Do THIS After Harvest to Keep Your Cannabis as Tasty and Potent as Possible
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
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After all the hard work of growing the perfect plants, make sure you finish the right way. Here are three tips for drying and curing to keep your harvest tasty, potent, and beautiful.
Smoking some of my 2022 crop as l watch this. Opened up a Mason jar of it yesterday. Tastes pretty good still. l have been growing bud since 1986.
Never stop
Never Stop Never Stopping😉
I very been doing the same and even some from 2021😊
3 gallon turkey bags are good for burping larger amounts at once. I use one for each strain instead of burping 50 jars...... Temp storage and burp humidity important, you do not want your bud to condensate when you burp(dew point) if buds are cold in a warm humid room....Love the content and style....
Hell Yeah, Thanks for sharing!
I use the 2 gallon plastic buckets with lids for each strain. I get them at Lowes or Home Depot in the paint department. Like mini 5 gallon buckets. Works great for final burping
You got it! Love the community share of knowledge. I use True Liberty ...Your local grow store should have them. Peace from Maine @@ScottyReal420
Nice... I like that thanks for sharing@@Virginia_cough_factory
Grove bags
Hang dry full plants in a grow tent with a small fan pointing towards the back wall of your tent. You don’t want the airflow directly hitting your plants, you just want airflow movement in your drying space. Keep your temps at 60-65F and humidity levels at 55-60% for at least 14 days with the help of a humidifier (preferably one with a built in humidistat)After 14 days do a stem snap test and they should be ready to jar without the need for burping. The chlorophyll has already been broken down during the 14 day slow drying method using your tent. Enjoy!!😎
what if the temp is around 66-68dgreee but same matching humidity levels ? should be the same results no ?
@@MartianGreensman669 I'm no expert but I have seen people say that the terps flavour starts to be lost at around 72-73, so i think you are good, maybe not optimal, but maybe not even noticable.
@@joseph1845 it worked out amazingly! I was able to dry my plant in my tent keeping it in that temp range. My humidity never spiked or changed stayed at 55% for 2 weeks. I’m currently curing but it’s been at a perfect 62% so far and it’s been amazing results so far. That’s coming from a guy who is picky about his buds curing lol
Robert, when you say the whole plant im assuming these are not outdoor plants? My plants are over 7ft tall and around 5 to 6 ft diameter... i would have a hard time getting these baby's in my 10 x 5 grow tent (i use it for drying to keep the smell away and the wife happy 😂)
Edit: I am allowed 4 plants legally here so u can imagine the space they would take up whole, but it would save me time, hence the question..
@@mykejustmyke1407Just break them down to whatever size your grow tent will allow. Mine are indoor so height is never an issue for me😎🇨🇦
I've only been growing around 4 or 5 years. I trim mine first and then pull them as soon as it's trimmed. Then I hang them until the branches bend and crack. Then bring them in and break it all down into 2 liter Mason jars. And I also use the moisture packages in my jars. I'll burp my jars twice a week. That's it.
I'll do that for about 4 to 6 weeks before I touch mine.
And if anyone is interested. I started using CB antennas during my grow. 2 years ago one of my ladies snapped in a storm. So I had only an antenna in the garage. The plastic coating was coming off and the copper underneath was showing. I mended the plant the best I could, and stuck the antenna down beside the plant and used zip ties to secure it. I couldn't understand out of 4 plants why this particular one was growing so wildly! Huge with massive flowers. Turns out it's from grounding. The wire draws something from the air and the earth and does some shit to the plant. So now I pick 2 plants and use antennas. I get more yield to make more stuff lol
That’s wild I wonder what made it so that
@keynosmith2208 something to do with low level electrical currents. Look up using copper wires for outside plants or gardens. I found it is useful in vegetable gardens. You can yield bigger and better fruit. Like tomatoes and such. Well it works the same for our plants too
Almost ready for my first legal Ohio harvest. Few more weeks. I’ve been doing so much research on the Dry and cure process. I’m well aware this is very important. God I don’t wanna screw it up.
You got this!
