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u don't want them to snapI meant to say the stems snap when I bent them but I get ya. Ill just air them out for a bit, thank bro
The longer your bud cures the better it tastes and smokes. Try to smoke your tops last.I meant to say the stems snap when I bent them but I get ya. Ill just air them out for a bit, thank bro
Thank you! You’re the only person on about 48 damn answers I’ve read to questions like this that actually explained the process I believed was happening 4 days into my drying process, whole plant hanging at 65F/55% today I was getting a fresh cut grass smell and I’ve been doing everything right only thing I can think of is this is normal for some strains because one strain still smells it did after harvest and they’re both in the exact same drying room but the OG plant smells like fresh cut grass but when I squeeze the nugs ooh they smell so good.. so this is normal right? Just certain gasses being release from certain plantsPerfectly normal. Its the ammonia being released as the buds cure. That's part of why we burp the jars and allow fresh air in. Think of it like this, you have two stalks of celery one in a plastic bag the other in the open in your fridge. The one in a sealed bag will decompose faster than the one in the open because ammonia and gasses released during decomposition build up and aren't released and speed up the process. Weed is the same way. As the chlorophyll breaks down it releases decomp gasses and ammonia and this gives off the fresh cut grass smell ( because its green vegetative matter) as the jars are burped and decomposition gasses are exchanged for fresh air the smells from them also dissipate. As the buds end their active decomp less gas is released and the natural smell of the bud is stronger. This is why its important to properly cure by time, humidity and venting your jars. The first week especially you'll smell the grassy smell from then you'll notice a gradual change in smell getting stronger and stronger "weed" smell. Keep them going and burp your jars, watch out for mold and give them time. Keep curing until the bud has a strong weed smell there's no real timeline as variables change but rule of thumb is at least a month. Good luck buddy.
Hygrometer don't tell you bud moisture. Just rh of air.Yes understanding that the curing is key, it's a process to draw the moisture out of the interior of the buds, it doesn't happen with just one drying, jarring, paper bagging cycles. It might take several rotations to get where the buds will be safe (dried enough to) be placed in longer term storage. Getting a hydrometer to ascertain how much moisture your buds have will help you to make better decisions.
Is it okay to smoke weed that smells like grass or is it bad for you?
If you have to use scissors to trim the nugs off the stem you're doing it too soon. Use brown bag to slow drying time.Alright so this is my second grow so I don't remeber exactly how the smell of my first went. So I harvest, dry rack the bud for 6 days in 45% humidity. The stem snaps and does not bent and the bud feels dry, slightly crispy. I put them into jars and they smell extremely potent which surprised me. I toss a humidity pack in there and leave it for a day. I come back the next day, open it up for an hour and it still smells great. However, today I opened them and it has a grassy smell. Did I cure too early or is this part of the natural curing proccess?
Need more of this at day 8 dry. Dry room smells like fresh grass hayish but when I squeeze or crack open bud it reeks. I’m using 2.5 gal rubber made soon to toss branches into before final cure. Any suggestions?Something important to take into consideration when drying and curing is that the plant is still alive. The plant will continue to remain alive long after you cut it and that is quite integral to the process actually.
So two main things have to happen.
1. THCa has to be converted into THC.
2. Chlorophyll needs to be broken down into its metabolites.
The longer and cooler you can drag this process out the better. If the plant dries too quickly the cells will tear apart from each other and cease to function and the above 2 processes grind to a halt.
You can most certainly smell the metabolites from the chlorophyll breaking down. It's that classic lawnmower grass hay aroma. The longer you get the plants to make that smell while drying the less of it will remain in the bud
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