Boveda for curing

[Billygoat]

Last lot dried to fast, lettuce leaf in jar for 24hrs brought them back.

I prefer to use Canna leaves, but yeah, can bring them back.

I still like Boveda. Cheap insurance.

 

[Madmick]

Yeah fresh leaves is the way

 

[Carbcon]

I've thrown a fat boveda into maybe too dry stuff, worked I reckon too.

Boveda is a 2 way humidity transfer kinda thing.
Kinda like the pedro-porky back n forth

 

[vostok]

Anyone use boveda humility packs came accross this deal 10 of the 8 gram for $6.95 shipped from catch.. seems like a good deal 1 of the 8 gram boveda is good for a oz heres the link if anyone wants to buy.

Boveda 2-Way Humidipak - 8g | 62% RH | Humidity Controller | Bulk Buy Available

Boveda 2-Way Humidipak - 8g | 62% RH | Humidity Controller | Bulk Buy Available

m.catch.com.au

Boveda is a brand name for your average desiccant, like all desiccants they absorb water or release at 70& Rh no biggy
Your local chemist chucks these tiny packs out by the thousand as they are surplus to tablet distribution, more so in Aus due to the hot dry clime.

you could save a bundle and scrounge these packs free of your local drugstore/chemist
dry out on your window sill for a day or so then drop to your jars

like with Boveda's you will need many, a good handful at least

or like me come up with a better curing method involving empty buckets with lid,
a small air pump and an old light timer

How To Use Boveda Packs for Weed

A helpful guide on how to use Boveda packs for weed correctly, what they do and why you should use them.

420growist.com

What's in Boveda? - Boveda® New Official-Site

Purified water-vapor, natural salts and odorless food grade thickener. The purified water-vapor flows in-and-out from the Boveda. Learn more.

bovedainc.com

Desiccant - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

good luck

 

[vostok]

what I've been using for the last 2 years does volume well

cheers

 

[JHerer]

Boveda aren't actually strictly a dessicant. They are a Humectant firstly, and to a lesser degree, a dessicant.

True dessicants (like the commonly used silica gel) are a one-way only (if you have enough, you will reach very low humidity) - Do NOT use silica gel if you want your flower smokeable.

I'm trying to figure out what actually is inside these expensive little buggers.

 

[Quokk@]

Silica Gel is great for storing dried mushies.

 

[JHerer]

Yes, I'd hate the shiitake to go moldy

 

[Billygoat]

Boveda aren't actually strictly a dessicant. They are a Humectant firstly, and to a lesser degree, a dessicant.

True dessicants (like the commonly used silica gel) are a one-way only (if you have enough, you will reach very low humidity) - Do NOT use silica gel if you want your flower smokeable.

I'm trying to figure out what actually is inside these expensive little buggers.

can’t be that hard to figure out. Look up their MSDS.

 

[Bomber]

Boveda aren't actually strictly a dessicant. They are a Humectant firstly, and to a lesser degree, a dessicant.

True dessicants (like the commonly used silica gel) are a one-way only (if you have enough, you will reach very low humidity) - Do NOT use silica gel if you want your flower smokeable.

I'm trying to figure out what actually is inside these expensive little buggers.

 

[JHerer]

MSDS - Good idea. Its how you create your own fertiliser salts and additives for a fraction of the price.

https://maxcdn.bovedainc.com/msds/MSDS62.pdf

Food grade thickener - Xanthum
RO membranes are pretty easy to get.
Potassium citrate monohydrate - https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Potassium-citrate-monohydrate

Commonly used as a diuretic, hence the need for large amounts of water in case of poisoning.

 

[Joe Dirte]

Can you reuse them time and time again I've hit a bunch of them laying around, all stinky like chronic

 

[Billygoat]

I have always thrown them out once they get hard and crunchy... dunno.

 

[Quokk@]

I have always thrown them out once they get hard and crunchy... dunno.

You're spot-on Billy, from the Bovida website:
"When you check your cannabis, check your Boveda. Brand new Boveda is soft. When you start to feel hard spots, it’s time to replace your packs. DON’T WAIT until Boveda turns into a solid wafer, that means it’s completely dry."
I've also read that you should only start using them when you've had the buds in jars for longer than a week or so.

 

[Ooodog]

Can you reuse them time and time again I've hit a bunch of them laying around, all stinky like chronic

Yes. I use them until solid, but I’m a tight arse.

 

[Quokk@]

Whats the old saying about if it seems too good to be true?

my order arrived today.

4 x singular 8g Bovedas, instead of the 4 x 10packs.

Cunts.

My order of 3 x 10packs hadn't arrived after a month so I emailed them & they re-sent the order. Got 11 single Bovedas & some melted chocholates