Trust me you only want to dry about 7 days or you'll go too dry. Get some of those little hygrometers that fit in a jar. Take a branch and trim off enough nuggets to fill a jar one third to a half full with a hydrometer in there. If it's under 62 humidity get everything trimmed and in jars. If it's a little higher then try another plant. My last grow had 2 plants where the humidity was 8 % difference. If you're between 62 and 69 I would still trim and then leave the lids to the jars off for 1 hour per day. Keep in the dark. What you don't want is what happened to me the first 2 grows. I waited 10 days and the plants were around 56 humidity. Every time I burped a jar it just slowly went down. Boveda packs work. I was skeptical but it brought the weed to exactly 62%. Better to jar a little early than late. Aim for 60 and 60 while drying.
Right here with you🤙 Cincinnati first harvest 3 weeks out🌿💚
@@warriorxtman2 I do the same, just with a very small jar with around 5g, in it and a hydrometer as a tester. and if under 62 after a couple of hours, then I trim and jar the rest into grove bags.
Cincy here to bro, been growin since 2019. Welcome to the show!
For curing large amounts , 5 gallon buckets with the o-ring screw in lids . Can’t beat them
I live in a very humid environment so I do a "relaxed" wet trim and hang branches in the tent with the dehumidifier set to 55%. Usually about 8-9 days. Then they sweat in paper bags for 3-4 days until they read the recommended 10% moisture. Then a final manicure and into the grove bags.
I prefer the one ounce bags over the bigger ones. It helps me to keep the grades and phenotypes separate. Plus its fresher because the bigger bags would get opened more often
Absolutely! Great info. I put mine in gallon bags for awhile then into jars. Everything depends on it altitude and climate as well.👈 💪💪💪💯
If they're in your budget, Grove bags are good
Don't forget the $20 for a General Tools moisture meter so that you can measure the moisture content of the stem so you put them in the grove bags when they're at the right moisture.
Grove bags are useless. They're good if you use a vacuum sealer but if you are, just use the vacuum seal bags that comes with the sealer. It's much cheaper.
@@daddy1571 you don't want to use a vacuum sealer. They work fine without being heatsealed, but the zip lock type seal is the point of weakness. The zipper doesn't have the vapor lock, so there's something like a 3% decrease in terpenes without the seal.
They aren't useless. They work very well.
@@everennui1 Jars work much better in my experience. Thanks for the tip I thought you were supposed to vacuum seal the top part.
@@daddy1571 Nope. You'll have to leave a little bit of air in their for gas exchange. Just like in jars. If you don't, you'll have a less than jar experience in the grove bags.
Listen to your videos has been the best refresher course for growing I have learned so much new info and relearned stuff I forgot, thank you for helping out the community
I appreciate that!
Exactly....All the big words you haven't heard since school.. Science Class Yes...Love it
Cannatrol set it & done in 8 days! Perfect Dry & cure every time......! Then into Grove bags!
My brother uses one of those. Was pretty impressed by that little box. Tasty buds for sure!
Holy Fck! $1600 for one of those 😮
@@Jeff-sg3pp And that's why I hang dry and cure in jars 🤣
I put mine in a Time Machine, set it for 3 months and hit start. It only takes seconds and it is always cured perfectly. You can be smoking in a matter of minutes with this technique.
I made an automated 5 gallon bucket I call the Burpee. It uses an ESP32 MCU and a small OLED display. Inside the bucket I have a Temp/Humidity and VoC sensor. The MCU will trigger a daily burp if the Temp is too high or Humidity is high. Using the VoC sensor, I can get an idea of how much terpenes are in the air within the bucket. This gives me a general idea of how far along in the process I am. The burping takes place via a coil of tubes lining the bottom of the bucket and are punctured. I have a small hanging layer net that hangs from the lid down into the bucket. So the actual flower is kind of just suspended in the bucket. :D Yeah I know... nerdy but I've been growing since 2006 and IT is my 2nd passion next to Cannabis. Combining the two worked out well for me. :D
i would love to see a video about your Burpmaster3000
The best advice I got from any site is from you scotty and that is do the joint test if it joints well stays lit smokes good ready for the gar I like that way the best also it's a wonderful treat after waiting 4 months keep up the good work
Jar not gar sorry
I have had great success with the grove bags.
I cure in high elevation dry climate.
50° temp. 35-40% humidity. Which I have to use a humidifier..
Takes my large bedroom at 3 months.. I agree slow it down..
