Show me your drying set ups

[Sabaton]

@chiqifella

In my situation I either use what I'm given to work with or I don't dry in the dark at all. My box is filled with cuttings already, I cannot use that to dry the plants. Anyhoo, I didn't notice a wooden smell, the whole wardrobe reeks of weed

My statement is based on experience. Adding a hygrometer to the jar wouldn't benefit me, so why would I ? Of course some jars from my earlier grows developed mold, but that was because of too less monitoring, buds being packed too tight and buds being too moist. I've developed somewhat of an instinct and I'm sure they won't develop a mold.

"Pre-dried" means that they have kinda been pre dried, since the plants haven't gotten any water for one week straight.

 

[Cold$moke]

I leave the leaf on certain kinds of bud mainly airy ones.

On big hard nugs i like to trim close

When im drying i just set the dehuey to 65% and checkem everyday if rh shooymts up ill accomadate

Idaelly it takes me 1p to 14 days to dry enough to jar

 

[Cold$moke]

No that wasn’t at you, I don’t know how it would affect your setup, I don’t have enough experience with DWC to give ya advice , I have a very large buffer , your rockin out with your cock out.

Haha more like my dingle berry lmao

Its all good i know my grow isn't on point at all

But i thank you for the kind words

 

[Sabaton]

When im drying i just set the dehuey to 65% and checkem everyday if rh shooymts up ill accomadate

How does your weed feel when it's ready to be jared ? Since you keep the optimal rh with your dehuey the buds should be drying very evenly/uniformly instead of being dry on the outside with the stem still moist and flexible, right ?

 

[Cold$moke]

It all depends but for the most part they dry pretty darn evenly

When i fist startex i would get the outside too dry and it would kill the flavor.

So now i ride the line with mold and moisture

Sometimes ill turn the dehuey up or down depends on the time of year

But when im ready to jar my stems will crackle but not snap clean if the makes sense
And the bud will just start burning nice in a doobie. But its not crispy it just feels right is how i describe it lol

Then ill put it into jars then monitor for the first week or so till im certain they are good to go

Hope it helps

 

[Cold$moke]

How does your weed feel when it's ready to be jared ? Since you keep the optimal rh with your dehuey the buds should be drying very evenly/uniformly instead of being dry on the outside with the stem still moist and flexible, right ?

You do have to make sure to sheild the buds from direct airflow from the dehuey

Thats why i like using a rack

I put the dehuey in the bottom and put a peice of carboard on top and side to make a sheild
This does 2 things it makes sure the air blowing from the dehuey isnt blowing directly on the plants and it catches any thing that falls during the dry

Then the panda film keeps it dark and lovely while containing a lot of the smell and keeping the rh high enough to get a nice 10 day dry time plus or minus

 

[Sabaton]

crackle but not snap clean if the makes sense

It does, I know what you mean. I'm trying to achieve the same results with my method, yet the wardrobe works more like a big humidor that constantly absorbs the excess humidity and then releases it into the ventilated growroom. I will post my results here during the weekend, hopefully the plants dry nice and evenly.

 

[meangreengrowinmachine]

It does, I know what you mean. I'm trying to achieve the same results with my method, yet the wardrobe works more like a big humidor that constantly absorbs the excess humidity and then releases it into the ventilated growroom. I will post my results here during the weekend, hopefully the plants dry nice and evenly.

basically the dream right? I giant humidor set to exact curing and/or long term storage temps?

 

[Randomestguy]

I know it's not ideal but what's your guys' experience smoking bud right off the plant? Had a neighbor who needed me to water their plant a while back and I snagged like a g (she wasn't gonna notice cuz half the plant been stripped cuz she din have nooo patience and tiny closet cfl grow) but I was dry at the time and didn't wait to dry the bud fully and hot damn, that shit was trippy. Like had me going through truth of existence type shit. How about you guys? I'm sure you picked a nug and put it right in a bowl at least once lol

 

[Beachwalker]

It all depends but for the most part they dry pretty darn evenly

When i fist startex i would get the outside too dry and it would kill the flavor.

So now i ride the line with mold and moisture

Sometimes ill turn the dehuey up or down depends on the time of year

But when im ready to jar my stems will crackle but not snap clean if the makes sense
And the bud will just start burning nice in a doobie. But its not crispy it just feels right is how i describe it lol

Then ill put it into jars then monitor for the first week or so till im certain they are good to go

Hope it helps

^^^^^ do this^^^^^

That is a great post! This whole thread has been pretty helpful

Proper curing has a bit of alchemy to it

 

[Sabaton]

Yes I did that multiple times, because weed treats my ADD (+hyperactivity) and I had nothing to smoke laying around. I dried it at 50 degrees celsius in my mini oven, this didn't really affect the resin.

