Is it normal for buds to lose smell when harvest and smell like hay?
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Buddernugs
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Yes very common…..it’s all abaout the hang dry and cure……..that’s how u get it back…….the pros hang dry 14 days at 60%rh and 60-64f…..then cure 12 weeks at 62-58%rh in sealed container in a dark room that’s kept at 64-68f
Buddernugs
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Mind you these are people taking home cup awards
Rurumo
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The two big reasons why this happens is prematurely harvesting your bud and improper drying. Let your bud fully ripen (don't harvest based on trichome color only) and slow dry like Buddernugs mentioned and you'll end up with incredible smoke. Imo, the slow dry is more important than the cure, but it's important to get your buds into jars while they are still at around 60% rh.
Buddernugs
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How would one knownwhen fully ripe?
hotrodharley
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When you’re sure they’re ready and 2 weeks more. One of the biggest mistakes growers make is chopping too soon. Buds pack on the most weight in the last two weeks before fully ripening.
Roger A. Shrubber
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the density of the buds, the color and condition of the pistils, the swollen nature of the calyxes, the condition of the trichomes, the overall general condition of the rest of the plant...
ComfortCreator
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Experience.
If a friend can stop by he can check for you or you can post pictures here for help. It is easy once you have seen it a few times.
Buddernugs
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Ah gotcha, iv been going by a desk top microscope and checking the heads
Buddernugs
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U usually chop indica s at 20-25% amber, don’t look for anything other than that……sativas I chop at 5-10% amber and make sure the rest are cloudy
DrOgkush
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For starters. Like I always say. Genetics. That’s going to be number 1 factor of flavor, smell and potency cap.
2 harvest when fully mature for the appropriate terpenes to fully develop. The oils are going to give you that stitch when ripe.
3. Take your time drying. Don’t rush it. And keep nice and cool. Terpenes will disappear just as fast as you dry. So the longer the better At the right temp. If you have trouble with a constant 65f. Do your best.
as far as curing. That’s a personal art and preface. To each his own. I jar when dry.
2 harvest when fully mature for the appropriate terpenes to fully develop. The oils are going to give you that stitch when ripe.
3. Take your time drying. Don’t rush it. And keep nice and cool. Terpenes will disappear just as fast as you dry. So the longer the better At the right temp. If you have trouble with a constant 65f. Do your best.
as far as curing. That’s a personal art and preface. To each his own. I jar when dry.
Buddernugs
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Dow do u keep your temps and humidity in week 4-chop?
DrOgkush
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Personally I keep my temps around 80-90. Depends on outside temperature. Humidity. I’m terrible. I can’t keep humidity where I live very well. So I’m running less than 30% at any givin time.
Buddernugs
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U don’t run ac?
Buddernugs
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I feel ya…..can’t dip below 88f in mid summer, gota upgrade my ac
Buddernugs
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I’d like to keep it i the 78-82f range in flower then 68f last few weeks
Tolerance Break
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How do you prevent mold or mildew at 65 degrees 65% humidity without having fans pointing at the buds?
OSBuds
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Drying and Curing Cannabis: The Art of Enhancing Effect and Flavor — Ed Rosenthal
How to improve the flavor and the high of your cannabis buds by implementing a controlled drying and curing process. By Franco, the strain hunter.
www.edrosenthal.com