When I burp it's so quick.. on off on off for a week in large bins..
When I jar, it's ready..
I also did a 9 month cure.. just using humidity up down process..
Gotta say it was bang.. just so patiently attending..
Also done 1 month.. still good, just more attention..
Keep in mind I grow bibs.. L bibs.. lots and lots..
And I don't sell 1 bit.. I just give it away.. and it's the goods..
Love this channel
I used bang for the bucks.. the cream.. saw my closest people turn, take everything I have.. so I retired from the doezy dolla bill.. and went to.. nahhhh.. just take it.. it's free.. just my thing.. thought if there gonna take it anyway, might aswell give it to em..
Started with the pros at 12 years old.. I still think as a flower, it's way way up there in the whoa factor..
Visual, aromatic, medicinal, origine..could go on and on. I mean that flower it's special
Occasionally when nutrients are high at harvest, I cut the plant from the soil (I like dirt). I then place them in vases or buckets filled with clean water for the last couple days…then a full 24hrs of dark in the water before hanging in the drying space.
The idea of keeping branches intact is a good one…sometimes you can learn in a lunch break with the right person, what could take years to notice on your own.
This gardening stuff keeps getting better!
What a treat! I got to be the 420th like!! 👍😂😂 what an absolute perfect time to take a smoke break at work and watch this quick.
Hell yeah!
I keep my dry/cure tent at 63% and 60-65f, same conditions as I like while curing in a jar. It literally can't get too dry and can't get too wet. Makes manicuring simple because I don't have to do it all on the same day, they just hang out in the 63% dry/cure tent until I get to them.
I'm glad someone is discussing the slow cure. I think it should be even slower
I use a food grade pail as well they work great for our larger harvests
I stopped using the humidity packs, they rob the flower of good smell and taste in my opinion, based on experience as well. I get better results maintaining humidity on my own by checking the jars a couple times per day. I shoot for 62% Rh. If it's too high, I leave the lid open until it drops, if it's low, I'll put a drop of water on a piece of paper towel or coffee filter and place it in the jar. It's easy, and the flower smells & taste much better! I do this for 30 days minimum, and up to 6 months depending on how busy I am.
Just wanted to add, I smoked some left over from 3 grows/years ago, and it still has good smell and taste. The slow cure has got to be the reason.
i do 4 days in the open till they crisp and then get them into a tub, still on branches, the lid on when you want things to get a bit moist and lid cracked to slow it down, keep it in the tub for a week or 2 and once the stems snap you are good. If the ambient humidity is higher than you want your weed keep the lid fully closed.. at that point they do into jars, and they cure as i take weed out over the weeks/months. If you can leave some buds 6 months you wont taste anything but the flavours of the buds, all that chlorophyll ends up looking brown like it was sun cured.. thats how they do it in morocco making hash they just dry it in the sun for a few days
In my 3 x 3 I have total control over moisture. Plants get chopped and hung upside down. All buckets removed. Drip pans with water on bottom of tent serve to add or remove moisture as needed which is always at 62 percent but 63 is maybe better. Exhaust at lowest setting. Takes mine 12 to 14 days to dry and boom-stick done and jarred. No fancy nothing here whether your growing or drying nothing fancy is needed. Simple is best.
That's perfect! I've been planning ahead (first grow, week 5 flower) and was wondering about this topic. Can you go into any further detail about how you use the drip pans?
@@JJ-ju6ky Ill explain it again tomorrow I left another comment with a link to the cheap drip pans on amazon but I see the comment is gone now for whatever reason.
Scotty is dropping some of the best information on UA-cam. Keep up the great work homie.
Thanks! Will do!
You got something brown on your nose 😂😂😂
@@hackarysmacky1638hater 😂
@@Satsumanottz09 that’s a true statement
He really is
I just finished 9 plants with this process . Drying in the tent works .
working for a large farm. gotta handle 200lbs a week.
dude speaks the truth about the basics. I like to use a contractor's lumber moisture meter to check the smallest stems on the hanging (drying) plants. if the moisture reads above 17% then it's too soon to begin the cure. at 15-16% the stems won't quite snap, but I can leave my cure bags open for a few hours at a time to let the last bit of moisture escape.
