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This is really an interesting question .. Does the plant continue to mature when cut? If you have the timing right will this push it over? imvho you do need to dry in the dark because light seems to continue to degrade the trichs. stay frosty headband 707
The plant's life processes will continue to unwind, power down. In the dark, it'll be the processes that normally occur in the dark, and vice versa. I suspect that the drying of traditional production occurs through several day night cycles, either in the shade or right out in the sun. It has to be that way, given the quantities involved.
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I found this on the web and this is what I do as well
I found this on the web and this is what I do as well
The importance of patience to a well executed dry and cure
Now that your bud has been harvested, the temptation will be to start smoking it immediately by drying your weed too fast. However, marijuana that hasn’t been dried and cured properly will lack potency and taste harsh and acidic. The most important asset when it comes to drying and curing your weed is patience. During the drying and curing process of marijuana, you must remove 75% of its moisture and this takes time.
If you dry your weed too fast, you will trap sugars and chlorophyll in your buds that will leave your weed tasting bitter, whereas over heating your bud while it is drying will degrade your THC, CBN and CBD making the final product less potent. Allowing the moisture to evaporate from your bud slowly and evenly will make your smoke smooth and sweet to taste.
How to Dry Weed
What will a good dry achieve?
If you have chosen a strain for its high potency and taste, the best way to guarantee that you enjoy these characteristics is by drying marijuana properly. If you want to speed up the drying process, make sure that you have spent the time manicuring your marijuana properly as this will reduce the amount of time it takes.
What do I need and where can I dry weed?
Drying marijuana needs darkness, so a good place to do it is in a closet. If you do not have a closet, you can use a cardboard or wooden box, with air holes cut into the sides to allow air flow. You will need to hang your buds so they are not touching any surfaces as they will leave some of their sticky resin on anything they touch. Use some washing line, fishing line or even dental floss, making sure it is able to take the weight of the bud you’re drying. The easiest way to attach your hanging marijuana is by using a clothes pin hanging from the stem, otherwise bendy garden wire works well
Do not try drying weed in the same room you’re growing as your bud needs darkness and low humidity to dry properly.
Step by step guide to drying marijuana
The most common and trusted method of drying marijuana is through air drying. To air dry your harvested weed, use the following short steps;
• Once you have harvested your marijuana, manicure and trim your buds properly to help speed up the drying time.
Manicured buds ready for curing
Drying marijuana buds
• Hang your buds in a dark room, attaching them to a line by the stem (as above) using a clothespin or bulldog clip, ensuring they don’t touch each other.
Dried buds ready for curing
• Use a circulating fan to keep air moving around the room. DO NOT point it directly at the buds as this will dry them out too quickly and will cause poor tasting weed as we mentioned earlier .
• Leave to dry over the next 5-9 days, checking daily for signs of mould or being overly dry. Rotate to get an even dry, taking care to handle them by their stems.
• Your buds are ready for curing once they are dry to the touch but you can bend the stems without them snapping.
What are the optimal conditions for drying weed? The following conditions are considered optimal for drying marijuana;
• Heat – Between 65 and 75°F (18-24°C)
• Humidity –Between 45 and 55%
Low temperatures will increase the humidity, which increases the time it takes for your bud to dry and increases the risk of mold. High temperatures will reduce the humidity of your drying space and will dry your weed too fast.
Light, heat and over handling are the biggest enemy when drying marijuana. Dry your buds in a dark room, making sure you keep away from hot surfaces. Try not to over handle your buds as it damages the resin glands while they’re drying which can result in less potent buds.
I found this on the web and this is what I do as well
The importance of patience to a well executed dry and cure
Now that your bud has been harvested, the temptation will be to start smoking it immediately by drying your weed too fast. However, marijuana that hasn’t been dried and cured properly will lack potency and taste harsh and acidic. The most important asset when it comes to drying and curing your weed is patience. During the drying and curing process of marijuana, you must remove 75% of its moisture and this takes time.
If you dry your weed too fast, you will trap sugars and chlorophyll in your buds that will leave your weed tasting bitter, whereas over heating your bud while it is drying will degrade your THC, CBN and CBD making the final product less potent. Allowing the moisture to evaporate from your bud slowly and evenly will make your smoke smooth and sweet to taste.
