hedinclouds
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I browsed the forum for Arizona and couldn't find any information and thought this was needed. Please put down your two cents and explain, with pictures if nessessary, how you dry before a good cure in this "dry heat"
Drying and curing in this summer heat
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hydrogregg
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I dry in my closet with the lights off and a 'cool' humidifier that i got at home depot. It has a cool mist that comes out, i fill it with my r/owater and keep the setting at 45-50%. I set up shelves in the same closet (its a walk in) and cure in glass jars that get burpred.
plantmagic
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I did the same exact thing
hedinclouds
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So I am drying in my flower tent with nothing In flower. Heat maintaining 86 degrees and almost ready to jar . This is my first time drying in this heat. Next time, I think I'll use a different approach. I notice my supply drying a little quicker then preferred but not going to damage the goods.
P.s. another note, trimming is a bitch
Happy growing all
P.s. another note, trimming is a bitch
Happy growing all
not a student of this sort of thing...
I will repeat myself. spread your stuff out, whether it be laid flat or hung, until it gets dry on the outside. Then put it in a closed container until the moisture equalizes. Open to air, until dry on the outside. Close up until moisture equalizes....repeat until the stems shrink. Then pack for slow cure.
I will repeat myself. spread your stuff out, whether it be laid flat or hung, until it gets dry on the outside. Then put it in a closed container until the moisture equalizes. Open to air, until dry on the outside. Close up until moisture equalizes....repeat until the stems shrink. Then pack for slow cure.
Lucius Vorenus
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Drying is the hardest part of growing in AZ. I don't have it perfected yet and most of my stuff has been drying much fast than id like. 3 days.
This harvest im running a humidifer on a timer to go off every 2hrs for 10 mins. This should keep my RH around 50% which is what id like. I want a 10 day dry.
This harvest im running a humidifer on a timer to go off every 2hrs for 10 mins. This should keep my RH around 50% which is what id like. I want a 10 day dry.
BeaverHuntr
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Thats pretty much the standard for drying in AZ.. Every harvest I have done is usually dry in 3-5 days so I know what you mean...Once my buds are in the jars the RH usually stays around 45-55% get yourself a small hygrometer and keep one in your curing jar so you can see the RH in the jars.
Lucius Vorenus
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So you're jarring before they are completely dry?
I don't usually Jar. i just use big tupperware containers because fill all the jars tends to be a bitch. Ive been harvesting 18-24 plants at a time typically.
BeaverHuntr
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I jar them when they feel dry to the touch or when you I pull a stem off bud and make sure it breaks with the snapping sound. Most commercial growers will use tuppaware or turkey bags so you are fine, plus it sounds like you're in the game to be a commercial grower. Trying to burp all those jars seems like it would be a huge chore.
Lucius Vorenus
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I just have 3 patients. So 12 plants for each of them is what I grow. At what number do you consider yourself "commercial"?
BeaverHuntr
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I would say anything over 20, I'm sure once dispensaries open you will probably get more patients.
Lucius Vorenus
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I think everyone is going to be looking for a Caregiver once Dispensaries open. It's not worth it for me though. Even growing the amount of plants I have growing for my patients right now I have excess. I won't be taking on anymore patients.
Lots of Patients are selling theirs on Craigslist Patient to Patient. I don't like the way things are going.
I'm new to the growing thing, and my first batch dried way too quick. Between noob mistakes while growing and the rapid dry, I was counting on a long curing process to correct mistakes. Just checked on some that I have been curing for about 2 months. Smells great. Feels great.
One thing I found was that drying so quickly, there was little moisture to even things out in the jars, even after a month. So I now put 3 leaves on top in each 1/2 gallon jar to add some moisture. Doesn't effect the smell or taste since I'm using the cutting from the mother. This seems to work for me so far.
I had used a humidifier, but I didn't find it effective and began to worry about mold. The next round I plan on getting several humidifiers and just leaving them on in the room, all on different timers. Since I grow within tents in one specific room, I'm hoping that the humidity with be pulled in through the passive air intake and take care of everything withouth the hassle of too much equipment in cramped spaces.
If I never get the humidity to drying ratio down, I'm very comfortable with the leaf in the jar method. If it doesn't introduce enough moisture, I just do it again.
One thing I found was that drying so quickly, there was little moisture to even things out in the jars, even after a month. So I now put 3 leaves on top in each 1/2 gallon jar to add some moisture. Doesn't effect the smell or taste since I'm using the cutting from the mother. This seems to work for me so far.
I had used a humidifier, but I didn't find it effective and began to worry about mold. The next round I plan on getting several humidifiers and just leaving them on in the room, all on different timers. Since I grow within tents in one specific room, I'm hoping that the humidity with be pulled in through the passive air intake and take care of everything withouth the hassle of too much equipment in cramped spaces.
If I never get the humidity to drying ratio down, I'm very comfortable with the leaf in the jar method. If it doesn't introduce enough moisture, I just do it again.
just dont exhaust your dry area as often as you would think. this will keep the humidity levels up. this is what i do my temps for drying are 72 and my rh is 40-48% takes about 5-7b days to dry. another way to slow down drying is to trim when dry and leave most of the leaves on the buds. this slows down drying and protects the buds. and finally there is one cure to drying too quickly, grow bigger buds.
Lucius Vorenus
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I find what makes them dry quicker is the air flow from the fans. Its a necessary evil thought to prvent your weed from smelling like Hay. Gotta keep that air movin!
When I first set it up I had an exhaust fan which led to the attic carbon scrubber. Holy shit, dried in like 48 hours, crumbly! Next round I all but shut that hole so there is still some suction and then out to the scrubber. Better that time, but still needs the leaves in the jars.
I hate trimming when it's dry. Had to do that with about half on both rounds, it's time consuming and tedious when you have nute burn signs you are trying to trim off.
Last round I hung up my plants on my ceiling fan in front of the TV, and then peeled the big leaves off by hand quite easily. After about an hour they come off even easier, with a crisp snap. So much easier than clipping. I'll be doing it the same next time.
I hate trimming off the leaves that are fat with trichs. It actually pains my heart. I'd love to leave them on because I know they add to they high and protect the swollen bud underneath. Now if only everyone knew that. Since I give my patients it for free, I usually leave those bud leaves on, and some of them have said they don't like the way it looks. I laugh because when you grind it up to vape, it all looks the same. I've had to actually explain and hand them a loop to see the trichs. Funny that even mmj has such an aesthetic appeal. When I trim, I try to leave as much on as possible. I'm hoping that as I go on, I'll get faster at trimming. I find it to be a long process because I'm a perfectionist.
BeaverHuntr
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This is the way to do it.. I have trimmed plenty of different ways but for the past 5 years I cut the hole plant, hang upside down fan leaves and all, and every day as I go in the room i remove fan leaves, by day 3-5 its dry and completely trimmed and well manicured.
Lucius Vorenus
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3-5 days is a long dry? That seems fast to me
BeaverHuntr
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Thats AZ dry weather for you.
Lucius Vorenus
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you need humidifiers mijo