corbin5754
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Cool thanks guys ill look into buying 1
curing going on 21 days still hay smell
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harris hawk
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You will find the thru-out the curing process the "smell" will change along with taste One jars 2x's for tjhe first 2 weeks and then 1x per day , till desired taste, ect
HDPursuit
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IMO this is totally off, the best cure humidity is 62%. If your bud is rotting in the jars while curing, you did something else wrong like putting them in the jars wet, just saying
skunkd0c
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Putting the bud in the jars too wet, also not leaving the jars open long enough (burping) can make it take so long to cure
the nasty smell hangs around for ages until all the moisture is finally removed from the bud
you can leave the jars open until the buds turn crispy on the outside
then close the jars the buds will be spongy again within a few hours
keep repeating this spongy/crispy cycle until the bud can stay in the jars all the time lids closed
and remain crispy on the outside but sticky still in the middle
takes about 2-3 months here before it tastes and smells spot on
peace
the nasty smell hangs around for ages until all the moisture is finally removed from the bud
you can leave the jars open until the buds turn crispy on the outside
then close the jars the buds will be spongy again within a few hours
keep repeating this spongy/crispy cycle until the bud can stay in the jars all the time lids closed
and remain crispy on the outside but sticky still in the middle
takes about 2-3 months here before it tastes and smells spot on
peace
greenlikemoney
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If they smell like hay, but they still smell like the real deal when handled (i.e., broken up) then you're doing ok. A cure will help with the smell. From my experience the strong hay smell will take at least a month to really cure out.
The other factor in the hay smell is the active ingredient to plant matter ratio. A key culprit in throwing that ratio into the hay smell spectrum is lots of leaf and/or airy bud. Airy bud ain't bad, there's just less of the active ingredient. Leaf is well, leaf. Some leaf is quite white with your sought after trichomes, but they simply can't compete with the plant material of the leaf. So you will lose that bag appeal smell to the smell of drying plant matter on which the trichomes grow.
With these points in mind, keep the bud well manicured into dry/cure (my opinion if you're judging by smell), taking note to remove leafy stuff well. And be patient with the cure. A hygrometer and some knowledge of your relative humidity (RH) targets is all you need to get home grown with acceptable bag appeal.
I freaked about dry time and hay smell as well. Experience should help you clear it up, and don't get discouraged if you aren't pulling Cannabis Cup-winning bud out of a personal grow the first time around. Your expectations will be met as your experience and harvest grows--over time.
The other factor in the hay smell is the active ingredient to plant matter ratio. A key culprit in throwing that ratio into the hay smell spectrum is lots of leaf and/or airy bud. Airy bud ain't bad, there's just less of the active ingredient. Leaf is well, leaf. Some leaf is quite white with your sought after trichomes, but they simply can't compete with the plant material of the leaf. So you will lose that bag appeal smell to the smell of drying plant matter on which the trichomes grow.
With these points in mind, keep the bud well manicured into dry/cure (my opinion if you're judging by smell), taking note to remove leafy stuff well. And be patient with the cure. A hygrometer and some knowledge of your relative humidity (RH) targets is all you need to get home grown with acceptable bag appeal.
I freaked about dry time and hay smell as well. Experience should help you clear it up, and don't get discouraged if you aren't pulling Cannabis Cup-winning bud out of a personal grow the first time around. Your expectations will be met as your experience and harvest grows--over time.