When one speaks of curing marijuana, they are talking about the process in which bacteria feed on the chlorophyll of your buds and make them smoke up a whole lot smoother. This process is useful for growers who have a lot of weed on hand or who simply want the best smoking experience possible. Either way, curing is a lengthy and difficult process to master, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t get it right the first couple of times. With good practice, buds can be cured for over a year which results in an unbelievable taste and almost no harsh feeling when taking in the smoke. If you haven’t tried curing your bud yet, I really suggest that you learn how as this is the difference between good weed and super dank weed.
The Process of Curing
When curing your own weed, there will be a very large learning curve involved. This is one of the hardest things to master about growing your own so give it some time. You might find that you have a knack for the process and really enjoy doing it. To begin, you will need some glass jars to provide a space for your weed to cure properly. A dark place in the house is the most ideal for curing and you will want it to be free from temperature variations. You must dry your buds before you can even think about curing so that is what you must do next. Try and get the buds so that they are almost at optimum dryness in that they still have a little spring left when you pull them apart.
Next, fill your jars to the top with weed and wait for the magic to happen. Curing is a lengthy process that involves a lot of waiting around so you must be patient. Air and moisture are the key ingredients that make the wanted bacteria form on your buds. They will eat on the chlorophyll in the jar and will make your smoking a whole lot smoother and tastier. You want to leave enough air and moisture in the jar so that the bacteria can eat the chlorophyll, but you definitely don’t want them taking over the whole jar. As previously stated, this will take a couple of tries to get right so don’t get discouraged if it is not going the right way.
The Buds Are Finished
The idea with curing is to get all of that ammonia smell off of the weed. Even the slightest hint of the smell means that the curing attempt is finished. When you smell ammonia, it means that too much moisture was left in the buds and they will never cure properly. What you want to smell is that weed smell that we all know and love so if you smell that, you are probably getting it right. Usually, two to three weeks is the perfect amount of time for a good cure. But I have heard of good cures going as long as two years for some of the dankest dank you will ever smoke!
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