Show off! What kind of damage? The dreaded September botrytis?
DrZiggy's Low And Slow Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest
LOL. Actually...yeah...it swept in heavy the past week. 48hr window for my GSC #8 was brutal. She's a tad bit ugly and ragged now. Haa haaa. I think I saved at least another week of development. I'm going to be diligent and keep at it until everything is harvested outside.
Now I need to remind myself to NOT come near the tent AFTER coming back in from outside. I need a much better indoor garden protocol. I realized that I'm far too complacent with my methods of coming from out to in. Anyway, random chatter in my head.
That's a big top to lose but a lot more still in great shape!
Hello, first time posting here, on my first grow. My plant is coming close to harvest. I am thinking I would like to cure my buds in the refrigerator, but I only have my regular fridge (ya know, the one with food and condiments in it). It seems like most people here have dedicated separate fridges, but...can I still just stick my bud in the regular fridge?
It's only one plant so I'm not concerned about clearing the space needed. But do I need to worry about "cross contamination" from other things in the fridge?
Also, this thread is extremely long, has anyone ever thought about consolidating this information in an easy-to-read way? I'd much rather find the info I need than make a new post.
Thanks in advance!
It's only one plant so I'm not concerned about clearing the space needed. But do I need to worry about "cross contamination" from other things in the fridge?
Also, this thread is extremely long, has anyone ever thought about consolidating this information in an easy-to-read way? I'd much rather find the info I need than make a new post.
Thanks in advance!
I like this consolidated post, but even if I copied and pasted it here it would be buried again soon enough!
You absolutely can do low and slow in your kitchen fridge (that's where I did mine) as long as you have the room and don't also have fresh dill in there. Fresh dill makes everything smell like fresh dill (even in the freezer I've found
).
Keep in mind that your entire kitchen will smell like cannabis every time the door is opened!
You absolutely can do low and slow in your kitchen fridge (that's where I did mine) as long as you have the room and don't also have fresh dill in there. Fresh dill makes everything smell like fresh dill (even in the freezer I've found
).Keep in mind that your entire kitchen will smell like cannabis every time the door is opened!
Thank you so much! I definitely don't mind the smell 
That post is good, but like, is it really efficient to have to post a link every time someone asks? Shouldn't there be a sticky of that post or something? Just spitballing here.
That post is good, but like, is it really efficient to have to post a link every time someone asks? Shouldn't there be a sticky of that post or something? Just spitballing here.
People will travel for MILES for my world-famous pickleweed
Eventually someone might come up with something better, or disagree with one aspect of that post that didn't work for them. So I just post the link and say it's the one I like.
I did some shaking around last night and I also pulled a bunch of the GSC #8 out of bags and onto my collapsible hanging dry rack. My humidity has been way too high in my fridge. I was getting 99% RH readings in many bags. Anyway, slowly getting to where they need to be but I'm definitely paranoid about mold spores and all that humidity. Even the bags felt like they had soaked up quite a bit of moisture. By taken the bags out of the fridge and flower out of the bag, it helped everything get drier including the bags and flower that were left in the fridge. I'm thinking my fridge is not moving enough air.
I did smoke a small GSC tester I left out to air dry and it was wonderful! It was surprisingly not too harsh and it had a very relaxing and uplifting effect.
Could someone tell me more about what would be your way to cure the larger amount of GSC buds I have. Well large for me. I don't feel like opening, burping, closing a bunch of jars. I have not tried grove bags or turkey bags. Also, has anyone used the burp lids for curing? I will be trying them this year. Just curious if anyone else had had success with them. Thanks and blessings!
I did smoke a small GSC tester I left out to air dry and it was wonderful! It was surprisingly not too harsh and it had a very relaxing and uplifting effect.
Could someone tell me more about what would be your way to cure the larger amount of GSC buds I have. Well large for me. I don't feel like opening, burping, closing a bunch of jars. I have not tried grove bags or turkey bags. Also, has anyone used the burp lids for curing? I will be trying them this year. Just curious if anyone else had had success with them. Thanks and blessings!
Is it a frost free fridge?
Turkey bags FTW! I only dry in them now. Jars are for curing.
So no drying in paper bags then?! The plastic turkey bags won't hold onto the moisture?
Yes it is. I think the fan itself is not moving enough air. Who knows. Maybe it's just really wet buds!
When you said:
...were you talking about in the fridge?
Did you let them hang dry for 4 hours after washing before putting them in the bags? Do you have more than an ounce in each bag? Smaller bags (but more of them) allows more contact between the buds and the paper, which speeds the moisture-removal process when the frost-free kicks in.
No. When I get them in jars and the RH is stable after they are out of paper bags, that's when they would go out into the storage cabinet at room temp. That's when I would have to be doing all the manual labor of burping sucks. So basically, treat the turkey bags the same as a jar but just a larger container correct?
I did. I actually left them out longer because I hung them outside in a covered space that gets the cold ambient temps. It was a high RH that evening though so I let them stay until late morning.
I have them in large grocery bags with roughly enough buds to cover the bottom. I'm tumbling them gently if there are too many buds. I pulled out a bunch last night. That helped drop the RH. Having all the bags out for the night dried them out too.
I may be a little rusty on the low and slow process step by step, but I'm thinking that burping isn't necessary with low and slow, and even defeats the purpose of terpene preservation. That's why Sue recommended quickly lowering the RH in the jar at the end of the fridge portion using rice balls.
Rice Balls to lower RH in jars
Let me start by talking about the success of @Scientific's oven-dried rice suggestion. :thanks: HOLY MOLY! Toss out your silicone beads and your store-bought desiccants. If you need fast and extreme dehumidifying, GO WITH RICE! The basic info is that rice took the RH in the jar from 75% to...
