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eligal
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harvesting and curing
#5261207 - 02/03/06 11:16 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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well, overgrow is down, and might be down for a while. coincidently, tomorrow i was going to harvest and begin the curing or whatever of my mj plants. i was going to use the overgrow harvest page and their curing page. but its gone.
so i really need help with that.... i basically know where i want to cut etc, and with the main plant i will do a reveg, and have sufficient info on that (thanks to you guys! ) but with the harvesting and curing, whats the process? i cut, and then hang upside down. and then? i hang them in the dark right? and how long does it take? when do i put them in jars for curing? the jars should be stored in a dark place and aired out once a day? cold temps? or room temps? and curing lasts for 6 months, and then you can smoke it. although if needed you can start smokin early. and after a year it starts to degrade or whatever.
help me guys! ive been askin for alot of help, im sorry, but i realyl need it! when i learn it all and know what im doing then ill pass on the knowledge. but i gotta learn it first.  thx!
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5262228 - 02/04/06 11:29 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Cut off your branches, and hang them upside down in a closet. I hang them off of coat hangers. Leave the leaves on for a day or two. Then manicure. By day 5-6, they should be dry enough to begin to cure.
Bend a stem and see if it snaps. If it bends it is still too wet. Once you are sure they are dry enough put them in jars.
The first couple days is when you have to look out for mold. In the begining, you can open the jars a couple times a day. Then gradually work your way down to once a day. Then every other day etc. The smell should change from hay-like to a tangy citrus smell depending on the genetics.
Within about a month they should be cured well enough to enjoy a smooth and tasty smoke.
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Great advice...
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5262242 - 02/04/06 11:37 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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after you harvest the buds, you're going to have to manicure them. this means that you'll have to cut off all the fan leaves, etc, that's not going to be especially smokable. you can save the trim and make hash out of it, though. once you've trimmed up your buds, hang them up to dry in a dark closet for about a week. having a bit of airflow is good, so the buds can dry. otherwise you might be looking at moldy buds. after a week, take one of the buds and gently bend it. if you can feel the stem inside bend a bit and then snap, then it's time for the cure jars. if you don't feel it snap, give it another day or two, and try again.
when curing in jars, the purpose is to let some of the chlorophyll convert to starches and sugars, which will mellow out the smoke A LOT. there's some other chemistry, too, but i can't think of it off the top of my head. to cure, take the buds and GENTLY place them in a mason jar or other suitable glass jar. leave them in a cool, dark place, and open them once a day for 10 minutes or so. every other day, GENTLY turn the buds in the jars to make sure that air gets to all parts of them. after anywhere from a week to two weeks, your buds should be sufficiently dry, at which point you can stop opening the jars every day, and just let them hang out.
i think that a steadfast 6-month cure may be a bit extreme. some people like to cure their buds that long, but some pot tastes the same after a 2 month cure as it does after a 6 month cure. it's all up to you. my suggestion: give the buds a 1 month cure after you've stopped opening the jars. pull some out, smoke it, and decide if it's a little harsh, if it's not quite as flavorful as you like, or if it's absolutely perfect. dsepending on your opinion, let it cure for a bit longer, or smoke the hell out of it. if it needs more time, check it in another month. do this until you find what you deem is your ideal cure time for that strain.
good luck my friend. if you have any questions, hit me up with a PM. remember too, there are lots of MJ forums on the web, and stoners everywhere are scrambling for a community right now. look around, and you might find another happy home. try cannabisculture or international cannagraphic.
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5262255 - 02/04/06 11:43 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
eligal said: well, overgrow is down, and might be down for a while. coincidently, tomorrow i was going to harvest and begin the curing or whatever of my mj plants. i was going to use the overgrow harvest page and their curing page. but its gone.
so i really need help with that.... i basically know where i want to cut etc, and with the main plant i will do a reveg, and have sufficient info on that (thanks to you guys! ) but with the harvesting and curing, whats the process? i cut, and then hang upside down. and then? i hang them in the dark right? and how long does it take? when do i put them in jars for curing? the jars should be stored in a dark place and aired out once a day? cold temps? or room temps? and curing lasts for 6 months, and then you can smoke it. although if needed you can start smokin early. and after a year it starts to degrade or whatever.
help me guys! ive been askin for alot of help, im sorry, but i realyl need it! when i learn it all and know what im doing then ill pass on the knowledge. but i gotta learn it first.  thx!
