Should I cure?
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bfam4t6
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I would. If you wait for the buds to get too dry, you wont really be able to cure them properly. You want some moisture left when you stick them into jars, so don't wait until they're bone dry. Not all of your buds will be ready at the same time.Hey everyone!
I've been drying a harvest for the past 3 days in 70*F and between 35%-45% humidity. The popcorn buds seem pretty dry enough to jar up. Should I start curing the popcorns earlier? Thanks
kronic1989
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This is true. Some buds might need to go earlier, Some later.
micro.grower
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tru dat....
JimmyT
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jsteezy1290
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does your stem snap
if your buds are on seperate branches than yeah cure some earlier. if you just cut the leaves off the plant and trimmed the buds and its all still together than just wait until its all dry. it doesnt really matter as long as they are really dry and not just the outside of them. make sure that the stems on the little buds are really dry because if just the outside of the bud is dry, but the inside is still wet and you go to cure them, than you run the risk of mold. as long as they are dry than you can cure it all together or seperate. good job and good luck
JimmyT
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Most of the popcorns snap for sure and some of the bigger ones bend on the verge of snapping. Regardless, I'm focusing on the smaller buds for now as they can't retain as much moisture. Also, isn't the point of curing to bring out the inner moisture of the buds so, you wouldn't want them to be completely dried out correct?
Roseman
Elite Rolling Society
We DRY pot, so we can CURE it.
We CURE pot, to make it taste sweeter, smell sweeter, to avoid bud-mold, to make it more Smokable, to get the chemical and clorophyll taste out, and to increase the potency. A GOOD cure takes 4 weeks, and some conisours (mispelled) cure it up to 6 to 8 weeks.
The idea behind curing was learned from tobacco growers. Curing is a biological process of allowing the SUGARS and STARCHES to change into something MORE pleasant to the taste and smell. Normally the SUGARS and STARCHES taste HARSH and not so pleasant. To grow, Plants need SUGARS that convert into starches from Fertilizers and sunlight. Curing also removes alot of clorophyll or the clorophyll taste that is sort of a grassy leafy medicine chemical taste and leaves a sweet tastey pleasant taste.
Also, we cure pot to avoid MOLD that can come within 30 days AFTER Drying.
We cure pot in jars, in darkness, in a cool place. After being placed in the jar, we store them in a dark cool place, then we re-open the jar once a day, smell it, inspect it, let it breathe for a few seconds and then re-seal it. IF we smell an unpleasant "nose pinching" smell, or see white growth, we need to immedialtey remove it from
the jar and DRY it some more for a few more days.
When you first harvest the buds, save some moist large stems in the refrigarator, in a baggie. If you dry it too much, you can add a small piece of stem back, to remoisten it some.
I have CURED pot one week in jars, and tasted it, and then Cured it 4 weeks and tasted it. If you will try the same experiment, or ask any experienced grower, you'll learn (taste) the difference. It is much more potent, and mush sweeter tasting, and smells much better too.
We CURE pot, to make it taste sweeter, smell sweeter, to avoid bud-mold, to make it more Smokable, to get the chemical and clorophyll taste out, and to increase the potency. A GOOD cure takes 4 weeks, and some conisours (mispelled) cure it up to 6 to 8 weeks.
The idea behind curing was learned from tobacco growers. Curing is a biological process of allowing the SUGARS and STARCHES to change into something MORE pleasant to the taste and smell. Normally the SUGARS and STARCHES taste HARSH and not so pleasant. To grow, Plants need SUGARS that convert into starches from Fertilizers and sunlight. Curing also removes alot of clorophyll or the clorophyll taste that is sort of a grassy leafy medicine chemical taste and leaves a sweet tastey pleasant taste.
Also, we cure pot to avoid MOLD that can come within 30 days AFTER Drying.
We cure pot in jars, in darkness, in a cool place. After being placed in the jar, we store them in a dark cool place, then we re-open the jar once a day, smell it, inspect it, let it breathe for a few seconds and then re-seal it. IF we smell an unpleasant "nose pinching" smell, or see white growth, we need to immedialtey remove it from
the jar and DRY it some more for a few more days.
When you first harvest the buds, save some moist large stems in the refrigarator, in a baggie. If you dry it too much, you can add a small piece of stem back, to remoisten it some.
I have CURED pot one week in jars, and tasted it, and then Cured it 4 weeks and tasted it. If you will try the same experiment, or ask any experienced grower, you'll learn (taste) the difference. It is much more potent, and mush sweeter tasting, and smells much better too.
