This is one of the simplest ways to rehydrate your stash. Simply moisten a piece of bread but make sure you don't soak it. Place the bread and the dry buds in an airtight container for 1-2 hours to allow the moisture to distribute itself. Check it and repeat the process if necessary.
The best humidity for cannabis is between 55% and 65%, according to ASTM standards.
Increasing the amount of CO₂ in your grow room can help you grow bigger, denser buds. By doing so, you'll help plants photosynthesise faster and encourage them to take up more nutrients and water.
Healthy buds shouldn't be overly moist and shouldn't break apart easily. If your stored buds are wet or moist, you may be storing them in too humid conditions. On the other hand, dry buds will be, well, dry to the touch, brittle, and easy to break apart.
Experts suggest harvesting your buds when they're 30-40% dry. Choose the right environment: Drying cannabis in a dark, cool room with low humidity levels is ideal for the best results.
One of the simplest ways to rehydrate weed is to moisten — don't soak — a piece of bread. Place the bread and the dry weed in an airtight container for an hour or two to allow the moisture to distribute itself. Check the bread and repeat the whole process if necessary.
In contrast, fluffy buds yield disappointment and less plant matter. These airy flowers are often the result of suboptimal growing conditions, a lack of light, or nutrient deficiency. Fluffy buds don't only look less appetising, but you'll need to use more of your harvest every time you roll a blunt or hit a bowl.
Keep your flower fresh and potent by storing it in an air-tight glass container that's either blacked out or stored away from direct light. Additionally, keep your stash away from heat sources in your home (for example, appliances). And remember, always store your jar in a cool, dry place.
While not mandatory, it's definitely a good idea to wash cannabis flower buds that were grown outside. The process reduces outdoor air pollutants that may have accumulated on the buds such as dirt, dust, pollen, toxic wildfire ash, caterpillar poop, insects, bird debris, and other particulate matter.
Dry & cure your buds in jars – In addition to improving taste, smell and potency, drying and curing your buds the right way will cause them to “tighten up” a bit.
Lack of light is perhaps the most common reason that cannabis produces fluffy, light buds. You may have noticed the lower, puny 'popcorn' bud sites that form below the main canopy. Often these buds are discarded by growers allowing the plant to focus biochemical energy on the main blooms.
After a sugar application, the resulting sugar-like crystals are the flower's trichomes, which are believed to double in production after the plant is treated with sugar.
Flowering – 5-20-5 or 5-25-10 – During flowering, you want to prioritize phosphorous to promote bud growth and make sure to limit nitrogen so your plant doesn't get too tall or “leggy.” You want it to concentrate on developing huge buds, not lots of stems or leaves, and phosphorus will make your buds grow.
The last three weeks is when your buds can actually gain the most weight – that is if you feed them Overdrive®. After your peak bloom phase, your plants enter their late bloom phase (the precise timing and length of which depends on the strain of cannabis you're growing).
Cannabis plants are happiest when they get between 10–12 hours of direct sunlight per day. As you'll likely have witnessed with your own eyes, weed plants grow really vigorously, and hence need a ton of solar energy to fuel their growth.
Weak Light Source: On a similar note to distant lights, a weak light source can cause unnecessary stretching and growth in your plants. A light bulb that does not emit the necessary watts and lumens for your specific growth stage can force plants to grow tall and skinny in order to absorb the weak light.
Instead, utilize organic fertilizers like worm castings, blood meal, fish meal, or bat guano for nitrogen; bone meal or rock dust for phosphorus; wood ash or kelp meal for potassium; and dolomite lime for calcium or magnesium.
Are Small Buds more Potent? Small buds are generally the same potency as large nugs of the same strain. Small nugs come from the same plants as large nugs, they're simply pieces of flower that tended to get less light and thus didn't grow as large.
If the buds dry too quickly, more of the chlorophyll will remain, and the smoke will be bitter and have a green aftertaste.
Soak your paper towel in the distilled water. You want it about 75% damp, not dripping. Excess moisture presents a potential mold risk. Place your cannabis and your paper towel in the container, and seal the container for at least 2 to 3 hours.
Mold can also develop while your buds are being dried and cured. There are methods growers use to help prevent bud rot. Wait until after a dry spell before harvesting your plants. Outdoor plants should not be harvested if there has been any rain during the last three days.
Fluffy buds don't only look less appetising, but you'll need to use more of your harvest every time you roll a blunt or hit a bowl. Dense buds will offer some resistance and spring back to their original shape. Airy buds will almost collapse in on themselves, and feel much more feeble to the touch.
The most significant loss in weight occurred in 1–3 days of the drying process and weights plateaued after one week. Cannabis lost between 25 and 77% of its original weight stored at an average of 22.2 °C and 49% relative humidity.