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Why do I always lose all my terps? I need help!
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My plants have no or hardly any odor while growing and only a small amount at best after drying/curing. In colder months I even grow indoors with no exhausting or filtering of tent air, with no odor accumulating in the house. I've never been able to figure out the cause. Luckily every other aspect of quality - potency, yield, looks. - is rather good, so I don't worry about it, don't consider not having loud smells as a problem. I presume even with what growers complain about as low terps there is still enough variety and amounts of whatever terpenes is/are needed for the concierge effect.
For those looking to directly boost (some might say adulterate?) terpene content and odor, a number of companies sell pure terpenes and mixtures emulating the odor/taste of popular strains. Although made mostly as additives for concentrates, I presume there are suitable ways of applying these oils to buds.
For those looking to directly boost (some might say adulterate?) terpene content and odor, a number of companies sell pure terpenes and mixtures emulating the odor/taste of popular strains. Although made mostly as additives for concentrates, I presume there are suitable ways of applying these oils to buds.
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Playing devil's advocate here about adding in smells; terpenes are not just everywhere, but in many of the products we eat, drink, smoke, inhale, etc.
The real issue here is the source of the terpenes and how they are being added in. Concentrated terpenes can make you very sick, which is why it's nearly always suggested to be added in lesser amounts to help negate potential side effects (not greater amounts. Less is MORE here.)
Not all terpenes are created the same either; there are natural sources and synthetic versions.
But yes, you can 100% add terpenes to cannabis flower.
I don't think I would go to the kitchen cupboard to try to enhance my weed though. Look at vanilla extract for example; smells great right? Not a terpene. It's an aldehyde, which are organic compounds that can damage cells and DNA when smoked (lots of aldehydes in cigarettes for an example.) And that's such a easy thing to mistake based on the innocence of just not knowing, right?
So you -can- play science here, but don't play guessing games with what can potentially make you (or others) sick!
The real issue here is the source of the terpenes and how they are being added in. Concentrated terpenes can make you very sick, which is why it's nearly always suggested to be added in lesser amounts to help negate potential side effects (not greater amounts. Less is MORE here.)
Not all terpenes are created the same either; there are natural sources and synthetic versions.
But yes, you can 100% add terpenes to cannabis flower.
I don't think I would go to the kitchen cupboard to try to enhance my weed though. Look at vanilla extract for example; smells great right? Not a terpene. It's an aldehyde, which are organic compounds that can damage cells and DNA when smoked (lots of aldehydes in cigarettes for an example.) And that's such a easy thing to mistake based on the innocence of just not knowing, right?
So you -can- play science here, but don't play guessing games with what can potentially make you (or others) sick!
