ok i got really good bud that ive had for about a month its starting to get a musty smell
the smell is very slight but it doesn't smell right. is there any way to get rid of the smell.
thanks any advice?????

was the bud fresh?? maybe it needs to be dried out better. sounds like it might be going moldy on you.

the buds are totally dry not moldy but may have been on there way there but their dried out
and just wondering if there is anything i can do for a musty smell how do i get to to smell like budz again?

put them in a jar cure them until the smell comes back but only if they are dry enough to place in a jar. if not put them in a paper bag until they are dry .

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the bud is dry its got like no moisture left
but it stopped smelling skunky citrusy and smells musty but you still get high as hell ? how do i get my smell back im thinking i might put orange peels in the bag to see what happens ive tryed letting it air out and cure it more but nothings workin? help anyone?

you can take a small piece of napkin that is damp place it in a jar and then place the jar on top of your PC or some place that would be warm for a while. this should rehydrate your bud with no added taste or smell but bring back all the original smells and taste.

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You can add moisture using a fresh MJ leaf, a piece of fruit (orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, pineapple, etc, or one of those moisture pillows they use to keep cigars fresh - any paper product with some distilled water on it will work too.

Hydrating it, may freshen it up, or not, but It's worth a try.

If you use fruit just keep an eye out for mold

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Dude,

Musty smell comes from only two things in all my experiance. 1) Mold, and yes it can mold without you seeing it on the buds, so unless your looking all over with a hand lens it could very well be mold. 2) If you are sure its not mold (which you seem to be) then you probably have been storing it in air tight container too long without burping it. After a while the lack of gas exchange mixed with stale air makes the skunky smell gets so strong it turns. This has happened to me several times when I stop curing too soon and leave a jar untouched for a couple weeks. ALWAYS INSPECT FOR MOLD, its not good at all to smoke. A friend up in GA drove down to visit and gave me some fresh bud in a pill bottle and said "can use some more curing." I placed it in my luggage and forgot about it. Its only been a week and when I opened it this morning it had a stong spicy musty smell to it, I pulled it out and looked at it, covered in white mildew. He musta put it in there still wet. Point being, a sharp musty smell is almost always mold.

If you want to rehydrate your bud I would take a paper towel, soak it in hot water, squeeze most H2O out, place it in the bottom of a tupperware, and place your bud above it on a screen that keeps it from direct contact. Within a couple hours it should be rehydrated. To prevent future crispy critters, dry your buds until all of the vegitation is dry, and stems are dry, but NOT to the point of where the snap with the dry leaf sound, that way when you cure it, it doesnt get too dry and musty.

Either way exercise caution, too much moisture=mold, not enough= bad taste/odor/harsh.

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thanks for everything guys
means a lot

Very well explained + rep