Weird question on a theory

[buds101]

What if at harvest you clipped a branch and stuck it in something for instance vanilla extract because the stem would absorb the liquid the same way they dye roses idk just a thought

 

[Kingrow1]

There was a fad a few years ago for food that was coloured different colours with natural absorbable plant dyes but i dont think it ever caught on, as for taste i would assume that anything that would affect the taste would be chemically altered before reaching the bud or simply not be able to be uptaken and transported by the plant.

Different soils and ferts will add or subtract from the taste but i dont think it will change the taste more enhance as lordjin says. Let me know when you can make weed smell and taste like my Girlfriends bushy parts, that is ultimatly my goal!lol! Peace

 

[wannabe grower]

People have had threads on here in years past about changing colors of plants by doing the cutting and placing in dyed waters. The consensus was it hurt the overall smoke and flavor. As for extracts, have you ever tasted vanilla extract? Try it and then tell me if you think it'll be good. It's more an aromatic thing that needs to be supplemented with sugar to work.

 

[noxiously]

People have had threads on here in years past about changing colors of plants by doing the cutting and placing in dyed waters. The consensus was it hurt the overall smoke and flavor. As for extracts, have you ever tasted vanilla extract? Try it and then tell me if you think it'll be good. It's more an aromatic thing that needs to be supplemented with sugar to work.

That's true, vanilla extract tastes horrible by itself, just as any other extract. It tastes bad because it's so strong. It would probably work the same as it does with recipes, you only add a little bit to get the right flavor from it. Well, you would probably have to add alot though in order for it to be taken up into the plant, that's if it would even work. The only way we would find out for sure is to try it. Go look around for some organic extracts that isn't alcohol based, if it exists. Someone mentioned something about dying buds the same as they do roses. I've never heard of dying roses, I'm gonna have to look into this.

 

[scottster038]

I would think that it would have some sort of effect on the flavor or scent if the roots are taking these flavorings up. Sure, you would still have the original scent/flavor but wouldn't it create just a little bit of a different flavor? It's just like humans, our scent can change due to the items we eat and how much of it we eat.

hahah i can tell you got an extremely open mind. that's a good thing, smoke on brother!

 

[Kingrow1]

The scent of humans is a waste product and hormonal secretion. Peace

 

[noxiously]

The scent of humans is a waste product and hormonal secretion. Peace

But don't you think that the scent of plants is due to the same thing? Buds are flowers, and flowers emit an odor in order to attract a pollinator, either a bee, moth, beetle, bird, etc. When the flower is mature enough for pollination then it starts to increase it's smell, hence hormonal secretion. Also, have you ever heard of Vidalia Onions? Sure, onions taste like onions, but Vidalia onions have a slightly different taste than one that is not. Some people tried growing Vidalia onions in different parts of the country, but their onions didn't taste the same as the ones from Georgia. They eventually figured out that the reason they taste different is because of the soil that they are grown in; which that particular make up of soil was only found in that certain part of Georgia. That right there shows that plants CAN take on different tastes and smells due to their growing environment. Sure, the difference may be slight, but it's there and if it can happen with onions why couldn't it happen with all other plants? After remembering this I have kind of answered my own question lol. If you can find a liquid extract that isn't harmful then I'm pretty sure you can slightly alter the flavor and smell of your bud.

 

[Kingrow1]

But don't you think that the scent of plants is due to the same thing? Buds are flowers, and flowers emit an odor in order to attract a pollinator, either a bee, moth, beetle, bird, etc. When the flower is mature enough for pollination then it starts to increase it's smell, hence hormonal secretion. Also, have you ever heard of Vidalia Onions? Sure, onions taste like onions, but Vidalia onions have a slightly different taste than one that is not. Some people tried growing Vidalia onions in different parts of the country, but their onions didn't taste the same as the ones from Georgia. They eventually figured out that the reason they taste different is because of the soil that they are grown in; which that particular make up of soil was only found in that certain part of Georgia. That right there shows that plants CAN take on different tastes and smells due to their growing environment. Sure, the difference may be slight, but it's there and if it can happen with onions why couldn't it happen with all other plants? After remembering this I have kind of answered my own question lol. If you can find a liquid extract that isn't harmful then I'm pretty sure you can slightly alter the flavor and smell of your bud.

