Shrinkage factor

Discussion in 'Harvesting and Processing Marijuana' started by sosogrow, Oct 30, 2023.

  1. Same bud 18 hours later and still shrinking exactly half lost I figure it will end up without the stem at about 14 grams dry and cured IMG_20231030_100809207.jpg IMG_20231029_135429057.jpg
     
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  2. LOL the sheer horror when you first see what happened to those big buds, after drying. :eek::eek::eek: :cry:
     
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  3. when i first started growing i though some one had played a joke and swiped my weed and put a different colas to dry ...yea it does shrink some times more than you think it does ...still youve got some smoke to to go on with ,,,enjoy it ,,,,mac,
     
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  4. :confused_2: WTF happened? :weed:-- :cry: :lmafoe:
     
  5. #5 Vee, Oct 30, 2023
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  6. I recon you lose about 80% as the weed drys, so my guess is about 1/2 oz
     
  7. SHRINKAGE, the twilight zone episode that writes itself. :rolleyes:
     
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  8. Just like crop size, depends how much you trim, how dry the buds are, how much of the stems you removed etc
    could make 20% difference.
     
  9. Dead on. If I'm lucky and have had a good 7 days of hanging time, I trim and place into 32 ounce mason jars. At that point, I burp the jars 3 times per week.......Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday......... bouncing the nugs around so none are sticking together, leaving the jars open for a couple minutes, then seal them back up. After one month, or 12 "burpings," that's when I weigh my stuff.......and even then you might lose a gram or 2. Stuff can be heartbreaking LOL. Peace.
     
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  10. I pour the contents into a basin to air them a bit then back into the jars (once every week or 2), burp as usual daily the first week, then taper down.
     
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  11. Sounds good but how many grower really do this? o_O
     
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  12. Maybe I'm overly anal with it, brother. I don't know. LOL. Works for me.
     
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  13. You mean cure? All that want the best weed they can have. I try to be as gentle with the buds as realistically possible, don't want to knock trichs off. A gram or 2 :rolleyes: BFD.
     
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  14. Yeah and as Vee said, a notebook or grow journal will help with that. I grow for myself and for the therapy of the ride, so I take it pretty seriously along the way.
     
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  15. i was already knowing this is my third run with this strain but my MOBY DICK buds are way fatter and still growing these plants were just an after thought on my grow anyways between the 3 i am close to a pound when dry and i do cut them off the stem not completely dry put them in tubs for a day or 2 then jars with daily burpings every 6 hours or so i pretty much have my dry/cure method down it only took 3 years to perfect it
     
  16. Just thinking about watching the weed in the jars for a month before I start smoking it, most growers would of smoked half the crop in a month
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  17. Oh I'm sampling along the way, plus I've got plenty left over from the last run.
     
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  18. That makes more sense, so your still smoking the last crop, I would love to do that but I don't feel safe with too much weed in my house(living in the UK)
     
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  19. I'm not a heavy smoker at all anymore, bro, so the shit lasts for me. A good night for me is a bowl and a tall beer LOL
     
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  20. the actually hands on method i use zero timers etc. is my therapy keeps me involved the bud is just an added bonus it is all personal use or given away i like making brownies too and it is nice to have the ounce needed for a batch at my disposal i drop , or just lose more weed than most people smoke i still find shit i stashed from 2 or three years ago today i found a jar of the cherry pie i grew in 2021 about a half ounce still with the boveda pack and tomorrow is my birthday so it was a great suprise and man that stuff is cured and stinky been over a year in the dark under my sink lol
     
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