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Issue #519 - Sunday, March 27, 2022
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- You can grow a insane strain under a fantastic grow light using good nutrients and it all means nothing when you end up with weed that smells like hay. Why does that hay smell show up and how can we prevent it from happening? Today's article will answer this question and a few others before you even ask them.
- If you haven't started growing weed yet, what's stopping you? You can't say "price" any more because I put together a guide on how to grow weed and produce up to 5 oz in less than 90 days... for only $130 plus seeds!
- If you've been following my current grow journal, we have hit a new milestone. The clones have roots!
- Lush green canopies everywhere! These are plants that you could build a nice tree fort in if you don't mind the smell and stickiness. Also, just to be fair, I have to warn you that there's a graphic picture in the trophy pics. Please skip past the last picture if you are offended by bare root vegetables.
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive."
~Maya Angelou
The Secret to Fighting "Hay Smell" When Drying Cannabis
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The dreaded cannabis “hay smell” after drying marijuana buds has been a thorn in the side of home growers since we first started growing weed. If this happens to you, it’s unbelievably frustrating, especially if you can’t figure out why. What causes marijuana buds to smell “harsh” or like
“fresh cut grass” or “hay” after they’ve been dried?
Why do buds sometimes smell bad like musty hay after being dried?
This often happens to beginner cannabis growers:
- Buds smell good before harvest
- Musty “hay” smell after drying
- Curing buds in jars helps fix the smell
Stop this vicious cycle!
Did you know you can dry buds in the right way and they smell delightful from the moment they’re done drying? At that point, curing buds in jars will enhance the smell further and make buds smooth to smoke, but you don’t have any point where they smell “bad”.
Here is a quick overview of 3 effective ways to dry cannabis buds without hay smell. Then I'll give you the step-by-step instructions.
1.) Air dry in cool space (best)
Keep the temperature under 70°F/20°C while air-drying in a gently ventilated area to produce excellent buds with no hay smell every time. Buds come out perfect after 7-10 days.
2.) Cannabis bud dryer
Cannabis-specific dryer gets good results when used properly in a variety of different environments, but it’s super easy to over-dry your weed if you aren’t careful. They work well even in a warm drying space, but they tend to get worse results in low humidity
3.) Air dry in a cardboard box or paper bag
Drying in a cardboard box (or paper bag) is a great old-school but effective choice to reduce hay smell when you don’t have a cool drying space and can’t get a dryer. Boxes also help buds dry better if you have low humidity.
How to Start Growing World-Class Weed for $130 + Seeds
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You want to try growing weed but refuse to spend a fortune. You don’t need the biggest harvest ever, but your time or effort must be rewarded with a good amount of high-quality buds the very first time.
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The method in this tutorial will give you…
- Up to 5 oz per harvest with high-yielding strains (average 2-4 oz)
- Potent high-grade buds of your chosen strain
- Seed to harvest in under 90 days
- As little as $130 to get started (supplies list with links below)
- Electricity: $12/month (for USA average electricity cost of $0.14/kWh)
Total Cost of 1st Grow: $130 plus seeds and $12/month electricity
This is the basic setup (total estimated cost includes seeds, grow light, grow medium, plant containers, and nutrients)
Roots Have Appeared on My Clones!
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Here’s a closeup of some of the most developed roots on my 8-day-old clones (these are Platinum Cookies)
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Clones have roots! – March 21, 2022
Look what I spotted today! It’s been a little over a week since I put these clones in the aerocloner and roots finally started popping out.
I’m going to give them a few more days until they all make roots then move them into coco. After they adjust to their new homes and start growing I’ll pick the two most similar clones between each strain and put one in each tent.
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"I just want to say how much I enjoy your articles and all the information they contain. I learn so much from your clear informative writing style. I recommend your site to anyone who asks me for info on growing.
Thank you for all the work you put into sharing what you learn."
~Wendy
Wow, that got me right in feels. Thanks for writing in 🙏 ~Sirius
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"I have used your site for years. You're doing an awesome job!"
~Chris
Glad to have you with us over the years, Chris. 🤘 ~Sirius
"I just wanted to thank you. I found after many years (a lot has changed in the last 10 years!) that I was a bit rusty on the good stuff. Went back to soil for my first small grow, built the bubble for my next hydro....I just cant thank you enough! Keep up the great work!"
