texture of buds

What's up guys just had some questions been having issues dry in curing just can't get it but this last harvest came out the best but just can't get the taste an feal or texture of the buds right buds r dry an cured stems make a snap it's not harsh also grayish ash I grow in coco with heavy 16 base with big bud an overdrive I change it up sometimes problem is taste an texture can't really e plain it but it's like fluffy but the buds r hard.if I compare it to say a dispensory bud when I brake it up an roll it it's harder or not as fluffy it hard to explain also when I take a drag it's smoother I like the deep dealing u get . It's hard to explain but if anybody can make sense of it I would appreciate the help

torreshondaguy said:

What's up guys just had some questions been having issues dry in curing just can't get it but this last harvest came out the best but just can't get the taste an feal or texture of the buds right buds r dry an cured stems make a snap it's not harsh also grayish ash I grow in coco with heavy 16 base with big bud an overdrive I change it up sometimes problem is taste an texture can't really e plain it but it's like fluffy but the buds r hard.if I compare it to say a dispensory bud when I brake it up an roll it it's harder or not as fluffy it hard to explain also when I take a drag it's smoother I like the deep dealing u get . It's hard to explain but if anybody can make sense of it I would appreciate the help

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yeah a few things.. first off.. how are you flushing HNESTLY and how long?

second... lets say you hang dry the buds... on average how long? i know in winter mine hangs for 3days normally 4 max.. summer 7 days generally.. just temp and humidity changes the time... anyway how long do you hang?

also when you jar cure after hanging how do you do that? and how long before you smoke it?

the fluffy thing is all about your lighting how many u have under one light.. and your feeding program... some of the new crap like heavy 16 .. I'm not a fan of.. but you also need to remember your chemically growing... it truly takes a lot to get that taste away and get your terepens to shine through... i would never touch bud again that was grown with chemicals the tastes just are never amazing... compared to my nugs flavors tastes and the high that comes with TRUE 100% ORGANNIC growing can't be matched by any hydro guy and yes i will stand by that and match anyone NUG for NUG i guarantee my organic flavors, smell and high will beat any hydro grower.

but rambling... sorry... heres how i cure.. i cut the plant obviously... i personally trim that day i don't leave the leaves on to dry ... i leave most my buds on the stems and trim them while on the stem.. like this.....

they hang dry for 3-7days depending after that i pull them clip the buds off the stems and put them in jars and i jar cure for the next 3-4 weeks... after that your terepens will be hitting and the nasty taste/smell sometimes like hay is gone..

I flush for a week sometimes two I got 1200 WATTS of hos tow 600s. This round I hung for 7 days had to use a humidifyer cuz to dry in my house was like 15 percent so bumped it up to 45 50. I trimed after harvest an put In jars till now that's was at least 4 weeks agao. I have multiple strains an there all different smells an taste but I don't like it guys I like it when u can feal the hit on ur lungs an when u brake a bug up its stays together my stuff is hard but when I brake up it fluffy kind of I'm goin to try to post a pic looks killer I don't no what's a good organic setup was goin to mk some super soil for next round I have tried organic before an dident really notice a difference

The difference between organic soil/hydroponic are night and day in comparison. Hydro when grown/harvested & cured just the same as any other medium is a wonderful smoke when done properly. Of course I am biased and can honestly say that EVERYONE loves their own brand lol. Dont believe that medium makes up for flavor/smokeability/aroma etc any more than the growers skill level and the genetics they have. In a community of experienced smokers and growers, I often recieve compliments on the flavor of my smoke and enjoy seeing peoples facial expressions "perk up" when they take a toke
Being a Midwesterner myself, completely agree with Phil-K regarding the dry times/procedures/methods and cures. They were also correct in the density of the bud usually comes from the light they recieve. Low wattage/flouro grows often yield whispy airy buds as to where HID produce heavier dense buds.