Newly harvested buds

[insomniaczzz]

Thanks for posting pics Tika. I like the wooden clothes pins, that looks so much easier than trying to tie string.

[Tika]

Learned it at GWE..just adapted to my nets. They work perfectly!

[insomniaczzz]

Tika, your pictures bring another question to mind. I know I can't seem to stop asking them. I thought the buds had to be kept in the dark. Your room looks like it at least gets daylight.

[kingfish]

you're right insom. "Turn off the lights Girlfriend."

[Tika]

Yes some light...not direct...with air flow

[Clear Haze]

Tika, what per cent humidity are you aiming for in the jar. We over dried and the reading in jar was 44%. Trying to rehydrate. The Caliber IVs are indeed a must-have.

[Tika]

I seek 62 but will settle for 65 and under. It is a constant burp and adjustment for a while but you can get there. Drying and curing is an art form you WILL learn..promis

[Budlofsky's Dinner]

Tika, what is that net-thing you are using called? Where didyou get it so I can get one? I think something like that would be great in my tent when I'm ready for harvest.

[Tika]

Hydro stores or on line. Get open fronts...that way you can do oopsie buds or secondary drying..I love my nets! And thanks for checking in!!!!

[Budlofsky's Dinner]

Thanks for the replies. I lack the imagination to have figured out what that was called. Sometimes the simple things can be so elusive. Lol

[NebulaHaze]

If you don't know the name of something it can be practically impossible to find!

[insomniaczzz]

King, once again thanks for confirming (about the dark). I always feel better getting your "blessing".

[Tika]

Green. These are way past nets as examples.
my harvest will be near first of December...

[Green75]

Yes I know...was role playing

Not very well I guess...lol

[Budlofsky's Dinner]

So with those net-racks, you can hang off the sides for initial drying, then toss the buds into the basket for a bit more before storing in mason jars? That is engineering genius.

[Sonnyhad]

If you feel it's dry enough to jar, regardless you still burp the jar a couple times a day the first week. If the feel damp again leave the jar open or pour on a piece of cardboard. The Caliber 4 Tika mentioned is a must, takes the worry out. I just got a couple lids with hydrometer built in, I will check these out with the caliber and see if they work well.

[Sonnyhad]

This is the new hygrometer i was talking about! Hopefully it works well! Only the Ideal zone on this thing is a little high for our use!

[insomniaczzz]

Sonny, I was looking at hygrometers on eBay yesterday, but couldn't make up my mind. Probably go back on site today and make up my mind. So many of them didn't have probes. You need one with a probe to fit in jar, right?

[dontknownuttin]

I got mine at a thrift store for .72

[Sonnyhad]

Not necessarily a probe. The calibers don't have a probe. They just want to be able to fit in the jar and be seen.

[insomniaczzz]

Ok sonny, that will be cheaper then.

Dontknow, I saw some real el cheapos, less than $3. They are all coming from China and would take a month to get here. I'll probably go with a mid range one for around $25.

[dontknownuttin]

Mine is one of those LARGE CHEESY ONES they used to hang in houses in the 70s. The ones with the big brass pointer Hardly accurate but I live in a place that RH is no problem. I like the LARGE displays they are easy to view from my tent window ( NO BATTERY NEEDED) . Fits right in that provided mesh pocket on the inside of my tent.