~json
A lot has changed in the years since we started, so I feel you on that! I'm glad we could help get you up to speed. ~Sirius
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"This is a plant I've grown to attempt a 2 pound plant. It's in a special RDWC rig i made with everything a lite larger for the larger plant. It was vegged for 2 months, I've been using gas since the second week. I'm using a special (new) mono-silicic acid Silica spray from Bioag. Nutes are just the GH trio. Lights are ChilLED. If I don't reach my target (I don't think it's big enough, but if the buds are very large I might make it) then
I'm gonna reveg. Strain is Gigabud"
~Stltoed
Whether or not you hit two pounds, I'd still say you did a good job based on this picture. 👍 ~Sirius
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"Not the best pics. I'll try again with my Sony digital camera to capture the colas properly. I'll look thru old batches of pics too and see what I have."
~Boodles
Funny you should say that, I thought you took great pics. Now I'm curious to see the "good stuff"! ~Sirius
"2 White Widow Auto Plants!! Hydro Grow Well over 3' high and canopy over 4'. This has been my EASIEST grow and will be my most productive. Just getting to the flower mode now. I fimm'ed the plant on the left, the other is natural. These seeds sprouted fast. One was pale yellow after clearing the rockwool. After a few days I gave it light nutrients and bingo...greened right up. First time ever, having to feed a sprout. General Hydropnics
trio, change water every week, Ph 5.5 -6.5 temp 70-78"
~Bee
They went from a rabbit's snack to a cannabis forest 😂 ~Sirius
"My friend had seeds in his harvest, I told them they must have a male in their garden. Here it is."
~Denny
I laughed for way too long when I saw this picture. Then I censored it and laughed even longer. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go Google "How to Grow Up". ~Sirius
Warning: The picture below is has been censored due to its extremely graphic vegetable-nature. Please view with caution if you live with younger carrots and definitely don't click the image below to see the uncensored version.
Quick Guide to Plant Problems
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I think he has a good idea...
Can't we all just be done with scamming?
True Story: This month, a scammer somehow got a hold of one of our credit cards and tried to buy multiple iPhones at a store in Texas. We have no idea how they got the number or why they didn't think to start smaller, but that's the world we live in. Luckily, everything worked out, plus they actually caught the person (which isn't information you typically get to find out). Stay safe out there and make sure you're only putting your information in places that you
know are absolutely trustworthy. Otherwise, some jerk might try to upgrade their phone on your dime!
Remember when it comes to buying seeds: Real seed businesses don't contact you. They let you contact them. If anyone messages you to sell you seeds on social media, look out! It's possible they will take your payment and send nothing. Always take a second to think before sending money to anyone, especially if they contact you (whether by DM, text message, phone call, email, etc.).
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Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – California, United States
- ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- Herbies Seeds – Europe (seemingly out of the UK and Spain)
We encourage you to forward this email to a friend in need!
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages!
Check out some articles you may not have seen...
- Complete Drying & Curing Marijuana Guide - The tips in today's article mesh well with our original article on drying and curing cannabis. If you read through these two pages, you're sure to end up with bud that fills the area with lovely cannabis-stank instead of the sent of damp hay.
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When Are Marijuana Buds Ready to Harvest? - Harvesting at the right time can have a massive effect on the yields and potency of your harvest. It's also important for smell! You'll notice that as you get later in flowering, your plant will hit a apex level of stinky and you'll miss out on that if you harvest too soon.
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Review of the HerbsNow Dryer for Drying Cannabis - This is Nebula's review of the HerbsNow Dryer after using it quite a few times. We aren't affiliated with these guys in any way, and we don't get a single cent if you end up buying anything from them. It's an honest-to-goodness review...weird, right? Fun fact: Nebula purchased
and tested this device with the intent of showing it wouldn't work. Whoops! 🤣
- How to Grow Cannabis in 10 Easy Steps - If you're at this point in the newsletter and you haven't grown yet (and you're able to), go get started right now! As weed becomes legal, more people are fighting to take away your ability to grow your own cannabis. The more of us there are, the more strength we
have!
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Nebula Haze:
When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to!
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Sirius Fourside:
Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
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