Need some advice just harvested, now onto drying

[XanderBogaerts]

I just harvested my first plant and now I need to dry it. I dont have a humidity gauge so I cant be precise but for now I put it in a brown bag and was thinking of putting it in the basement. That to me seems like my best option but does anyone have any tips on how I can dry it properly if I cant be sure of the humidity %?

 

[Bluey]

You can't.

Your best bet is to hang the buds in the basement and just test them between your thumb and forefinger twice a day from around day 3 or 4. Do not blow air on them.

 

[Wayzee]

Mould loves basements and attics.
My backyard technique To test for dryness I go by bending the stem,.. if it doesn't snap it keeps hanging, if it does it goes into a bucket with a decent lid for curing.

 

[golfnrl]

Hello XanderBogaerts take a look at the info at the link. It will help you.

Original Guide to Drying and Curing Marijuana Buds | Grow Weed Easy​

 

[XanderBogaerts]

Actually I totally forgot I have a Levo II machine, which has a dry setting. I am going to test drying a few grams in there to see how it goes, this would help avoid the humidity issue. Does anyone have any experience with a Levo machine and drying a fresh harvest?

 

[shadycon]

La Crosse mechanical Temp/hum gage about $10.

 

[DabberDog]

Lots of folks'll dry dope in the tent it grew in. When you get to jarring, figure the jar will be the same humidity as the area you are jarring, at first.

A question for whoever wants to answer. Since moisture cannot escape a sealed jar, can a sealed jar ever drop humidity without a control?

 

[Ckbrew]

I've been using these for years. Solid, tough, inexpensive. They can even bluetooth connect if you are so inclined.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y36FWTT?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_ti tle_1&th=1

 

[Bluey]

RH will change in the jar proportional to the temperature of the air in the jar. So the RH will change but the amount of moisture in the jar will not change.

 

[Smallgrow]

Me too

 

[YYCannabis]

I have 5 different gauges in my tent all telling me 5 different measurements. 3 of 5 are sitting side-by-side and the rH range is approx. 5% from lowest gauge to highest gauge. Cheap-O gauges and even my Inkbird is all a mess.

 

[Bluey]

I have the cigar oasis hygrometers and have sat 8 of them side by side on the kitchen table a couple of times now after 2 years of use still all reading within 1% of each other. Nice size to drop in jars too.

 

[Allenpro]

That is an "activating" cycle, very different from drying

 

[Allenpro]

I use a Moisture Meter for Wood and jar it when it reads 10% ±1%

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