potorlando
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My first grow. Lots of challenges but I finally harvested last week. I put all the bud into a dryer box I built. Opened it a couple days ago (4 days drying) and found some bud was kinda crispy, I was able to break the stem. In addition, it smelled like hay (which I THOUGHT was a symptom of overdrying- Can you guys please correct me here or clarify why we get the hay smell please).
So, thinking that everything was ok, I put the buds into jars. I opened and checked them a bunch at first, then thought I was overchecking so I left them alone for just 18 hours (I should have realized how damp they felt, but since the smell was still hay I thought they were still to dry- I feel like a dumbass newb again). So, against my judgement, I crack opne one of the jars and smell the bud... still hay but maybe improving a bit.. THEN I notice white fuzz!!!! Damn... mold. I kinda pinched it off and put all the buds back in the dryer (on different levels but in the same box- bad buds nearest exit). I know I am probably just blowing around the spores right now, but that's what I did. I don't have another place ready to keep drying the buds but i am pretty sure they should be quaratined. It sucks that I lost almost all the smoke from one strain, but I guess I can try and make honey oil out of it.
I'd love feedback on the hay smell and what to do about the molded buds..... Thanks
So, thinking that everything was ok, I put the buds into jars. I opened and checked them a bunch at first, then thought I was overchecking so I left them alone for just 18 hours (I should have realized how damp they felt, but since the smell was still hay I thought they were still to dry- I feel like a dumbass newb again). So, against my judgement, I crack opne one of the jars and smell the bud... still hay but maybe improving a bit.. THEN I notice white fuzz!!!! Damn... mold. I kinda pinched it off and put all the buds back in the dryer (on different levels but in the same box- bad buds nearest exit). I know I am probably just blowing around the spores right now, but that's what I did. I don't have another place ready to keep drying the buds but i am pretty sure they should be quaratined. It sucks that I lost almost all the smoke from one strain, but I guess I can try and make honey oil out of it.
I'd love feedback on the hay smell and what to do about the molded buds..... Thanks