Hydrolife Magazine October/November 2016 (USA Edition)

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Burp Your Nugs
The key to curing your cannabis is burping your jars.
That means after allowing the metabolic process to work,
periodically opening your jars to let out the built up
carbon dioxide and moisture the buds have shed. Every
grower has their own schedule of burping and they all
vary greatly. For buds that are in the right humidity
zone, you should burp them daily for approximately
30 minutes. Everyone will have an opinion on the
time, however, 30 minutes is sufficient to expel
the gasses and allow the micro-environment to
return to an acceptable relative humidity. Some
choose to use an RH meter to determine the
amount of time they burp their buds. You should
keep the relative humidity above 55 per cent.
Below that threshold your buds don’t have the moisture
required to allow the metabolic process to continue. If
you burp your nugs and find you still have a relative
humidity more than 70 per cent then they need to come
out of the jar and be allowed to dry more thoroughly.
How long you cure for is really up to you. Most growers
will tell you that with daily burping under the right
conditions, your buds should be delicious and potent
in three weeks to a month. Others who have cured
their cannabis for months or even years claim that
their product only improved the longer it cures. If you
have the patience to cure your weed for six months or
more, you are a better person than I.
“If
your buds are overly moist when you
start to cure, you run the risk of allowing
mold to grow, which can lead to harmful
bacteria destroying the fruits of your labor.”
44 grow. heal. live. enjoy.
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