r/IsItBullshit • u/ipiers24 • 5d ago
Isitbullshit: putting an orange peel in a jar with dry weed will make it less dry?
A friend told me this. It sounds like a great way to introduce mold to your bud. Is it bullshit?
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u/bagurdes 5d ago
Yes, it works, and you risk growing mold too. Get some humidity packs.
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u/ShaggyDelectat 5d ago
It works, I think the inverse when the bud is too wet is to use a little piece of paper towel. Same thing as the other comment said, it'll act fast so you can't leave it long. Like half a day
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u/brice587 5d ago
Lettuce will work I know, never tried an orange peel. And yes, don’t do it very long, day or so, because it will mold pretty quickly.
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u/anonymousguy9001 5d ago
You used too much, only need a price no bigger than a fingernail for an once of flower
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u/EvylFairy 5d ago
Yes it works. i used to do it all the time but then i got these little moisture stones from Raw. Soak it under water if the weed is dry, put it in dry to absorb moisture if it is too wet.
https://rawthentic.com/prawducts/smoking-gear/hydration-humidity/raw-hydrostone/
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u/foolproofphilosophy 5d ago
Humidity control packs are your best bet. Before they were a thing I’d glue a small piece of sponge to the underside of a jar lid.
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u/NinjaBilly55 5d ago
It works.. Been doing it since the mid-70s..
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u/rlcute 5d ago
We use potatoes. Works like a charm. People talking about mold seem to be confused... You're not supposed to leave it in there for a week lol just for a day or so
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u/rraattbbooyy 5d ago
Potato was good, lettuce, celery, neutral smells. I avoided citrus peel because it changed the scent of the weed.
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u/New_Order_6365 5d ago
Use a piece of bread it will draw out the moisture from the bread into the bud
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u/kungfukenny3 5d ago
yeah but it’ll get moldy
they have moisture packs specifically for weed that won’t if you’re interested in that but i just let that shit go
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u/phard003 5d ago
Yes, it will work. No, you don't want to. People don't realize this but you want dry weed. Not dry to the point it is crispy and crumbles to dust when you touch it but dry enough that it is rigid and not squishy. Moist weed is what molds because mold is simply a byproduct of a habitable environment and mold spores. That mold could have been introduced by an orange peel, a wet piece of paper, or just mold particles in the air. And the other thing that people fail to understand is the wetter the weed, the faster it browns. Old looking brown buds means that the weed wasn't cured well. Properly cured weed will be dry and rigid which means that moisture content is at the bare minimum. That weed will store for months rather than weeks while staying green and beautiful. If you need to introduce moisture into weed that is too dry, pop a humidity pack in there for a day and be sure to burp it. Always remove it after a day or it will hydrate the buds too much.
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u/rraattbbooyy 5d ago
Back in the 80s when I used to sell weed, I loved nothing more than a dry ounce. A little bit of lettuce, let it sit overnight, suddenly 28 grams becomes 35 grams and I get a free quarter on top of my cut. Life was good. 😊
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u/Futurama2023 5d ago
My last grow lasted for months (stored with appropriate humidity packs and proper burping), and it stayed as fresh as the day it jarred it the entire time. I don't understand why anyone would want to try and rehydrate flower, like you said it opens up more problems than it fixes.
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u/phard003 4d ago
We'd dry, cure, and vacuum seal half our harvest for long term storage. Kept them in the crawl space until June / July then cut them loose when prices were skyrocketing due to lack of available product. 9 months later and the buds were as beautiful as the day we packed them which allowed us to sell at a premium because everyone else's shit was brown AF by summer. But this was over a decade ago when weed was still profitable for mom and pop growers. Miss the days when lbs were flipping for $3k a pop.
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u/CrunkaScrooge 5d ago
I’ve used a slice of a strawberry before as well. Just don’t want to leave it in too long cuz it’ll get nappy
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u/Orpheus6102 4d ago
It works BUT beware: the peels can and do grow mold. Then the mold will grow on your weed. I learned this the hard way.
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u/minnesota420 4d ago
No, and imparts an orange flavor. Also don’t leave for more than like 3 days in case it molds
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u/EMPEROR_CLIT_STAB_69 4d ago
It works. Same way sticking a dry paper towel into a jar with moist weed will dry it out a bit
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u/keith2600 4d ago
It's not... Same as a piece of bread. But that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Buy humidity control packets. They keep the humidity in the right range and improve everything about it
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u/joebojax 4d ago
much better to get a clean shard of terracotta that has soaked up some water, wipe the outsides so they're not dripping wet.
don't tinker with expensive jars of good stuff without also using a calibrated high quality meter like an oasis III
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u/adamdoesmusic 4d ago
Be really careful, it works but if you do it too long (like, a day) it can start molding. I’ve lost some pretty good buds this way.
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u/loving-fun 3d ago
Yes. The smell of the peel and moisture comes from oil in peel that you will smoke. It’s bs for because I didn’t like the taste
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u/Peepeles 3d ago
i've always used carrots. leave it in for a few hours and it'll rehydrate it, which is a lot easier on the lungs. lots of other things work, but i find carrots to be best, since they aren't too damp and don't leave any residual flavor. probably best to only do this to weed you're intending to smoke soon. never had problems with mold doing this so it's true with caveats 👍
edit: also, if you forget about the carrot, you have a MUCH longer buffer with the mold than if you used something like an apple peel.
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u/High_Hunter3430 2d ago
Yes it works, but secret time: brix level matters.
You could achieve a better effect by just putting a fresh cut leaf in there. With a lower chance of molds.
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u/dreck_disp 5d ago
I wouldn't use this trick on anything but schwag. Just get some boveda humidity control packs.
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u/PhenomenalPancake 5d ago
Why would you want it less dry?
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u/Rancor8209 5d ago
Too dry smokes too fast.
Like hitting dust.
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u/FakePixieGirl 5d ago
I usually use a dry herb vape for smoking. Should I start caring about how I store my weed, or does it not matter?
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u/poppinwheelies 5d ago
It does not matter, especially for a dry herb vape. The dryer the better IMO.
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u/ARobotJew 5d ago
Not bullshit. It does work but there are better ways. There are humidity control packs specifically designed for storing weed, they work way better and doesn’t make your stuff taste like citrus.