Too dry already??? NEED HELP ASAP

I want to start out by saying this is my first time growing , I’m new to this whole process and I don’t have special equipment.

I recently had to trim the top half of some of my plants (they weren’t all the way ripe yet), due to spider mites rotting out some of the buds. (Grown outside- in pots not the ground )

I hung them up to dry in my room over the curtain rod of a window , ac is kept on 76 in the house (which is pretty cool) and fans on. Didn’t have any lights on and shutters closed but light still peaked through. (Tv was kept on tho) The first morning from hanging, it got super hot in my room for some reason. They seemed to be fine , since then it hasn’t been as hot in here.

When I cut them I trimmed the leaves off halfway and left the small and some parts, kind of made it even as possible though. My concern is , it’s day 2 and what leaves were left are dry and crumbly to the touch. When I squeeze into the bud, it feels sticky still (however if I was to put my hand around the whole thing hanging- it feels more dried and crumbly then anything it’s when I push my fingers into the buds where I get the slight hope that they aren’t as bad as I’m thinking) and doesn’t feel like it’s as dry as the leaves and looks ok but I’m unsure cause remember some buds were rotted from the spiders. I tried to break the end of a stem (light but firm pressure) and it seemed like it just wasn’t budging , unless I applied more force . But I didn’t . I broke off a tiny little bud and it felt sticky, good texture didn’t feel like crumbly dry but idk cause it was pretty small (don’t want to mess with the big good buds)

My plan was to hang dry for a week and then go on with the process but I feel like maybe I already fucked it up? Since the leaves around it completely crumble to the touch.

I moved it into a darker room, fan on, it’s still on window curtain rods but the shutters are mainly covered up in this room so not near as much light is shining on them and it is cooler in the room. Ac vent is below the window (idk if this is a problem or not)

Please help, any suggestions at all would be greatly appreciated!!! For my current problem and other curing tips or revive methods!

when it gets really important to you make a space and control it. some use a box, a closet, a bag, a room.
if it gets too hot, or too humid or too cold your buds are degraded.
keep it dark, with temp and humidity controlled(growweedeasecomgrowbiblesgaloreonlinegooglestuff)
Buds need specific controls for success. Could have rinsed those mites off before drying too
better luck next time

somebodyhearted said:

when it gets really important to you make a space and control it. some use a box, a closet, a bag, a room.
if it gets too hot, or too humid or too cold your buds are degraded.
keep it dark, with temp and humidity controlled(growweedeasecomgrowbiblesgaloreonlinegooglestuff)
Buds need specific controls for success. Could have rinsed those mites off before drying too
better luck next time

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Some of the buds had already rotted (turned brown ) but others remained perfectly fine. I have a little humidifier , mainly used during colds and stuff . Idk if it would work considering this room it’s in now is the master room . (Don’t have any closets with good ventilation - they’re walk in through both sides so can’t shut them off.)

So you’re saying they’re completely ruined? Like I said, the good buds without rot, felt fine to the touch buts it’s the leaves around them that are worrying me .

And sorry but when it gets important to me? You don’t know my medical conditions or reasoning for wanting to take up growing myself. So feedback without subtle personal attacks would be nice

right, you need a dehumidifier in your drying room mate. your humidifier will add moisture to your buds.
you need to monitor the relative humidity and keep your drying space dark. dont pinch buds while drying.
dont dry with mites and rot in your bud.
you need fans to circulate and exchange air in your drying space.
Any buds with possible rot, or mites is completely ruined and would be discarded immediately here.
if using for medical needs your early harvested, moldy, mite infested buds will provide no benefit to you sorry.

in no way was that an attack. if drying was important to you then you would not be winging it right? maybe you would have read a grow bible or online and learned about such things before putting yourself at mold risk in your home, I mean, if it was indeed important to you it would be worth doing right the very first time I'd say. inhaling moldy buds in your home is not healthy. handling mites can spread them. smoking mites isnt fun. smoking moldy buds is unhealthy too.
better luck next time.

It’s a learning process , mate. But thank you for the feedback. I’ve too the proper measures to ensure the rest of my crop finishes growing untouched and the way it’s suppose to.

But since this was already ruined by the mites, I was basically going for a test run. To see what they would do.

I’ve read some books and a lot of articles, but where the rest is going is completely different then what I am doing now. My main concern was the leaves looking so dried after two days . Besides the rot in the buds the main buds look like they’ve retained moisture and drying at a good rate . Of course, this was just experimenting with the bud that got taken over. (The damage was done so why leave it to grow? )

I don’t plan on smoking this cause of the mites but just needed better ideas and a general idea on growing before the main crop is due. So I appreciate it man

May not seem like it’s important but it very much so is. I could of controlled this better on the what I got now, but I have two different areas and environments of growing going on. My outdoor is this, what is ruined. Indoor, no problems at all.

I also don’t plan on drying i. My house when it comes time, this was an experiment with the bad bud. I knew it was ruined cause of the rot and bugs but I was talking more on a drying level, of how they were appearing now, whether it was a bad sign , moreso the contamination of the mites.

Im having the opposite trouble in mass. Relative humidity here has been over 70 forever now. My jars were at 66% humidity, and after burping them they are up to 70. Needing a specific environment for everything is a pain in the ass.

Boatguy said:

Im having the opposite trouble in mass. Relative humidity here has been over 70 forever now. My jars were at 66% humidity, and after burping them they are up to 70. Needing a specific environment for everything is a pain in the ass.

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Burp the jar in a car with the A/C on max.

It sure is a pain in the ass, but rot and off tasting bud is so much worse.

