DragonJeans
New Member
I have not been able to find anyone else talking about this, so I thought you all might appreciate seeing how I cure.
In SoCal, humidity is typically extremely low when most people harvest (Octoberish for outdoor and most times of the year for indoor). I dug my root cellar for fermenting beers and storing produce. Turns out it is also perfect for curing buds @ 55 F and 50% humidity on average.
In 4 to 6 weeks, buds cure nice and sloooooowly, allowing more resin to be pulled to the surface. A good cure easily adds 30% potency and bag appeal over a fast, dry curing then burping. You can almost forget about burping if you let the buds cure long enough underground.
Is there anyone else out there who does anything similar?
Want to make your own cave/cellar?
What I did:
1) dig down at least 3 feet and support the walls from collapsing with wood or concrete block
2) pile the earth around the edges to increase the total depth
3) use hay bales to build up walls
4) roof the top with plywood, covered in hay
5) make sure that the door is north facing so that the sun will never hit it
For smaller grows, I can envision a cellar that you never even walk into- just a hole and a roof.
In SoCal, humidity is typically extremely low when most people harvest (Octoberish for outdoor and most times of the year for indoor). I dug my root cellar for fermenting beers and storing produce. Turns out it is also perfect for curing buds @ 55 F and 50% humidity on average.
In 4 to 6 weeks, buds cure nice and sloooooowly, allowing more resin to be pulled to the surface. A good cure easily adds 30% potency and bag appeal over a fast, dry curing then burping. You can almost forget about burping if you let the buds cure long enough underground.
Is there anyone else out there who does anything similar?
Want to make your own cave/cellar?
What I did:
1) dig down at least 3 feet and support the walls from collapsing with wood or concrete block
2) pile the earth around the edges to increase the total depth
3) use hay bales to build up walls
4) roof the top with plywood, covered in hay
5) make sure that the door is north facing so that the sun will never hit it
For smaller grows, I can envision a cellar that you never even walk into- just a hole and a roof.