I left my trimmed bud on a dry rack overnight when I don’t think I should have. Has anyone ever actually gotten mold from the cure phase in grove bags? Seems pretty hard to do? Like on the plant I just harvested, I hung the entire plant in my dry tent. Temp:68, RH: 55% (best I can do with what I have). I will probably dry trim after a week or so, then I want to try immediately putting them in bags and leaving them (assuming the RH isn’t way out of control and I timed it somewhat good). Does anyone do this? I’m so paranoid of overdrying now. My first plant was cured perfectly. Second one - not so much. Any insight is appreciated.
Right. I wonder how early you’d have to bag to actually run into mold issues though. Might do some experimenting
I do have a moisture meter. I’ll give this a shot! Each bud is different. Once you see 11%, do you bag everything, or do you test every nug and stagger your cure? Appreciate the response!
Thank you!I dry at 70F/21C, and 50% RH for 5 days in a tent where the out take fan is dialed in at 50% , and intake at 30%. I like bringing the plants to the point of the leaves crisping, and a slight sponginess left in the buds. Then I bottle in Mason Jars with the proper amount of Boost Two Ways, and burp 2-3 times a day until the RH has completely stabilized. After it has leveled, I try an burp once a day for a month or two, as it seems to preserve the original aroma very well by doing so.
Sometimes throughout the winter or severe dry spells it is more difficult to keep an RH of 50% in the dry tent and I refuse to use a humidifier as I've had bouts of mold while drying using them. I usually just cut the cycle short in this case.
Edit(And to answer your heading question: yes)
