Drying / Curing

[sochack]

I just harvested one of my plants with the most pungent smell of them all. This is my first grow and tried to follow everything by the book. Made a few mistakes, but was able to recover and complete strong. I have pictures for proofâ?¦..

Iâ??ve lost the smell. Iâ??m drying within a cardboard box and was recommended to close the flaps to increase humidity to 45%. When I open the box I smell a strong smell of fresh cut grass. Is this normal? After I complete drying and curing will I get the smell back?

[Dutch Pimp]

..I tried that cardboard box thing also...and laying on a screen too....I didn't like the results that much...I only used a small amount..to try it...the smell thing...is a gradual change...

..the main harvest went into a dark, cool room...hanging on a clothesline..for 1-2 weeks....much better results...then into glass quart jars...for final cure...it's still good....17 months later.....enjoy....:pimp: ....

[dusto2k3]

well, my buds smell like hay also while drying. They don't really get that putrid stank until they are cured.

[invision]

it will normally smell like that always, after a good dry and cure they smell like sweet MJ again :)

[Anaconda64sq]

That is some useful info.. :jointsmile: Thanks Buds.
Although I am only 2 weeks into 12/12. The more knowledge aquired the better the show.. So Harvest happens after 60 % of the white hairs have turned red ??
And flush/ water only for the last 2-3 weeks ?? :cool:

[Cornelius]

That is some useful info.. :jointsmile: Thanks Buds.
Although I am only 2 weeks into 12/12. The more knowledge aquired the better the show.. So Harvest happens after 60 % of the white hairs have turned red ??
And flush/ water only for the last 2-3 weeks ?? :cool:

no no my friend. Get yourself some kind of magnification (jeweler's loupe, pocket microscope, etc. at least 20x) and look at your trichomes. They will go from clear to cloudy to amber. When 10% of them are amber, it is time to harvest.

[sochack]

Thanks guys... I was worried I was doing something wrong.

I pulled when 100% of trichomes were cloudy. I will wait on the rest and look for the amber color.

I'll post pictures soon.

[Xsphere253]

If someone already said this I'm sorry. I found the best method for drying and curing is as follows:

After you have harvested, hang the buds upside down in a cardboard box that has strings attached. Put a few holes for air and presto. A dark, cool place you can put just about anywhere. I'd leave them to dry in there for a week. Every other day, if you take them out and very gently compress the buds along with the grain, essentially making them more dense, rather than fat and fluffy. After a week, PUT THE BUD IN MASON JARS! Leave it there for another week 1/2 to 2 weeks, opening occasionally to allow them to breathe. The Jars are by far the best method I've used, or heard of anyone else using. They are fairly inexpensive as well.

[...gas...]

drying rack from the hydro shop , that s wat they r made 4 , many thanx

[Shallow Hal]

i am sorry , but when i dry i neber loose any smell , u want a dark room with the temp around 21c, u need good air flow and u also need a fan moving the air around ( do no point the fan at the weed when its drying) at these tamps and conditions weed shud have stems that snap in about 9/12 days, u then want to trim ur bud and manicure it , what ever size of container u use u only want to fill it about one third of the way up . remove the lid every day for about 30 minutes or so , giving the buds a gentle move around to make sure the fresh air gets to it . do this for a min of 3 weeks and a max of 10, weed is best smoke between 4 and 8 monthes after harvesting and curing.

[orangeman]

Glad I found this thread, if my harvest smelled like hay I would have been disappointed lol. I'd dry and cure anyways but I thought they'd always remain smelling like an MJ plant.