I know it seems weird to check the stem moisture since I'm cutting the buds off the stem before I cure. this let's me know if the bud will dry too much while I'm off work. may not be a problem for a home grower. you could buck at 9pm of that's when they're ready.
When I think i'm ready to jar, i pick around 5g, and put in a small jar with a hydrometer as a tester. and if under 62 after a couple of hours, then I trim and jar the rest into grove bags. If you over dry then put some of your plants trunk or trimmed stems into the jar for a couple of days to re hydrate a bit.
Good stuff, Thanks for sharing.
Can i please get some compassion?
Germany "mini"-legalized today 😍
After curing put the buds in a vacuum sealed bag some vacuum sealers have CO2 infused for long storage. Happy growing!
This is the one i needed most. Thanks Scott
Just found your channel, love it, great format and info... glad to have conformation i am doing things correctly ...
Wish I knew this information on my first grow…I grew some grade A buds and put a high powered fan and dehumidifier directly on the buds. Buds were crispy and crunchy in 24 hours 😂
Exactly what he said!
Grove bags are the go! Been using them for a while now. Hello from Australia 🇦🇺
Hello!
Do you mean a grow bag?
@@annemariekeightley2670 no. Google them. Work best when heat sealed imo.
Grove bags@@annemariekeightley2670
@@annemariekeightley2670 GROVE
Vevor makes the best over water jug humidifier on the market with hoses as well it is an inline humidifier with sensors to be very cheap.
cut - freeze- trim- freeze dry! 2 days- TOP SHELF A+ ALWAYS!!! freeze dryers are a few G's
Just want to make a note about drying, quantity is import. Less material to dry the quicker it will go. Make sense?
I recently got a cannatrol and that thing is amazing
Good one 100% spot on.
And the phrase "Burping" came from the Tupperware Seal old school Tupperware bowls and canisters.
My Apple Fritter Auto goes from total Grapefruit flave to Sour Apple in the process over a few weeks of drying to fully cured.
Absolutely love it, one of my new faves.
Powerful too and a strong cultivar that tolerates adverse conditions outdoors organic style for me.
Farmer John approves!
Cool, thanks for the info!
So once in the Jars, bags or buckets.. how long will the curing process take?
Excellent advice as usual! You are 100% correct on everything, darkness in tent, use exhaust fan to move air outside(for me) at 60rh/60F up to 14+ or to branch snap then to, well for me with Arthritic hands jars are No good, so I use those G Bags❤, cause i cant burp jars every day anymore OUCH😂. Thanks for your videos❤ they're very very helpful.✌️
Glad they are helping!
Sounds abought right. I've done things like that with my weed for about 15 years but in that time I learned some tricks that I came up with to accelerate the process but I'm too baked to explain further 😬
Perfect time for this video. Old stoner about to harvest my 1st legit grow. Everything has run great. The last thing I want to do is eff up the dry and cure. I did buy a bunch of grove bags.
Keep on Growin' (~);}!!!
Congrats, You got this!
If I'm growing in a small room with a small tent, will a carbon filter still stop that room from smelling.keep up the great work your doing your smashing it 😉
Yes. It won’t smell much until buds start getting bigger. First 2/3 of life not much smell at least for me.
the snap test is an excellent test too, bend the branch, you want it to snap, not break, then its ready for jars....lol typing this as scotty says snap test lol
I've been going for a light snap just enough to crack a little bit, then use a 62 rh pack and burp for a week 2 times daily then 2 times a week for a month and they come out just fine.
Hell yeah, it is a tried and true method.
Question gentlemen. I hang dry whole plants. When performing "snap test" to determine when to cure, what size branch, and from where on the plant? Small branch near bottom? Large branch near middle?
close to the bottom 2nd 3rd node itll be consistent all the way to the tops... @@michaelfann2289
@@michaelfann2289 I’d say lower branches 2nd or fourth node is a good start…
I just put a sock or 2 on my jars so no light goes through. They won’t break if your drop them too. Keeps the temperature more neutral.
You sure help keep us from being disappointed.
Thank you for all the great info. Just in time too! 👽✌️
For me if I wait till the snap on the stem I'm way to late
I've had so many problems with drying and curing that I am seriously thinking about getting a Cannitrol machine. It's expensive but it's worth it because my house has 30% humidity and I have no control over it.