you dont have to hang it upside down altogether. you can cut it, then go individually to each bud and trim/manicure it the way you like. i suggest you save the leaves around the bud for hash. i like to take the trimmed buds and put them on a (very fine) screen, put the screen over a mirror (this is optional, i like to collect whatever might be lost during drying), and put a fan blowing on the lowest setting, to as much as a light breeze you can get, over the buds (or in a room with decent air circulation). it will usually take around 4-5 days to dry, and you want them to dry slowly to retain potency. to tell when they are dry, you should be able to snap a stem, preferably one inside a bud to make sure the inside is dry too. i dont think you want them super dry before cure tho.. leave them with a bit a moisture, and jar them up. dont fill up the jar all the way. leave some room to gently move around the buds each time you burp the jar. each day you will open up the jars, first for 20 min, and then you slowly bring down the time you leave open. i dont know how long until you can just leave them in the jar.. you definitely dont need a 6 month cure tho. after a one month cure, you should have some nice flavor and a good smoke. that is, if you even make it to a month without smoking it all
hopefully that helps. keep it simple, and you will be fine.. harvesting is a fun activity IMO 
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eligal
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thx guys! did my harvest. its lookin ok, i got them in a closet in my room. and now my room stinks like crazy... lol. its like minty stem...
now i need to find and easy way to get rid of the smell (i should have thought of this before, i used to have this can thingy that would absorb the smell, but i dont have it anymore). i need to get rid of the smell for at least just one day/morning when someone is coming over... any suggestions?
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5264649 - 02/04/06 10:57 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Edited by Vertigo6911 (02/04/06 11:51 PM)
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: Vertigo6911]
#5265433 - 02/05/06 08:10 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Open up some windows and leave the door open so it can all vent. The spray some air freshener a couple of times and you should be good. Try to get those air fresheners that will absorb the smell instead of masking them (just like in the commercial lol)
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: Brakkie]
#5267648 - 02/05/06 09:41 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Depends how your grew the plant. If you grew soil or want the best effect you are supposed to cut and hang the entire plant. But if you grow DWC (deep water culture) hydroponics or some other hydroponic method that keeps the plants saturated at the roots for a decent amount of time you can just clip the buds and trim them immediately. Either method requires you to dry the buds while monitoring the drying process. You really want the nuggets bone dry before canning them to cure. 5% or less moisture is preferred as the final buds moisture content. It is quite apparent drying a large nugget; it first weights 38 grams fresh, then after a few days it weighs 28 grams but it is still to wet and in another couple days it becomes 24 grams. This is with DWC, as the buds tend to dry well being immediately plucked and dried. If a large amount of moisture is not in the buds and you pluck and dry immediately you risk the buds drying too quickly. The effect of a too quickly dried bud is unpleasant. If you grew in soil it would be best to dry the entire plant.
If you want to reveg it is best to clip the top of the plant and leave the bottom part with some foliage. Be very careful with the nutrients as you will shock the plant if you don't significantly reduce them. 16/8 lighting with convert the plant back to vegging in 2 or 3 weeks. It is much better to just take a clone during veg rather then reveg. Also helps to have the plants in hydroponics to control the nutrient levels rather precisely.
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eligal
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: Fluxburn]
#5268596 - 02/06/06 06:20 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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btw, i just wanted to thank you all again, i got the smell under control rather easily, and im feeling confident about the buds. sadly, im starting to think i will have to get rid of my plant... i have the feeling i could, in the near future, be ratted out. not by friends, not by neighbors, but by my own family. ive had some arguments with a person in my family and im afraid that if things get really bad, which it looks like they might, he might rat me out to get revenge... (i had never told them, but then i had an accident and when my mom and dad came over i obviously coudnt move or hide things...) 
im not sureit will get that far. i still have a few months till it would reach that point.
so again, thanx all for your support! i couldnt have done it without you guys. and if i clear this up with my family, then ill keep the plant and youll see some killer bud in the near future
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eligal
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5280690 - 02/09/06 04:26 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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hmm, although i was a horrible grower, for many reasons, and this being my first harvest, i think it actually went pretty well. its sticky icky as hell btw. 





 i truely think its gonna be pretty good, but the theres only one way to find out
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5284035 - 02/09/06 11:02 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Looks good man. Congrats
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: browndustin]
#5302422 - 02/15/06 09:01 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Looks damn fine for your first grow man. A good month cure in a mason jar'll make that just about perfect. Enjoy!
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: Hrethic]
#5302548 - 02/15/06 09:59 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Is that the only nug that was yielded?
BTW, I'de say to cure it for ATLEAST a week opening the jar each day and venting it to prevent molding. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be able to hold off from that for a whole month!
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eligal
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: AKSE]
#5303363 - 02/15/06 02:27 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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no thats not the only nug but the biggest, i got a closet full of nice lil nugs, but that was my favorite. 
thanx all!
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5306212 - 02/16/06 10:20 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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when you grow weed, does it smell alot?
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: Jack_Flash]
#5307665 - 02/16/06 04:21 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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bump, i need this simple question answered, does an undried, alive, growing plant smell?
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: Jack_Flash]
#5307880 - 02/16/06 05:19 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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It depends. If it is budding, It gets smellier than when dried. Young plants don't smell though.
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eligal
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yea they dont really smell too much. but when they start buddin you better watch out... lol.
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Re: harvesting and curing [Re: eligal]
#5308311 - 02/16/06 07:23 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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exactly.
while in vegetative stage, they dont smell, when they start budding is when they start to smell more and more(more and more as the buds ripen/swell up)
that looks pretty damn nice bro, congrats! what strain is she?
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