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TheMan13

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pergamum362 said:
Black ash...a commen and wide spread bit of misinformation being that no flush or over use of nutrients causes this- completely wrong. The drying processes and the “cure” or chorophyll purge, a natural process in which the dried buds try to save themselves by comverting that chrophyll into something else more tasty and less harsh. So black ash..means a rushed drying process or an incomplete or improper cure. Anyone can test this themselves. Leave a nug that burns black ash out for a week or two, the. Roll it up and witness the difference.
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I believe both are true. No flush and over use of nutes, as well as failure to appropriately dry and cure can be the cause of black ash. A bad dried/cured bud will taste bad, have a black ash and make you cough; but certain nutes being left on board dry flowers can literally cause them to be damn near fireproof as well.
 
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pergamum362

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This is where i must respectfully disagree with you theman, a first i believe lol. For it is the leaves that store those unused nutrients, it is my understanding that the nutrients that reach the buds are turned into sugars etc, by the time they teach the actual flower. I could be wrong, as almost nothing i say can ever be certain haha.
I however have experimented with this the last year, with the help of patients and they came to the same conclusion. The experimemt was with two crops, same strains, one recieved flush, the other not. All other parameters were the same. After roughly two-three weeks bds from both batches burned smooth and clean. There is however one more variable that is not accounted for, as you mentioned-some nutrients/ ompounde may act differently in the photosynthesis process, thus leaving nastys in the buds regardless of process used. Just a humble mana thesis, based on limited scientific knowledge and in field experience.
 
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TheMan13

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pergamum362 said:
This is where i must respectfully disagree with you theman, a first i believe lol. For it is the leaves that store those unused nutrients, it is my understanding that the nutrients that reach the buds are turned into sugars etc, by the time they teach the actual flower. I could be wrong, as almost nothing i say can ever be certain haha.
I however have experimented with this the last year, with the help of patients and they came to the same conclusion. The experimemt was with two crops, same strains, one recieved flush, the other not. All other parameters were the same. After roughly two-three weeks bds from both batches burned smooth and clean. There is however one more variable that is not accounted for, as you mentioned-some nutrients/ ompounde may act differently in the photosynthesis process, thus leaving nastys in the buds regardless of process used. Just a humble mana thesis, based on limited scientific knowledge and in field experience.
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It is only the chlorophyll that transitions into sugar during the cure. The unused nutes on the other hand simply remain as is in the flower when photosynthesis ceased. Some of those undigested foods, if you will, hinder the burn and/or blacken the ash of dried flower.

That said, not all nutrients or their digestive states are problematic. Organic chemistry has to be one of the toughest subjects ...
 
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