bud drying too fast....

I don´t know about too fast, but you can certainly OVERdry. Then the bud is dried to a crisp and crumbles at a touch. You can reverse the situation if this happens by putting the bud in a Tupperware (Rubbermaid US ??) container with a few slices of raw potato, or some orange peel.

I don´t have any fans on my bud, they hang in a shed with the door held open to give some air flow. I find hanging the whole plant makes the bud dry slower and I can keep an eye on her better. They are done when the leaves are crispy dry. The bud must have some moisture in it, but not so much that it will rot or mould during the curing, which takes a month - it is a delicate balance which has taken me a long time to learn to get right.

But properly cured bud is a total joy to smoke, as we all know, and will keep indefinitely in an airtight container. Just don´t freeze it.

Good luck.

 

I find that by the times the stems snap they are WAY too dry. Yes, sounds they are ready.

 

So when curing you just leave it in an airtight jar for however long you want?
Do you just leave it or do you have to open it daily to let new air in etc?
Sorry for hi-jacking the thread a bit... still seems relevant though.

 

Sure is relevant, eclipse.
Keep in an airtight container. I have used mason jars in the past, but I have found I need so many of them I am now using ziploc bags. Open daily to let moisture out, for the first week I open for 30 minutes a day, after that 10 minutes a day. After 30 days, WHHEEEE they are done. And the longer they stay in the container, the better they get.

 

Ah thanks for that spanishfly, clearly explained
I will nip down and get me some ziplocks, cheers!

 

Glad to be of some assistance.

 

spanishfly, so if u hang the whole plant leafs and all when it dries will the bud be more leafy than if u clipped it then hanged it? and when hanging the whole plant its ready to go into curing when the leaves are crispy- could u describe that more? do u know anything about hanging the bud already clipped and when to tell when its done drying then?

 

Wocka, have a watch of this:
http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2993.html

In there mr. green hangs his buds to dry in a homemade box.

 

Its only important to keep the leaves on the plant so you can judge how dry she is. If you manicure before you dry than its hard to tell. The bud leaves also are covered in trich's that add to overall potency of the bud & when curing they wick moisture out from the center. Cured bud should be soft and the stems smokable.

 

You got it exactly PlanB. If I might make so bold, you seem to know what you are talking about.

 

Just trying to help out. I know enough to get me in trouble! You guys help me out with the rest. I just learned how to do this so +rep Spanish. Godspeed.

 

i manicure before i dry.

i hang dry.

and i know when its dry enough to start to cure when i hear the ever so tinyest 'snap' when the bud breaks and doesnt bend anymore off the main stems.

 

If mine get that far, they are overdry. May be a difference in climate.

 

I was wondering if I could cure with glass"Ball"mason jars? Are they just as effective as tupperware containers? Maybe someone has an idea.

 

yeah no problem, spanish is right if you got alot of buds you need alot of mason jars but i used them last year and im going to use them or ziplocks this year and they both work perfect just air them out for the curing process socal

 

That's great!!! Ifyouguys ever come to San Diego,We'll burn mine

 

Mason jars are the business for curing really. Just so damn heavy and take up so much space. I am now converted to ziploc bags.

 

yeah i know plus you need alot of them cause they arent that big enough the jars ya know...