Grass Hay smell?

Choctaw

Choctaw

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I dried for 7 days. Put in jars and was getting a reading of 56%. I moved it to grove bags and added a boveda pack now sit at 62%.

Will the grass smell go away or should I make edibles or wax from it?

my dry temp/humidity was 75.6F and 45-51% humidity for 7 days and they were crispy to the touch.
 
Choctaw

Choctaw

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Here was the trichomes before harvest. And the main cola about a week or 2 before harvest. This plant was stunted and had issues throughout the grow.


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Choctaw

Choctaw

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bk78 said:
A week or 2 before harvest?

I still see white pistils in your trichome picture, that tells me you harvested way early
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I was looking at amber trichomesDamn, Im still new, I have 2 more thet I have not harvested yet. They are autoflowers on week 15. So much for them being quicker to grow.

here is one of the others I haven’t cut yet. How many more weeks do you think on this one? I don’t want to screw this one up too.

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GrodanLightfoot

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I can see your potassium manganese boron deficiency. You can't see sulfur deficiency in flower however, you have to smell for it.

I've been meticulously documenting the "mid & reggie versions" of all the established high end flavor profiles by withholding sulfur. (Since the Cannabis scene only has fake sommeliers to date). Go too far and you'll get hay. There's a direct correlation between the fatty acid chain breaks that cause unwanted aromas (c5 and c6 alcohols and aldehydes, aka green leaf volatiles in the case of hay) and improper nutrition.
 
Choctaw

Choctaw

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GrodanLightfoot said:
I can see your potassium manganese boron deficiency. You can't see sulfur deficiency in flower however, you have to smell for it.

I've been meticulously documenting the "mid & reggie versions" of all the established high end flavor profiles by withholding sulfur. (Since the Cannabis scene only has fake sommeliers to date). Go too far and you'll get hay. There's a direct correlation between the fatty acid chain breaks that cause unwanted aromas (c5 and c6 alcohols and aldehydes, aka green leaf volatiles in the case of hay) and improper nutrition.
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yeah, my first grow has been a challenge for sure.
 
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Playk328

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Choctaw said:
my dry temp/humidity was 75.6F and 45-51% humidity for 7 days and they were crispy to the touch.
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Your numbers are not idea for drying and curing, just so you know for future grows..

You need to bring that temp down and try to bring that humidity up just a little bit..

I go for a 60/60/12 .. at the 8-10 day mark I dry trim and hang back up for a few days until the stems just snap, not break.. then its time to go into the buckets with lids and hygrometers in them where I will burp lids to try and keep in that 60% RH range..

60/60/12 = 60 degrees, 60%RH, for 12 days, around then is when I start to see that snapping sound..
 
Choctaw

Choctaw

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Playk328 said:
Your numbers are not idea for drying and curing, just so you know for future grows..

You need to bring that temp down and try to bring that humidity up just a little bit..

I go for a 60/60/12 .. at the 8-10 day mark I dry trim and hang back up for a few days until the stems just snap, not break.. then its time to go into the buckets with lids and hygrometers in them where I will burp lids to try and keep in that 60% RH range..

60/60/12 = 60 degrees, 60%RH, for 12 days, around then is when I start to see that snapping sound..
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Looks like I can only grow in winter. My house stays around 75f. Unless I got a cooler or something for my tent.
 
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Playk328

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Im not saying go get a 12000 btu portable unit "tho they are nice".. but they do make smaller ones that may bring an enclosed area down to the 60's..

You want to slow dry.. dry too fast and you get hay buds, dry too slow and you get mold..

Dry and cure slow at the right pace and you get smooth, tasty nugs..
 
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Playk328

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When you chop your plant, just take off the big fan leaves.. then hang them.. this will help slow down the drying a bit as well..

then after that 7,8, or 9ish day you trim that off and hang it back up for a few more days, keep an eye on the stems, kind of bend them now and then as you go, but you dont want to see that "snap" too early, or you dried too fast.. I see it around the 12 day mark, keep fans going but not blown on them..

You also want to make sure its dark, light will degrade your hard work..
 
Choctaw

Choctaw

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Playk328 said:
When you chop your plant, just take off the big fan leaves.. then hang them.. this will help slow down the drying a bit as well..

then after that 7,8, or 9ish day you trim that off and hang it back up for a few more days, keep an eye on the stems, kind of bend them now and then as you go, but you dont want to see that "snap" too early, or you dried too fast.. I see it around the 12 day mark, keep fans going but not blown on them..

You also want to make sure its dark, light will degrade your hard work..
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i may try rotating frozen gallon jugs of water out in the bottom of the tent. With a fan on the bottles. This might help get temps down for 2 weeks.
 
Choctaw

Choctaw

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Playk328 said:
When you chop your plant, just take off the big fan leaves.. then hang them.. this will help slow down the drying a bit as well..

then after that 7,8, or 9ish day you trim that off and hang it back up for a few more days, keep an eye on the stems, kind of bend them now and then as you go, but you dont want to see that "snap" too early, or you dried too fast.. I see it around the 12 day mark, keep fans going but not blown on them..

You also want to make sure its dark, light will degrade your hard work..
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would you say this batch it ruined? If so, is there anything i can use it for? Hash? Wax?
 
DrOgkush

DrOgkush

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GrodanLightfoot said:
I can see your potassium manganese boron deficiency. You can't see sulfur deficiency in flower however, you have to smell for it.

I've been meticulously documenting the "mid & reggie versions" of all the established high end flavor profiles by withholding sulfur. (Since the Cannabis scene only has fake sommeliers to date). Go too far and you'll get hay. There's a direct correlation between the fatty acid chain breaks that cause unwanted aromas (c5 and c6 alcohols and aldehydes, aka green leaf volatiles in the case of hay) and improper nutrition.
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You also could just let them know that healthy plants produce a good aroma in flower if genetics are there.
 
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