What's the deal with the black ash vs white ash thing?

[MickFoster]

A grower near me flushes every crop. His bud isn't cured right. Black ash. Gasoline taste.

Maybe he's flushing with gasoline.

 

[Aussieaceae]

I believe that clean burning bud comes from the cure. Not flushing. At all.

100% this in my opinion.

I grow organic and I get black ash if mine isn't dried properly either.

Maybe just coincidence but in my experience, most street weed is too wet anyway. I've always assumed it's because it would hold together better for transport, besides a little extra weight.

Slow even dry burns properly every time, organic or not.

 

[IrkinBollikans]

All I give is water. Flushing is not really a thing

I dont really think the plants care what their nutrient source is. What I do know is most large scale growers that provide for dispensaries, dont do dick for curing. That's why almost every strain at the disp smells the same. It's not cured. Either dried too quick, or not dried and you're told it's real sticky. Not saying organic doesnt bring something to the table when it comes to flavor and smell, but I dont think it accounts for a cleaner burn at all

 

[Boatguy]

I feel like I'm out of the loop on this. Gotta be some bro science around it.

I havent ever smoked any pot that resulted in black ash. That includes the crap mexican brick. Has anyone a pic of this black ash?
I know that over the years most of what i have smoked wasnt flushed or even cured.

Seen black seeds by the hundreds, just no black ash from anything other than a generation joint

 

[Shape Shifter]

I havent ever smoked any pot that resulted in black ash. That includes the crap mexican brick. Has anyone a pic of this black ash?
I know that over the years most of what i have smoked wasnt flushed or even cured.

No pics. The four kinds of weed I have right now are white ash. I get black ash from dispensaries sometimes.

 

[SpawnOfVader]

I dont really think the plants care what their nutrient source is. What I do know is most large scale growers that provide for dispensaries, dont do dick for curing. That's why almost every strain at the disp smells the same. It's not cured. Either dried too quick, or not dried and you're told it's real sticky. Not saying organic doesnt bring something to the table when it comes to flavor and smell, but I dont think it accounts for a cleaner burn at all

It's all about money. They want the product to be out to market quicker. I also read a study about brighter colored weed (less cured) actually selling better because it's attractive and most people have no idea.

 

[IrkinBollikans]

I havent ever smoked any pot that resulted in black ash. That includes the crap mexican brick. Has anyone a pic of this black ash?
I know that over the years most of what i have smoked wasnt flushed or even cured.

I have seen the black ash many times. I also think that PGRs cause this

 

[Boatguy]

No pics. The four kinds of weed I have right now are white ash. I get black ash from dispensaries sometimes.

Weird that you would get black ash from something that is tested for impurities. I dont like how dry dispensary herb is, but other than that it does the trick

 

[Shape Shifter]

The black ash tends to taste bad. Heavy gasoline at the end of the bowl on a strain that isn't gassy.

 

[MickFoster]

Honestly......I've been smoking weed over 50 years and I never paid any attention to color of the ash.......only how high I got.

 

[Shape Shifter]

Weird that you would get black ash from something that is tested for impurities. I dont like how dry dispensary herb is, but other than that it does the trick

I think its just because the weed was rushed thru curing.

 

[Boatguy]

I also think that PGRs cause this

What is a pgr?

 

[MickFoster]

What is a pgr?

I think he meant PGA.

 

[Boatguy]

I think its just because the weed was rushed thru curing.

I have grown and smoked uncured weed. No black ash. That grow was actually one of my best.

 

[IrkinBollikans]

What is a pgr?

Plant growth regulators. When you get rock hard nugs from the disp, and it's super hard to break up, and it dont burn for shit. PGRs

 

[Shape Shifter]

I have grown and smoked uncured weed. No black ash. That grow was actually one of my best.

All the black ash weed for me so far has been super fresh and rushed thru cure. And probably harvested too early.

 

[poundofyourfinest]

Surely you dont flush your organic soil?

If you’re growing clones or seeds you worked you can tailor your organic soil recipe so most of the amendments are used By the end of the grow

 

[Richard Drysift]

I dont really think the plants care what their nutrient source is. What I do know is most large scale growers that provide for dispensaries, dont do dick for curing. That's why almost every strain at the disp smells the same. It's not cured. Either dried too quick, or not dried and you're told it's real sticky. Not saying organic doesnt bring something to the table when it comes to flavor and smell, but I dont think it accounts for a cleaner burn at all

Of course with profits in mind the idea is to preserve as much weight as possible while still allowing the bud to burn. My fully cured home grown is much drier than weed from a dispensary. It’s probably true they rush curing. I never really even noticed the difference in ash until I had to out source weed. I just got some very tasty and potent strains from a dispensary but I find myself dumping out the bottom of the bowl; it starts to taste kinda nasty only like halfway burned.
Im sure some strains/local growers are better than others. I think the local medical weed around here is the worst offender of this which you would think the opposite is true. It all tastes the same. I gotta run to a neighboring state and pay through the nose just to get decent quality commercial weed. You are right the plants don’t care where they get food but living soil does. Water only is the shit. Try it.

 

[Shape Shifter]

Maybe it is “bro science” but since I’ve been growing in organic soil

Everything organic sounds like bro science.

Just toss some bat shit and worm shit on it. Give it a tea once a week.

Sounds like some old timey bro science.

Even tho it isn't.

 

[Richard Drysift]

Old timey bro science....that’s the name of my new band...thank you!