Buds lose smell after harvest...

Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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Hello Melissa I recently saw your question on how to increase your drying time. Have you left all of your fan leaves and bud leaves on the plant for them to dry as well? Did you dry in an enclosed space with relatively stable humidity and temperature and little to no light penetration? If you have done all these, I might suggest a humidifier to raise the relative humidity of your drying environment to a more desirable level, something around 45-50% RH. I am also in Colorado and have troubles keeping my plants moist for the necessary time, but I manage to do it by drying in a dark closet and keeping the plants intact and whole. If you have anymore questions you can contact me either on here, or for a more direct response you can contact me to through my website, I own an indoor gardening business out of Boulder, Colorado. my website is www.controlledgarden.com and go to the contact page, and send me a letter, i will receive your questions immediately, thank you.
 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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Here is a better explanation on what is happening.

When you cut down a plant and hang it to dry the transport
of fluids continues, but at a slower rate. The stomata close
soon after harvest, and drying is slowed since little water vapor
escapes. The natural plant processes slowly come to an end
as the plant dries. The outer cells are the first to dry, but fluid still
moves from the internal cells to supply moisture to outer cells which
are dry via osmosis. When this process occurs properly, the plant dries evenly
throughout. Removing leaves and large stems upon harvest speeds
drying; however moisture content within the "dried" buds, leaves and
stems is uneven. If buds are dried too quickly, pigments such as starch,
nitrates and chloraphyl are trapped within plant tissue, making it taste
"green," burn unevenly and taste bad.
 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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Cissy said:
Do NOT take the fan leaves off? Just want to make sure I am clear on this.

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What would be the benefit of doing this? Faster drying, we already discussed how
a faster dry would inhibit many of the complex terpenes and terpenoids from fully
exposing themselves.
 
denverm4x

denverm4x

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Shrubs First said:
Here is a better explanation on what is happening.

When you cut down a plant and hang it to dry the transport
of fluids continues, but at a slower rate. The stomata close
soon after harvest, and drying is slowed since little water vapor
escapes. The natural plant processes slowly come to an end
as the plant dries. The outer cells are the first to dry, but fluid still
moves from the internal cells to supply moisture to outer cells which
are dry via osmosis. When this process occurs properly, the plant dries evenly
throughout. Removing leaves and large stems upon harvest speeds
drying; however moisture content within the "dried" buds, leaves and
stems is uneven. If buds are dried too quickly, pigments such as starch,
nitrates and chloraphyl are trapped within plant tissue, making it taste
"green," burn unevenly and taste bad.
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could you explain better your harvest/drying/curing process?

for instance, how long do you typically hang them? you said in a closet, do you use a fan at all?
and do you cure your buds at all?
 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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denverm4x said:
could you explain better your harvest/drying/curing process?

for instance, how long do you typically hang them? you said in a closet, do you use a fan at all?
and do you cure your buds at all?
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Mine take 8 days to dry. No fans. Yes I cure the buds, and the smell and taste
becomes more complex, but like I said, they are sellable the day I jar em up.

If you look at page one, i explain it very detailed..

moodster said:
im gonna try this next time!! Do i leave all the fan leaves little leaves on??
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I don't chop anything.
 
Nunotmp

Nunotmp

Active Member
Nice im smoking on some dried lemon skunk...just started to cure i seen you had problems with your dry and cure..mine.....fuck i just got a phone call and forgot what i was gonna say..
 
trichlone fiend

trichlone fiend

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DubsFan said:
I know I know...flush better. Hang on...

I have about 20 plants under my belt. This most recent 10 plant Rockwool grow in my avi is about 1 week from harvest.

I lost a soldier last week. A plant fell over to the point where the roots were damaged enough to not uptake water. All the hairs were red and to many they looked ripe. Trichomes were 100% clear though.

I harvested that one plant.

Half the plant fell over into the tray and got really water logged and damp from my tray flooding and draining for that day or two. I decided to not run those nugs through the trimmer as they were really mushy and didn't dry that well.

I have two batches now. Branches of nice nugs that went through my Spin-Pro tumbling trimmer (love the nug shape) and the other stuff that got saturated.

After running batch No1 through my Spin Pro they looked excellent and reaked of sticky dankdom as I trimmed The others...batch No2 were still drying on the branch for a few days. I am going to use those (No2)for hash or edibles.

Batch No1 is pretty much dried out...30g's worth. They look great. perfect little ping pong ball nugs. There is a problem. they smell like shit. Very "pedestrian" if you will...like novice grown herb. Many would smell it and ask if I flushed. I didn't, it fell over before I could. The garbage (No2)that I tore off the branch by hand and shoved into a turkey bag smell many times better. It has a decent dank smell to it. I would say the smell is marketable. The look isn't.

Why is it that No1 and No2 smell different yet it's the same premature unflushed herb?
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I haven't read the whole thread...just curious, what's your temps like? ...are you using co2? ...sulpher burner?
 
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