skiweeds
Active Member
im sure it's just as good. as long as you get great results in the end, there really is no wrong way to do it. it's more of a personal touch.
Does hanging the whole plant upside down condense THC in buds?
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Miss MeanWeed
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I dry mine as slowly as possible, 3-4 weeks is not unusual, and during curing I'm still venting jars 6 weeks into it. I hang my stuff to dry in the coldest place I can find that isn't damp or doesn't condensate much. Works for me, nice smooth smoke, no coughing, no harshness at all.
Back on topic, maybe ripping and hanging your whole plant roots and all upside down keeps it alive a little longer so it can grow that last 0.00001g of extra bud or makes it spazz out and produce some extra resin or something in an attempt to live a little longer. As someone said earlier, I think it makes it all dry slower, which IMO makes for a smoother smoke, thus enabling bigger bong rips and therefore much higher hippies. Maybe.
Back on topic, maybe ripping and hanging your whole plant roots and all upside down keeps it alive a little longer so it can grow that last 0.00001g of extra bud or makes it spazz out and produce some extra resin or something in an attempt to live a little longer. As someone said earlier, I think it makes it all dry slower, which IMO makes for a smoother smoke, thus enabling bigger bong rips and therefore much higher hippies. Maybe.
............. This Portion Of The Artical Came From. http://www.growweedeasy.com/the-basics-of-growing-marijuana#harvest
This Is Just A Small Portion Of Information .its Explained Pretty Straight Foward. From Start Of Growth To End. It Also Explains Why Some Buds Make Ya Feel A Bit Like Ya On Speed And Why Some will Smash The Shit Out Of Ya. Hope This Helps the People who Didnt Already No What They Were Doing.
Drying: How to Dry Marijuana Properly
If you prepare your marijuana buds the proper way, you will ensure the smoothest, best-tasting result.
After you have cut off and trimmed all of your buds, you will want to hang them upside down in a cool. dark place with plenty of ventilation so that they can dry out.
Make sure to space your buds evenly without touching each other so they can dry out properly without molding.
Any sort of moisture during the drying process is your enemy because it can cause mold.
An easy way to hang your buds is pin them to coat hangers using clothes pins and simply hand the coat hangers in a closet.
Your marijuana buds are ready for the next stage of the drying/curing process once you can use your thumb to gently bend a bud, and you get a dry, crackley snapping from the bud. Basically, you want to make sure that your buds have dried all the way to the center.
When the buds still have moisture in the center, their stems will bend without breaking when you apply pressure to the stem. Once the plants are ready, their stems snap off cleanly when you try to bend them.
You want to be careful of over-drying or your weed will crumble when you try to break it up. If this happens, you can mist the bud with water and hang them to dry again, but, bud seems to cure best if you dry it out slowly one time, and re-misting also means there is a greater opportunity for mold to grow.
Curing The Weed
Why Do We Need to Cure Marijuana Buds?
The purpose of curing is to improve the quality and taste of your buds when you smoke it.
Almost all marijuana enthusiasts agree that the best smell and flavor is obtained after the marijuana has been cured for some length of time.
Many growers, including me, also believe that curing your buds for at least 2-4 weeks actually improves the apparent potency.
This may be due to changes that happen to the cannabinoids during the curing process.
However, curing for more than 6 months does not continue to add potency. I personally cure buds for 1-3 months.
How to Cure Your Dried Buds:
To cure your freshly dried buds, just put them in a tightly-closed jar in a cool dark place.
A mason jar works great.
You may want to open the jars once a day for a couple of seconds to get fresh air in your jars and release any moisture.
In most cases, some moisture was likely still stored in the stems of your buds, even after buds seemed dry.
Once you start curing the buds, any remaining moisture will spread out evenly through the plant and come to the surface. You know this has happened when you check on curing buds, and they seem like they're moist again.
This is why it's so important to regularly check on your buds as they're curing and drying, and this is part of why it's essential you're "burping" the jars regularly.
Many growers don't check, and buds which get moist will end up growing mold and ruining your crop just before it's ready. Yuck.
If you are burping your plants and notice they're moist, then leave the jar completely open for about 12 hours to allow them to dry out a bit more.
When you check back, once they feel dry again, then close the jar again and continue the curing process as normal. Continue checking regularly to make sure that you always release any extra moisture that accumulates.
When you dry plants slowly like this, you get the absolute best results.
After you buds have been curing for 1-2 weeks, you can start opening the lid once a week instead of once a day.
If you open the jar and it smells really funky (not a good funky), their may be hidden moisture in some of your buds which may not have dried completely and could be in the beginning stages of growing mold due to the moisture.
This especially tends to happen with big fat buds that were cut off the main cola.
If this happens to you, try hanging the funky pieces of bud to dry for two more days before putting it back in the jar.
