slowest way to dry?

burlingo · #1 11-18-2008, 04:07 PM

hi,

i'm trying to plan my grow right, it has a few weeks left yet but i have a potential problem.

i'm leaving them for a while (5 days, maybe more).

i was hoping i could chop 'em just before i go and let them slowly dry out so by the time i get back they haven't over dried.

what would be the best method or conditions?

is there more chances of running into problems? mold etc...?

thanks

Dirtyboy · #2 11-18-2008, 05:17 PM

5 days they will be fine.

burlingo · #3 11-18-2008, 05:30 PM

cool, thanks.

i might leave the heating off when i'm gone. will a cooler temp slow it down slightly.

vanbuilder2 · #4 11-18-2008, 05:33 PM

cool, dry, dark room. they will be perfect. No light

sUpA nOvA D9 · #5 11-18-2008, 05:45 PM

Keep it in the mid 60-70* range.

vanbuilder2 · #6 11-18-2008, 05:48 PM

put a fan to circulate the air.

Dirtyboy · #7 11-18-2008, 06:09 PM

Ya could put them in a paper bag to slow the dry.

HippieMan · #8 11-19-2008, 03:15 PM

As temperature lowers, humidity raises.
As temperature raises, humidity lowers.

Remember this rule of thumb.

To achieve the slowest of ways to dry, place all newly chopped buds into a paper bag. This will take two weeks to be cure-ready dry. Altohough I'm not sure if you need to change the bags out, as they absorb the water from the buds and become saturated with humidity.
It takes like 7-10 days to air dry buds to cure-ready status and doesn't require any maintenance, so this may be your best bet. As long as its nice and dark, has a fan blowing off in one direction (not on your buds), and has a relative humidity of 40-60% you should be fine.

ddriver · #9 11-20-2008, 03:32 AM

actually hippieman you are wrong, high humidity requires high temperatures

its one of the main principles of an air conditioner, AC take the water from the air, and thats one of the main things that drops temp down, besides the pump/freon thingie

you cannot have high humidity in low temperatures, humid climate is always warm, cuz it's temperature that evaporates water and puts it into the air

Woomeister · #10 11-20-2008, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddriver

actually hippieman you are wrong, high humidity requires high temperatures

its one of the main principles of an air conditioner, AC take the water from the air, and thats one of the main things that drops temp down, besides the pump/freon thingie

you cannot have high humidity in low temperatures, humid climate is always warm, cuz it's temperature that evaporates water and puts it into the air

The temp here in the uk is only 12 c with relative humidity of 60%, go figure!