DWC Solar Storm 440 LED X 2 First grow(Comments Welcome)

[JohnDoeTho]

Well I'm really glad I've taken these steady small snips to trial and error my dry/cure proccess!

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Would of been devastating to go through these trials and error with the whole crop! Luckily the smell hasn't translated to the taste, but taste is lacking for a plant that I know dosnt lack taste.

 

[Kontraband81]

From what I understand you need a good 2 to 3 weeks at least for a good curing, so maybe just be a little more patient for that hay smell/taste to go away with time.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Yea I thought that too, and while that's possible they also seem to say it shouldn't have that green smell going into cure. None the less if terpines evaporate above 70 I need to
Make sure my drying proccess stays below it or the whole time it's drying I'm losing taste and flavor. The green smell means there's a lack of the terpines allowing the chlorophyll smell to overpower it. While that may subside in the cure its obvious I've lost smell and flavor. Want to get this dialed in before I'm chopping more then 4g chunks hehe

 

[Kontraband81]

I hadnt heard about the temperature over 70 thing, I'll be sure to monitor your reports on this. Itll be a few more months until I am at that stage yet.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

I hadnt heard about the temperature over 70 thing, I'll be sure to monitor your reports on this. Itll be a few more months until I am at that stage yet.

Yea I caught one half way through dry and keeping below 70 we will see if that seems to have any difference. Tonight Im gonna pull out the scope and at least take another snip which I will make sure to keep below 70 for the dry.

Edit: where I have it now 66 already smells better after a day.....excited to take a new snip and give it a try from the start.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

also reading keeping UVB on the whole time is a mistake.... too much can actually burn off terpines and interfere with photosynthesis...

 

[Kontraband81]

You are closely monitoring your humidity levels right? From what I read the most important thing is keeping the humidity in check during the dry process and especially while its curing in jars. Its possible the temperature argument was really more about humidity since the RH is affected by temperature

 

[horribleherk]

Yea I thought that too, and while that's possible they also seem to say it shouldn't have that green smell going into cure. None the less if terpines evaporate above 70 I need to
Make sure my drying proccess stays below it or the whole time it's drying I'm losing taste and flavor. The green smell means there's a lack of the terpines allowing the chlorophyll smell to overpower it. While that may subside in the cure its obvious I've lost smell and flavor. Want to get this dialed in before I'm chopping more then 4g chunks hehe

Did you trim it wet? It's just a preference but I trim dry it seems to help with the hay smell

 

[rkymtnman]

have you tried any products with sulfur for the smells?

epsom salt, potassium sulfate, etc.

 

[horribleherk]

have you tried any products with sulfur for the smells?

epsom salt, potassium sulfate, etc.

This is true sulfur brings out skunk smells my skywalker loved botanicare sweet & im sure it was the sulfur in it

 

[JohnDoeTho]

It's stinky in the room and as I trim and cut it, so don't think the plant lacks smell. The room was getting up 78 and I think that's the problem. Yes definetly monitoring humidity.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

And no simple a and b setup with calmag and a PK booster during flower.

Edit: but the plant reeks, just losing it in the dry.

 

[horribleherk]

And no simple a and b setup with calmag and a PK booster during flower.

Edit: but the plant reeks, just losing it in the dry.

maybe it will come back in the cure

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Day 43 Flower

Well they pretty much look to be near 100% milky, so prob gonna chop this sat when I'll have time to proccess it. Little girl might look even littler in the pic below hehe. I'll post pics soon.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

I wish my camera would pick up just how frosty they are. But cut this tonight.

More trimming to do, but wanna do something other then trim weed tonight lol. But you get the idea! Can barely tell I touched little girl too!

 

[JohnDoeTho]

So that fresh branch I cut last night keeping around 65 and still smells nice and stinky. There has to be truth to terpines evap above 70

 

[Kontraband81]

So that fresh branch I cut last night keeping around 65 and still smells nice and stinky. There has to be truth to terpines evap above 70

Is keeping the temp low just for the dry process? What about when its curing in the jars?

 

[Kontraband81]

Is there any merit to maybe the bad smelling bud was just due to it being picked either early? Or was just not a well developed bud?

 

[JohnDoeTho]

When curing in the jars it's not as picky for temperature they say because it's sealed. I might also add there's a lot of ventilation in the area I'm drying. I'm obviously picking the most crowded or worst off branches but I wouldn't call it under developed by any means. They are almost all cloudy so it's really ready to go mainly when I can proccess it. It's a heavy indica strain and will be plenty couch lock as it is lol.