Just how badly does it stink?

ThePretender1982 · #1 04-03-2007, 10:14 PM

Hey there, I've got a few rather simple questions. Just how badly does pot smell when its growing? And how bad does it smell when its flowering? And lastly, how bad does it smell when it is curing? I haven't grown anything yet, but I do live in an apartment complex and am trying to decide whether the payoff is worth the risk of detection.

When I say bad smell, I don't mean malodorous, I mean the strength of the smell.

I know of odor control methods, but both my budget and my growspace are limited.

Any help/advise would be appreciated?

ThE sAtIvA hIgH · #2 04-04-2007, 02:42 AM

hi it can vary from strain to strain and of course the amount of plants your growing .ive grown some really stinky plants and ive allso had plants that dont really smell at all.when i was a teenager i grew in my mothers house (not advised) and got away with it by just MASKING the smell with air freshners etc ,there some great cheap ways of covering the smell up do a search on here .i dont really worry about the smell these days as me n the missis smoke weed in the house every day so it allways smells here lol but if we have to have the in -laws round or something we use shit loads of air freshners and sprays ,although my mother aint daft and she knows the crack she never says anything .
but yeah in ur situation living in an apartment it could get quite risky as the smell when there flowering can get quite intense and ive heard of it even penetrating through walls etc .

babygro · #3 04-04-2007, 06:32 AM

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Any help/advise would be appreciated?

As Sativa High said - it can get pretty bad but it does depend a lot on the strain - some are a lot worse than others. Indica's and Indica dominants tend to smell more than Sativas and Sativa dominants as a general rule.

In my last grow of an Indica dominant, the plants starting stinking after about 2-3 weeks vegetative growth and less so during flowering - although that might have been because I had efficient ventilation in place by flowering so noticed it less.

If you're in an apartment and concerned about the smell, you really need to have an efficient ventilation system in your grow area combined with a carbon scrubber - if you can't afford this at the moment my advice would be to not do it - the smell will drive you mad and make you paranoid as hell and the risk probably isn't worth it - save up until you can get the right equipment to grow safely and relatively risk free.

pauliojr · #4 04-04-2007, 06:39 AM

I had this same question a while ago. Check out this link. Stinkin like a....well you get the point

ThePretender1982 · #5 04-04-2007, 08:22 AM

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I had this same question a while ago. Check out this link. Stinkin like a....well you get the point

Ah, great link, thanks. So I would assume an odor neutralizing agent would do the job quite nicely? See, all this is complicated by the fact that I can't smell. Don't have a sense of smell, weird eh?

Anyhoo, I should be moving into a house by the end of the summer, so I may be able to start something then.

pauliojr · #6 04-04-2007, 08:30 AM

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Ah, great link, thanks. So I would assume an odor neutralizing agent would do the job quite nicely? See, all this is complicated by the fact that I can't smell. Don't have a sense of smell, weird eh?

Anyhoo, I should be moving into a house by the end of the summer, so I may be able to start something then.

You are correct my friend. Good luck!

ThePretender1982 · #7 04-04-2007, 08:42 AM

PaulioJr, thank you and thank you again for the good advice.

pauliojr · #8 04-04-2007, 08:46 AM

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PaulioJr, thank you and thank you again for the good advice.

Hey anytime. I am glad you found what you were looking for. Hope to keep seeing you around the site. Always good to have new members.

ThePretender1982 · #9 04-05-2007, 01:01 AM

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Hey anytime. I am glad you found what you were looking for. Hope to keep seeing you around the site. Always good to have new members.

Oh I plan to be around for a while I suppose. Also, thank you to everyone else who gave me tips on this issue. Didn't mean to be a dick and not thank you.

And, if I may ask an extremely newbish question, is "nutes" shorthand for nutrients?