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ok, now we're getting the information to hopefully help (and if anybody sees something amiss- please correct me, or speak up!).
Drying racks- are not something i personally recommend. While many successfully use them, i dont. They promote quicker Drying- which we want to avoid.
I'd only use one in a perfectly controlled environment, and even then, I probably wouldn't
.So, you dry trim.
I wet trim, so a lot of this will be from memory of reading on here.
Do you have any photos from your last dry, where they're hung up? Just so we can see how much foilage is being left on the plant when hung.
Too much, can be problematic for even drying (if i remember correctly).
Ok- So, if both plants were dried, trimmed and cured the same....then thats where your biggest clue is. I'm having troubles connecting the dots- but I know it's staring us right in the eyes there
(any thoughts, @LKABudMan or @Bill284 ?) I think if i remember correctly, youve both have tried a few different methods of drying as well?
from that right there- its more than safe to say that genetics aren't the problem.
I could be wrong, but I still suspect its something to do with your drying stage.
Ok- awesome! would the fridge be a dedicated harvest fridge, or will people be opening and closing it often?
Air circulation in the drying space? What You got? Is it facing the drying plants?
Sorry, but I'm going to keep peppering you with questions till we get you sorted
. Which I'm sure we will, if @Bill284 doesn't mind me continuing to hijack his thread. We can always take it to my perpetual if it gets to be a bit much on everyone.- Thread starter
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Soar buddy.
When you get old you have to work smarter cuz there is no Harder.
I immortalized that bottom sheet Steve put on.
See the gap, that's where it should have been. Hehe
Bless him working his ass off.
It would still be sketch if it weren't for him.
Can't live without good friends.
That includes you guys & girls.
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Hey @Rexer No worries that's what this thread is for.ok, now we're getting the information to hopefully help (and if anybody sees something amiss- please correct me, or speak up!).
Drying racks- are not something i personally recommend. While many successfully use them, i dont. They promote quicker Drying- which we want to avoid.
I'd only use one in a perfectly controlled environment, and even then, I probably wouldn't
So, you dry trim.
I wet trim, so a lot of this will be from memory of reading on here.
Do you have any photos from your last dry, where they're hung up? Just so we can see how much foilage is being left on the plant when hung.
Too much, can be problematic for even drying (if i remember correctly).
Ok- So, if both plants were dried, trimmed and cured the same....then thats where your biggest clue is. I'm having troubles connecting the dots- but I know it's staring us right in the eyes there
(any thoughts, @LKABudMan or @Bill284 ?) I think if i remember correctly, youve both have tried a few different methods of drying as well?
from that right there- its more than safe to say that genetics aren't the problem.
I could be wrong, but I still suspect its something to do with your drying stage.
Ok- awesome! would the fridge be a dedicated harvest fridge, or will people be opening and closing it often?
Air circulation in the drying space? What You got? Is it facing the drying plants?
Sorry, but I'm going to keep peppering you with questions till we get you sorted
I'm a bit behind.
But I'll tell what I did.
I cut whole branches, in singles, pics in here somewhere.
I'd trim them wet, manicure the buds on the branches.
Then hang those branches , I'd aim for 60/60.
Dropping the rh slowly is key, while keeping temperature as close to 60 as I could.
Sometimes 2 weeks before small branches snap.
As soon as small branches snap I cut buds off and jar them.
Burping 2 x a day for a week.
1x a day for 2-3 weeks after that.
Then every other day or so after that.
Monitoring rh in jars always.
Once it's solid 60 rh it's ready.
Then into huge Zip lock bags and gone after that.
Always had requests for more.
Never ever had 1 complaint.
That was month after month after month of perfecting my system.
The Drying Room was key.
I could drop RH slowly without getting issues.
Cool dark room with minimal airflow will work.
But a dedicated room gives you the control required to effectively process rh properly.
Then you can draw it out nice and slow.
Stay safe
Bill284
I sure hope so, my Dr. said that since I’ve been smoking so long that I needed to have them checked. He did say that they sounded good for a smoker when he listened with his stethoscope.Hey Cap'n sorry I got busy yesterday working on the grow room.
Are you ok?
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Savvage61
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I dont have a pic but I left a lot of unnecessary greeness thinking it would prolong the dry when I dried in the tent I blew air in at the bottom via inline 4 in fan and out the top thru a 6'" ventilation vias 6" carbon filter but that also had all the foliage Bill schooled me on the cure starting to burp 3-4 times a day for the first week and reducing it as I got closer to 62% This last grow I dried I really think I left way to much leaf on I hung the entire plant in 4 sections fdull of leaves. the frigde will stay shut 95% of the time the other 5% I would be checking it the drying tent did dry it in like 3-4 days that was too fast that is the one where the pot is finally smelling and smoking good after 4 months I got to get to work Ill find some pics of the drying later this afternoonok, now we're getting the information to hopefully help (and if anybody sees something amiss- please correct me, or speak up!).
Drying racks- are not something i personally recommend. While many successfully use them, i dont. They promote quicker Drying- which we want to avoid.
I'd only use one in a perfectly controlled environment, and even then, I probably wouldn't
So, you dry trim.
I wet trim, so a lot of this will be from memory of reading on here.
Do you have any photos from your last dry, where they're hung up? Just so we can see how much foilage is being left on the plant when hung.
Too much, can be problematic for even drying (if i remember correctly).
Ok- So, if both plants were dried, trimmed and cured the same....then thats where your biggest clue is. I'm having troubles connecting the dots- but I know it's staring us right in the eyes there
(any thoughts, @LKABudMan or @Bill284 ?) I think if i remember correctly, youve both have tried a few different methods of drying as well?
from that right there- its more than safe to say that genetics aren't the problem.
