Can I dry my buds in my Grow Tent??

The conditions for growing good smoke and drying and curing good smoke are not the same.... the only way you could dry your smoke in your tent is if you are not growing in your tent.... not a choice I would like to have to make...

renyman said:

I'm surprised they dont sell a light proof dry net considering most people i assume dry their buds in their tent with their filter.

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Well, a net implies holes...

ya dry in your grow tent means your taking valuable time away from your next harvest? you should have some clones or seeds starting by now ready to rock to take the place of your cash crop. its like renting condo space in big city get it going again and roll.

Or just get another tent and use that to veg and dry

Hey everyone,

Can i take out the light in my tent , hang my buds up, and run the filter and intake as normal to dry buds??

greenthumb831 said:

Hey everyone,

Can i take out the light in my tent , hang my buds up, and run the filter and intake as normal to dry buds??

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Oh yes.......

What if you have 5 tents? haha. I have a tent exclusively designated for trimming and drying.


I'm leaving the last 3 inches from the bottom unzipped, and unzipping the bottom flaps of the door about 2 inches both to the left and right allowing some air flow, with a fan blowing against the wall of the tent (not directly at the buds). Once the stems bend and snap, but don't break, I will move to jarring and will post pics.

I dried mine above my light and it came out pretty dank, it's likely some of the stronger stuff I've encountered. Indirect light shouldn't effect to potency, but it may effect the taste/smell, as this is when the chlorophyll is breaking down and light may impede this process. With a proper curing you likely won't even notice unless you are a connoisseur.

I dry all of mine in my tent above my hood, have for 2+ years. When one finishes drying another is just about ready. Never had any problems drying this way. Typically it is 3 to 4 days hanging in the tent then into paper bags for 2 days, then into jars. Works great for me.

You can see one plant is drying in the top. I also have a screen on top of the hood to dry popcorns.

rlourens said:

My grow tent has perfect places at the top to hang bud for drying.

Will I be able to hang the buds to dry while I am growing other plants in the same tent?

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You can absolutely dry your herb in a grow tent. I've used to small circulating fans inside the tent on low, one that brings fresh air in and 1 blowing it out. Total of 4. It's a great darkroom and I can easily monitor the 4x4's temp and humidity. I also have a dehumidifier and air purifier in the room the tent is in, for that extra happiness. From there it moves on to my curing stages and the tent is refitted for the next veg. This process has contributed to some wonderfully cured happiness. Hope this helps and good luck!

HomeGrown420baby said:

get a cardboard box..tie a string from side to side and hang ur buds that way..u can put it in ur tent but u dont want the light to hit ur buds directly..it doesnt have to b pitch dark tho

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Why grow great stuff to only put it in a cardboard box. If you've spent the money on a tent and don't mind it sitting around, with lights off for a week or so, why not use it to dry? It to me is the perfect controlled, isolated room. Not to bust on cardboard but it sounds like your heading the right direction. I've seen a lot of herb grown beautifully only to be ruined during the dry/cure stage. Aim to be a pro brother and the rest will follow -smoke6407

Smokey6407 said:

You can absolutely dry your herb in a grow tent. I've used to small circulating fans inside the tent on low, one that brings fresh air in and 1 blowing it out. Total of 4. It's a great darkroom and I can easily monitor the 4x4's temp and humidity. I also have a dehumidifier and air purifier in the room the tent is in, for that extra happiness. From there it moves on to my curing stages and the tent is refitted for the next veg. This process has contributed to some wonderfully cured happiness. Hope this helps and good luck!

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When you dried your buds in the grow tent, did you have another plant going in the tent at the same time? I run a scattered 20/4 light schedule so my lights will always be on in my grow box. I was thinking of screwing together 6 pieces of wood (4 sides, 1 bottom and 1 top) and then sealing the box, wrapping the inside of the dry box with reflective insulation, cutting two 4" intake holes (both intakes at the top) and one 4" exhaust hole (on the bottom centered in the middle).

The exhaust hole would have ducting connected to it and that ducting would be then connected to one of the intake holes on my grow box. I am guessing the vortex fan I have in the grow box will pull air from my basement, through the 2 intake holes on sealed dry box...this would then create fresh air circulation over the buds from top to bottom.

Inside the box, I would have a hygrometer probe so i can attach the hygrometer on the outside of the box to view readings without opening the box. I would have 4 lines, 2 on top and 2 in the middle so I can hang two layers, the top layer hovering over the bottom layer. I am determining how big I can make the box tomorrow when I sort through all of my scrap wood.