So i have this tent with ventilation and thermostat controller, so i can control the humidity and temperature. I have set the humidity at 50% and the temp for 21C (69F nice). Anyway how long do you think it will take to dry, i have some mason jars otw because i had a big harvest i needed more not the worst problem to have :tasty: but they will probably first arrive next week.
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Drying in perfect condition?
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SoOrbudgal
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AGH
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You have good settings for drying in your tent which is what I do while the soil is cooking for the next grow.
The length of time it takes to dry appropriately will vary based not only on your environmental conditions but also your plant itself, how dense the buds are, how thick the stems are, and if you're wet or dry trimming. A rough answer is 3-10+ days.
My general situation:
- I wet trim and hang to dry in my tent in similar conditions to what you mention.
- Generally it takes 3-7 days.
- One way to test is to break a small stem...if it snaps, it's ready, if it pulls off with strings, it's too wet.
- I find a much more accurate way is to take a branch, put it in a mason jar with a hygrometer and wait a few hours to see where the humidity settles at. For me, once it's around 58-62%, it's ready to jar/cure. I find that at this number, as long as I open the jars every day for a few minutes, they stay in that range. If they end up being too humid during the cure, you can always leave the jars open longer or if it's way too high, lay them out in a pan or on something for several hours to dry a little more.
- One of the other ways to tell is 'how do they feel' which is a less scientific method and more something you develop similar to telling when your soil needs water. The way I describe a bud that's ready to cure is that the outside feels dry, but it still is 'squishy' when you squeeze it. It should give a little but still be firm and the outside should be dry but not brittle.
Congrats on the big harvest, enjoy!
The length of time it takes to dry appropriately will vary based not only on your environmental conditions but also your plant itself, how dense the buds are, how thick the stems are, and if you're wet or dry trimming. A rough answer is 3-10+ days.
My general situation:
- I wet trim and hang to dry in my tent in similar conditions to what you mention.
- Generally it takes 3-7 days.
- One way to test is to break a small stem...if it snaps, it's ready, if it pulls off with strings, it's too wet.
- I find a much more accurate way is to take a branch, put it in a mason jar with a hygrometer and wait a few hours to see where the humidity settles at. For me, once it's around 58-62%, it's ready to jar/cure. I find that at this number, as long as I open the jars every day for a few minutes, they stay in that range. If they end up being too humid during the cure, you can always leave the jars open longer or if it's way too high, lay them out in a pan or on something for several hours to dry a little more.
- One of the other ways to tell is 'how do they feel' which is a less scientific method and more something you develop similar to telling when your soil needs water. The way I describe a bud that's ready to cure is that the outside feels dry, but it still is 'squishy' when you squeeze it. It should give a little but still be firm and the outside should be dry but not brittle.
Congrats on the big harvest, enjoy!
changeofpace2014
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I hope you ordered enough jars...I had to return to store twice.....not to mention a second stop for humid packs..