Hi. I had a great harvest this year (with problems of course)
Has anyone used a food saver/ seal a meal to store properly cured flowers? What would you recommend for long term storage?
Help.
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Yes that is my preferred method once cured a 62% humidity pack and vacuum sealed .store in a cool dark area
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Freeze the stuff, can’t beat it.
Put it in a seal a meal and freeze .
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I have a sealer that you can adjust how much Vacuum is sucked from bag, I only remove enough air so the bag does not crush the buds. Then I double seal another over, into the freezer.
I have smoke 5 yr old bud just as good from the deep freeze, just need to be careful how you handle them the trichomes become very brittle and fall off.
Ask me in a private message how I hide the packages in plain site
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That’s the way we doer
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It is amazing that when the bags are removed and opened the bud still has bag appeal LOL
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Damn straight it do, just as good as the day you put it in there
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I need to start doing this. A couple ounces of my oldest bud is a brownish-green colour now and I am pretty sure it is mostly CBN because when I smoke it I feel nauseous and dizzy, then sleepy.
I am actually tempted to throw it in the garbage.
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You are correct, old weed will degrade over time if not stored properly , Weed left out in the light is the worst will degrade very quickly. I have some too I use it for sleep med.
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Yeah I wanted to see what the big thing was about storing in jars so I tried it won’t do it no more.
Take it out of the freezer still taste fresh.
This will be May to mid November starting to get to be a bit yek
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Just make sure it has not turned Moldy , bad
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Mine is in sealed jars with 62% humidity packs, in a dark closet - I just think the oxygen, temperature (“room” temp), and time (nearly a year) have all played their roles.
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Nope. No mold. Just old. 
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I learned that the hard way. The first bag way to much suction crushed it badly. I have the hang of it now. Thanks for your advice. It’s great to be able to ask a question and not be called stupid. I really enjoy this forum.
P.S. my sealer is not adjustable. I have a old one but I just stop it when the bag looks good.
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Should I reopen the ones that are a little smashed down just barely crushed?
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To be honest I do it that way too, I am the adjustment nut LOL
I did it the 1st time and crushed them and the dry stems punctured the plastic on a bag or too and I did not notice it until I removed from freezer. It is all a learning process , never feel silly asking questions that is what we do here.
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This is this years grow. Fresh and cured.
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If they are not crushed down I would not worry about it myself
You just want them to retain the bud shape and not hockey pucks
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Rey
I was shocked how fresh the weed stayed It was amazing, most people never believed me Glad you do it too
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Only makes “sense”.
Haha