Harvest and drying question

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piffontuck

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I know this question has been asked a million times and I basically know what everyone will say but I still need to hear it again. I'm 3 grows in already, soon to start my 4th and I always seem to have the same problem. My first time I dried entirely too fast and my second I'm sure I trimmed and jared too early..my last and most recent grow this was the problem: while growing and blooming my buds smelled the way that they were supposed to even up until hanging to dry.the next day I checked them while they were hanging up and drying, and they smelled like plant and I dried for 6-7 days until buds were crispy on the outside and the stems just about snapped.I then cut buds off the stems and jarred them,I burp twice maybe 3 times a day,and its been about a week and they smell a tiny bit better.but not what they smelled like during flower,and surely not the way they are suppose to smell.what am I doing wrong that my buds dont smell how they should? I only ask this because I have sold and traded clones of this strain and most of the people I give it to have made the bud come out way better than me (the strain is dr greenthumbs bubba kush). (so I know how the bud should smell). some of the people that have grown it do not even cure it they just dry it and it still smells and smokes phenominal.also a few of my other friends have told me with their grows that their buds dont ever smell green or plant like and if it does the plant smell is so minimal that you cant tell,they also say that they dont cure,that they just dry for 6-7 days.(my friends grow some kind of diesel strain). I know that certain strains have stronger smells regardless, but I dont understand why my buds always smell green or plantlike and people who have gotten these dr greenthumb bubba kush clones from me produce superior tasting and smelling buds only drying and not curing...one of my friends that grows the diesel strain says that the one time his bud smelled a little green or plantlike is because he fertilized a little more than he usually does and that could be the reason that my bud smells this way... and we all use Dwc grows,but my friends use different chems... I was using cns 17 grow, bloom, and ripe and hormex... using no more than 5ml per gallon of water(I dont know if the chems have anything to do with the final outcome of smell and taste though)...I have found so many different explanation and it's confusing so I'm hoping that someone can help me so that I do not encounter this problem for a 4th grow and harvest,please help....
 
mikmike

mikmike

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There is a forum section that si for harvesting and curing. there are 3 stickys i think for harvesting and curing there adn the tools u need and great explanation and step by step instructions. try reading those stickys first
 
ruffrider

ruffrider

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piffontuck said:
I know this question has been asked a million times and I basically know what everyone will say but I still need to hear it again. I'm 3 grows in already, soon to start my 4th and I always seem to have the same problem. My first time I dried entirely too fast and my second I'm sure I trimmed and jared too early..my last and most recent grow this was the problem: while growing and blooming my buds smelled the way that they were supposed to even up until hanging to dry.the next day I checked them while they were hanging up and drying, and they smelled like plant and I dried for 6-7 days until buds were crispy on the outside and the stems just about snapped.I then cut buds off the stems and jarred them,I burp twice maybe 3 times a day,and its been about a week and they smell a tiny bit better.but not what they smelled like during flower,and surely not the way they are suppose to smell.what am I doing wrong that my buds dont smell how they should? I only ask this because I have sold and traded clones of this strain and most of the people I give it to have made the bud come out way better than me (the strain is dr greenthumbs bubba kush). (so I know how the bud should smell). some of the people that have grown it do not even cure it they just dry it and it still smells and smokes phenominal.also a few of my other friends have told me with their grows that their buds dont ever smell green or plant like and if it does the plant smell is so minimal that you cant tell,they also say that they dont cure,that they just dry for 6-7 days.(my friends grow some kind of diesel strain). I know that certain strains have stronger smells regardless, but I dont understand why my buds always smell green or plantlike and people who have gotten these dr greenthumb bubba kush clones from me produce superior tasting and smelling buds only drying and not curing...one of my friends that grows the diesel strain says that the one time his bud smelled a little green or plantlike is because he fertilized a little more than he usually does and that could be the reason that my bud smells this way... and we all use Dwc grows,but my friends use different chems... I was using cns 17 grow, bloom, and ripe and hormex... using no more than 5ml per gallon of water(I dont know if the chems have anything to do with the final outcome of smell and taste though)...I have found so many different explanation and it's confusing so I'm hoping that someone can help me so that I do not encounter this problem for a 4th grow and harvest,please help....
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Wrong Section! Like mikmike stated theres a section all about Harvesting & Curing with stickies that explain quite abit. You'd get better responses to.. Don't mean to sound like a dick or anything:-|
 
montanachadly

montanachadly

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My question to you is are they fully matured when you cut them down like are they done cause sometimes if you clip them down to early before peak maturity they will have that green plant smell also do you leave all the leaves on when you hang it or do you clip them off first then hang it. whats the temps and humidity to your drying space? All this makes a bit of difference. I do think tho that curing is the hardest part of being a new grower it took me a few runs to get it down. The key is patience some times the smell will go away but as you leave it in the jar and it sweats out all the chlorophyll and moisture inside the smell will come back.
 
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piffontuck

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mostly cloudy trichromes with a few amber, i cut down at 9 weeks and 3 days, trimmed the fans leaves and buds before hanging them to dry...dry temp between 74-77 degrees no higher...humidity 40-55 percent no higher
 
Warlock1369

Warlock1369

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Your burping to much. If your jars get under 55% humidity cure stops. Go 15 min every 24 hours for 2 weeks
 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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drying too fast will give you the grass smell. are you trimming before drying? if so, then that may be it. chop plant, and chop down to individual branches. hang these branches to dry and then trim. i do it this way every time and 1-2 days in jars and then gone. always the sweetest smell and taste.
 
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