Odd Smell During Curing..?

So i had my buds hanging in a cool dry place 4 48hrs, then i started to cure in containers. When i open the lid to check them i get the distinct smell of grass clippings??
It does still smell like weed a little, and the whole room stinks like skunk, but my weed itself smells odd..
Is this moist smell normal?

Oh, btw, its my 1st grow.. So im really not sure if ive done something wrong / wat 2 do next?

....you didn't let them hang long enough. 7 days is the norm, at the very least before placing in a jar.

Try reading some of this thread: https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/28072-harvest-time-tutorial.html

I read the thread b4 i gave them the chop, but wen i touched them they seemed very dry and brittle on the outside, so i placed them in the jar. I figured it varied, and since they r only small buds i thought they we're ready..?

.....get them back out and spead them out in a nice dark cool (65-68f) area with a fan going to move air around them. You should be ok, as it dry, it should get better. Then move to jars.

Anecdote time!

The first strain I grew was Jack Herer. I didn't know what to expect and when it came to the harvest/cure I just followed the same ol information that is in that guide and that is usually repeated in these threads. I waited until the stem snapped, I tried both jar and bag sweats to see what I liked. And I tried the vacuum sealing for a while to get the "full cure" going.

What I found is that while there was still moisture left in my jack nugs when I would sweat them, there just wasn't a whole lot. What came of it is that when I grind them I get that nice lemony jack smell, but the nug itself just smells very earthy and almost smell-less. I accepted it as it was, and it never seemed to improve despite my attempts.

I then grew a more indica strain. The nugs this puppy produced were a whole lot denser. When I followed the "guide" in this case, it produces yummy flavor and even though I hate the word, very dank yet enjoyable smell.

The key wasn't the strain directly as it was it's density. If you have thick buds, you will need to let them dry longer. If you have fluffier ones, they will dry long before the stem does.

I have started jar curing the Jack's WAY early in terms of the guide, but with proper attention, mold is avoided and enough moisture is left in the buds to do their magic. The result is much better.



So, this will really depend on your buds themselves. If they are fluffy, then you don't need to dry for very long and can start the cure early, and should.

If they are denser, then drying will just dry the outsides quicky, and the insides slowly. It is easy to think they are dry, only to jar them and find condensation on the inside the next day.

My suggestion is to start taking advantage of brown paper bags. Many people use them alone. I am a Jar Cure person, but I use them to slow sweat buds when I know they are not quite ready for the jar, but too dry to just hang.

When you opened the jar the day after canning em, did you run your finger along the inside of the glass and feel for noticable condensation or "slickness"?

Happens to me when I dont let them dry long enough. Yea, I agree you need to dry them more.
I hang them a week then in jars for two days then in paper bags for a few days. That usually does it.

Ok, ive spread them out on some Newspaper.. I will give them a couple more days to dry and try the jar method agan.
Cheers for the help.

placing wet buds on paper will make them smell like paper.

Really?! So what should i place them on then?

XxNinjaxX said:

Really?! So what should i place them on then?

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Hanging is likely the best idea but if you have to place them on something I’d suggest a screen of some sort so air can move through and around the buds easier/better.

Yeah, i cant hang them, i already cut all the stem. I dont really have a screen as such, but i could improvise and keep turning the buds over a few times a day. That should achieve the same results..

XxNinjaxX said:

Yeah, i cant hang them, i already cut all the stem. I dont really have a screen as such, but i could improvise and keep turning the buds over a few times a day. That should achieve the same results..

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Dude you don't want ink from newsprint getting on your buds. Just go the hell out and find a screen somewhere. Do it right.

You said the buds are small and sometimes those little lower guys never lose that smell. Most of the time I just hash them out. But if they are tops and just not dense, like said before the bud will dry way faster than the stem. I have good luck with a brown paper bag, it seems to slow the drying and is like a "pre cure".

Best guide for curing ...is somewhere on this forum. It call Bag appeal or something. Good methods and easy to follow.

Cured up alright - put em on a screen n then jar cured. Had quite a good smell 2 em.
Cheers for all the input guys.

lolz 3 months later? do you still have any of that bud?

Pnuggle said:

lolz 3 months later? do you still have any of that bud?

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Actually just finished up the last of it.
Couldnt smoke it at 1st as i was getn regular piss tests at work.
(Massive test of will-power that was).
Just thought i should come back n thank all those who helped.