and AC not working.

its at 60% now


woo, was starting to pant there,

 

[smoke]

I use cvault and to cure and store. I first used the mason jars with hygrometers and soon got tired of burping 40 jars and went to the vaults. I use the 4,6,8 and 21 liter vaults. 8oz,12oz,16oz and 1kilo.
I just took mine off the nets Saturday and after sweating them from 60 degree drying temperature to room temp the meters went from 66% to 68% now.(warmer temps the humidity goes up).

When i burp a 21 liter vault its the same as 20,jars. Ive left these vaults unopened for 6 months with little or no change in humidity readings

Here's air force one i cut 10 days ago and was 66% on Saturday. The trick is to get it before it hits 62% and bring it down in the vaults. I've never missed.

 

[smoke]

ok ill give it some time to adjust, its at 59%, this one plant, it probably could have went another week, but im in a rush to get this fucked off run out of my mind, this is from the grow i started at the last place and had all the power outages and AC not working.

its at 60% now


woo, was starting to pant there,

Ive read curing stops at 57%

 

[Observer]

I use cvault and to cure and store. I first used the mason jars with hygrometers and soon got tired of burping 40 jars and went to the vaults. I use the 4,6,8 and 21 liter vaults. 8oz,12oz,16oz and 1kilo.
I just took mine off the nets Saturday and after sweating them from 60 degree drying temperature to room temp the meters went from 66% to 68% now.(warmer temps the humidity goes up).

When i burp a 21 liter vault its the same as 20,jars. Ive left these vaults unopened for 6 months with little or no change in humidity.

gotta get me some of those bad boys down the line.

Here's air force one i cut 10 days ago and was 66% on Saturday.

looks nice

The trick is to get it before it hits 62% and bring it down in the vaults. I've never missed.

so least one can do, regardless of temperature control? and try to slow the dry down

my shit is drying in like 3 days...

 

[Observer]

Ive read curing stops at 57%

so i may be in some-luck, its sitting at 59% in jar for about 20 minutes now

i should have checked this yesterday and id be fine i bet, or in a better spot, didnt think it would matter much if it dried down to 58-62% within 3 days after chop (?)

just fuckin aggravated i dont have the spot/equipment for 60/60 to "properly" slowly dry it.

ill keep trying otherwise, got 3 more plants i chopped last night and are hanging in the extra showerroom

 

[Observer]

ok ill give it some time to adjust, its at 59%, this one plant, it probably could have went another week, -

from chop.

before chop

 

[smoke]

gotta get me some of those bad boys down the line.


looks good


so least one can do, regardless of temperature control, and try to slow the dry down, my shit is drying in like 3 days...

Imo a slow dry is better and if i can control that dry in vaults it's still a slow dry. Those have bean drying now for 10 days technically

 

[smoke]

just fuckin aggravated i dont have the spot/equipment for 60/60 to "properly" slowly dry it.

Dried on the stalk to 62% or dried in a mason jar to 62%. Whats the difference?

 

[Observer]

Imo a slow dry is better

i agree.

and going off the science of it, afaik, according to Bugbee, hydrocarbons (terpenes) start to evaporate at 70f+

and if i can control that dry in vaults it's still a slow dry. Those have bean drying now for 10 days technically

 

[Observer]

Dried on the stalk to 62% or dried in a mason jar to 62%. Whats the difference?

i see youre point, i think.

next time ill also wait and just try drying in the tent


the heat

the hydrocarbons

the terps

idk

how cold do yall keep your house?

its 76 here,inside, and with 50-60RH it seems way too fast of a "Dry" (about 4 days) hanging in the bathroom shut
and terpenes are evaporating off the plant. (?)
i want those terpenes too

i have other plants chopped as of yesterday, ill go over and verify with, in my environment

 

[Dirtbag]

Ive read curing stops at 57%

Yeah its something like that, 58 was the number in my head. I always just sealed them up low 60's.

 

[Observer]

Yeah its something like that, 58 was the number in my head. I always just sealed them up low 60's.

Thanks Y'all

im at 59RH and 75F in the Jars.


so, that'll actually "start" to "cure"?

leave it sealed & Alone?

ill bother ya in a week or 2 about those jars "Curing" and on Status

lol

 

[smoke]

Thanks Y'all

im at 59RH and 75F in the Jars.


so, that'll actually "start" to "cure"?

leave it sealed & Alone?

ill bother ya in a week or 2 about those jars "Curing" and on Status

lol

Imo it takes a couple hrs at least to stabilize again after opening and closing the jar.

Edit as your temp drops from 75 to 72(room temp) so will the humidity reading

 

[Observer]

Imo it takes a couple hrs at least to stabilize again after opening and closing the jar.

ok

i was thinking maybe 30 minutes or so~ but i will take your word for it.

ty



....so theres a chance it goes up by a point or 2

 

[Observer]

Imo it takes a couple hrs at least to stabilize again after opening and closing the jar.

Edit as your temp drops from 75 to 72(room temp) so will the humidity reading

makes sense, damnit lol.

its starting to get colder now too, bad for the rh, good for the terps. (in my mind)

 

[Observer]

thanks for educating me

 

[smoke]

If 2 hrs is good 4 hrs is better to know the temperature and humidity is stabilized

 

[Observer]

I was hoping this thread was about lawncare...

I hang whole branches to dry after removing large leaves. Dry 24 hrs at 75f and 35%RH to get some moisture out, then about 10-12 days at 60f/60%RH until the stems crack.

Then I remove all the buds from the stems and bag it up to do the final sweat for a couple days, then trim it, or not. Goes into vac seal bags at that point.

TY, Ima try this this time.

if i had the right fridge id do it in there for a little.

gotta get some more paper bags