Having a controlled environment for drying is worth it 100%, to the point where i wouldn't even waste my time growing if i didn't have a drying environment ready for harvest.

Op, are you talking about smoking bud-rot tops with mites ?? ..toss it OUT !

Boatguy said:

Im having the opposite trouble in mass. Relative humidity here has been over 70 forever now. My jars were at 66% humidity, and after burping them they are up to 70. Needing a specific environment for everything is a pain in the ass.

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I'm on the North Shore having the same problem I've had bud hanging for weeks now, no mold because of air movement & it's in a controlled environment but the little dehumidifier in there can't bring the humidity down enough..! Bud is 67% today after over 2 weeks hanging! Today is the first time its dropped below 60% in weeks and to make it worse I'm between a marsh and the ocean

Beachwalker said:

I'm on the North Shore having the same problem I've had bud hanging for weeks now, no mold because of air movement & it's in a controlled environment but the little dehumidifier in there can't bring the humidity down enough..! Bud is 67% today after over 2 weeks hanging! Today is the first time its dropped below 60% in weeks and to make it worse I'm between a marsh and the ocean

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Did you just get here on the islands? Drying is a fucking pita out here lol

SPLFreak808 said:

Did you just get here on the islands? Drying is a fucking pita out here lol

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I'm not on the islands. Never saw the humidity last this long before!? ..gave up on the toy dehumidifier, put a 2nd fan on the floor instead.. if I ever get to 65% maybe I can start to jar?

Beachwalker said:

I'm not on the islands. Never saw the humidity last this long before!? ..gave up on the toy dehumidifier, put a 2nd fan on the floor instead.. if I ever get to 65% I can start to jar?

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70% is a good day out on my side lmao.. Good luck bro

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT SMOKING THE ROT / MOLDED BUDS. This forums sole purpose was to ask about the leaves during day 2 of drying out this bad bud. I have indoor and outdoor plants. The indoor is a COMPLETE different story. Everything is being monitored, and a dry room is well on its way to be completed (which will not be in my home) I have not got a dehumidifier yet but the rest is almost complete. Still have a good month left of growing for my indoor.

My outdoor bud is ruined because of the mites / rot I KNOW THIS MUCH. I am only experimenting different ways of drying since it is already bad, I’m not going to continue to grow it. So it’s cut and I’m experimenting on drying so that way when it comes time for my real deal babies to be cured , I know the process by first hand seeing it. Along with plenty of research I’ve been doing.

All this rotted bud WILL NOT BE SMOKED, it will be TOSSED!!!!! All I am doing is experimenting different environments/techniques with it since it’s bad. Like some were wet trimmed, others dry. I have a few in my home (like the initial post early mentioned) and I have some in my garage (in a mini version of a dry room) . Like I said, no dehumidifier yet . So I’m just trying to test all variables I can , humidity I’ll deal with later. I incubate and breed game fowl birds so I’m familiar with humidity control.

The main question here is ABOUT THE DRYING. ABOUT THE LEAVES BEING BRITTLE INTO DAY 2 .

So for the last time , I know the buds are ruined. I know there is more to control when drying. My main concern was how fast should the leaves dry out when hung up. I wanted to know if I’d fucked up on that BIT. Maybe I should of clarified more. But there’s ya go

ganjetero said:

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT SMOKING THE ROT / MOLDED BUDS. This forums sole purpose was to ask about the leaves during day 2 of drying out this bad bud. I have indoor and outdoor plants. The indoor is a COMPLETE different story. Everything is being monitored, and a dry room is well on its way to be completed (which will not be in my home) I have not got a dehumidifier yet but the rest is almost complete. Still have a good month left of growing for my indoor.

My outdoor bud is ruined because of the mites / rot I KNOW THIS MUCH. I am only experimenting different ways of drying since it is already bad, I’m not going to continue to grow it. So it’s cut and I’m experimenting on drying so that way when it comes time for my real deal babies to be cured , I know the process by first hand seeing it. Along with plenty of research I’ve been doing.

All this rotted bud WILL NOT BE SMOKED, it will be TOSSED!!!!! All I am doing is experimenting different environments/techniques with it since it’s bad. Like some were wet trimmed, others dry. I have a few in my home (like the initial post early mentioned) and I have some in my garage (in a mini version of a dry room) . Like I said, no dehumidifier yet . So I’m just trying to test all variables I can , humidity I’ll deal with later. I incubate and breed game fowl birds so I’m familiar with humidity control.

The main question here is ABOUT THE DRYING. ABOUT THE LEAVES BEING BRITTLE INTO DAY 2 .

So for the last time , I know the buds are ruined. I know there is more to control when drying. My main concern was how fast should the leaves dry out when hung up. I wanted to know if I’d fucked up on that BIT. Maybe I should of clarified more. But there’s ya go

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Rotted bud actually dries quicker than healthy bud, i wouldn't use that for experience imo.

Beachwalker said:

I'm not on the islands. Never saw the humidity last this long before!? ..gave up on the toy dehumidifier, put a 2nd fan on the floor instead.. if I ever get to 65% maybe I can start to jar?

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67% perfect for jar, give me your dry environment

Beachwalker said:

I'm on the North Shore having the same problem I've had bud hanging for weeks now, no mold because of air movement & it's in a controlled environment but the little dehumidifier in there can't bring the humidity down enough..! Bud is 67% today after over 2 weeks hanging! Today is the first time its dropped below 60% in weeks and to make it worse I'm between a marsh and the ocean

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2 week dry thats perfect, my shit in summer, crispy in 5 days

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH said:

2 week dry thats perfect, my shit in summer, crispy in 5 days

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That's how it is in the winter here