SecretGardener
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Bulldog, youve got great timing. Some of you may remember SecondTry from a sticky here. I asked him for tips on slow drying, and he said use the Three 7's. 70F, 70% Rh, >7 days.
I recently did this with a plant I harvested 8 days ago. The temps ranged from 70-75F, 65-80RH. It hung for 7 days before I trimmed it and smoked it. She could have used a bit more drying time, as she's still not ready to be jarred, but the smell is incredible. There was no going from great smelling to hay, and *cross my fingers, hope the smell returns*.
He said you can virtually skip the lengthy curing process. Whether thats true or not, It does make a more consistent product that smells amazing when it goes into the jars.
Oh and with regards to the high humidity and possibility of mold. The buds were tiny as the fan leaves were badly burned by excessive air circulation and never fully developed, so I really never feared much about mold.
I did have a fan about 3 feet across from it and pointed it at a wall away from the plant to allow air circulation without possibility of speeding up the drying process. No signs of mold. I just hung 4 more plants up tonight, with 3 more to be hung tomorrow.
I will let you and anyone else interested how this turns out.
Currently I dry my buds in my grow tent. The RH of my house and grow tent is pretty low - somewhere between 35%-45%. How can I raise the RH to a consistent 60%? Do I have to buy a humidifier? How do you guys living in the desert dry your buds?