Burping and curing time dilemma

[yungstro]

Hi guys, first time poster, long time smoker!

 

Got a bit of a dilemma, got three outdoor grown autos, 2 ready to chop next couple days , other one got a little more to go.

 

My issue is by the time the 2 ready to chop have dried , when I'm about to cure them I have to go away for about 6 days and I can't take them with me. 

 

So when I put them in jars for those 6 days when I'm away , will they be ok not to be opened?

I don't really have a choice, there might be a chance they dry a few days before I go away so I can burp them for maybe 3 or 4 days , then they will be sealed for the 6 days.  

Any help/suggestions greatly appreciated

Peace!

Edited July 15, 2022 by yungstro

[chilled artist]

same as you, buddy,.....but still no expert, but you thought bout sticking your bud in the "brown paper bag" method,....just for the time your away.......couple of floulds at the top, they'll still, dry and cure while you're away

 

good luck, man

[MidgeSmith]

Bovedas? Some people don't like them and feel they cause a problem. A couple of 62% bovedas in each jar would take away the issue of humidity regulation and I reckon the buds can easily handle a lack of gaseous exchange for 6 days, relatively easily if the humidity is controlled buy the bovedas.

Edited July 16, 2022 by MidgeSmith

[monkeypig]

7 hours ago, MidgeSmith said:

A couple of 62% bovedas in each jar would take away the issue of humidity regulation and I reckon the buds can easily handle a lack of gaseous exchange for 6 days, relatively easily if the humidity is controlled buy the bovedas.

 

Personally, I would not risk my months of  hard work on a "I  reckon".  

 

@yungstro  How are you going to dry these plants? Is there any reason you can't just leave them to dry while you're away. 

If you jar up weed that has too much moisture in it, you will run the risk of coming back to a nice mouldy jar after 4 days in this heat. 

[MindSoup]

I go away for work/festivals quite regularly so I've got a rough system that tends to work fairly well.

 

Try them in a a jar with hygrometers in a day or so before you leave, leave them for 24hrs and check the humidity, if its 64 or less then you'll be fine to leave them for 6 days and then burp on your return, if its above that but below say 72 then replace the lid with a double layer of brown paper bag ( free from Moris veg isle) held on with a rubber band. Leave them somewhere cool and dark. If its above 72 put it all in moris paper bags with the tops folded closed and peg them onto your drying lines, or put them into shoeboxes. 

 

With a bit of luck (no extreme temperatures or humidity) you'll come home to the buds ready for them to be burped. 

Edited July 16, 2022 by MindSoup

[yungstro]

@monkeypig well here lies another issue! Gonna dry them in my attic (only place I can, kids etc) I'm hoping I can wait to chop them after Tuesday when temperatures reduce a bit, but they are almost at 70/30 cloudy/amber now.

 

I'm potentially thinking put them in attic for 48 hrs darkness then chop , but it's gonna be scorchio in the attic next couple days , it's only my 2nd grow so newbie status over here. But you're right there is chance I can leave them to dry , I just got the feeling it might be a bit toooo long drying. 

[yungstro]

@MidgeSmith

 

Thanks man I'll look into them, big up.

 

@MindSoup

Thanks as well man, this seems like it might be the way for me to go, seems like like you have been in similar situations ! 

Just a case of bad timing and for once getting some decent weather in this country, sods law tho, if they hadn't been ready I would have been loving the weather!

 

Appreciate all the help guys, much respect !

[monkeypig]

If it were me, I'd sooner over dried than potentially losing it to mould (a heartbreaking experience losing your whole crop)

That said, drying in a loft right now will be far from ideal - In 30 degree heat your loft could be pushing 50 degrees - You'd probably flash dry your crop in days  - a far cry from a long slow dry over at least 2 weeks that is ideal. In this circumstance I would definitely hang the whole plant with only any brown leaves removed. This will help slow the process a wee bit.

 

Good luck, I hope you get to savour your crop OK.

 

 

 

[unity]

Any reason you can't just take them down when you get back?  Another week of growing might do less damage than 3 days in a roasting hot attic.

[KC]

If it's dry it doesn't need burping. I vac pac mine once it's dry and it's fine. The emphasis is on  it being dry though. 

[mmmm...nice!]

4 hours ago, MindSoup said:

if its above that but below say 72 then...

 

...cob it  

[MidgeSmith]

4 hours ago, monkeypig said:

 

Personally, I would not risk my months of  hard work on a "I  reckon".  

 

Well no, nor would I, ideally, but we're talking about very bad luck on timing here and only a few variables that can be changed to improve matters.

I was close to being in the same situation last summer, but luckily it turned out their absolute finishing was delayed by a week, so I was ok. However, since nobody can determine the exact conditions and circumstances he is facing, even yungstro himself, until it happens and he won't be there to correct any issues, I really don't think anyone can do better than "I reckon".  If I said "It will be ok, they will 100% definitely care of it." it would be too bold, since I am not omnipotent, despite my frequent claims to the contrary.

I've used Bovedas with 4 crops.  I actually used them once to bring the RH in the jar down from 78% to 62% safely, which was pushing their purpose - as you are supposed to get the buds down to 62%, ideally and use the Bovedas to maintain that, rather than adjusting the RH down from a suboptimal dry. However, but it worked and they smelled just as good as the crop I grew before, which I was able to be less impetuous with.  I wouldn't recommend the method during normal circumstances all the same as it is a touch risky.

Personally, I'd say getting the buds to a reasonable humidity level before hand and then using a product designed to maintain equilibrium at a certain RH is a pretty good bet.  I just don't think you can do better than reckoning under these circumstances, without specialised equipment which is designed to dry / cure without supervision.