How to Dry Weed
What will a good dry achieve?
If you have chosen a strain for its high potency and taste, the best way to guarantee that you enjoy these characteristics is by drying marijuana properly. If you want to speed up the drying process, make sure that you have spent the time manicuring your marijuana properly as this will reduce the amount of time it takes.
What do I need and where can I dry weed?
Drying marijuana needs darkness, so a good place to do it is in a closet. If you do not have a closet, you can use a cardboard or wooden box, with air holes cut into the sides to allow air flow. You will need to hang your buds so they are not touching any surfaces as they will leave some of their sticky resin on anything they touch. Use some washing line, fishing line or even dental floss, making sure it is able to take the weight of the bud you’re drying. The easiest way to attach your hanging marijuana is by using a clothes pin hanging from the stem, otherwise bendy garden wire works well
Do not try drying weed in the same room you’re growing as your bud needs darkness and low humidity to dry properly.
Step by step guide to drying marijuana
The most common and trusted method of drying marijuana is through air drying. To air dry your harvested weed, use the following short steps;
• Once you have harvested your marijuana, manicure and trim your buds properly to help speed up the drying time.
Manicured buds ready for curing
Drying marijuana buds
• Hang your buds in a dark room, attaching them to a line by the stem (as above) using a clothespin or bulldog clip, ensuring they don’t touch each other.
Dried buds ready for curing
• Use a circulating fan to keep air moving around the room. DO NOT point it directly at the buds as this will dry them out too quickly and will cause poor tasting weed as we mentioned earlier .
• Leave to dry over the next 5-9 days, checking daily for signs of mould or being overly dry. Rotate to get an even dry, taking care to handle them by their stems.
• Your buds are ready for curing once they are dry to the touch but you can bend the stems without them snapping.
What are the optimal conditions for drying weed? The following conditions are considered optimal for drying marijuana;
• Heat – Between 65 and 75°F (18-24°C)
• Humidity –Between 45 and 55%
Low temperatures will increase the humidity, which increases the time it takes for your bud to dry and increases the risk of mold. High temperatures will reduce the humidity of your drying space and will dry your weed too fast.
Light, heat and over handling are the biggest enemy when drying marijuana. Dry your buds in a dark room, making sure you keep away from hot surfaces. Try not to over handle your buds as it damages the resin glands while they’re drying which can result in less potent buds.
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Good info headband 707 but, the harm has already been done.
My 4 untrained plants under a 400w yielded 3 ounces of dried buds each.
I never thought i would get this much on my first grow.
I was aiming for 4 ounces overall and ended up with 12.
Maxibloom + ProTekt Silicon for the win.
My 4 untrained plants under a 400w yielded 3 ounces of dried buds each.
I never thought i would get this much on my first grow.
I was aiming for 4 ounces overall and ended up with 12.
Maxibloom + ProTekt Silicon for the win.
Absolutely no difference what so ever in bud dried in light or dark in fact I have had better results drying in a room with lights on 18/6.
1. I dry in a dark closet - 40% humidity - 65-70 degrees
(the HVAC system keeps it this way all year round)
2. No fans - door closed - humidity/temp gauge on shelf
3. 7-14 days
(the HVAC system keeps it this way all year round)
2. No fans - door closed - humidity/temp gauge on shelf
3. 7-14 days
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Not a good idea.
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This is how I've dried all my weed for 10 years. The buds tend to scrunch a bit but that's the only drawback. Space is a big issue with me and most stealth growers.
G`day Folks
Why is it that traditional ganja farmers all around the world dry their herb in the Sun ?
But western indoor growers think that it must be dried in the dark ?
I see thread after thread seeking the the old school highs ...
Maybe old school methods are the key ?
Thanks for sharin
EB .
Why is it that traditional ganja farmers all around the world dry their herb in the Sun ?
But western indoor growers think that it must be dried in the dark ?
I see thread after thread seeking the the old school highs ...
Maybe old school methods are the key ?
