Due to crappy timing with Easter weekend, I need to leave my buds hanging for 6-7 days. I'm a little paranoid about them getting too dry: humidity is rather low in the drying space. Any advice from the pros? Leave all the fan leaves on? Could create a messy manicure but doesn't that slow the drying? Or if it is a little too dry when I get back could I feasible introduce moisture in the cure?
Harvest & Curing hanging for 6 days
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Chester
Honey Hugger ...
First and foremost what is the rh in the drying area ? Thinking it's dry doesn't count ... Can you control the temp in the drying area ? What is the normal temp in the space ? When curing 55% rh is considered the lowest you want your buds to ever get ... if your space is above 55% w/NO moving air you have little to worry about ... but you need to know what you're working with ...
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Grey Bear
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At your current humidity levels (55%) you are probably ok.
If your worried and you can, just stack the hung buds in a ice cooler after about 4-5 days of hanging Until you can get them properly trimmed and jarred.
Just be sure and burp the ice chest just like you would jarred bud.
I have done this numerous times after an initial dry, when I knew it was going to take me several days to trim and jar and our rh was low.
This gives you control over the continuing dry and curing as you take your time to trim.
I never have over dried bud or moldy bud when using this method
If your worried and you can, just stack the hung buds in a ice cooler after about 4-5 days of hanging Until you can get them properly trimmed and jarred.
Just be sure and burp the ice chest just like you would jarred bud.
I have done this numerous times after an initial dry, when I knew it was going to take me several days to trim and jar and our rh was low.
This gives you control over the continuing dry and curing as you take your time to trim.
I never have over dried bud or moldy bud when using this method
thanks for the advice guys. Problem with ice chest (and jars) is the burping. There will be no one available to burp anything for 48 hours or so (unless I can train my cats). THe RH is in the mid 40s to low 50s if I recall. Ambient temps in mid-to-low 60s. I don't really have anything to control the RH except maybe putting a bowl of water in there with the buds.
The other option I guess to jar them at the last possible moment and hope they're ok without a burp ...
The other option I guess to jar them at the last possible moment and hope they're ok without a burp ...
Chester
Honey Hugger ...
How much bud we talking about ?
At 50% rh and low 60's temps it should take 6 days to dry. If it were mine I would make sure the air was not stagnant in my drying space (w/o a breeze) just letting some air leave and enter . I would hang the whole plant w/ minimal trim of fans ... it will be close but if temps don't rise much and rh doesn't drop much 6 days should be just about right for finish trimming and jarring when you get back ... :dance2:
At 50% rh and low 60's temps it should take 6 days to dry. If it were mine I would make sure the air was not stagnant in my drying space (w/o a breeze) just letting some air leave and enter . I would hang the whole plant w/ minimal trim of fans ... it will be close but if temps don't rise much and rh doesn't drop much 6 days should be just about right for finish trimming and jarring when you get back ... :dance2:
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You might want to try drying in paper bags (see drying and curing section). At your humidity I think they should be fine for that amount of time
Chester
Honey Hugger ...
If you plan to continue to grow you'll need a good Western Caliber II Hygrometer ... my first harvest I spent about $50 on stuff to get the rh down before I found out I had a cheap hygrometer and my rh was already low ... now my weed never drops below 62% until I grind it to use ... cured from harvest to bowl ... While I believe 55% is the bottom line for cure rh I suspect there is a little wiggle room ... as soon as you return, 'jar' them up for 24 hrs to allow the moisture that is deep w/in the buds to re-moisten the bud ... that can help them to not dry too fast on the outside ... Wherever you're going for Easter, make it a point to come home w/ a decent Hygrometer ...
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Oldsters got a good point there ... a paper bag might provide just the right environment for a slow cure ...
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Oldsters got a good point there ... a paper bag might provide just the right environment for a slow cure ...
I do have a hydrometer ... checked it last night ... 55% humidity at 64-degrees. Just couldn't rightly remember when i made the OP. Here's some kinda shitty pics:
the beast:
Stripped and in the locker: top cola at the bottom there. Left a bunch of foliage on thinking it would slow the drying
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Don't paper bags speed up the dry? The moisture wicks into the paper vs. slowly dissipating.
the beast:
Stripped and in the locker: top cola at the bottom there. Left a bunch of foliage on thinking it would slow the drying
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Don't paper bags speed up the dry? The moisture wicks into the paper vs. slowly dissipating.
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