Curing Shouldn’t Be A Guessing Game

Here’s why Vivi is essential for preventing terpene and water weight loss when curing.

Flower enthusiasts are more educated than ever on how fantastic,  finished product looks and smells. In fact, the quality of the cure is a sure-fire indicator of superior quality. Cure connoisseurs know this, and cultivators are always trying to up their grow game to compete in a crazy competitive market. 

Legal cultivators are flooding into new markets like a tidal wave. To stand out in the industry, it’s not enough to create something good:  cultivators need to WOW with a truly exceptional product to appeal to the most discerning tastes.

What cultivators are discovering is that curing is more than a step in cultivation—it’s an art form.

The cultivation world is quickly learning that the secret to fuller, more potent, more enjoyable buds is all in the cure. With legal cannabis cultivation crawling across the globe, science has advanced the art of curing to keep up with demand.

When bud is properly cured, you just want to inhale deeply and breathe all those delicious terpenes and cannabinoids in. A proper cure retains its water weight and develops its unique flavor. 

The curing process begins even before the harvest. For the cultivator who harvests product with care, a solid humidity control strategy is the way to go. For the highest quality end results, humidity in the air should be as consistent as possible throughout the cultivation process.

Control the Environment

We admit, controlling the environment sounds like a tall order. With factors like light, humidity, and temperature trying to keep you down, you’re probably asking yourself: is the environment really something I can control? 

Absolutely! But you’re going to need to be adaptable.

Choose the best grow operation based on your climate (and local laws, of course), such as:

• Outdoor
• Greenhouse
• Hydroponic

Many growers prefer a hydroponic system, which lets you easily adjust the humidity levels indoors. Other cultivators like a greenhouse setting—natural light can shine in, while moisture levels can still be contained. Either way, it’s a lot of work to regulate an internal environment every day. And the best cultivators strive for perfection in every possible area of growth.

Next time you shop for bud at the dispensary, notice the subtle differences between indoor and outdoor buds. See which ones you like the best. Ask a budtender or in-store cannabis consultant where that cannabis was grown. (And if that flower comes packaged with a humidity control pack that creates a terpene shield.)

Harvest & Dry Promptly

Grown indoors or outside, professionally grown cannabis has modern humidity control to thank for keeping its product as fresh as the day it was packaged.  The finished product in your jar has been through a long, painstaking journey!

Several vital steps don’t even take place until after harvest, such as:

• Cutting down and hanging plant limbs to dry
• Trimming old growth off the flowers
• Curing, which dries and prepares the flower for packaging, retail, and eventually, consumption

When should the plants be harvested? This is one of the most important and too often overlooked parts of cultivation conversations because here’s where things get tricky for cultivators. Harvesting too early could negatively affect the potency of the finished flower. But letting flowers sit on the plant for too long can cause them to dry out far too quickly. Then there are factors like differences in strain types—cultivators need to know exactly what to look for and when they should spot it. Knowing the growing cycle by heart and achieving the perfect balance at harvest time are signs of a truly skilled grower.

After harvest, bud should be dried for three to seven days in a humidity-controlled environment. This allows for natural moisture to evaporate slowly, so the buds don’t become too dry. After this initial drying process, bud should always be cured in special airtight containers with a Vivi Cure.

Growers use Vivi Cure to balance out the moisture of your cure at a precise relative humidity (RH) level where the full bouquet of cannabinoids and terpenes can finish developing. Coupling Vivi with specialized equipment, like CVault containers, ensures you have a precise, safe, high-quality curing experience with each and every harvest.

Curing with Vivi Cure isn’t like the traditional month-long burping affair. Once your fully dried cannabis is in an airtight container with a Vivi Cure pack, curing is as easy as keeping the container sealed and waiting 10 days (no burping!). The result is a fast, reliable, consistent cure every single time. 

Always Store Cannabis With a Humidity Pack to Keep it Fresh

Growers of grains and produce go to great lengths to keep their harvests fresh long after they reach their final destination. And now the same can be said for high-grade professionals and homegrowers. 

Most flower sits in storage or on the shelf for months before it’s actually consumed. Post-cure, it's vital that producers store flower at the proper relative humidity (RH) level based on ASTM International Standards.

Boveda is the only 2-way humidity control pack capable of reaching and maintaining this ideal RH range. This results in flower fresher, for longer by preventing moisture damage and eliminating over-drying. Enjoy your grow right down to the very last nug.