dry buds (help)

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isa420

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ok guys first i wanna start off by saying this is my first batch of growing indoor,i went thru the hole process but now stuck on the curing part? i harvested my plants friday afternoon an by sunday my buds were crunchy ,i was worried too much on overdrying them so i went online an did alot of researched ,an by the end of the day i chopped them up an put them in jars ,well now they are a lil moist (not sweating) an have a horrible grass smell.i know i messed up but how can i fix this problem please help!!!!
 
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watchhowIdoit

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You probally have not messed up. Just burp your jars once or twice a day and occassionally remove and rearrange them in the jars. What you are smelling is your plants curing. Give them 2 or 3 weeks and I bet you will be surprised at how they smell when you roll a doobie........
Growing is the easy part. Learning to properly dry and cure your bud is an art. Each grow you will get better at it.......:weed: Its actually better to err on the side of caution and get them a bit too dry. You can always toss a fan leaf in the jar later to add a bit of moisture.......
 
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isa420

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thanks for the reply.


ok what im doin is opening the jar dumping the buds on a table ,mix them around let them out for a 2 to 3 minutes an putting them back in the jar??? should i be leaving them out longer ???
 
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watchhowIdoit

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isa420 said:
thanks for the reply.


ok what im doin is opening the jar dumping the buds on a table ,mix them around let them out for a 2 to 3 minutes an putting them back in the jar??? should i be leaving them out longer ???
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Thats the part you will need to work out for yourself. Depends on alot of things. But twice a day for a week or so at 5-10mins is a good place to start. If you have more than one jar you could vary things a bit. Like I said when it comes to curing you need to find your own groove.
 
bamfrivet

bamfrivet

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I leave my buds in the jar and leave the lid off for an hour every 12 hours. this is my first curing attempt and so far they smell great. they lost that hay/grass smell in less than a week.
 
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isa420

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ok ,thanks for the reply guys i appreciate it !!! if i have any more question ill be sure to ask thanks alot
 
bamfrivet

bamfrivet

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looks good. I would trim up any of that excess stem on the nugs. it's just going to add moisture to the jar and make the process take longer.

is that a seed I see in the 3rd picture?
 
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isa420

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na ,no seeds lol........ok thanks alot ive had alot of dought in the process, just gonna continue what im doin! 3 times a day open jar for a hour....as the week progresses i would just do it 2 times a day for an hour??? let me know if i could be wrong thanks
 
bamfrivet

bamfrivet

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just squeeze your buds every now and then to see how moist they still are. if they are still smelling like hay and not as moist on the outside then keep the lid on more often to help draw some of that moisture out of the middle and rehydrate the outside of the nug.
 
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isa420

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ok ,so would you just suggest me doin it 2 times a day for 1 hour? i mean theres no hurry im just trying to figure out whats the better step to take
 
bamfrivet

bamfrivet

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judging by what I just smoked that's been curing for about a week now, an hour once every 12 hours should be good lol. these were smaller buds off a 6 week flowering plant, so they dried faster. but damn are they potent. I smoked a tiny bit right after it cured and the taste wasn't great. now it tastes more like a smooth purply taste lol.
 
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isa420

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ive noticed the buds got a lil more dense (dried) but they still have the grass smell to them,hopefully within time the grass smell will go away! but if not is there anything that i can use to delete the smell
 
kbo ca

kbo ca

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go buy a hygrometer from a pet store. Throw it in your jar. it will tell you the relative humidity in the jar. If its over 60% Burp for about 15 minutes a day, until it gets down to about 55% then just seal your jar for long term storage. If the RH is over 70% let the buds sit out over night then seal em back up again. Do this till you get down to 60% then do as previously stated. Just takes the guess work out of it. You'll know when they're done for sure.
 
loudpac

loudpac

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^^^^amen.
this is how its done, you cant go off a set time schedule, as this site has people from around THE WORLD in dif climates and altitudes (which play a huge role in the dry/cure)...
 
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isa420

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kbo ca said:
go buy a hygrometer from a pet store. Throw it in your jar. it will tell you the relative humidity in the jar. If its over 60% Burp for about 15 minutes a day, until it gets down to about 55% then just seal your jar for long term storage. If the RH is over 70% let the buds sit out over night then seal em back up again. Do this till you get down to 60% then do as previously stated. Just takes the guess work out of it. You'll know when they're done for sure.
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Went to the pet store could not find what you were talkin about? can u explain whats the hygrometer is used for?
 
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