Organic tomatos taste different to normal tomatos and soil grown taste very different to hydro if you ask me and ive tried many different tomatos in my life to be very confident about this. Some fruit and veg seems to take the characteristics of a few things and allow them to adjust or enhance their flavour.

Scientists unfortunatly have not managed to solve the way in which nutrients are changed in the plant to their final form so i guess this science is incomplete and not really practiced much.

I would have to say based on absorbtion properties of food and such things that simply soaking the bud in some scented/flavoured tincture or solution would give much better results, herbs are used to this purpose in cooking and curing.

The problem with the whole thing is its probably been experimented with but to no great results, if they had we'd be seeing the products, image an orange flavoured lemon etc etc. Peace

 

[noxiously]

That is true Kingrow, like you said, if it was successful in any way we would have heard about it by now. Atleast I hope we would have heard about it. Maybe it's just something that people have done in the past and it worked, but it didn't hold like some fads do. Maybe in those days people didn't want buds to taste like cheese burgers lol. But who knows, I think it's plausible, as you said, plants will absorb certain properties of their grow medium, as well as other things that would change the flavor some or maybe the scent, but maybe it's just not strong enough to be very distinguishable.

 

[Kingrow1]

That is true Kingrow, like you said, if it was successful in any way we would have heard about it by now. Atleast I hope we would have heard about it. Maybe it's just something that people have done in the past and it worked, but it didn't hold like some fads do. Maybe in those days people didn't want buds to taste like cheese burgers lol. But who knows, I think it's plausible, as you said, plants will absorb certain properties of their grow medium, as well as other things that would change the flavor some or maybe the scent, but maybe it's just not strong enough to be very distinguishable.

Lime flavoured lemons would be all the rage for gin drinkers and sweet flavoured brussle sprouts for kids too.

Im almost certain if it works to any extent we would have heard about it. Peace

 

[Kingrow1]

Ah that was what i was trying to remember, few years ago they managed to get some cows to produce flavoured milk like bannana quite easily but the cost far out weighed actually producing it commercially against normal bannana milk. Peace

 

[noxiously]

Yea, sweet flavored brussel sprouts would be nice.....well, they would probably still be horrible lol. Maybe they would go well with banana flavored milk.

 

[wannabe grower]

Did anyone try some straight vanilla extract yet? LOL

 

[Kingrow1]

Well its a nice idea but different flavoured weeds aint gona happen for some time. Best smell and taste i can describe my weed is smells like grapefruit and tastes like chocolate orange. I think a lot of this is down to the different oils the plant synthesises during flowering.

You should look into it because i reckon a lot of plant flavours are oil based to a large extent. Peace

 

[noxiously]

Hey Kingrow, you said one tasted like chocolate orange, what is the name of that plant? Also, you kind of hit on something about flavors being oil based. I wonder, if a plant already has a citrusy smell/taste to it, could you enhance that tast/smell by adding a citrus extract? Maybe instead of trying to change the flavor, why not try to enhance the already existing flavor to make it a little stronger? What are you thoughts on that?

 

[wannabe grower]

Have you heard about jarring your weed with citrus peels by chance? It's supposed to impart a little of the scent anyway.

 

[noxiously]

I've heard about that before, but don't know what the outcome would be.

 

[Kingrow1]

Have you heard about jarring your weed with citrus peels by chance? It's supposed to impart a little of the scent anyway.

I didnt like this, ive tried it with orange peel and lemon peel, gave it a bad smell and taste imo but people recomend doing it. try it and see what you think but i hated the flavour imparted on the weed. peace