DrZiggy's Low And Slow Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest

Kingjoe83 said:
Hey everyone check in having a problem getting humidity levels under control in fridge here is reading any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thoughts so it's a white cookies feminized seed from crop long seeds on week 7 day 3 flower but one of the branches I attempted to super crop broke. So said sure t cut it. Trimmed it. Did some hydro peroxide with cool water rinse then hit water then cold water then shakes dry . Not in fridge the buds on 420 jar with silk screen cloth special thanks to sweet sue for the pointer. Here is a few pics . Hope everyone has Been enjoying their summer ...

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Sweet nug jar Joe. :high-five: Those and the T-shirts are the most cherished prizes. Lol!

I like David's suggestion, one I'll begin to use myself, so thank you very much David. :hugs: You should anticipate the spike in humidity with a freshly-washed load of cannabis in there. It drops pretty dramatically for me from day one to day three.
 
Slowpuffer said:
SweetSue, just to let you know, you can send me all your frozen nugs, and I'll rollem up and smoke em !!
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:laughtwo: You are more than welcome to any I may freeze, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that to happen. Lol! Sweet thought though Slowpuffer. :hugs: :Love:

HealthFreak said:
Sue, your vibe is right up my alley ... love the advice and encouragement , thoughts are powerful, pictures in the mind seeing the out come you want amplify the law you speak of... love it :goodjob:
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Thanks HealthFreak. I'm old enough now I don't hesitate to share what I've learned on this joyful path. Most of what I learned is that most of what we worry about never happens, and you get what you expect out of life, so expect the best, all the time. :cheesygrinsmiley:

DavidASchools said:
Hey Sue thanks for the response and in reply to Kingjoe, I've put a couple of small bowls of dry white rice inside my fridge to help with RH, and i believe it has helped as most instances when I open to tumble jars or set them out I usually get a reading of around 40-45% on the hygromyer
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Excellent idea. I'll begin incorporating this into my own process where need be. I'd tap you with that Hammer 'O Rep they allow me to carry, but it's already tapped you once today. A hearty hug will have to do.

:hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs:
 
SweetSue said:
Sweet nug jar Joe. :high-five: Those and the T-shirts are the most cherished prizes. Lol!

I like David's suggestion, one I'll begin to use myself, so thank you very much David. :hugs: You should anticipate the spike in humidity with a freshly-washed load of cannabis in there. It drops pretty dramatically for me from day one to day three.
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I agree strongly sue I love the t shirt it truly is my go to shirt now lol


Perfect good to know. Thank you for being there when I need ya. I'll make sure to refer link and speed the knowledge .
 
BTW Sue,to answer the rest of your question (sorry I just noticed 2nd part), no I haven't smoked the strain before at least that I'm aware of, but love a Sativa buzz as I'm very active so it looked like a good match. Now if I just had a dense indica....
 
DavidASchools said:
Here's mini fridge pic. 4 jars in crisper and 3 in the door. White rice to keep humidity down
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You helped me specially if the rice theory works picking some up tomorrow will keep you posted .
 
DavidASchools said:
BTW Sue,to answer the rest of your question (sorry I just noticed 2nd part), no I haven't smoked the strain before at least that I'm aware of, but love a Sativa buzz as I'm very active so it looked like a good match. Now if I just had a dense indica....
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Chem Dawg. I can't recommend it enough. I'm not a fan of indicas, but on occassion I have a need to fall asleep. Recently Hash Hound was over and left me a small amount of his latest harvest of Chem Dawg. Three hits and I'm falling asleep where I sit within 20 minutes. I crawl to bed :laughtwo: and sleep straight through the night without moving. Lol!

Any strain that can do that to SweetSue is one to recommend, but beyond that it was the most powerful strain I've smoked to date. The overall effect is devastating. Lol!
 
SweetSue said:
Chem Dawg. I can't recommend it enough. I'm not a fan of indicas, but on occassion I have a need to fall asleep. Recently Hash Hound was over and left me a small amount of his latest harvest of Chem Dawg. Three hits and I'm falling asleep where I sit within 20 minutes. I crawl to bed :laughtwo: and sleep straight through the night without moving. Lol!

Any strain that can do that to SweetSue is one to recommend, but beyond that it was the most powerful strain I've smoked to date. The overall effect is devastating. Lol!
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Stop it now I need to buy more seeds lol
 
Wonderful updates people!
I hope everyone's cure process is going well.
I have after 3 weeks in the fridge. Started taking the buds out and screening for an hour a day (RH under 62%)
Returned buds to fridge in paper bags.
It took 6 days of this before buds internal RH reached 68%.
Out of the fridge and into jars.
Traditional jar/burp method untill RH is stable at 62%.

