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Bellabeanz
Bellabeanzstarted grow question 4 months ago
New here. Going to cut soon .When harvesting I don’t have any fancy equipment what’s the best way of drying? Can I hang it in a dark closet and small fan for a few weeks or any other tricks that might help and not get moldy
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Shinsimilla
Shinsimillaanswered grow question 4 months ago
If you like terps, stay away from humidity packs like boveda. Rather get a mini hygrometer (they're very cheap) so you can make sure the humidity stabilises at 60% in the jar.
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MindFlowers68
MindFlowers68answered grow question 4 months ago
That should work okay but it really depends. You could have a perfect environment in there. But without being able to control the humidity and temp I would not expect the best results. 10-14 day dry seems to work for me well. I keep it close to 60% and 60f and keep as large branches as I can. My autos I hang whole. if you are on the dryer side you are going to want to do that.but if you are in a humid area you might want to buck the plant down more. but if its a single plant in a closet it should dry nice in about 10 days. I aim for 14, depends on how you like your buds too. I like mine more in the 60-62 percent range. If you are going to spend time growing its worth a couple extra bucks to get a few things to help you control the environment. Drying is the most important thing. If you grow some awesome stuff its not going to matter if it molds or dries too quickly. It's going to lose all the terps, smoke like wood or be ruined entirely. And as new growers, we honestly aren't growing the dankest buds to begin with so you need to give yourself the best opportunity for success. My first grow didn't keep longer than a few months before loosing potency and terps. but my second grow I took more time on drying and it seems so just be getting better with age.
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001100010010011110answered grow question 4 months ago
Slow is good. Too slow is a problem. A closet is fine if it has some sort of exhaust of stale air. A dark, cool room will be the best. A circulation fan of some sort but not dirctly facing the drying buds. if you can control humidity i'd shoot for 55-65%. this will depend a bit on your temperature and how many days you want it to take for the average buds to dry There is variance based on density of buds, whether you trim or not, or whether you hang the entire plant etc... Think of each variation as a tool to control how long the drying process takes. If you are in a wet/humid region, you probably don't want to hang the entire plant, for example. you do what works out best for your context. I'm content with a 9-day drying time, on average. Some shoot for longer. I gow in the winter, so the temp is a consistent 68-70F and i run a humidifier set at 60% RH. I rely on the humdifier fan moving air around "enough." I also half-ass trim and chop it down to individual nugs that are placed in a single layer on 36" mesh racks. --- Just to give a point of reference for drying times. Based on how your context plays out, you can adjust in a half-informed way until you gain some familiarity. If it dries too fast, try 'one' thing at a time until it's the length you want. The other tip -- once it feels dry on outside, wait an additional 12-24 hours before putting in a sealed container -- preferably with a boveda 2-way humidipack. (58% and 62% options are good). do not buy integra boost 2-way packs. they suck and don't hold the RH anywhere near stated values. Boveda packs are within 1% and consistent.
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Shinsimilla
Shinsimillaanswered grow question 4 months ago
You want: Dark Cool - Under 20C around 50-55rh airflow The smaller the space, the easier you run into humidity issues. The larger the better, if you have a spare room, that would be ideal, otherwise a cupboard in a dark room with the door cracked and a fan in the bottom to keep air moving is fine. You want good airflow, but not wind on the flower. If you have a hygrometer, put it in the area youre thinking of using and see what the humidity and temp is like. If it's not close to temp or humidity, you'll either need to find another spot or get it into that range. If you get the correct environment, it should take around 2 weeks to dry. Some fluffy flower can be quicker and really dense flower may take longer.
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