Hi all
I found this way to cure your plants and decided to try it.
I got a cooler, filled it part way with water, added some ice to get the water temp to 50 f. Cut my plants down and submerged them for 3 days, changing the water every day. After 3 days i dryed them as i normally do. Once dryed they are ready to smoke, no other cureing is necessary. No brown paper bags , no glass jars, no more waiting. The finished product is some of the smoothest smoke i've ever had. I used a glass plate to keep them under water. I wasn't sure about this method after i read it but i gave it a try and from now on all my plants will be getting the water cure. The plants , after 3 days under water looked like the day i cut them down, fresh and firm.
Any one else ever try this way before?
Any questions , i'll be happy to answer them
peace
heart

Howdy Heart,

It's always good to hear from you ! I find this to be very interesting,especially if it cuts out the month long curing process..my gal ain't very patient..lol. I'm lucky if if she gives me enuff time for the initial drying..lol.

So..do you monitor and maintain,the 50 degree temp,over the course of 3 days ? Do you manicure the plant somewhat,first ? Or do you manicure them like you would a finished bud ? I reckon that afterwards,you store the buds in the same way you would with cured buds ?

Thanx for bringing this to our attention !

Have a good one !

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Month long?!?!? Bliemy - it s humid down there isn't it!?!?

I manicure fist, then let hang, the trim again and spli the buds off after a few days of hanging. Works quite well but I do have to keep my eyes on tihgs - dont like them getting to dry too quickly, that aint good

Howdy Funken,

Yup..it gits pretty humid here,but not as bad as south Texas..thank goodness !

So..do you then go on to cure your buds..or do you just dry them properly and well ? Normally,it takes the bud a month,to properly carboxolate the cannibinoids to the desired type..if this water-cure works..it would be great !

Have a good one !

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^^^ You're darn right (aint just whistlin' Dixie...is that how you say it? ; )), it does take a while. AFter a week in my old wine box, I stick them buds in a coffee jar. Its a patience things I guess, but I'd be a bit wary about shovinga load of weed in water!

Hi torog and monken
I was leary too of putting plants in water, knowing how hard they are to grow nicely. Drying is a long process in this humid climate.
The water temp i keep between 50 and 75 degrees, its not to critical.
I trim off the bigger fan leafs, not much more.
The water removes the ferts, toxins and chloraphill from the plants.
The finish product looks more like purchased product than any other cureing method i've ever used.
The biggest plus of water cureing is the taste of the final product, it makes it the smoothest tasting weed i've ever had. Beside cutting weeks of the process.
I know this sounds unusual, almost stupid, but give a few buds a go in water and see how it works , you'll be amazed, i was.
Have a good one
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heart

after it comes out of the water, how long do you dry it and wait to smoke it? a week?

Howdy Heart,

I really like the idea of being able to git rid of the ferts and chlorophyll,quickly..it seems like it takes forever for the chlorophyll to break-down,and if you've ever toked a bud that wasn't flushed of the high phosphorous content(from ferts),you'll definitely appreciate a bud that isn't fire-proof and nasty tasting.

Thanx again,for this heads-up !

Have a good one !

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If you want to remove the chlorophyll taste quicker stop feeding the plant (N) the last 7-14 day’s before you flush. This will force the plant to use up then stored chlorophyll and speed up the curing process. FYI

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Thats the 'method' ive always used, seeing as how N is the main chemical that distorts the buds taste. A friend of mine, who works at a hydroponic shop, said he stopped feeding the plant nitrogen the last 2 weeks of growing, and increased the P and K, to increase the production of glucose, making the buds sweeter. I havent tried it yet, but it seems reasonable. As for curing in water, ive never heard of it. I have a few questions tho, are the buds completely submerged in water, meaning they are actually "in" the water? Did u have any problems with mold? Cool temps like that are mainly used to seperate the thc from the buds (bubble bags), and everything ive heard said thc is best stored under room temps. It takes years for the clorophyll of buds to completely dissipate, if it does indeed ever fully break down, so doing it in "3 days" seems kind of unrealistic, no offense. I think i might do some experiments on some buds, so thx for the info!

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Everyone can spare a couple of buds off their next grow. Come on guys give it a try. I know betty will be getting some marijuana water sport action. Thanks for info mr badheart man. And the part about denying N is genius!! Your so right, damn, zandor you da man, you too sensi, thanks guys

what about the aroma of the final dried buds after curing them in water.? Do you loose the skunky aroma?

I will try a few buds. sounds interesting
thanks for the info,
Bill

its so crazy ,got to try is

do you leave them in a dark room? or keep them under the lights? as under the lights they will still try to grow(and produce chlorophyl) is this good or bad? what difference will keeping them in cool water make? ive never heard of this method and am expecting a harvest soon would like to try it out but worried about jeopardising my plants and would feel safer using the original method of flushing a reducing fertiliser

hearetsurgerysurvivor,

Hello... thinking about this process last night, I came up with some questions (ok, we've all got questions)... Ummm... what do you think of placing airstones under the buds? So air bubbles flow around the buds?

Hmmm.... this technique sounds very good... if it works. I understand you're (survivor) not an expert in the technique, you're just using it... but any and all info you could give us would trully help. Thanks!

-turtle420

WTF is that submerge ur buds in water !All that will do is wash off alot of trichomes u smuck!

i thought he meant submerg the roots in water im definatly not stupid enough to put my buds in water

ha ha u fools dry it the old fashion way its all part of growing

turtle,

heartsurgerysurviver is from Louisiana so he aint able to answer any questions. The irony is....if he was growing outside....all his plants would have been cured this way

Hope his power gets put back on soon so he can answer his critics

This has been discussed before, and it is possible! Anyone here tried Water curing This is the thread. There is also a lot about it at www.overgrow.com check it out

Some people swear by water-curing.

does he put the stems in water and let them uptake water or does he put the bud in the water as if hed put the bud in the water it would wash of most of the trichomes

Water curing is very common.I personally stop nutes at 14 days from cutting.Although, all the posts I've read on this, are more like a 7 day soak.

Wtf is up with the page of ads...

Thank you heart,
I tried the 3 day water cure on my last crop and it is a thing of beauty. Three days in the water, and 2 days dry, and they came out beautiful.
Thank you again!!!
porcelien