The effects were like you said, I was tripping balls for 1 and a half hour. This is because the resin isn't done ripening. Those trichomes are clear at first, then they become milky and ultimately they turn amber. As long as you smoke it while you have a lot of clear trichomes you will get that short-lasting, trippy feeling. Still nothing in comparison to actual acid etc, but still quite a mental knockout. Some people also get paranoid as fuck after smoking such weed

 

[Randomestguy]

Yes I did that multiple times, because weed treats my ADD (+hyperactivity) and I had nothing to smoke laying around. I dried it at 50 degrees celsius in my mini oven, this didn't really affect the resin.

The effects were like you said, I was tripping balls for 1 and a half hour. This is because the resin isn't done ripening. Those trichomes are clear at first, then they become milky and ultimately they turn amber. As long as you smoke it while you have a lot of clear trichomes you will get that short-lasting, trippy feeling. Still nothing in comparison to actual acid etc, but still quite a mental knockout. Some people also get paranoid as fuck after smoking such weed

Yesss that shit had me writing down like an entire page of some universal conciousness reincarnation 4th dimensional timeless type shit (best I can summarize without going into depth) just so I wouldn't forget those thoughts later. Dammit now I want some tabs wish I lived in the city cuz you can't find that shit easy in the burbs. # smokeless

 

[Cold$moke]

Yea some weed gives me a heart racing that i dont care for

Mabey im getting older lol im not even 40 yet

 

[Randomestguy]

Yea some weed gives me a heart racing that i dont care for

Mabey im getting older lol im not even 40 yet

Nah man its them early cut sativas that make you feel like feds about to bust your door down, in the heart about to jump out of your chest sense, even if you cool headed. As long as you ain't losing your shit (any real stoner won't usually) it's just that racey body feeling. Not super enjoyable as far as weed goes

 

[Cold$moke]

I know it's not ideal but what's your guys' experience smoking bud right off the plant? Had a neighbor who needed me to water their plant a while back and I snagged like a g (she wasn't gonna notice cuz half the plant been stripped cuz she din have nooo patience and tiny closet cfl grow) but I was dry at the time and didn't wait to dry the bud fully and hot damn, that shit was trippy. Like had me going through truth of existence type shit. How about you guys? I'm sure you picked a nug and put it right in a bowl at least once lol

I usually always try a tester but it usually taste like shit till it drys lol unless you vape it but i havent tried vaping live flowers

But when i. Short on smoke ill stick it in the microwave or dehumidifier and it doesnt taste the best (even though it taste better then some peoples haha) but the effects are good enough.


Its runny on this run im doing now im defoiliating heavily cause its a packed scrog.

So on the last defoliation i actually had to cut off a lot of fan leaves that where coated in crystals

And i got a nice clump of scissor has from it

Very clear up high that isnt bad at all

I cant wait to see it in 5 more weeks

 

[dongle69]

Had a neighbor who needed me to water their plant a while back and I snagged like a g (she wasn't gonna notice cuz half the plant been stripped cuz she din have nooo patience and tiny closet cfl grow) l

You stole from a neighbor who trusted you.
You are a piece of shit.

 

[Cold$moke]

Nah man its them early cut sativas that make you feel like feds about to bust your door down, in the heart about to jump out of your chest sense, even if you cool headed. As long as you ain't losing your shit (any real stoner won't usually) it's just that racey body feeling. Not super enjoyable as far as weed goes

I know im playing lol still dont like the heart attack weed as i call it haha

Next time i get some from dude ill post a pic of it its pretty crystally sativa dom

Not the best flavor(growers fault) but if you like speedy highs this a good work weed but they might think your on crack lol it makes you tweak haha

 

[Cold$moke]

None of the un dried weed ever impressed me enough to try it more then a few times lol

 

[Randomestguy]

You stole from a neighbor who trusted you.
You are a piece of shit.

Lol unless she was a bigger piece of shit total bitch tbh. I was the only option cuz we like a couple hundred feet away, and it's a g, not a zip. Funny story on that actually, she made a tray out of foil and that thing was sitting right, and I mean right over her power strip with water about to spill over the half inch rim onto it, dumb bitch almost set her house on fire. And part 2, the next day or day after, her parents found it and tossed it so no harm done on my part lmao.

 

[BigHornBuds]

Haha more like my dingle berry lmao

Its all good i know my grow isn't on point at all

But i thank you for the kind words

I wasn’t meaning advice about the grow in general, just about the “drought” stress, being I don’t have experience with plants that big with that much roots , in DWC . I’ve cropped a “few” times with NFT but not the same, to know how it would affect them.
And when I say things like drought n flush, these are words I use to explain myself, but my plants r not wilting and I’m not running 3x the volume of the pot with water, my flush at the end is just RO not a drop extra.


& For havin 1 light not even as big as one of mine,(I got 3250watts on you in ruffley the same sq ft) blows my mind.
Your rocking it, only going to get better with more experience.