Buds stink

[joedaddy805]

I picked some buds off the plant today and i was wondering are they suppose to stink at first then get a better smell as the cure?

 

[josh223]

Depends on the strain.

From my experience, the smell stays about the same. The taste is what improves over time during the cure process. Yeah, the smell of dried medicine is a little stronger vs. dried. But, like I said; from my personal experience, the smell stays pretty much the same.

 

[joedaddy805]

it just smells weird to me maybe its going bad or something i think its just that i suck at growing

 

[josh223]

I grew one strain that actually made me physically noxious during the trim. Yes, it did mellow out considerably after drying and curing. But the smell was still the same. Rotten fruit or veggies is the only way I can describe it.

 

[CronicHempHog]

it may change a bit but not much

 

[CronicHempHog]

oh yea agreed the more dry it is the less strong the smell
but if you overdry the smell wont really be there but the buds will be crispy and not cure right

 

[joedaddy805]

so i guess ill end up with some stank instead of dank.

 

[josh223]

Well, the smell doesn't always equal the taste.

You do know, right, that there is a strained called Cat Piss? I've never seen it and hopefully it doesn't find itself into my garden. But...from what I've read...people like it. Sorry, not for me. Kinda makes me think of Andrew Zimmerman on 'Bizarre Foods'.

 

[joedaddy805]

Well I hope I don't have me some cat piss. The strain is og kush tho. I guess it really doesn't smell that bad or im just getting use to it.

 

[josh223]

Should smell like a cross between Lemon pledge, a hint of Pinesol, and diesel. So many prototypes out there. Yours may be different.

I'm currently flowering,,,uh, I think 58 Holy Grail Kushs. That's Kosher Kush X The OG #18. Yeah, it reeks but tastes so good.

 

[CronicHempHog]

og kush to me smells fruity
smells like mango that is overripe on the ground rotting lol

 

[josh223]

Lemon fuel funk is my description. But as I said, there are so many different phenos. Every seed bank says they have the original. Others try to cross Chem Dawg with Lemon Thai or use true kush like Afghan or Hindu and call them, literally in the strain description, "Original Gangster".

To me, I could not care any less over what the strain name is called. That is the very last of my worries. As long as the farmer is proud of his/her work, that's all that matters. Right?

 

[Lady Cannafan]

My Master Kush smelled rather unpleasant when I first harvested them. (almost like dirty wet socks. YUK)
Now that they've been curing a week or so they smell much better. I agree with everyone here, they are going to smell strong when first cut. ;-)

 

[Dusty Kiefers]

I cut one one time smelled like rotten flesh really nasty after couple weeks tasted like berries and cream and smelled like b.o.

 

[greenergrass]

i find they tend to smell a bit like cut grass until dried properly , smell definitely changes in my experience in fact alot of things change when its been dried properly smell,colour,size,weight,taste ect haha

 

[joedaddy805]

ok i guess ill see what happens i have the lil pieces sitting in a paper bag right now. ill leave them in there for about 2 weeks then move them to a jar for a lil bit then smoke the shit.

 

[CronicHempHog]

2 weeks inb a paper bag might be excessive check in a couple days how dry it is then check daily
don't let it get too crispy or it wont have enough moisture to sure and youll have to add moisture in somehow
if its slightly underdried you still gotta let the buds in the bottle breathe until you get the correct moisture content
theres a thing about curing in the faq place
but basically checking moisture content of buds in bottle and if its too wet let it out for a bit then stick it back in rinse repeat till you have correct moisture content

 

[joedaddy805]

ok i will do that then. thanks for the info. But if i ever do have something dry out to much i usually add a orange peel,piece of lettuce or a slice of apple and it just pulls the moisture from one of those that i use and it doesn't transfer the taste or smell to it.

 

[David Bowman]

I'd be concerned about mold growing on the orange peel/lettuce/apple. Boveda Humidipaks are a two way humidity control solution. They will absorb or release humidity to keep it at the percentage stated on the package. They come in a variety of humidities but 62% has been shown to be the best percentage for curing/storing cannabis and last up to a year in a sealed environment. I have no vested interest in Boveda other than being a satisfied customer.

 

[joedaddy805]

ok maybe ill get that when its time to harvest my 3 pathetic lil plants