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John Berfelo | 42-Year Cannabis Industry Veteran
Medical cannabis grower, breeder & educator. Spinal cord injury patient growing his own medicine, federal licence since 2005.
HOW do you decide what to hang dry and what to fresh freeze? Do you keep whole branches or break them down? What about mold? What about Christmas smoke?
42 years in. Here is the Berfelo home-grower method.
“I grow my own. That is why I keep saying it over and over. The most important part is YOU know exactly what is going on with your medicine.” 🌱
The Berfelo 3-Option Harvest Framework:
🌱 1. HANG DRY — the tops you want to smoke whole, as branches
🌱 2. FRESH FROZEN — the smalls, the fillers, the hash candidates
🌱 3. KEEP WHOLE — one or two special branches for Christmas smoke 🎁
“Hang dry some. Fresh frozen some. Keep a few. Three options. That is the magic.”
The Trim Underneath Method — Signature Technique:
🌱 Work from UNDERNEATH the bud
🌱 Big leaves off FIRST
🌱 Quick + efficient — not a full trim
🌱 Inspect every bud for mold + PM (powdery mildew)
🌱 Cut mold OUT when you find it — “see it, take action”
🌱 Keep the sugar leaves on for hang dry
🌱 Full trim comes LATER when you break down for smoke
🌱 “Trim it when you want to smoke it”
“I do this from underneath. I can really get right in here. Quick and easy. See exactly what is going on.”
The Berfelo Mold Spot-Trim Technique:
🌱 1. INSPECT every bud as you cut
🌱 2. SEE a mold spot? Cut it out immediately
🌱 3. CHECK the surrounding area — follow the trail
🌱 4. If gone too far — toss the whole bud
🌱 5. Treat it like cheese — “cut the mold out, keep the rest”
🌱 6. Mark the plant to inspect sister buds
🌱 7. “When you see it, you take action”
“We saw that mold. We just cut it out. We got rid of it. Things happen. Same thing with cheese — you just cut the mold out.”
“That might be a Mac Mini, a Rockstar, and an MKU bubble hash run. A whole run of different flavors. That is just the way they really do it.”
The Homegrower vs Commercial Grower Truth:
🌱 Commercial = margin + yield + what sells
🌱 Commercial = decarboxylate + bake + protocol
🌱 Commercial = can’t throw away + has to process everything
🌱 Homegrower = flavor + experience + health
🌱 Homegrower = cut the mold + toss what’s bad
🌱 Homegrower = YOU know what went in it
🌱 Homegrower = YOUR medicine, YOUR terms
“When you are growing your own, you know exactly what is going on. When you get it from a different source, you have no idea what they had to do to meet their needs.”
“Growing at home. Growing peace. No harm. Just love. That is what makes life joyful.” ✌️
The 4-Year Hang-Dry Philosophy:
🌱 Hang dry 2 weeks minimum
🌱 Can hang dry MONTHS
🌱 Can hang dry YEARS
🌱 Current hang: 4-year old MediKush still hanging
🌱 Grab a fresh branch when you want it
🌱 Trim it ON DEMAND
🌱 Smoke it fresh
🌱 “Hang dry for the win”
“I just go in. A few months later, I just grab this branch. Roll it up. Smoke this whole branch. I know it will hang dry for years if I choose to.”
Drop it below 👇
“Write what you want to see. Envision it in the mind’s eye. We’ll see you on Why Wednesday.” 🌱
The Rockstar + MKU + Truffles Update:
🏆 ROCKSTAR — down and hanging
🏆 MKU — down and hanging (today’s video)
🌱 TRUFFLES — “the first bouncer, 100 percent” — hash candidate
🌱 MEDIKUSH — 4-year hang-dry archive
🌱 MEDIMAC — flagship, moving indoor
🌱 Full multi-strain hash run coming
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📘 Pharma to Freedom — my full story and why I grow — https://johnberfelo.com/pharma-to-freedom-book-page
📘 LEDs The Keys to Your Growing Future — https://johnberfelo.com/leds-book-page
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Johnny
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