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Plantas secando cuando se que están listas??

BullWeedDog
BullWeedDogstarted grow question 2 years ago
Tengo mis plantas secando con una temperatura de 18ºC y una humedad de 35%, toco las flores y se sienten secas al tacto y si se aprieta suena un poco, peor las ramas si las doblan no parte y no crugen, como puedo saber si está lista para curar??
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UnorthadoxDude
UnorthadoxDudeanswered grow question 2 years ago
You're drying them too quickly because of the low humidity. Ideally you want it to be 55-65%. I had this same problem with my first attempt at curing. They dry too fast on the outside and are still wet inside. Here is what I did: Dried for 48h on sticks. Cut buds from main stems and put in jars and waited 48h Emptied jars into a sieve and put in a ventilated place, every few hours mixed up the buds with gentle shaking - allowed to dry this way for 48h. Put all buds back in jars loosely and about 50% volume used max. Begin and continue curing process with very regular "burping". After about two weeks my buds regained their distinctive smell and were nice to smoke. The longer after 2 weeks they cured they got stronger and better. I ran out before 1 month had passed. Good luck!
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2 years ago
when they first start to feel dry on the outside, there is still time remaining. Moisture on surface and closer to surfact evaporates faster. There is some lag for the moisture deeper to be drawn out (it tries to even out as surface evaporates). Once near surface, it too can evaporate. So, at this point you have 12-24 hours remaining, or you can go through what is called a "sweating" process.. you put it in some jars, wait for the moisture to equialize in the plant material, then remove from the sealed up container to dry further. Don't let it sit while still too moist in sealed container for too long. It'll feel soft and pliable again after it 'sweats' for anywhere from a few hours to half a day depending on how dry it is when you start the process. you pull it out, let it dry again and repeat until it no longer is drawing out moisture from center -- at this point some 2-way humidity packs are all you need to control moisture content of the buds. 55-62% 2-way humidity packs will work well for this, just as they do for cigars in a humidor. 18C with 35% RH should not take long to dry. Slower is better, but this should take at least 5-7 days... the RH is quite low, so that will speed up the process a bit. you can also weight some test nugs.. when near 20-25% of original mass, it's "close" ... or weight the whole thing... smaller buds get there faster with higher surface to volume ratios.
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Growstick
Growstickanswered grow question 2 years ago
Lol @UnorthodoxDude - "I ran out before 1 month had passed". We've all been there, brother. I feel your pain! Agreed with both of the below posts. Jar it ASAP and use a humidity pack (Boveda or similar). The 58% or 62% ones are great for this job. I've not used either as I don't have humidity issues and always found that paperbags and glass jars with burping do the job for me, but the 62's are most popular I believe.
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Ctrellis90
Ctrellis90answered grow question 2 years ago
I've run into similar problems when drying in condition's with low humidity. The flower tends to dry faster than the stems. You don't get a slow dry like you would at a higher humidity like 50% You're going to want to put them in jars early.
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