Buds Drying/Curing

[RoundEye]

So my buds have been in jars for a couple of days now. I open them 3 times a day for 15 minutes. The smell is more like a pile of grass that's been laying around for a few days after cutting the lawn.

Is this a problem? Shouldn't these be smelling like weed at some point?
Advise please, I would hate to lose this entire crop. And more importantly, I want to know how to do it correctly for future grows. That is, if this is an undesirable smell at this stage..

RoundEye Reviewed by RoundEye on 12-10-2009. Buds Drying/Curing So my buds have been in jars for a couple of days now. I open them 3 times a day for 15 minutes. The smell is more like a pile of grass that's been laying around for a few days after cutting the lawn. Is this a problem? Shouldn't these be smelling like weed at some point? Advise please, I would hate to lose this entire crop. And more importantly, I want to know how to do it correctly for future grows. That is, if this is an undesirable smell at this stage.. Rating: 5

[redtails]

It's common, that's what the curing is for- to turn that smell into a more desirable one by letting the plant use up the chlorophyl that produces that cut grass smell. You can try to trim as much of the leaves off as possible, that'll help a little but otherwise it's a waiting game...curing is the hardest part IMO so good luck getting it perfect!

[Dutch Pimp]

Did you dry the buds first?...before putting them in jars?

Dry the buds until the stems break with a 'snap'..then into the jars.

[RoundEye]

Did you dry the buds first?...before putting them in jars?

Dry the buds until the stems break with a 'snap'..then into the jars.

I had them hanging for 3 days and was planing on a full 7 day hang. Then the humidity dropped to 14% and the buds got crispy and brittle. I took them down and got them in jars to stop the drying any more. I had a humidifier but it busted and didn't work so my options were limited. I am hoping that leaving the jars open for so long, so many times a day will allow them to continue to dry a bit but smooth it over so as not to make them brittle all the way through to the core of the bud.

[Dutch Pimp]

....http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-faqs...your-buds.html

[Vancefish]

THAT is a good post about curing. I need to actually grow some first,.. but great info and the most comprehensive I've seen yet.

Only thing I could add would be that one post somewhere had said,.. Once you've reached that stage where the edges are crispy but the stem is still tender. You can place them in unbleached paper bags (like grocery bags) to help draw moisture out (like a wood cabinet will). Again you still need to turn them over and open the bag every so often. However the porus nature of the bag will draw out moisture and keep the pests off. Then when the stem gets brittle you can move to curing.