EL_Papi
EL_Papistarted grow question 2y ago
I’ve just harvested and I’m drying now. I can only dry in the basement because of the smell, but I think there’s too much humidity down there and I’m afraid of mold in the buds. How can I prevent that? And thanks for the answers to my first question.
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ATLien415
ATLien415answered grow question 2y ago
ambient airflow is your friend a disco ball motor is the old school solution (they go for maybe USD for a 2 pack), was they spin at 1-3 RPM typically if you have hardcore issue you can leverage UV-A with negligible loss in cannabinoids or terpenes while providing some degree of mold mitigation, although surface topology and shadowing effects mean this is a surface level solution (still quite effective IMO if you NEED it)
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2y ago
dehumidifier or an extraction fan if ambient RH is suitable. There's no magic way to remove water from air, otherwise. dehumidfiers are costly to run and generates a good bit of heat. Avoid 65% and higher. Preferably keep it at 60% with a cool temp. One of the reasons i grow in winter is because it's much less electricity to add moisture than to remove it. I grow during the year that reduces dehum use as best i can.
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 2y ago
Hi, I see it the same way as Eggie420, why not in the tent? I always dry my buds in the tent above the lamp while the other ladies keep growing below. If you don't have a hygrometer, you can get one for a few euros on Amazon or at the hardware store. When drying, you need to be under 65%, but not too low either, otherwise, they'll dry too quickly. Another option, if it doesn't work in the tent, would be to put them in a closet where you open the doors once or twice a day to let fresh air in and place a dehumidifier inside. There are electric ones that cost a bit more, or a friend uses a room dehumidifier, which are boxes where you put salts on top, and they absorb the humidity. You can Google that or ask at the hardware store. If you want to cure them afterwards, you should do it when they're dry but not too much, so that when you bend the stems of the larger buds, they should crack but not break. Then you can pack them in mason jars and keep them for a long time. Hope that helps a bit. Good luck!
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Eggie420
Eggie420answered grow question 2y ago
Hello EL_Papi, w so that's always a big problem because mold comes faster than you think. It would be good if you could measure how high the humidity is to estimate it. Why can't you dry them directly in the tent, or is that also in the basement? And if it turns out that you can only dry them in the basement, then try to ensure that the air is exchanged often, but it's best not to have a fan directly on them because otherwise they will only dry from the outside and stay wet inside. It would also be good if you wet trim to get rid of as much water as possible and not hang the whole plant but rather just small parts/branches. That's how I would do it under these conditions. If you find out while measuring that the humidity is around 80% or something like that, it will still be almost impossible. Good luck!
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