Thanks for sharin
EB .
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AlterEgo860
i recently had a dude from Colorado come visit for the holidays.. and i smoked my buds with him.. and he smoked his outdoors and bho with us.. and i didn't tell him my bud was just cut 2 weeks before.. hasn't even been jarred or cured..
so we sat around catching up and smoking... and he was raving about how clean and perfectly flushed the product was.. and then we were talking and then he left... me being a nice dude.. i gave him a half 8th of each kind.. to try and to let me know what he thinks.. his opinion MEANS ALOT TO ME.. especially because hes a wicked pot snob.. and if my shit sucked he would say it..
wen i saw him a few days later.. he was saying to be honest.. my buds are better then every single one of his friends that have been growing twice as long as me.. theres only 1 of his friends who actually has bud that is right around the same quality..
which boosted my ego .. lol. but hey its cool to have someone tell u that your hard work. and time.. actually was worth it .
so anyways.. we chilled got nice and baked.. and he left to go see other family members to catch up.. and then went back home to Colorado..
well then about a week later. .i talked to him. and i was like.. dude i completely forgot to tell you that all that bud was cut 2 weeks bfore u got here.. and didn't even have time to cure before seeing u ..
and then came the big WATTTTT.. BULLSHIT BRO.. no fucking way.. bla bla bla.. so i explained my ways.. and then the dudes like dude well i have my harvest coming in a week.. im going to try your method.. and see if it changes the results..
so half his harvest he wet trimmed.. dried tossed into jars for cure.. the other half. he pulled the fans.. 5 days before chopping.. then hung to dry. keeping them from drying to fast.. atleast 10-14 days at the very least..
i get a call about 6 or 7 days ago.. and its the DUDE WTF..
"JUST BECAUSE IM LAZY i haven't had any product that was able to smell and taste amazing when smoked.. WITH NO CURE WATSOEVER",, he says.
if someone wants to test the theory with lab results.. say drying in a dark room. and drying in a room with CFLs.. i wouldn't use HIDS but maybe just CFLS to help break down the chlorophyll..
butttt no1 has done the LAB TESTS .. to see if ADDING A LIGHT to degrade the cholorphyll .. degrades thc or cbds or terpenes..
until the lab test comes back that the bud isn't being degraded.. then im going to keep my drys in the dark..
so we sat around catching up and smoking... and he was raving about how clean and perfectly flushed the product was.. and then we were talking and then he left... me being a nice dude.. i gave him a half 8th of each kind.. to try and to let me know what he thinks.. his opinion MEANS ALOT TO ME.. especially because hes a wicked pot snob.. and if my shit sucked he would say it..
wen i saw him a few days later.. he was saying to be honest.. my buds are better then every single one of his friends that have been growing twice as long as me.. theres only 1 of his friends who actually has bud that is right around the same quality..
which boosted my ego .. lol. but hey its cool to have someone tell u that your hard work. and time.. actually was worth it .
so anyways.. we chilled got nice and baked.. and he left to go see other family members to catch up.. and then went back home to Colorado..
well then about a week later. .i talked to him. and i was like.. dude i completely forgot to tell you that all that bud was cut 2 weeks bfore u got here.. and didn't even have time to cure before seeing u ..
and then came the big WATTTTT.. BULLSHIT BRO.. no fucking way.. bla bla bla.. so i explained my ways.. and then the dudes like dude well i have my harvest coming in a week.. im going to try your method.. and see if it changes the results..
so half his harvest he wet trimmed.. dried tossed into jars for cure.. the other half. he pulled the fans.. 5 days before chopping.. then hung to dry. keeping them from drying to fast.. atleast 10-14 days at the very least..
i get a call about 6 or 7 days ago.. and its the DUDE WTF..
"JUST BECAUSE IM LAZY i haven't had any product that was able to smell and taste amazing when smoked.. WITH NO CURE WATSOEVER",, he says.
if someone wants to test the theory with lab results.. say drying in a dark room. and drying in a room with CFLs.. i wouldn't use HIDS but maybe just CFLS to help break down the chlorophyll..
butttt no1 has done the LAB TESTS .. to see if ADDING A LIGHT to degrade the cholorphyll .. degrades thc or cbds or terpenes..
until the lab test comes back that the bud isn't being degraded.. then im going to keep my drys in the dark..
