Spanglish
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End of Winter start of Spring is the killer here for RH and outside drying is near on impossible, without running the risk of rotting or getting mold in the lot, my shitty old meter that looks to not have been the most accurate by a long shot used to show 95%-100% most of the time with the best to expect to see on a good day around 75% lol, dont suprise me as are surrounded by snow covered mountains melting as temps start to creep back up, and cant see the other side of the street for thick low laying fog from early morning, till 2pm-4pm or sometimes all day.
Drying out in outdoor cupboard this time of the year is what for me produces the most pungent and tasty buds, but is as slow as hell and still run a little risk of rot or mold but have always been careful not let buds touch or try to dry to much at once, which is even easier now with a staggered harvest for the big girl as when the cola is just about ready for the jars, the lowers that seem to be able to fatten for another week are ready for the taking. Cupboard temp is low between 4c(39f)-12c(54f), and even though the early morning fog moves in is usually clear by 10am-11am, and with the air is still cooling which seems to help keep the RH a bit lower with it peaking at around 3am-4am to around a rather nervy 75% but by 9.30am ish is in the low 70s to high 60s dropping through the day to a low of around 45%-55% by 1pm-2pm, before slowly climbing and sitting at 60%-65% most for the remainder of the day (god that felt like i was giving the weather report lol)
The above process as i mentioned makes for a slow dry but really seems to lock in flavor and smell more, a combo of the slower dry, cold and RH range seems to let the buds dry still (if not painfully slow when the jars are empty) but is almost as if they are starting to cure at the same time during the process, but as with most of my observations it is just that an observation based on my own uneducated views and experiences, and i don't know if there is any real reasoning or science behind it or is just in my head, but to me anyways the finished product seems this way.
Just heading on over to check out miss WW in a bit then, now this ramble is done and dusted
Was not far out on the guess the other week then when i said we would be chopping one on the same day, so beat ya by 3 days then pal lol
