A perfect cure every time

This last run, I took the plants to ~11 weeks, chopped them, hung them to dry for 2 weeks in a 60/60 environment, trimmed them and put them into big Mason jars, burped them for ~10 days until I was sure that all the moisture in the various buds had come to equilibrium and then finally I divided everything up into 1-oz. Grove bags and heat-sealed them. This was last March, so everything should be at it's absolute peak best right now. I've been enjoying the Chernobyl Slymer S1s from Bob Bitchen......VERY lime Jell-O flavor and smell! SUPER sticky!

96 hour to dry & 96 hour to cure...
60% RH for that sticky icky
Your jar will blow the block up

Hi

I’m curious on what long term storage can have in relation to the high, medicinal benefits etc

look forward to a little reply

thanks

i wet trim with a bowl trimmer then the buds go into a hanging net to dry till i get 60 percent humidity. once dried then into grove bags for minimum 3 weeks. once cured then it goes into the freezer cut up into ounce bags and vacuum sealed. i have weed left over in the freezer undisturbed thats been in there 2 years and i will take the pepsi challenge any day for taste and potency. i let it sit on the counter in the bag to come to room temp and its like the day i put it in there.

the stuff i knock off the buds wet trimming is minimal and goes into oil making along with the popcorn buds. nothing goes to waste.

I have very limited experience growing the 2 I got in flower is only gonna be a 4 harvest out of 10 trys this and last harvest is only 2 grows I completed then years ago when I had my med card I had unsuccessful grows and 2 harvests but this is my Achilles heal drying and curing I've always just half assed it before but the smell of this zookies is what I believe it to be dispensary weed bagseed from a half ounce found 3 seeds in the half 3 germed put 2 outside they died got 1 bad ass looking plant love the smell grapfruit/orangey citrus smell it's so fresh you can feel the spray of citrus up your nose like feeling but I got to get this dry and cure right along with trichome delvolpement pre harvest and the frost thing is frosting fan leaves rails of it so I'm gonna try to or 3 methods and see if it drys and cures the same which means I have to something wrong or right but every of the 3 harvest taste and smell and high just wasn't there but looking at the plants pre harvest should been more stoned I really don't know

Not all weed Ive grown cures. Idk why. But one day I grew kongs krush and its so easy to cure. Convinced if it doesnt happen like that Ill just keep looking for a smoke to mother. I sure as hell mothered the kongs krush.

I need to run it again. Cant do something once and say you can do it lol. Get rusty real quick not practicing.

kahoona said:

i wet trim with a bowl trimmer then the buds go into a hanging net to dry till i get 60 percent humidity. once dried then into grove bags for minimum 3 weeks. once cured then it goes into the freezer cut up into ounce bags and vacuum sealed. i have weed left over in the freezer undisturbed thats been in there 2 years and i will take the pepsi challenge any day for taste and potency. i let it sit on the counter in the bag to come to room temp and its like the day i put it in there.

the stuff i knock off the buds wet trimming is minimal and goes into oil making along with the popcorn buds. nothing goes to waste.

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Think you can help me out. I never froze bud just vacuum sealed. I’m looking into a hand turn bowl trimmer. So you chop. Do you fit the buds up then throw in the trimmer? My crop is going to last so I like your method. I can do nets in a tent to dry. You open up the grow bags every day?

I'm a week away had to throw one of my 2 out cause of mold I checked daily but didn't see it till I took a Pic then looked it over but anyway the one I got gets chopped next Monday and I'm gonna try this method

SimonD said:

The thread is open for discussion. Please feel free to post your questions, hints and personal experiences.

Best,
Simon

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I've roughly followed this technique and have had good results so far after my first few harvests I tended to overdry my herb. taking the buds off the stem when still a little moist and allowing them to dry some more guarantees a good cure. Here is two strains I've had curing in grove bags for 2 months ethos cookies r2 and nyc diesel smooth as. Very good guide you have posted. Thankyou

bongboy8200 said:

Think you can help me out. I never froze bud just vacuum sealed. I’m looking into a hand turn bowl trimmer. So you chop. Do you fit the buds up then throw in the trimmer? My crop is going to last so I like your method. I can do nets in a tent to dry. You open up the grow bags every day?

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I chop a branch at a time. I pull all the big leaves off and dont touch the sugar leaves. I break sll the big buds down so no mold and they all dry at the same rate. I then put about two ounces in the trimmer and go about 20 revs then reverse it for another twenty. I put all the trimmed bud on netting to dry. I dont put any fans on as it tends to dry out too fast. If its in winter i will put a humidifier on low to keep the air around 50% rh. Just keep an eye out for mold always. All the trim that is knocked off goes into oil making along with the popcorn buds. None goes to waste.

Racky said:

They work excellent and cures to perfection. I use mini hygrometer's in each qp bag and let sit for 3 to 4 works burping and fluffing once a week.

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Just Bovida them and be done

budman111 said:

Just Bovida them and be done

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I gotta look into these. But a ton of people said no way. I fucked most of my cure up on a bender and over dried. Smoke is harsh and strain my grow, is super oily, getting resin lips and choking on bong tiny bong rips

bongboy8200 said:

But a ton of people said no way.

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Well they are doing something wrong, most likely buying the higher humidity ones for cigars and other uses or puting the buds in wet expecting it to absorb the moisture. I've been using them (62%) for years with absolutely no issues at all. Just opened a jar of OG kush from last Summer and is preserved amazing with the Bovida packs.

budman111 said:

Well they are doing something wrong, most likely buying the higher humidity ones for cigars and other uses or puting the buds in wet expecting it to absorb the moisture. I've been using them (62%) for years with absolutely no issues at all. Just opened a jar of OG kush from last Summer and is preserved amazing with the Bovida packs.

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I’m with it man. I just have no clue. I just started using groove bags. Before this was mason zip lock and mason jars lol. It was guys on Reddit. I tend to take them for a grain of salt. Lots of newbies giving bad advice. I come here for anything I have to ask. It just takes longer for responses a lot of the times vs Reddit lol

Not needed if stored correctly ( boveda packs)

Cboat38 said:

Not needed if stored correctly ( boveda packs)

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Long terms storage most definitely helps 100% and is why I use them.

Anyone use the foodsaver bags for curing? I use the vacuum seal bag to prevent smell sometimes. I went on their website and they have zipper gallon bags I might try. It looks like they can be zipped shut and also sealed with the foodsaver

kingzt said:

Anyone use the foodsaver bags for curing? I use the vacuum seal bag to prevent smell sometimes. I went on their website and they have zipper gallon bags I might try. It looks like they can be zipped shut and also sealed with the foodsaver

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I do. After I dry them in the freeze dryer I put them into large Foodsaver bags and sit them in my humidity and temp controlled Koolatron. I leave the bags unsealed and just fold the top over while they settle around 60% humidity.