Have you ever smoked Weed before???

[Simmsy]

Question! I've got my weed in mason jars with moisture packets to cure. However, when I burp these jars, they smell more like hay and not weed. Is that because of the moisture packets? Is that just how it goes? Am I doing something wrong?

[Fresh8686]

8 hours ago, Simmsy said:

Question! I've got my weed in mason jars with moisture packets to cure. However, when I burp these jars, they smell more like hay and not weed. Is that because of the moisture packets? Is that just how it goes? Am I doing something wrong?

 

You may have put them into jars too early or are not getting enough air flow/burping enough. See below for a more detailed explanation and I've also included a good video on drying.

 

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Fresh cut grass smell is different than hay smell, one is green and one is decomposing. Fresh cut grass smell is from freshly cut material and will go away shortly, Hay smell after drying is caused by improper drying and is a result of anaerobic fermentation.

Drying/curing is an aerobic process, The plant itself consumes chlorophyll through metabolic activity after it's been cut. Keeping stomatas open and facilitating gas exchange the plant is broken down through respiration and hydrolysis. You want to keep oxygen present so that aerobic bacteria can keep anaerobic bacteria levels in check until the buds are below a homogeneous 15% moisture content, at which point most strains of bacteria will not grow.

When this isnt allowed to occur it starts to ferment. Nitrogen, sugars, cellulose, starch etc breaking down anaerobically with the high moisture content causing fermentation. This releases ammonia (essentially formed from the nitrates not breaking down properly) and acids giving the foul odor. The most likely culprit of the hay smell is Staphylococcus Lugdenensis, which are facilitive anaerobes, meaning they can survive through aerobic respiration or switch to fermentation in anaerobic environments. In aerobic mode, their only byproducts are CO2 and water, but once they consume all the O2 in their immediate environment, they switch to fermentation mode and start producing exotoxins. You want to keep them well fed with O2 (air circulation) so they stay in aerobic respiration mode.

 

BuildASoil: HOW TO DRY AND CURE 10x10: Episode #31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pcRHWjsmNE

 

[Simmsy]

1 hour ago, Fresh8686 said:

 

You may have put them into jars too early or are not getting enough air flow/burping enough. See below for a more detailed explanation and I've also included a good video on drying.

 

 

BuildASoil: HOW TO DRY AND CURE 10x10: Episode #31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pcRHWjsmNE

 

Thank you! I'll look at this and see what I did wrong...I know I did something wrong...

[CousinsCowgirl84]

I’m in DC for the cowboys game so I decided to stop by a shop because some friends smoke. I got a green drink infused with thc. I only drank half of it and felt “high” for about an hour. Didn’t really care for the high. It was kind of a dizzy/world spinning high but not in a sick way. It would have been OK if I was at home, but we went to a restaurant for a few drinks immediately after and I was a little worried I wouldn’t able to stand up, but there wasn’t a head rush when I got up and looking into the distance kinda helped.  
 

I’m glad I didn’t drink the entire thing.

[PleaseBlitz]

1 hour ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said:

I’m in DC for the cowboys game so I decided to stop by a shop because some friends smoke. I got a green drink infused with thc. I only drank half of it and felt “high” for about an hour. Didn’t really care for the high. It was kind of a dizzy/world spinning high but not in a sick way. It would have been OK if I was at home, but we went to a restaurant for a few drinks immediately after and I was a little worried I wouldn’t able to stand up, but there wasn’t a head rush when I got up and looking into the distance kinda helped.  
 

I’m glad I didn’t drink the entire thing.

This is pretty much how it works for me. 

[Fresh8686]

That sounds like a distillate high. I don’t buy edibles because most are made with that and I feel like it’s stripped down nature gives a **** experience. 

[GoDeep81]

Burping jars? What the hell they got ya'll doing these days?? 😂 Barn, hang, dark, air flow, week, trim, schmooooke... 😜

[China]

1 hour ago, GoDeep81 said:

Burping jars? What the hell they got ya'll doing these days?? 😂 Barn, hang, dark, air flow, week, trim, schmooooke... 😜

 

https://homesteadandchill.com/how-to-harvest-cure-store-cannabis/

[Captain Wiggles]

Alternatively if one owns a good vaporizer such as a volcano you can begin use after about five days of drying. No need to really cure. Or cure it as described above and vape the trim while ya waits. 🤓

[Fresh8686]

If you use grove bags instead of mason jars you don’t have to burp because it’s automatically balancing moisture levels provided you’ve dried your plants enough that the stems have 10% moisture content or less. 
 

The quality of the dry is more important than the cure. You want a long, low, and slow dry kind of like cooking bbq. A week long dry is okay but if you want connoisseur grade with as much terp preservation as possible, a 2-3 week dry is best around 60/60 temp and humidity. The plants are still alive after harvest and you want to give them the time to fully process out all the sugars and chlorophyll in an oxygen rich or well circulated environment. 
 

I’m on week 5 of my dry and my plants are doing great and smelling amazing. Although it’s been a pain in the ass filling up the humidifier 2-3 times a day. My temps are running anywhere from 62-68 and humidity is between 48-62 but mostly around 58 so not perfect but I hang the plants whole with no trimming and that slows the drying to balance out the lower humidity levels. 