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Here is a summary I put together last year - BIG Thanks to all who have contributed to this process.
I've done a few harvests now using a 4 bucket wash and the low and slow method, and I'm running into an issue hoping for some input.
I'm using an older mini fridge that I modified. I added a very small fan inside just for air movement. I also added a digital temp controller and set to turn on at 48F and shut off at 44F. I just dried about 3 ounces of LA Pop Rocks - after 12-13 days in the fridge it was dry; now in jars at 62%RH. Been in jars about a week and still a tad grassy - similar to last year's crop. That crop never fully got the stinky - fruity aroma back. It stayed just a bit too grassy; I'll smoke it but my friends turn their noses up at it.
My question:
How do I preserve that nice aroma?
I'm experimenting a bit by raising the digital temp settings a few degrees this year - so far similar result. Hoping the fruity aroma returns.
Seeing as this setup is drying the contents of paper bags in less than 14 days, should I add more to keep the inside of the bags humid longer? This latest crop I put about 100 grams into the bags (I left some large stems on) and got about 20 grams back after dry (and more trim). I"m thinking of putting 130 grams wet in each bag. Also thinking of trimming very close in a few bags, and leaving many frost leaves in another few bags.
DrZiggy's Low And Slow Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest
Just a screen tray. Interesting. I've gone thru most of this thread (again) and compiled a bunch of notes. I suffer from CRS so I figured I would write it all down. Most comments mention the use of paper bags so I will go that route.
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I've done a few harvests now using a 4 bucket wash and the low and slow method, and I'm running into an issue hoping for some input.
I'm using an older mini fridge that I modified. I added a very small fan inside just for air movement. I also added a digital temp controller and set to turn on at 48F and shut off at 44F. I just dried about 3 ounces of LA Pop Rocks - after 12-13 days in the fridge it was dry; now in jars at 62%RH. Been in jars about a week and still a tad grassy - similar to last year's crop. That crop never fully got the stinky - fruity aroma back. It stayed just a bit too grassy; I'll smoke it but my friends turn their noses up at it.
My question:
How do I preserve that nice aroma?
I'm experimenting a bit by raising the digital temp settings a few degrees this year - so far similar result. Hoping the fruity aroma returns.
Seeing as this setup is drying the contents of paper bags in less than 14 days, should I add more to keep the inside of the bags humid longer? This latest crop I put about 100 grams into the bags (I left some large stems on) and got about 20 grams back after dry (and more trim). I"m thinking of putting 130 grams wet in each bag. Also thinking of trimming very close in a few bags, and leaving many frost leaves in another few bags.
Hi there
First thank you for taking the time to make a step by step instruction thingy for members and lurkers in here to learn from.
I want to try this technique my next harvest. Not the whole harvest. Just a portion because I have a habit of breaking things..
I am 100% not the brightest star in the sky, could I please clarify what this means?
Do you mean like fold the bag in half and then in half again? Like to make the bag tighter and smaller?
After 3-4 days fold bag over twice; you want the remaining moisture to leave the bag slowly.
Hi Trala!Hi there
Do you mean like fold the bag in half and then in half again? Like to make the bag tighter and smaller?
After 3-4 days fold bag over twice; you want the remaining moisture to leave the bag slowly.
What baked said.
I’ve found that you want it to dry s l o w l y . I’m still learning this process. I tried leaving bags open for a day or two last year but I think it dried too fast and was just a little harsh. I’ve got several jars that were recently dried in the fridge for about 12 days - so far seem to be doing ok. I’m burping every day and the floral smell is coming back (I hope!) after 11 days in the jar. Another few weeks and I’ll know.
About 4 oz currently in bags and I’m trying to slow the dry. Several bags are doubled. Inside the fridge is about 45-50F and about 50% RH. I’m not monitoring RH% inside the bags.
I should really wear a white lab coat because it feels like an experiment!
Thank you very muchI laid the bags down like this and then wrapped the end up a couple times to keep it "tightly" closed. Basically just enough so it wouldn't unwrap itself. Hope that helps. For some reason, it was not until recently that I figured out laying the bags down sideways. I am a dimmer star than you! LOL.
But I guarantee if we had a dim off, I’d win every time lollinggg
I am still a few weeks off attempting this method. I’m going to trim the leaves in maybe 7-10 days in preparation. I put a humidity measurer in my fridge last night and it’s 4 degrees and 32% humidity. It’s full of beer too.
Hi GratefulHi Trala!
What baked said.
I’ve found that you want it to dry s l o w l y . I’m still learning this process. I tried leaving bags open for a day or two last year but I think it dried too fast and was just a little harsh. I’ve got several jars that were recently dried in the fridge for about 12 days - so far seem to be doing ok. I’m burping every day and the floral smell is coming back (I hope!) after 11 days in the jar. Another few weeks and I’ll know.
About 4 oz currently in bags and I’m trying to slow the dry. Several bags are doubled. Inside the fridge is about 45-50F and about 50% RH. I’m not monitoring RH% inside the bags.
I should really wear a white lab coat because it feels like an experiment!
Omg my grow atm is soooooo slow. 3 weeks on and the humidity is still 64%-69%. I think it’s almost there.
My last cure was a disaster. It was so dry if you even winked at it it would turn to powder, so I think I’m a bit over anxious with this cure.
Thanks for the help. I am really excited to try this method.
I am definitely going to steal a lab coat from work, and maybe even some of those plastic clear eye protector glasses. I already have a clipboard so I’ll be in full experimental scientific regalia. Tbh I’m not even sure what regalia even is, it sort of typed itself, I’m hoping it means costume lolllllll