Pan the man
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Just harvested and the smell was fruity at first but after 2 days hanging it has a real grass smell is this normal?....I'm hoping the cure process brings back some scent..thanx
Grassy smells
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Pan the man
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No fan at just inside of my closest....it had the same smell as my gorilla glue and had no taste at all ..
Pan the man
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Has any of your herb took on a fresh cut grass a few days into drying??....maybe im doing something wrong idk
aquadel
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What’s your RH been ? , yeah I’ve had it befor a few years ago when I dried my plants out in a couple of days (I did get some smell and taste back once I put it I. Jars tho) , I now cut the whole plant and hang it upside down and it take about 5days to dry , there are a few very useful guides to harvesting and drying out in the harvesting and curing page that will go more into depth than I can explain .
Thegermling
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How many days drying?
Pan the man
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I'm not sure in the room I have them in I only have 1 Rh meter right now in the the grow room it's low right now around 40 drying in same room just in closet ....I'll start hanging whole plant I've heard it's a better way to save terpines
Pan the man
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Just 2 days today smell left pretty quick
Pan the man
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The fruity smell left quick grass smell took it's place
That will depend on your drying conditions relative humidity air flow etc but in general 5-7+ days of hanging. In my case I have the unfortunate of a relative humidity of 17% and mine are ready for jars in 4-5 days. A simple rule of thumb is to break the stock below the bud line and if you can hear a snap or crack your pretty much there. Once in jars burp them a couple times a day for a week or so till they feel dry and a bit pliable then leave the jars sealed and check them once a week for looks or smells of decay (mold). After that leave them sealed in a cool dark place and enjoy at your leisure.
A small note here, as the bud cures you will get a change in CBD's as well as THCA, at some point into the cure if you like the buzz your getting at that point in the cure, Freeze them in well sealed glass containers and that will be the the buzz you get from those buds from that point on.
Thegermling
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Is the product dried completely now? Either way from what ive read it could be you chopped early or its drying too fast. Also, wet trimming can leach chlorophyll onto the buds and thats where the hay smell can come from. The ideal drying climate is 65f and 60% humidity and try to hold that for at least 14 days. Airflow but make sure the fan hits a wall and the air is the redirected to the buds. A seperate tent is ideal for drying but a carbon filter will strip the aroma off the plant. In a perfect scenerio I would only use an exhaust withoutout carbon filter and direct smell outside maybe chiminey so no one smells it hopefully.
Pan the man
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No not totally leaves are brittle but I can feel moisture inside still....the plant has suffered some sort of yellowing of all the leaves a week before cutting it..this is week 10 of auto flower....first gorilla glue was really green and tasted exact same so not sure what the yellowing has much to do with grass smell
Pan the man
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14 days of drying sure seems like these buds would dry into dust idk seems to me maybe a day or 2 more
Thegermling
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Not if you keep it in the environment I described.
buyyouabeer
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Do you have a picture of the plant before you harvested? There can be a big variation in bud size, density and dry times.
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This after cutting main cola ..alot of yellowish color
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Thundercat
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It's possible that with proper drying and curing some smell may come back out.
Honestly looking at that plant is say it might have been harvested early. There seems to be a lot of white pistils still. I'd say nits possible it was chopped 2ish weeks early which can result in less smell and flavor in the final product.
There was clearly deficiencies happening too which will effect the over all as well.
Honestly looking at that plant is say it might have been harvested early. There seems to be a lot of white pistils still. I'd say nits possible it was chopped 2ish weeks early which can result in less smell and flavor in the final product.
There was clearly deficiencies happening too which will effect the over all as well.