A good humidifier in a smaller room. Closet for example. Then monitor it or get one with settings where it turns off auto when desired humidity is reached. Good rule of thumb is to go 5 to 10 degrees under and see what it levels out to.
They work I have the exact opposite problem as I live on the coast my humidity is 70 to 80% without running a dehumidifier.
They are great if you can fit it in the budget!
Love my Cannatrol Worth every penny!
@@ScottyReal420 I'm going to make it fit the budget!
Thanks Scotty. Great show. Great channel. Many in our grow group here in MN watching the show.
60-60 puts the dew point at 46F 68-60 puts the dew point at 54F probably should consider dew point temp for better dry
Broooo!!
Tom Hanks does weed education videos.
I love living in the future
Question? Is Wet trimming while still on the branch at
60/60 ok? Medium size buds
Medium Density 2 foot long branch.
Basically the whole small pant.
you can, but leaving it till after the dry will slow the dry down for you.
@@ScottyReal420 thank you I missed the video by 2 hours. It was a fight all the way. Scissors got sticky. Fingers were useless.
Last little harvest ended up smelling like a bail of hay and I was pretty much stuck with it being all I had to smoke. This time I'm following directions.
Smoke tests are better than snap test.
I like the smoke test myself.
About to attempt to grow my first plant. I must say, it is very exhausting listening to everyone's different ideas on the subject matter. Extremely casual use for myself. Hopefully I can weed out some of the more time consuming concerns I have about the the process with regards to everyone else's recommendations. No way will I have a chance to open a jar consistently twice a week let alone twice a day.
Great information I’m going to doo hall this on my harvest coming up ✌️🤙🏼💯 keep doing what you doing man thanks for your support @Great smokes ✌️
Glad to help
I feel like curing is for growers that harvest lbs at a time with no intention of smoking but storing pot for along time so it will stay longer in stores, if your like me you get maybe a pound per plant and its doesn't spend much time in a jar after drying it because ita getting smoked.
I've found the cured buds last much longer and taste better if placed in the freezer until use. They cure more in there it seems.
Have you tried fermenting? I just learned about it.
I am going to try that for a small batch and see if I can replicate the old timey "Thai Stick taste".
A VPD of .9 is the dry target. < 70F is preferable! Ready to smoke in 7 days if you don't mind a little harshness. 14-21 days it's ready for the jars. If you're able to maintain .9 VPD you don't even need to jar it at all.💯✌️🦚
snap test never works for me, i prefer to put a bud in a jar with hydrometer and jar up all buds when at at 62%
Central KY here we love you scotty !
LOVE UR CHANNEL...LOVE UR KNOWLEGE U SPREAD!!!!
Thank You!
@@ScottyReal420 no thank u
@ScottyReal420 when speaking of his guitar players Bo Diddly rhythm in Dylan's 'Gotta Serve Somebody' Eric Burdon said Dylan songs tend to have enough space to encourage musical adjustment. Your content also tends to have enough space to encourage grower adjustment. So whether you're chill'n with 'Quinn the Eskimo' or playing with the 'Tambourine Man' rock on. Ok B4 I let myself out I'll just say your content is very much appreciated and it's helping growers ...
Scotty hi c I love the content, so what if you can't keep your humid up to 60%? Plus, I wish I could use a 5 gallon bucket, but I would be wasting so much bucket lol😂😂
you may need to get a humidifier or go into your jars earlier.
Thanks again, you guys rock
Grow dots are perfect for autos
for new growers dont use jars for curing as u can mess it up go for grove bags as they are just bag and leave
Hey Scotty, do you have an opinion about Cannatrol?
I would like to hear from living soil and organic growers on how long it takes them dry, cure and when they start smoking it?
Everyone’s humidity levels are different, whether you reside in a high or low humidity zone, and the weather and light, temperatures. All effect the final product and its individual curing time and final taste. Therefore, until you experience yourself, trust judgment, leaning a little towards longer over sooner. Enjoy!
Great tips from you and some people that posted . Quick question on your Grow Dots . Are their shelf life longer than regular dry nutrients because of the coating on them ? Thanks
As long as they are stored in a cool dark dry area, they will be shelf stable for a long time.
