HOW TO GROW MARIJUANA INDOORS: drying buds
vIDEO TRANSCRIPT
INTRO
Hi, I’m your prof from Indica Institute, and this is my beginners course on how to grow cannabis indoors. I’ve designed this course to teach beginner gardeners how to grow their own cannabis plants, so I hope you enjoy, learn and share. Visit me at indicainstitute.com, or subscribe to my YouTube channel to gain access to a growing list of cannabis related courses, tips, and more. I hope you find my videos useful, and please like and subscribe so I can continue making more videos like these!
BODY
Hello and Welcome back to my beginner course on “How to grow cannabis indoors.” This is lesson 9 of 10, where I will tell you how to properly dry your buds. For this lesson you will need your rubber gloves, a drying chamber (or grow tent) and a drying rack or string. The learning objectives of this lesson are to learn to: hang and dry your buds, and Identify when to start the curing process.
All links mentioned in this video can be found in the video description, along with a link to Indica Institute where you can find a growing list of cannabis related courses and recommendations on the best products for purchase. I’d also like to give a special thanks to my partners at FourBudz grow equipment for supporting free cannabis education. You can check them out at fourbudz.com.
Your buds have now been harvested, trimmed and are ready for drying. Take each of the stems with buds still attached, and hang them upside down by a string in your grow tent or drying chamber. It’s necessary to do this in a tent or chamber for two reasons: first, drying your buds requires a controlled environment, and secondly the drying process can have just as potent a smell as the growth process, so take advantage of the carbon filter in your grow tent.
Humidity is the most important aspect to the drying process. You want your buds to dry slowly, but not too slow where mold could grow on them. Keeping the stems attached to the buds helps to slow the drying process down. Although if you live in a humid area, consider removing your buds from their stems and placing them on a drying rack to help speed up the drying process.
Drying typically takes between 3 and 10 days. If you are using a hygrometer, place it beside your drying buds. You should be aiming for a relative humidity level of about 70% to start. For this step in the process a hygrometer is important, otherwise much of the process moving forward is careful observation and educated guesswork.
Before starting the curing process test the moistness of your buds by bending the stems. If the smaller stems snap but still have some ‘string’ holding it together it is a good sign to begin the curing process. The larger stems should still be bendable without snapping, which means the buds still have some moistness left in them. When in doubt, begin the curing process sooner rather than later as it is easier to remove moisture from your buds than to add moisture to over-dried buds.
Some buds may be on smaller branches or have smaller colas than others, and therefore they will dry faster. Consider this when testing the moisture of your buds, and do not be weary to start the curing process of your buds in stages. This is good to test optimal curing start times given climate, strain, or drying space conditions. Remember that if this is your first time, you are bound to make a few mistakes. Just take it in stride and remember the right procedures to start drying and curing for your next harvest. When it comes to this stage of the process, time and experience are your best teachers.
In review, once your buds have been trimmed, hang them upside down from their stems in your grow tent, or a drying chamber. There will still be a potent smell while the buds are drying, so try to take advantage of the carbon filter in your grow space. Drying should take between 3 and 10 days, depending on how large the buds and stems are. Test the moistness of the buds by bending the stems, and do not be afraid to start the curing process of the smaller buds earlier if they’re dry enough and ready.
When your buds are dry enough to start the curing process, move on to Lesson 10. For the next lesson you will need your rubber gloves, scissors, 1 quart mason jars and a hygrometer.
OUTRO
I hope you found this installment of my course “How To Grow Cannabis Indoors” useful. For more cannabis related courses or recommendations on the best grow products out there, visit me at indica institute or subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you have any comments or suggestions for a new video, be sure to join the discussion in the comment feed below. Please like and share this video, and as always, thank you for listening! Click here to skip to the next lesson.
Hi, I’m your prof from Indica Institute, and this is my beginners course on how to grow cannabis indoors. I’ve designed this course to teach beginner gardeners how to grow their own cannabis plants, so I hope you enjoy, learn and share. Visit me at indicainstitute.com, or subscribe to my YouTube channel to gain access to a growing list of cannabis related courses, tips, and more. I hope you find my videos useful, and please like and subscribe so I can continue making more videos like these!
BODY
Hello and Welcome back to my beginner course on “How to grow cannabis indoors.” This is lesson 9 of 10, where I will tell you how to properly dry your buds. For this lesson you will need your rubber gloves, a drying chamber (or grow tent) and a drying rack or string. The learning objectives of this lesson are to learn to: hang and dry your buds, and Identify when to start the curing process.
All links mentioned in this video can be found in the video description, along with a link to Indica Institute where you can find a growing list of cannabis related courses and recommendations on the best products for purchase. I’d also like to give a special thanks to my partners at FourBudz grow equipment for supporting free cannabis education. You can check them out at fourbudz.com.
Your buds have now been harvested, trimmed and are ready for drying. Take each of the stems with buds still attached, and hang them upside down by a string in your grow tent or drying chamber. It’s necessary to do this in a tent or chamber for two reasons: first, drying your buds requires a controlled environment, and secondly the drying process can have just as potent a smell as the growth process, so take advantage of the carbon filter in your grow tent.
Humidity is the most important aspect to the drying process. You want your buds to dry slowly, but not too slow where mold could grow on them. Keeping the stems attached to the buds helps to slow the drying process down. Although if you live in a humid area, consider removing your buds from their stems and placing them on a drying rack to help speed up the drying process.
Drying typically takes between 3 and 10 days. If you are using a hygrometer, place it beside your drying buds. You should be aiming for a relative humidity level of about 70% to start. For this step in the process a hygrometer is important, otherwise much of the process moving forward is careful observation and educated guesswork.
Before starting the curing process test the moistness of your buds by bending the stems. If the smaller stems snap but still have some ‘string’ holding it together it is a good sign to begin the curing process. The larger stems should still be bendable without snapping, which means the buds still have some moistness left in them. When in doubt, begin the curing process sooner rather than later as it is easier to remove moisture from your buds than to add moisture to over-dried buds.
Some buds may be on smaller branches or have smaller colas than others, and therefore they will dry faster. Consider this when testing the moisture of your buds, and do not be weary to start the curing process of your buds in stages. This is good to test optimal curing start times given climate, strain, or drying space conditions. Remember that if this is your first time, you are bound to make a few mistakes. Just take it in stride and remember the right procedures to start drying and curing for your next harvest. When it comes to this stage of the process, time and experience are your best teachers.
In review, once your buds have been trimmed, hang them upside down from their stems in your grow tent, or a drying chamber. There will still be a potent smell while the buds are drying, so try to take advantage of the carbon filter in your grow space. Drying should take between 3 and 10 days, depending on how large the buds and stems are. Test the moistness of the buds by bending the stems, and do not be afraid to start the curing process of the smaller buds earlier if they’re dry enough and ready.
When your buds are dry enough to start the curing process, move on to Lesson 10. For the next lesson you will need your rubber gloves, scissors, 1 quart mason jars and a hygrometer.
OUTRO
I hope you found this installment of my course “How To Grow Cannabis Indoors” useful. For more cannabis related courses or recommendations on the best grow products out there, visit me at indica institute or subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you have any comments or suggestions for a new video, be sure to join the discussion in the comment feed below. Please like and share this video, and as always, thank you for listening! Click here to skip to the next lesson.
