I will be drying my plants soon. Should they be total darkness during the drying time? I have read that they should be. I have read maybe not? Your thoughts
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If you can't get total darkness, just get it as dark as you can. Darkness is better - as I have read - also need air movement. Don't have a fan blowing right at them, but one that moves the air they are hanging in.3 X 3 gorilla. Promix soil . Green Planet Nutes
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Light degrades THC.
Therefore, Harvest at the end of a dark period and minimize the buds exposure to light during dry and cure. It doesn't have to be completely dark during the dry, but you should avoid direct light.Comment
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That is the first time ive heard that. Is there some scientific basis for that? I only ask because campesino seems a bit like me. Likes facts.
Pretty sure ive always dried in the dark because my wife has long hair and ive got a huge beard. I say that because when you grow good bud its sticky. And it will suck your hair into the buds if you comb your hair, or beard near them. By the way dont do that. LmaoComment
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Yes, there is science behind it... And yes I like facts and science
A good article to start
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Sorry to disagree Campesino, but in my experience, anything from leafly.com can pretty much be dismissed as blather (like parsing the high down to the level of "giggly" versus "happy." Puh-leeze...) As far as I can see, it is a website with contract writers just cranking out stuff that's only one step beyond pure clickbait. If you want actual scientific explanations, there are better places to look--just about anywhere in fact.Last edited by DoctorJohnson; 05-19-2018, 03:34 PM. -
GWE:
"Keep Buds in the Dark – Avoid letting buds be exposed to light because UV rays cause bud potency to diminish."
Last edited by alltatup; 05-20-2018, 04:42 AM.
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Ok thats a start. Thanks. Do you have further articles. That one just left me wanting more. Always trying to do better. Dispensaries just want to get rid of shit as fast as they can. Others tell me a 6 month cure is when its at its best. Not that i ever have had any that long. But after 6 months it goes downhill. Oldest i have is from February atm and it is fantastic.Comment
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> Do you have further articles
The best article that I've found is right here at GWE. https://www.growweedeasy.com/drying-curing/
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And my wife makes fun of me. Every jar has date planted, flowered, cut, when it went into the jar, exactly which plant it came from (they all have names) and which light/tent it came from. She says im the "Sheldon from Big Bang Theory" of growing plants. Lmao is that just meComment
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Redwasp, release your inner Sheldon to full potential (and out of view of the wife, lol)
I've used a free app/web called GrowBuddy- to track each plant/crop etc.
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Stoned Sheldon...
I wish I was that good about records( I'm awful!!)
Sounds like the best possible way to understand what all leads to growing great weed!
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DoctorJohnson is there something in the article that you disgree with factually, or is your argument that anything they say is wrong?
From: https://www.uttbio.com/wp-content/up...Cannabinol.pdfCBN is formed from degradation of THC on exposure to heat and UV light, and this conversion occurs over time-subject to storage conditions.
I could pull literally dozens of academic journal articles that concur, but that would take time. It isn't difficult to verify their existence yourself. It is fine if you want to criticize Leafly as a source, but that is different than challenging the veracity of the information I am sharing.Comment
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FromExposure to light (not direct sunlight) was shown to be the greatest single factor in loss of cannabinoids especially in solutions, which should therefore be protected from light during analytical and phytochemical operations.
"The stability of cannabis and its preparations on storage"
J. W. FAIRBAIRN J. A. LIEBMANN M. G. ROWAN
First published: January 1976
Journal Of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
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> DoctorJohnson is there something in the article that you disgree with factually, or is your argument that anything they say is wrong?
I think I made myself clear in my comment. leafly.com is a slickly produced site full of nonsense content (the opposite of GWE, which as far as I can see it entirely trustworthy). In my opinion, one does well to look for good content at a site with higher editorial standards than one finds at leafly.Last edited by DoctorJohnson; 05-19-2018, 07:56 PM.
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Oh no we have a smack down. LolComment
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Nah, DoctorJohnson ruffles my feathers from time to time, but I think we basically get along.
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Lots of information being shared here. Thanks another question can use a cardboard closet for drying?
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Like so..."Life is not about being dealt a great hand but playing a poor hand well"...
•Roots Organics over kindsoil in 5gal fabric pots
•600w hps supplement w/Kind LEDs during flower
•4" can-fan w/can-filter(carbon)
•14,000btu air conditionerComment
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Depending on whats going on, sometimes outside of my grow room on the floor. Sometimes in the grow room keeping the lights off. I'm not very sophisticated with my setup, very shoestring budget.
I make it work though!
If smell were to be an issue, I would dry in my room. So the carbon filter could scrub the air.
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I like that. Thats cool CA kid I am in CA also OAkComment
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Thanks CA Kid for the insightComment
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CA Kid this is what I will be harvesting pretty soon
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