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ChinaRider
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Hey now.... Good to see another AZ grower.
I harvested some critical+ autos a little over a month ago... I'm really enjoying the smoke. Very dank smelling with a long lasting high.
I have a $20 humidifier in my tent and that gets the humidity to around 35% I have not really had any humidity issues.
Also... I have a pretty good way to dry/cure that has never failed me. Even here in AZ.
First you will need hygrometers that fit in mason jars. If you search amazon for excalibur you can find the ones I use. You just need one per strain. Not one per jar. I also have a drying net that I hang from a shower curtain bar in my bathroom with the exhaust fan on.
So here is what you do.... After trimming and placing the bud on your net you want to dry 1 day for every 10% humidity in your drying area. So if humidity is 35% dry for 3.5 days. Then put the hygrometers in the jars with the display facing outside so you can see it with the lid closed. Add your bud but don't cram it in and seal the jars. After 6 or 7 hours in the jar your humidity should even out. Check the hygrometer. Note that the humidity in the jars will go up and down a little as the buds release and take in moisture.
+70% - Buds need to dry longer out of the jar. For me, about every 5% over 70, equals about 10-12 hours outside of jar.
65-70% - getting really close to that sweet spot for curing. Keep it in the jars but burp them for a couple of hours . Burp 'em, then close the lid, wait 4-6 hours, check RH%, burp again if needed, repeat as needed until you reach the next level. The closer you get to the next level the longer it takes to get an accurate reading, maybe even 12-24 hours. If in a higher humidity area, say along the coasts, I would want to speed it up just a bit to get to the next level as mold may become a factor
60-65% - this is the Curing range. Once you hit this range keep things sealed unless we want to prepare it for long-term storage, then we'll need to SLOWLY lower down to the next stage. But if you just want to cure it, leave here in this range for a week and longer to cure. Buds should be slightly sticky. Stems should snap. I let it cure for a minimum of 2 weeks but usually a month or more.
55-60% - Long term storage stage. I still leave the hygrometer in for about a couple of days/week, just to make sure it's leveled off. Once it has leveled off, then I take the hygrometer out & seal the jar.
under 55% - either you left it hanging to dry for too long with a fan blowing on it directly or too close to a heat source/vent or you might need to have a humidifier on a timer in the area you dry in (make sure it's not blowing the moisture directly on plants).
I harvested some critical+ autos a little over a month ago... I'm really enjoying the smoke. Very dank smelling with a long lasting high.
I have a $20 humidifier in my tent and that gets the humidity to around 35% I have not really had any humidity issues.
Also... I have a pretty good way to dry/cure that has never failed me. Even here in AZ.
First you will need hygrometers that fit in mason jars. If you search amazon for excalibur you can find the ones I use. You just need one per strain. Not one per jar. I also have a drying net that I hang from a shower curtain bar in my bathroom with the exhaust fan on.
So here is what you do.... After trimming and placing the bud on your net you want to dry 1 day for every 10% humidity in your drying area. So if humidity is 35% dry for 3.5 days. Then put the hygrometers in the jars with the display facing outside so you can see it with the lid closed. Add your bud but don't cram it in and seal the jars. After 6 or 7 hours in the jar your humidity should even out. Check the hygrometer. Note that the humidity in the jars will go up and down a little as the buds release and take in moisture.
+70% - Buds need to dry longer out of the jar. For me, about every 5% over 70, equals about 10-12 hours outside of jar.
65-70% - getting really close to that sweet spot for curing. Keep it in the jars but burp them for a couple of hours . Burp 'em, then close the lid, wait 4-6 hours, check RH%, burp again if needed, repeat as needed until you reach the next level. The closer you get to the next level the longer it takes to get an accurate reading, maybe even 12-24 hours. If in a higher humidity area, say along the coasts, I would want to speed it up just a bit to get to the next level as mold may become a factor
60-65% - this is the Curing range. Once you hit this range keep things sealed unless we want to prepare it for long-term storage, then we'll need to SLOWLY lower down to the next stage. But if you just want to cure it, leave here in this range for a week and longer to cure. Buds should be slightly sticky. Stems should snap. I let it cure for a minimum of 2 weeks but usually a month or more.
55-60% - Long term storage stage. I still leave the hygrometer in for about a couple of days/week, just to make sure it's leveled off. Once it has leveled off, then I take the hygrometer out & seal the jar.
under 55% - either you left it hanging to dry for too long with a fan blowing on it directly or too close to a heat source/vent or you might need to have a humidifier on a timer in the area you dry in (make sure it's not blowing the moisture directly on plants).