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SCREEN SHOT

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Aaaaaah, Purple buds at 62% Smells like fruit cocktail.
Smoke is smooth fruity on the intake.
Exhale is a blast of mint freshness.
Move over tic-tac think I prefer the Widow blast. Lol

The High is . . . . .

Nice! A little BUD trim and she will be ready for a night out showing off her ash.

Keeping it fresher longer. Lol
 
Furcifer said:
Wonderful updates people!
I hope everyone's cure process is going well.
I have after 3 weeks in the fridge. Started taking the buds out and screening for an hour a day (RH under 62%)
Returned buds to fridge in paper bags.
It took 6 days of this before buds internal RH reached 68%.
Out of the fridge and into jars.
Traditional jar/burp method untill RH is stable at 62%.

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SCREEN SHOT

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Aaaaaah, Purple buds at 62% Smells like fruit cocktail.
Smoke is smooth fruity on the intake.
Exhale is a blast of mint freshness.
Move over tic-tac think I prefer the Widow blast. Lol

The High is . . . . .

Nice! A little BUD trim and she will be ready for a night out showing off her ash.

Keeping it fresher longer. Lol
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Ooooo...... I do love a colorful and fragrant bud, or two....... Ok, as many as I can get my hands on. Lol!

Thanks for this Fucifer. It's exactly what my brain was considering for the upcoming week. It's reassuring to feel like I'm catching on. :laughtwo:
 
Just a standard mini RH meter.
In the fridge environment. Flowers will tend to dry more than the stalk.
Bringing to room temp rehydrated buds evenly.
After buds come up to room temp.
Put them in a closed container with a meter inside. After an hour read RH this is your internal temp.
 
Update opened the fridge to check buds and temps humidity was reading 47% and temp was 48 I think sorry was temps says 45

Also p.s. I noticed the smell has changed faded a bit ? But when I ask wife to smell she says it smells skunky. When should I take them out and how often should I be letting them
Come to room temps once a day and how when I will know when I can remove from fridge and finish trimming and jar and burp for two weeks? With boveda 62% packs up to an ounce per package I am using .


Any help again would be very appreciated .
 
Kingjoe83 said:
Update opened the fridge to check buds and temps humidity was reading 47% and temp was 48 I think sorry was temps says 45

Also p.s. I noticed the smell has changed faded a bit ? But when I ask wife to smell she says it smells skunky. When should I take them out and how often should I be letting them
Come to room temps once a day and how when I will know when I can remove from fridge and finish trimming and jar and burp for two weeks? With boveda 62% packs up to an ounce per package I am using .


Any help again would be very appreciated .
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Let me try this one Furcifer. If I mess it up you can correct me. :battingeyelashes:

Give it three weeks in the fridge, gently tumbling and shaking every three days. At the end of each week take them out and screen them for an hour in a room at around 62% humidity. Close the jars and check with a hygrometer. If higher than 68% set them back in the fridge and continue.

After three weeks begin to take them out for an hour's screening every day, with the environment at 62% humidity. Check the humidity of the buds as before. If higher than 68% place back in the fridge, but this time in paper bags.

Do this until the buds are at 68% humidity. Now, jar them up and burp as you would any other harvest you've taken this far without smoking it until your buds register an internal humidity level of 62%.

How was that Furcifer?
 
SweetSue said:
Let me try this one Furcifer. If I mess it up you can correct me. :battingeyelashes:

Give it three weeks in the fridge, gently tumbling and shaking every three days. At the end of each week take them out and screen them for an hour in a room at around 62% humidity. Close the jars and check with a hygrometer. If higher than 68% set them back in the fridge and continue.

After three weeks begin to take them out for an hour's screening every day, with the environment at 62% humidity. Check the humidity of the buds as before. If higher than 68% place back in the fridge, but this time in paper bags.

Do this until the buds are at 68% humidity. Now, jar them up and burp as you would any other harvest you've taken this far without smoking it until your buds register an internal humidity level of 62%.

How was that Furcifer?
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Wow! Thank you sue.

Very well explained once again truly kind of you .


Thanks furcifer for this thread . I will continue to encourage others to take the right steps to maximize the most of the terpenes . is it going to hurt me though that buds I'm about to smoke are like 3 weeks still a way from harvest? So no flushing however. Maybe once or twice I flushed with rain water leading up to kinda deal if that makes sense ? Sorry !


I am very excited to wait this out and do my work learning how to get better at this every time . Truly a blessed soul..
 
Update day three I believe in fridge here are temps thoughts
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pennywise said:
Looks good from here, remember to give them a light shake everyday.
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That's not the problem
At all the problem is I can't keep hands off them lol

But on a more serious note guys I have been checking once a day and shaking them around for few mins . Then back in also have baking soda in fridge as well.
 
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