No they won't all be dead usually, it's a good indicator to pay attention to but ultimately bud growth and trichomes are my deciding factors.
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Thanks man! You think I’m okay in my other tent with no fan? I guess I don’t really have any other option. I plan on doing same - trimming fan leaves and leaving the sugar leaves - hang upside down. If too dense, will separate some of the branches. I bought a wood moisture meter to test the moisture of the buds. Once between 10-12% I will put them in the grove bags for curing.I dry in a dark separate tent with my extraction fan on it's lowest setting. Cut the whole plant, snip all fan leaves, leave the sugar leaves and hang it upside down. I place a fan on the floor and point it blowing at the wall. Try to keep temps between 60-70°F and I try my best to keep rh between 55-62%. You're aiming for 62% rh on the buds so keeping it as close to that as possible and keeping it cool is the best route.
After about 4 or 5 days the sugar leaves will start to feel crispy. I then cut the branches down with buds on them in about 1ft long sections and then sweat the buds in brown paper bags for a day or two. Fill it up a bit, and then open another bag and place it over it as a cover. Put the bags back in your drying tent on a rack or hanging. Move the bags around and flip them every 6-12 hours. Then I'll pull one or two buds out after a day in the bags and test their Rh in a mason jar. If after a few hours it sits around 62 I pull it, trim it and bag it in grove bags for curing. If not it just goes back in the bags for another day or so. Hope that helps, drying and curing is an important part of the process that's easy to mess up so just really pay attention and you'll be good my man. Almost there!
Thank you man!
You should be alright, I would just open the door every 4-6 hours for fresh air or open all your tent vents. Although honestly if you can find one I just use a super cheap 4" fan that barely puts air out. You could probably find one at a local store cheap. Just want the slightest bit of air movement, the stagnant air is what will contribute to mold.
Will do. Thank you!
Day 65: Rotated the pots.
Day 66: Had to chop the first plant today after work. It looked like it was starting to try to throw pistils. I hope I wasn’t premature in doing so, but I don’t think I was. My pants hangers were perfect for hanging in the spare tent haha. Took fan leaves off before hanging. The little fan is all I had! Vents open. Will check temps/RH in a few.
Second plant still going strong…
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Absolutely man! Well, I’ll try to remember…don't forget to tag me with final dry weight when the time comez, with piczppp
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