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Curing when on vacation

Fuck, nature isn't helping. Temps near 85F throughout the day and with the lights off it should reduce a bit at night.
ATP I have a journal for this run but I wasn't able to put it in my signature (don't know how to).
I'm really concerned but there are a lot of great ideas here though.
 
I don't have a basement, I live in an apartment. My dehumidifier don't have this connection, I'd have to cut a hole to connect a hose (bad call) and dump the water into a toilet that's right next to it (adjacent). This could work but is such a bold move and it'd be my last option.. The dehumidifier is borrowed from a friend also, so it would be really bad to cut a hole in the bottom of the reservoir.
 
In that case, you would do a full wet trim and remove the buds from the branches and spread them out to dry. It should take a week plus to dry in that environement anyways.
 
Put them in a bunch of brown paper bags, fold over the top real good, paper clip to keep it closed, place them in a cool or cooler dark room, then go on vacation, they will be fine for over a month ,just doing that. It's damn,near just like curing in jars, we have been doing it since the 60s this way, Never any mold, if you can hang them a day or two before even better. That's how people used to cure their buds, before some genius suggested jars, which you ain't got to have in the first place. Read some old HighTimes magizines, them old hippies weren't idiots.
 
I came up with a way to cure my buds for a six day stay in the hospital with out the use of jars,picked up some cigar boxes at the local smoke shop. Made of cardboard placed buds in boxes with Boveda packs closed boxes but put a folded playing card between box and lid when I returned I switched to jars,and burped as normal.:p
 
I'm tempted. There's a lot of good info here and what I do know is that I'm not able to say which method is better for my type ov situation.

6-7 days inside of paper bags that would stay inside my closed room after a 3-4 days fast dry could be a good idea but I'm just not sure about mold from wet spots on the bags (because RH here it's near 70-75%) as well if 3-4 days should do for a proper fast drying method since the temperature here is near 85F during the day. My buds won't probably dry with the lowest rates of humidity inside of it (as they were if my temps and RH were controlled) and it could be a bad idea since they could feel dry from touch but wet inside - it's fastest with higher temps and humidity slows it down kinda tricky. Maybe keeping one layer inside each paper bag with a well ventilated area and try to keep it going.

Could start a 7 day standard drying by controlling my RH as good as I can with the dehumidifier trying to slowly dry it and bring it to 55% or so for a few days and then put inside the jars on a cold and dark place while I'm outta town but this is risky as well. I'm trying to stabilize the humidity of the jars, already have bovedas inside of each one.

I could also do a personal each strain drying process and try to leave the plant that's not mature yet to chop January 2nd or 3rd and leave the other plants drying while I'm away but as my setup requires my presence it can turn into friendly fire.

I'd say option one is the easiest. Option two is the goal but not burping could ruin everything and I'd have to babysit drying nugs. Three prob won't happen.

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Thanks for the reviews,
Peace
 
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There want be any wet spots if you hang them a day or two.It's humid where I live too.
Just think if they ruin, you can grow some more when you get back, and have all that fun again.
Seriously, I hope you get them , dried an cured properly, that's what makes em taste good.
 
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What DAAS and SOCK said (about old hippies) Actually, I hang mine for several days while im gone with no ill effects. Never tried the paper sack but it could be even better by regulating the loss if moisture better.
 
What DM1 and DAAS are saying..

Ask yourself 3 simple questions.

What is the worse case scenario of jarring too wet?
and
What is the worse case scenario of leaving them hanging in a paper bag with decent ventilation (even in high humidity) too wet?
and
Which of those worse case scenarios can I LIVE WITH when I get home from vacay..:)
 
I just want to say I never advocated jarring to wet weed. Thats just dumb. All I said was dry with a fan for 4-5 days since hes at 70% humidity then make sure its stabilized at 62-65% humidity for the next couple of days. Then cure normally when you get back. The whole thing I was talking about was curing not drying. You need to have stabilized weed before you put it in a jar.
 
Agreed DM1.. He wont have time to even get a proper initial dry in before he leaves, so not sure why jarring up for cure is even a consideration. However I like to try and understand where the question is coming from and make rational suggestions on that basis..:)
 
I've got time to do proper drying. It'd be a week long while I'm still here. Dunno if I mislead you but option two is this one.
 
I think I'm not expressing myself well. I have a dehumidifier but it requires daily emptying and that's why while I'm away humidity can be a problem. While I'm here it's okay because I never let it stay full for too long. And my bill is def showing this. Need to get an AC asap. Same price for bills but my dehum. actually get my place even hotter
 
MP, so you feel that you CAN get a proper initial dry completed before vacay..:) However jarring up and leaving jarred up is still NO BUENO as there will still be moisture content trying to stabilize throughout the flower. Back in my very early days (many moons ago), I thought I had a perfect initial dry, felt dry, little crispy on edges (maybe even over dry). I jarred up, life happened and was unable to burp and stir for a few days, when I did get to it. wet funk...:(

That is all ANY of us are trying to keep from happening to you..:)

We get that you have high humidity and worried about leaving them out, however I believe that several have commented on that and the answer was to leave them in paper bag with some air movement (not directly on them, but around them) and you will be fine(even in high RH).

What can you change? Well it appears that you can NOT change the humidity while away. So the backup plan for me would be to brown bag it, hung up, small ventilation holes in paper bag with fan moving air around the bag. I would leave buds on branches to help mitigate drying out too fast. I would be comfortable with that.

I have no CLUE however a light bulb lit up, any information out on the web about any type of cold storage, freezing?
Hack it all down, low heat oven decarb, and dump it all in 1/2 gallon mason jars with everclear, put in freezer and you have the start of heaps of tincture.
not ideal, however just trying to think of ways so you dont loose 100%..

Now to just find something that you are comfortable with..:)
 
I've bought a rack but probably won't use it this run. I'm not thinking about jarring anymore after all reviews and your method of hanging bags w/ a hanger it's probably my goal. Either I do this or I'll just chop em a day before leaving town (wet trimmed) and leave the stems for a slower dry.
Just not sure what's best and maybe I'll try both to diversify my risk.
 
I like hanging with stems idea...and much rather wet trim any day.also if you flush a few days before the chop they will take longer to dry imho
 
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