Some people only cure their bud for 1-2 weeks total while other cure their bud for 30 days or more. Because you need to open the jar regularly, you can always sample some as it's curing to get a feel for whether it's done or not.
Different people have different preferences, but luckily you can 'test out' your buds at any stage of curing, to figure out what works best for you.
This Is Just A Small Portion Of Information .its Explained Pretty Straight Foward. From Start Of Growth To End. It Also Explains Why Some Buds Make Ya Feel A Bit Like Ya On Speed And Why Some will Smash The Shit Out Of Ya. Hope This Helps the People who Didnt Already No What They Were Doing.
Drying: How to Dry Marijuana Properly
If you prepare your marijuana buds the proper way, you will ensure the smoothest, best-tasting result.
After you have cut off and trimmed all of your buds, you will want to hang them upside down in a cool. dark place with plenty of ventilation so that they can dry out.
Make sure to space your buds evenly without touching each other so they can dry out properly without molding.
Any sort of moisture during the drying process is your enemy because it can cause mold.
An easy way to hang your buds is pin them to coat hangers using clothes pins and simply hand the coat hangers in a closet.
Your marijuana buds are ready for the next stage of the drying/curing process once you can use your thumb to gently bend a bud, and you get a dry, crackley snapping from the bud. Basically, you want to make sure that your buds have dried all the way to the center.
When the buds still have moisture in the center, their stems will bend without breaking when you apply pressure to the stem. Once the plants are ready, their stems snap off cleanly when you try to bend them.
You want to be careful of over-drying or your weed will crumble when you try to break it up. If this happens, you can mist the bud with water and hang them to dry again, but, bud seems to cure best if you dry it out slowly one time, and re-misting also means there is a greater opportunity for mold to grow.
Curing The Weed
Why Do We Need to Cure Marijuana Buds?
The purpose of curing is to improve the quality and taste of your buds when you smoke it.
Almost all marijuana enthusiasts agree that the best smell and flavor is obtained after the marijuana has been cured for some length of time.
Many growers, including me, also believe that curing your buds for at least 2-4 weeks actually improves the apparent potency.
This may be due to changes that happen to the cannabinoids during the curing process.
However, curing for more than 6 months does not continue to add potency. I personally cure buds for 1-3 months.
How to Cure Your Dried Buds:
To cure your freshly dried buds, just put them in a tightly-closed jar in a cool dark place.
A mason jar works great.
You may want to open the jars once a day for a couple of seconds to get fresh air in your jars and release any moisture.
In most cases, some moisture was likely still stored in the stems of your buds, even after buds seemed dry.
Once you start curing the buds, any remaining moisture will spread out evenly through the plant and come to the surface. You know this has happened when you check on curing buds, and they seem like they're moist again.
This is why it's so important to regularly check on your buds as they're curing and drying, and this is part of why it's essential you're "burping" the jars regularly.
Many growers don't check, and buds which get moist will end up growing mold and ruining your crop just before it's ready. Yuck.
If you are burping your plants and notice they're moist, then leave the jar completely open for about 12 hours to allow them to dry out a bit more.
When you check back, once they feel dry again, then close the jar again and continue the curing process as normal. Continue checking regularly to make sure that you always release any extra moisture that accumulates.
When you dry plants slowly like this, you get the absolute best results.
After you buds have been curing for 1-2 weeks, you can start opening the lid once a week instead of once a day.
If you open the jar and it smells really funky (not a good funky), their may be hidden moisture in some of your buds which may not have dried completely and could be in the beginning stages of growing mold due to the moisture.
This especially tends to happen with big fat buds that were cut off the main cola.
If this happens to you, try hanging the funky pieces of bud to dry for two more days before putting it back in the jar.
Some people only cure their bud for 1-2 weeks total while other cure their bud for 30 days or more. Because you need to open the jar regularly, you can always sample some as it's curing to get a feel for whether it's done or not.
Different people have different preferences, but luckily you can 'test out' your buds at any stage of curing, to figure out what works best for you.
hotrodharley
Well-Known Member
I hang the whole plant - fan leaves and all. A few days into the dry the fan leaves lood good and dried out (not even dried or crispy) and I'll pull them off. I do this gradually. It hangs in a pantry that is cool and dry. Takes a few weeks in winter and my smoke is always tasty and smooth even before it's fully dry. A week or more in jars after the stems finally begin to snap and that herb is heaven.
chewberto
Well-Known Member
Actually by hanging the whole plant it allows for a slower dry, in very dry climates it may be necessary to extend ambient drying conditions.. I think this is a viable use for this method... 3-4 weeks? Wow must be tasty stuff!
harley420
Active Member
This is the way I do it I just trim off all the big fan leafes and leave the sugar on untill its dry then I trim the sugar off for hash and jar it I find it better this way imo