Interesting convo... The books say one thing, peoples experiences say another...
A cut of SuperSkunk we all grew years ago (indoors) .. the best run was a friend who grew with someone else, usual story, problems with 3rd party, had to dry and run quick, so he left the lights on and dried above them. Many people, inc me thought this was the best of 30 plus runs of the cut. If light makes any difference during drying, IMO it is slight.
What I do think is that a brisk drying of the first half of a bud´s water content is no bad thing, too much weed is smelling, tasting, smoking shitty due to slower drying and a slight composting effect, if you dry it briskly to the correct point, bag/jar it and wait a day or two, it comes out just fine, often getting remarked on "how well dried and cured this Organic weed is" ... when it was in fact grown in hydro/coco that was cut just 8 days before...
A cut of SuperSkunk we all grew years ago (indoors) .. the best run was a friend who grew with someone else, usual story, problems with 3rd party, had to dry and run quick, so he left the lights on and dried above them. Many people, inc me thought this was the best of 30 plus runs of the cut. If light makes any difference during drying, IMO it is slight.
What I do think is that a brisk drying of the first half of a bud´s water content is no bad thing, too much weed is smelling, tasting, smoking shitty due to slower drying and a slight composting effect, if you dry it briskly to the correct point, bag/jar it and wait a day or two, it comes out just fine, often getting remarked on "how well dried and cured this Organic weed is" ... when it was in fact grown in hydro/coco that was cut just 8 days before...
With me, it came down to what the situation dictated. I had a spare tent I was not using and so dried in the dark. I am an incredibly slow and meticulous trimmer (takes me like 2 weeks minimum to trim a pound, maybe if I pulled 12-16 hour days I could have it done in as little as 4-5 days), and so it took me weeks and weeks. I did not have time for a cure, and the couple attempts I tried with curing failed because it went moldy, at least once because I am very forgetful and forgot to open the jars. Those who have tried it are eager to smoke more! I am not saying a cure isn't a good thing, but hey whatever works.
And like someone said, I am sure many outdoor guerilla growers and in many countries around the world, it is dried outside maybe in shade or not but not in the dark that's for sure. Not the preferred method, but when you have no choice you do what you have to do.
And like someone said, I am sure many outdoor guerilla growers and in many countries around the world, it is dried outside maybe in shade or not but not in the dark that's for sure. Not the preferred method, but when you have no choice you do what you have to do.
The stability of cannabis and its preparations on storage
Fairbairn JW, Liebmann JA, Rowan MG
J Pharm Pharmacol 1976 Jan;28(1):1-7
Abstract:
Solutions of pure cannabinoids, nine samples of herbal and two of resin cannabis (one freshly prepared) were stored in varying conditions for up to 2 years. Exposure to light (not direct sunlight) was shown to be the greatest single factos in loss of cannabinoids especially in solutions, which should therefore be protected from light during analytical and phytochemical operations. Previous claims that solutions in ethanol were stable have not been substantiated. The effect of temperature, up to 20 degrees, was insignificant but air oxidation did lead to significant losses. These could be reduced if care was taken to minimize damage to the glands which act as "well filled, well closed containers". Loss of tetrahydrocannabinol after exposure to light does not lead to an increase in cannabinol, but air oxidation in the dark does. It is concluded that carefully prepared herbal or resin cannabis or extracts are reasonably stable for 1 to 2 years if stored in the dark at room temperature.
just because a field of really good weed dried outside in the sun doesnt mean your bag seed you grew in the closet should be hung out on the line with the laundry.
some farmers leave the plants dead out in the field for 3 years, other wrap it in paper and bury it for a year.
many ways to skin a cant but only one goal - 62% for 6 months (55%-65% RH) in the dark.
some farmers leave the plants dead out in the field for 3 years, other wrap it in paper and bury it for a year.
many ways to skin a cant but only one goal - 62% for 6 months (55%-65% RH) in the dark.