I've seen it dry in 4 days using 2 dehumidifiers, Store in ammo boxes in the frozen water
Mine just finished at 70f 60%humidity smells lovely
10 day dry on the branches as mentioned cut off the main stem though
Does that product work for DWC?
I don’t think it’s the chlorophyll degrading it’s the natural biological process of the chlorophyll breaking down into simple starches and sugars
Just harvest some of my plants I've been using the Grove terp lock bags everything's been pretty good so far.🚬⛽💨🛸😎
I have heard a lot about them, but never tried them myself, i like my 5 gallon bucket 😂
How long should I be drying then if I have a controlled sealed room at 60/60?
Still got no answer on when to cut off leaves during slow drying. Can anyone advise? Thanks in advance, lads.
Great info. Mokums tulip auto harvest in ohio coming soon!
Recharge is awesome. I use it in coco coir!!!
I love it!
I hang dry for one day and then into the Cannatrol for a 4 day dry 4 day cure
Same....... love my Cannatrol
I have to agree with Robert Thorton below...If you keep your temps and RH in the 60 range, 14 days minimum. After several grows, I've noticed if I do it this way, nice and slow, I've never had a stem snap at 7 days. If it does, you dried it too fast and the quality will suffer. Go the distance, stay patient, you'll be glad you did. Don't believe everything you hear on the tube. Just because someone has a you tube channel, doesn't make them an expert. Use common sense, do some deep dive research from actual Agricultural scientist. Remember all good things take time. Wine, bourbon, weed
At 60% humidity and 60-62 deg our dry takes 16 to 22 days then straight into Grove bags
Dam that should be cured by time you have dried it haha
🤙🤙.... always informative and easy to keep up with, thanks guys.... and my Ladies love Recharge.
Thanks for watching!
You grow autos? If yes, when do you add recharge?
Summer is coming it will be harder for some at achieve 60/60 if you stuck over 70 degrees I make sure to never let my humidity go below 60% the first 5 or 6 days. This avoids hay smell for me drying in the summer. Don't go longer than this or you may welcome in mold. Good luck yall
Nice, thanks for sharing.
I’m growing with ya here in prohibition land. Love your channel dude.
I appreciate that!
Cannatrol Thankyou for the video!
Not sure about the breakdown of cannabinoids from a regular 40-60 watt bulb in a room. UV light or light from the sun perhaps 🤔 I wonder if a test would have relevant results.🤔 I’ve been experimenting with cannabis since 1975. I may have to smoke on this.🧐😉
I put it in home depot boxes
55f 55rh wet trimmed inside a vacuumed chamber to negative pressure. I focus on dew point in conjunction with vpd and total air pressure. It's actually quite easy and significantly less expensive than those cannatrol units, which are basically a raspberry pi controlled thermoelectric wine fridge that uses a wet sponge for humidity . I'm very disappointed that scam has taken off, but I think people will soon realize that there's significantly cheaper and easier ways to accomplish what they're doing.
i take it your out of ft. Collins ? i was growing in Loveland then pushed to Greely when i grew with 12 d/e gavitas. SHOUT OUT TO THE GROW SHOP. . WHAT IT DO STEVO.?
Great questions…great answers…great vid….subbed.
Awesome, thank you!
Branch snapping is way to dry for me. When the bud snaps off the branch is when im ready to start canning. I always put in a brown bag first day after bud snap to make sure dry enough
GROVE BAGS FOR THE WIN
Love your show! Grow Dots available in Europe would be great....And 1 question: dry or fresh trimming, which method is overall the better one?
I find dry trimming will help slow down the dry time, but wet trimming is better for bag appeal.
Don’t make it complicated! It will be okay! Slow and long can’t go wrong
how many days does scott recommend curing in the buckets? after the humidity stabilizes in a couple days?
Great information
Glad you liked it
I didn’t catch if there was a set time or a minimal time to let your harvest cure after drying? How long would you say to let your buds cure for the best results?
2 weeks is good rule of thumb, but your really aiming for a 10% moisture in flowers. Usually around 58-62% stable humidity is good
Dry trimming sucks . I green trim with the spinner and dry in grocery bags . After about nine days i cure and store in mason jars .
The absolute most unforgiving part of your grow the dry and cure, so get it close to perfect as possible! Environment is critical 😮
True.