HOW TO PRESERVE POT CANNABIS POTENCY

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Submitted by an 
    Experienced Medical Grower

Two types of Mold - that I think of

1.) stuff that happens on the plant while its growing
(a. powdery mildew on leaf et al &
b. bud mold = with in the bud itself)

2.) mold that happens while drying ( see #b above)

Both can be controlled by controlling the temp and humidity -- I forget the humidity that mold needs to form - but the TEMP to stop it is ONLY a 10 or so degree range - damn near impossible ... in most cases to keep

BUT as in the first case - this is often hard (due to outdoor conditions - even out door conditions that influence indoor = cool damp air being blown in to the grow room / green house)

- even dehumidifiers - (Sears,JC Pennys = $200 app) can't keep it dry enough to keep the mold down - and you can't put them out side SO several methods to combat the problems (always organic)

NEEM OIL sprayed on plants - works great for Powdery Mildue - use it WELL before the lights (hot sun) hits them - one teaspoon in a gal of water -hundson type sprayer - and douse the plant - or use some 'dish soap' - like a few drops - to allow the NEEM OIL and the water to mix!

- use once ever 10 days or so - propholactitly - or use more often if you got a bad case and are playing catch up -- (don't let it get there - but if you do shame on you - BUT you can use this stuff OFTEN as you like =

NEEM OIL is from the NEEM PLANT - and You may use in already in your body - IF you use some of the "health food" type tooth pastes - ( I NEVER put anything on a plant that I wouldn't eat my self!)

- THE ONLY WARNING - I CAN"T MAKE TOO STRONGLY ABOUT NEEM OIL is that it WILL (that's *WILL*) cause plants to FRY - if its wet when the LITES come on - so do NOT spray it on UNDER THE LITES - or within hours of them coming on - best is to hit them when the lites go off - OR just kill your lites mid cycle IF that is the only time you have to spray -- BETTER loss of a few hours then Powdery Mildue OR fried plants

- why does it FRY them? = its like a COOKING OIL = it COOKS them - that's all ANY COOKING OIL will do this - you HAVE been warned

another EMERGENCY OIL like this is Jajoba Oil (said like HaHoba) -- you know its in like Hand cream - its from the Jajoba cautus - healing powers \= health food store stuff

- use JUST LIKE NEEM OIL -- exactly - and YES it too will fry plants =COOKS them if applied under lights - OR an hour or two Before the lights come on - give your self PLENTY of time = 4 or 5 or MORE hours for the plants to totally dry -

and in both cases you want to TOTALLY DRENCH them - so - best its at the END of the light cycle these work - like a charm - against powdery mildue

------- As to MOLD inside bud - well when you grow - pick NON - "BIG BUD" strains - the huge kola producing indicas - make "rock star" looking buds -put them in a rose box - pretty

BUT these are the SAME ones that tend to mold - also they WEIGH so much more - plants produce heavy - so lots of people like them - for the WEIGHT -

The crystal (THC = medical effects) are low - BUT they are pretty - *UNTIL* they mold - and the whole inside of your BASEBALL BAT size bud - is ROTTEN - happens too often - To get around that - grow sativa crosses ... smaller airier buds don't TEND to mold - and certainly NOT as easy .. not the perfect breeding ground that indicas are ..

-------- As to DRYING - and keeping them from molding THERE - THIS AND STORAGE -I FEEL...

- anyway DRYING - This is always a problem - chuckle - and a BIG argument -

I'm into FLASH DRY - many people like the slow dry because it makes the med_S taste better - BUT REMEMBER you got a 10 degree window that you MUST keep them at - and that means SLEEPING WITH THEM - to make sure that room doesn't go above or below that temp_

- as NONE of us is willing to do that for the 2 or so weeks that THAT type of drying takes --

Go to a FLASH dry - get them hung - and crank the heat - use a fan for larger amounts of med_ use a heater - and use a dehumidifier - and fan the heater - UPS the HYDROSCOPSISITY of the air (allows the air to hold more water) the dehumidifier - pulls the water out of that air the fan pushes the air around .. GOT TO HAVE ALL 3 -- other wise it don't work right -- BUT THEN you can dry amazingly fast - as much as you got room to hang -- or so I'm told

--- THE BIG ARGUMENT is that THEN the med-s smoke harsher --

so the trade off is do you want the CHANCE of mold developing - or spreading - AND also the MED_S potency to drop -- (cause in slow dry - the plant tries to keep its 'sex organs' = fruit (flowers = buds) alive the longest - so they stay the wettest - in a slow dry - and are the last to dry - and the RESIN on the out side is exposed to the most moisture)

- anyway -

for storage - get it DRY DRY DRY = 10 % moisture content - put in AIR TIGHT containers -- AMMO boxes work just fine -- with zip locks - and even turkey basting bags - in the cool ground *BUT* check the bud for WEEKS every few days - because the STEMS STORE amazing amounts of water in them - like little tiny straws ...!!!

- So HOW DRY IS DRY = how does some one tell with out fancy instruments?

- take a NICE SIZE BUD - grab the stem - and snap it

1.) does it snap easy - with an CLICK? - OR BEND then break but NOT SNAP
- if it SNAPS then its dry enough
- if it bends - then it is still too wet - keep drying!
2.) if YES TO ABOVE - when it snaped - did any 'dust' or debray fly off - powder?
- if YES to #2 its TOO Dry
- Stems should SNAP - easy NOT BEND - also there should NOT be any 'dust' or powder flying up when the stem breaks -
IF you have that PERFECT POP - you got it at from 7% to 10& moisture -which is perfect for storage --

BUT CHECK CHECK CHECK --
cause the PERFECT dry med-s one day - RE-HYDRATE the next and then go GUMPY

I've heard that again and again "well it was BOND DRY when I put it in there - how come it got all moldy - the seal on the box (jar -what ever) must have busted?!?"

Then you find out that they got it dry - and shoved it in the ground -with out checking it -

MED_S can re-hydrate LONG after - meaning the stems hold secret water -with in the buds for long after THEY SEEM DRY - so check it check it check before sealing it and forgetting it

- do the above - and you won't have to worry about moulds ..