Harvest & Curing Let plant dry in the soil?

[Excilespazz]

Hello!, I have a Rapid afghan outdoors day 77 now, I have to chop in a couple of days unfortunately... it doesn't really look ready to me, I want to leave them to get fatter, but ain't got time.(only got time to dry until sept 2, now is aug 24)

So my question is can you leave the plant to dry in the soil? while its still getting sun but no water? since it does not gonna rain this week.

And will it speed up the drying time when I hang them too dry after?

Thanks !

 

[gungaman]

I've found that the best way to dry fast (not the best way to dry) is to harvest her right down to individual flowers trim everything still wet lay em out in a cardboard tray or box and throw her in a warm dark spot i.e. loft or hot water cupboard check em every day turn em over takes about 5 days hope this helps :smokebuds:

 

[Excilespazz]

thanks!
but I think my plant isn't ready yet, so I thought if I could leave the plant without water while it's growing, so the trichomes develop a little bit longer + dry (at least a little bit), so it does not take so long to hang dry (if possible)

don't even know if its working, but hope to find out :smoke:

-btw the plants had really wet soil for 4-5 days ago, so was thinking leaving it 3 days more (its sunny weather)

 

[namvet25]

Leave it in the soil as long as you can and don't water.Have you checked your trychomes?,This will tell you were shes at.

 

[Excilespazz]

I have taken pictures of the trichomes, heres my grow journal: https://www.autoflower.org/f6/4-aut...uerilla-need-input-advice-pictures-22567.html Look at page 5, pictures was taken 2 daysago

mostly clear i think...

thanks)

 

[Epic Genetics]

ime they degrade/finish poorly

best of luck

peace :Cool:

 

[cres]

When you have to trim trim... and if your in a hurry to dry snip all the way to the stems and dry under a light fan at 30-50% RH. They will be super dry in 4-5 days. Then bag/jar for 24 hrs then dry again for 24hrs

 

[Excilespazz]

here's some pictures of the trichomes (took a sample):

top


wet bud


1 day paperbag


1day paperbag + hairdryer



Is it too early to pick it?

 

[cres]

that plant is done.. nice job. try not to heat the bag unless its real humid. Any way to find out your indoor out humidity? That will let you know how long its going to dry...

 

[lr2jd]

I use fruit drying machines at their lowest temperature. Dry for six hours per day at 30-40 degrees C for two to three days. After that it's curing time, about two weeks. Worked great! Even real connaisseurs didn't taste it was 'flashdried'.