Storing buds in seal - a meal vac packs

[insomniaczzz]

Does anyone do this. Then store in the refrigerator. I'm talking about one ounce packages. How do you store your buds for up to a year?

[OzBud]

Longest I've stored buds for was 6 months.
I vacuum seal mine out in one ounce bags but not fully vacuumed, I don't like having the buds completely squashed as it ruins the bud structure. Then I just store it in a box in the cupboard where there's no light and temperature/humidity are pretty stable. There would be better ways to go about it but it works for me and I haven't had any problems so far. It could be luck or...

[Grower-Aaron]

I vacuum pack. Be careful with the machine it can really crush up your bud it you vacuum it for to long. If it's vacuum packed and stored in a dry place it should last a REALLY long time.
I use boveda humidity packs in mason jars. I wonder if you could vacuum pack with a boveda pack in there and make it last longer??

[insomniaczzz]

I hear both of you about not crushing the buds. I don't know for sure if we'd be storing for a year, but probably at least six months. just depends on our final yield. Either way, we already bought the seal a meal. It might seem old school, but that is what hubby is used to.

[Grower-Aaron]

*i also use*
forgot to put the also in

[insomniaczzz]

What about those little silicon packs that comes in a lot of new merchandise?

[Grower-Aaron]

They work just watch it as its vacuuming and have you finger on the seal and cancel button ready to push lol

[Grower-Aaron]

I don't know if I would put those electronic silica things in with my weed. They might dry it out more than you want. Not sure about that. Just a thought

[insomniaczzz]

Oh, you are talking about the little things used in cigar humidors. I didn't know what you meant at first. They'd be easy enough to get around here. We have a tabacco shop at the mall.

[Grower-Aaron]

Yea those are the ones. Just to be clear I only use those when it's in mason jars. I have never vacuum packed one of those in with the bud. I don't imagine they would hurt anything tho

[insomniaczzz]

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I'm getting some affirmation because hubby has his mind set on the sea a meal. He'd be upset if I told him not to use it.

We aren't going to just throw them directly into fridge. He takes a self injectable medication that comes delivered in these nice small boxes. We were thinking of putting the seal a meal packages in the box, then into the fridge. The med has to stay refrigerated anyway, so a nice stealth way of storing.

[PuravidaC]

Be careful with storing directly in refrigerator. I have heard that humidity can be too high. I store mine in mason jars with a 62% humidity pack in a cupboard.

[OzBud]

You could probably seal it with a Boveda pack or silicone crystals but would they have to be replaced after a while thus having to open the sealed bag?

[insomniaczzz]

Yea those are the ones. Just to be clear I only use those when it's in mason jars. I have never vacuum packed one of those in with the bud. I don't imagine they would hurt anything tho

I understand. Seems like a good idea though.

[dontknownuttin]

I was thinking For long term storage I will use the jars. The bags will rub the crystals off (my opinion). You don't want anything that will produce/cause a lot of friction. Think of it like sandpaper rubbing against your skin vs. silk.

[insomniaczzz]

A good analogy dontknownuttin. Well, we'll see. He already thinks big brother is watching us grow. He'll be glad when it is finally dried and cured and hid away one way or the other. Till we start our next grow anyway. LOL