Description
Thirty days into the cure is the moment that separates a good harvest from a great one. In this Thankful Thursday video I walk into the hang dry room one month after cutting down the 2026 crop and show exactly what to check, what the plants should look and smell like, and the three different trim styles I'm running side by side — full leaf on, short trim, and tight trim — so you can see how each one affects the cure and the finished product.
I also break down why water activity matters more than relative humidity alone when you're hang drying, and why the daily showing-up habit is the thing that separates growers who finish strong from growers who lose a crop in the last week. Decades of growing taught me one lesson above all others: you have to show up every day. That's the whole game. Change is inevitable. Progress is not. Progress is something you consciously choose — and the daily cure check is how you choose it.
What You'll Learn:
• How to check a cannabis cure at the 30 day mark
• The difference between water activity and relative humidity
• 3 different trim styles for hang drying and how each one affects the cure
• What a properly curing cannabis plant should look and smell like
• Why the daily showing-up habit is the most important skill in cultivation
• How to transition a 2026 crop into the 2027 grow cycle
About Me:
I'm John Berfelo — 42 years in cannabis horticulture, founder of MedTainer Canada (the Canadian distributor of the patented MedTainer storage container), four-time author, and the subject of a published peer-reviewed case study on natural cannabis and pain control (PMC2740265). In 2005 I was licensed by Health Canada to cultivate my own under federal exemption. I've been on YouTube for 18 years documenting home cultivation.
📘 Books:
Pharma to Freedom — my story and the policy journey → https://johnberfelo.com/pharma-to-freedom-book-page
LEDs: The Keys to Your Growing Future → https://johnberfelo.com/leds-book-page
Smart AI in Cannabis → https://funnels.greenwayai.ca/smart-ai-in-cannabis-book
🤖 Free AI Plant Diagnosis — Greenway Grow Master:
https://greenwayai.ai/the-cannabot-concierge-page
📹 Related Video — The Big Trim Masterclass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kceoHzOZtU
🔗 Channel + Playlist:
Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8aHC4zMZ25D9xyqOTqKZTUfY_FK_JCu7
Shorts → https://www.youtube.com/@JohnBerfelo/shorts
Greenway AI → https://greenwayai.ca
🌿 Horticultural Partners (affiliate):
Remo Nutrients → https://www.shop.remonutrients.com/?ref=lz9dh2go
Green Planet Nutrients (code JBERFEL010) → https://greenplanetnutrients.com
Grandmaster LED (code JOHNBERFELO — 10% off) → https://grandmasterleds.ca/?ref=JOHNBERFELO
MedTainer Canada → https://medtainercanada.com
Some links are affiliate links. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This channel is educational content on legal home cultivation under Canadian federal exemption. Nothing here promotes or facilitates use.
Never Stop. Never Give Up. Never Surrender.
Johnny B 🌱
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