Buds Drying Too Fast, Smells Like Hay... Help!

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wowzerz

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You say the humidity is high outside. But you also say its 85 outside, and you are running the AC inside to keep it at 78, right? Are you sure your humidity is that high inside? AC's work just like dehumidifiers (they essentially are the same thing) and suck moisture from the air. Do you have a temp/hygrometer you can put in there? They can be bought dirt cheap.
Hope this helps.
 
TootsXTC

TootsXTC

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i also need abit off help with some off these issues, but wud need help r mayb a walk throu lol but seriously.

i found abunch of seeds in a bag of grass i brought, an dont no wat strain i have but only 1plant remains an she stands appox 6.3ft by a meter wide.

i planted seeds in early march 2010 an she started 2 show signs of buddin about 2weeks ago. there is 4to5 buds per branch an its pretty bushy lol. and i an growin in a green house amung my tomato vines but have a mini heater 2 keep the heat in cuz off cold condishions.

but i got some off a friend and it was very damp like wetter than bein on plant but it seems 2b a very dary green an yea it smelled like cut grass r hay, but im lookin 2 avoid that an dont trust any1 around me 2 ask 4 help.

i have grown 5times b4 but this is my first time gettin 2 the bud stage an dont want 2 lose it r feck it up in anyway i have tried samples of the leaves an wen dried them they wer also dark green an hay tasting like my friends buds an the leaves wer dark on his bud 2 but wat im i doin wrong r how 2 avoid the hay tastin and dark green bud an leaves.

i usin water 2 feed plant an nothin more cuz i think plant food was killing my other crops but mg balls mixed in soil

plz help
 
ky|e

ky|e

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Best info I've read so far. Was about to make my own little reply then read this and was Like Awwwwshit someone beat me to the punch... but ya.
ink the world said:
I had the same problem w/ the hay smell for a few grows. I finally have it beat.
I think one of the problems is that there are no real set times as far as drying and curing goes. Ive found through my experience bud density, temp, humidity all play a part in the process.

Heres what I now do to dry and cure.

1. At harvest I leave the buds on the main stocks, it helps protect against too quick of a dry. I do a good trim on all buds but leave a little bit of the smaller leaves.
Discard all fan leaves, save smaller trimmed leves and small buds for hash making.

2. I hang the stocks from clothes hangars in my grow room above the light. Air is moving, but there is no direct fan on the drying buds. The trimmed small buds and leaves are placed in a paper bag to dry.

3. After 3-4 days I start paying alot of attention to the hanging buds. I'm looking for the outside of the bud to be crispy, but the inside to still have some moisture. I make sure I pull them before the entire bud gets crisp, thats where for me the key is. If you wait too long and the buds get crisp throughout, the bud dosent cure to its full potential.

4. Once the buds are at the stage I want them, I place them into plastic Ziploc containers. I leave the buds covered for 12 hours and then open it and check. If the outer part of the bud is damp at all I leave the container open for 12 hours. They then stay closed and sealed for 6-7 days with an opening and rotating of the buds every day.
After the 7 days I take a sample and go from there.
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TootsXTC

TootsXTC

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I also live in co.down n.ire so my weather is very poor as in bloody cold but its still doin well but need help avoidin dark green bud an leaves an hay tastin. I seen a reply about leave it hangin 4longer an the smell wud change but then the chance off bud root is very high. But if I do that will my bud b that nice pale green dont wan2 do the same mistake as my friend I want it like the way u wud buy it
 
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marcu5

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well, i lucked up on my new drying technique by mistake. i've also been plagued with hay scented bud for my last 3 grows. it started when i accidentally broke my mother that was being flushed. didn't have time to trim the whole thing so i left it in the dry room for a week. the plant leaves all curled up, protecting the buds from any light. decided to check the plant out yesterday when i noticed the outer leaves were dried up. i was surprised to find these buds were way more crystallized and scented than all my previous attempts, and better than the buds from the same plant that i did have time to trim. the stems snapped easily but the buds were still very sticky and skunky.

so yeah, natures way of curing the buds is probably the perfect method. it makes trimming quite a hassle but the after product seems to be far more enjoyable. this is my first jar that actually smells like kush, almost brings a tear to my eye :)
 
weed4l!fe

weed4l!fe

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If you grow in a closet and humidity is an issue...DampRid...you can get it at any local retailer in the cleaning sections. Much cheaper then a dehumidifier and they are good at removing excess moisture from a room. ;)
 
ink the world

ink the world

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Thanks for the rep.

This post is kind of old and my curing method has changed since....I now cure ONLY in glass jars, the plastic seems to rob some moisture....any kind of long term storage and the weed suffers from using the plastic.

Trust me on this one, use glass not plastic to cure/store your weed.
 
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