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This thread is about why the weed smells like hay... IMO its because of the drying stages.. If temps are too hot or humidity too low then youve lost the battle already...Curing is beneficial but for growers putting the product on the market then a slow drying process will help eliminate the green smell...Curing is for private stashes and connosuiers..Less than 15% of the meds in dispensaries are dryed and cured correctly..IMO if your product smells like hay then good luck getting rid of it...You fucked up in the drying phase which cant be repeated..
Hmm.. If your growing Greenhouse Seeds or some inferior genetics, then you might not be able to get any smell at all. How are your genetics?
My gear st8 off the vine will be chem funk, kerosin fuel, or pineapple skunk piss, whatev. I used to think that all herb needed a "cure" to get that chem, skunk, sweet, or hashy smells and tastes. Not so.. Granted it helps a lot and helps the breakdown process.. But it all comes down to genetics, imvho..
I would def. flush for 2 weeks prior to harvests.. Allow for a slow and long dry with all the leaves on the plant, if ya want, you can cut the large fan leaves only. I allow for a min of 14 days to about 21 days for drying. I do not remove anything from the plant during this time. Once stems crack, I jar up and ready. Burp as will..
I had to make a separate small drying room to achieve optimum conditions in my environment. We go thru all this trouble with expensive nutes, lights, fans, bloom & veg boosters, etc., to have an amazing final product, why skimp on the drying room.. .02
You cant tell me that you can go from hay to smelling like kush...Its impossible...Genetics are the main factor... Curing is a process that allows the aroma to thicken up and manifest in its own aromas...
Not if they dried to fast or with to much heat. There is still a process going on inside buds when we cut. Takes time.if it smells good while its growing itll smell good when its dry
how good depends on how long it took to dry
Ive just told u and shown examples of people who had the same problems in the cannabis world.
Did u look at the link?
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237
You can cut when u want. I cut when my trics are cloudy. That is a little early to some. But i like an uplifting high. The plant will smell like hay sometimes after it has dried a couple days. After fully drying and leaving in a jar smells like the buds when they were growing. What happened?
:confused0054:That is FUCKED. Well and truly fucked. But... you're also giving me hope--you're in BC and you can grow peaches? I'm in the Sierra Nevada (just north of 38*N) and I thought I couldn't grow peaches. I love peaches!will have to remember to try this next time.
i have a love/hate relationship with mason jars myself. although this has more to do with home canning casualties than anything. last year i lost half my organic peaches to breakage in the fucking pressure cooker (you know, AFTER i did all the work. might as well have let them rot for all the fun it was.)
Try the paper bags with one plant or one portion of harvest. What I love about doing this method is that I can take my time getting the trimming done (I'm not kidding about taking my time, either), of course no fucking Mason jars, and it allows much, much easier bulk storage. If I insisted on using Mason jars I would have to have hundreds, if not thousands, on hand. That's a pain and a waste, I want those jars filled with food that can't be stored well otherwise.i'm a 'hang to dry with the leaves on' as well (we seem to be a dying breed) (right up to and including my man, who trims wet like everyone else i know), but i go straight into zipzags (<- they're like expen$ive ziplocs that are actually smell-proof) with repeated breathings and burpings.
Smells and TASTES better, smokes beautifully.EDIT: It is interesting Sea says her strain smelled better after long cure. If she leaves in bag for a long while i have to believe the rh is lower than 55.
On one hand, I'm there with the old guys (I think I'm one of them, but I'm not sure yet). But on the other hand you have *got* to remind them of the overall quality of that bud. A lot of it would now be considered trash, and the smoke could be extremely harsh with an awful flavor. Maybe we're spoiled now, but I like it that way. I like having flavor and smell come through and being able to enjoy buds the way I do very good coffees (we roast our own) and wines.I just want to drop the bomb that not all "good" bud has to smell dank...nowadays if you want it to sell fast, yes, dank is better. But I'm sure if you talk to some of the older guys out there you'll find that there traditionally was some fire bud in the olden days that wasn't all kushy and skunky, it smelled more like hay and fresh cut grass. What you see mainstream now is the big smells and fancy colors, but a lot of the originals that did knock you on your ass were some of the best stuff ever and it had nothing to do with the cure, the smell was just not as desirable of a trait then.
On one hand, I'm there with the old guys (I think I'm one of them, but I'm not sure yet). But on the other hand you have *got* to remind them of the overall quality of that bud. A lot of it would now be considered trash, and the smoke could be extremely harsh with an awful flavor. Maybe we're spoiled now, but I like it that way. I like having flavor and smell come through and being able to enjoy buds the way I do very good coffees (we roast our own) and wines.
Curing takes place after cannabis has been harvested, manicured and partially dried.
I agree with you that if you dry too much you will get a hay smell.
If you dry to quick with whatever kind of heat (light, hot enviroment, etc.) you lose aromatic terpenes.
Weed from mexico good example. Heat kills your smells. You can have a good product high thc but if you dry to fast and let heat, light...whatever affect those terpenes there gone. No taste to be heard of. Water cure does the same thing. Why? Water destroys these terpenes.
Ive never smelled a nasty smelling cannabis plant that was alive and well. The terpenes are there, how u handle them is another story.
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