Edited December 12, 2021 by Fresh8686

[Simmsy]

On 12/9/2021 at 4:22 PM, Fresh8686 said:

 

You may have put them into jars too early or are not getting enough air flow/burping enough. See below for a more detailed explanation and I've also included a good video on drying.

 

 

BuildASoil: HOW TO DRY AND CURE 10x10: Episode #31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pcRHWjsmNE

 

...didn't let it dry long enough...

[Fresh8686]

Some cool dry pics my wife took

 

[mistertim]

@Fresh8686I think I remember reading something about that moderate humidity "low and slow" 2-3 drying being superior to the faster and lower humidity method, but also being something that's not usually great for noobs to do since you're also straddling that line between getting the buds just right and potentially inviting in things like mold and rot. Is that true?

[Fresh8686]

2 hours ago, mistertim said:

@Fresh8686I think I remember reading something about that moderate humidity "low and slow" 2-3 drying being superior to the faster and lower humidity method, but also being something that's not usually great for noobs to do since you're also straddling that line between getting the buds just right and potentially inviting in things like mold and rot. Is that true?

Yup, but I grow coastal strains that are super mold and mildew resistant, plus I got two fans circulating air above and beneath my girls. I was worried about that as well though but, haven’t had any issues whatsoever. I think it’s more so a problem if humidity gets above 62 and there is poor air circulation, plus temps in the 80’s or higher. That’s less of an issue in winter, but something to think about for the next crop that’ll finish in spring. 

[GoDeep81]

23 hours ago, China said:

 

https://homesteadandchill.com/how-to-harvest-cure-store-cannabis/

Listen here youngster, this is all you need, circa 1988. 😂  

 

Like I said before, techniques have come a long way since my day. I don't even want to start researching, cause it'll cause me to do bad illegal things down here in Florida. 

[China]

52 minutes ago, GoDeep81 said:

Listen here youngster, this is all you need, circa 1988. 😂  

 

Like I said before, techniques have come a long way since my day. I don't even want to start researching, cause it'll cause me to do bad illegal things down here in Florida. 

 

Youngster?  I'm 55.

[GoDeep81]

Listen here old fart!! 😜✌️

[Fan since a Fetus]

Living in Alabama and Texas the last 15 years and not having the same friends I use to makes weed hard to come by. 
 

my body my choice only works if you’re willing to help spread a virus

[LD0506]

22 hours ago, GoDeep81 said:

Listen here youngster, this is all you need, circa 1988. 😂  

 

Like I said before, techniques have come a long way since my day. I don't even want to start researching, cause it'll cause me to do bad illegal things down here in Florida. 

 

I swear to doG, I think I had that!

[GoDeep81]

15 minutes ago, LD0506 said:

 

I swear to doG, I think I had that!

I pulled mine out of the bookshelf yesterday and flipped through a few pages. I remember back in the day they said if you even ordered the book, you'd be put on a "list". lol Then driving down to Woodbridge to the Hydroponic shop. Same deal. "They watch that place! Only use cash so they don't get your name" 😆 

[mistertim]

Ok just got some new shots of the trichomes. A fair amount are cloudy at this point, with some still clear and a couple starting to get amber. I'm thinking about 1 more week should probably do it. What do you think @Fresh8686?

 

 

Plant 1

 

 

 

 

Plant 2

 

 

 

Plant 3

 

[skinsmarydu]

You both got commendations from a friend. 

Fresh, you seriously need to make it a calendar. 

I think I could stare at one of those photos for a month...

[Fresh8686]

@mistertim yup, I’d say you’re good to go and can harvest any time within the next 7 days depending on your preference for effect. 

 

1 hour ago, skinsmarydu said:

You both got commendations from a friend. 

Fresh, you seriously need to make it a calendar. 

I think I could stare at one of those photos for a month...

 

Thanks! I’m hoping to have some good bud shots to share once we trim the flowers. They look super frosty as they hang and dry, but still got 3-6 more days to go I think. 

I can’t wait till our next grow is in flower. Some of the genetics we’re running have phenos that are so resinous that the leaves have streaks of grease dripping off of them. The smells are going to be absolutely out of this world. 

[mistertim]

Ok just shut off the lights. Going to give them 48 hours in the dark then harvest on Wednesday. Woohoo

 

@Fresh8686I've read that it's also a good idea to not water for the last few days before harvesting. Is that true or is that cannabis bro-science?

 

Also, do you usually wet or dry trim?

Edited December 20, 2021 by mistertim

[Fresh8686]

5 hours ago, mistertim said:

Ok just shut off the lights. Going to give them 48 hours in the dark then harvest on Wednesday. Woohoo

 

@Fresh8686I've read that it's also a good idea to not water for the last few days before harvesting. Is that true or is that cannabis bro-science?

 

Also, do you usually wet or dry trim?

We watered ours 2 days before 36 hours of darkness. We wanted there to be some moisture leftover from watering to further prolong the drying process. To that end we also hung the plants whole without trimming anything, even the fan leaves. It’s winter time and humidity is dry as hell, so I’m trying to lean more into moisture retention than I would be during the rainy season. 
 

Our plants have been drying for 2 weeks now and I think will be done on Thursday. We’ve been sampling some popcorn nugs and their dank and smooth as ****. I’m eyes low right now off a mix of nana and Mendo.