I could be wrong, but I still suspect its something to do with your drying stage.
Ok- awesome! would the fridge be a dedicated harvest fridge, or will people be opening and closing it often?
Air circulation in the drying space? What You got? Is it facing the drying plants?
Sorry, but I'm going to keep peppering you with questions till we get you sorted
Thx rexer I appreciate the effort
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No fan blowing in or out.
Minimal air movement is what you want.
Just enough to keep it moving.
Stay safe
Bill284
Savvage61
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@Rexer here are some pics of the one in the rack and the other in the tent. @Bill284 yeah I made sure there was in and out fans and now looking at it way to my plant and leaves. so If I can dry it all in my tent just seal it up and set the ac at 60-65 F* and a small fan to move the air? and at least trim a little a lot more than the last ?
here is the rack and I agree Rexer I do not like the racks
here is the rack and I agree Rexer I do not like the racks
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@Rexer here are some pics of the one in the rack and the other in the tent. @Bill284 yeah I made sure there was in and out fans and now looking at it way to my plant and leaves. so If I can dry it all in my tent just seal it up and set the ac at 60-65 F* and a small fan to move the air? and at least trim a little a lot more than the last ?
here is the rack and I agree Rexer I do not like the racks
Stay safe
Bill284
Makes me think I should of turned my little fan off while dryingHey @Rexer No worries that's what this thread is for.
I'm a bit behind.
But I'll tell what I did.
I cut whole branches, in singles, pics in here somewhere.
I'd trim them wet, manicure the buds on the branches.
Then hang those branches , I'd aim for 60/60.
Dropping the rh slowly is key, while keeping temperature as close to 60 as I could.
Sometimes 2 weeks before small branches snap.
As soon as small branches snap I cut buds off and jar them.
Burping 2 x a day for a week.
1x a day for 2-3 weeks after that.
Then every other day or so after that.
Monitoring rh in jars always.
Once it's solid 60 rh it's ready.
Then into huge Zip lock bags and gone after that.
Always had requests for more.
Never ever had 1 complaint.
That was month after month after month of perfecting my system.
The Drying Room was key.
I could drop RH slowly without getting issues.
Cool dark room with minimal airflow will work.
But a dedicated room gives you the control required to effectively process rh properly.
Then you can draw it out nice and slow.
Stay safe
Bill284
Savvage61
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I may need to wet trim that seems to be the one thing I haven't tried Ill do a lite trim and manicure when they are dry leaving a a little leaf on and bud on the stem I hate wet trimming my frickin arthritis OMG did I really just complain about my arthritis while trimming pot GETTING OLD SUCKS!!!!!~ I do have a wet blade in my bud trimmer but I would have to take them off the stem I should have a big enough harvest to try 2-3 different methods the dry is my last hump I need to prefect I still have a lot to learn but at least ill decent smoke while I learn it lol
Did you see Bill's post today on his method?
That's gold right there for everyone
Notice his temps and RH?
I hope the pattern is emerging for what's sought after.
The key will be the combined temp and RH.
Lock those numbers in.
Boom! That's the pic and ones like that, that I was after! Thank you.
See that fan on the left? If that was left on- that right there could muck things up.
The fan on the bottom right- great idea, just needs to be pointed towards the wall, away from the buds. That one little fan is all that's needed.
Zero direct wind flow from any source onto the plants/buds.
A bit of air movement to stop the air from being stagnant is what youre after.
If its hurricane air movement, even non-directly it will ruin the dry. Its the "Goldilocks zone" youre after- not too little, and not too much. That one small fan, with proper angling, temp and RH is all you need.
I don't know why i have such a dislike for them. I think it's the marketing, that gives me such a turn off from them to be honest.
Now...I'll tell you how I do mine. But a heads up- my way is different, and many on here wouldn't probably do it my way. I tried it this way once to see how it would turn out- my own variation of the "low and slow" .
I do a rather extreme version of a wet trim. They get snipped right off the plant, fresh, and go into the fridge. No hang dry. Inside my harvest fridge, are boxes where the nugs get laid out...single layer at a time. A layer of paper lunch bags goes under each bud layer, and on top.
And if a second layer of buds are added, then they get put ontop of the paper bags, spread out evenly.
I don't go past three layers per box. And always, paper bags on top, and bottom of each layer.
They get checked every 2-3 days, taken out of the fridge, and moved around to help ensure even drying.
Here's a picture, for a rough idea.
Now, @Savvage61. Please don't go straight to trying my method. I will say, it's harder to judge when to take them out.
They'll feel dry to the touch, then once jarred, and left for an hour at room temp, they wet back up, slightly...then you test the RH in the jar to know where the buds RH is sitting. When I think they're getting close to done, I'll jar up a handful of nugs, and see where they're at.
70% RH and up= back in fridge. 70% and down, I'll burp them down to the 60% part.
Never go under 55%, but I'm sure you know that from my link earlier
Appreciate it brother
Savvage61
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Rexer Thank you very much between you and bill I think I can turn my drying problems around I think I will try using my tent with the ac and wet trim focus on fan direction I will keep in toucvh and let you know when I start dryingMa
Did you see Bill's post today on his method?
That's gold right there for everyone
Notice his temps and RH?
I hope the pattern is emerging for what's sought after.
The key will be the combined temp and RH.
Lock those numbers in.
Boom! That's the pic and ones like that, that I was after! Thank you.
See that fan on the left? If that was left on- that right there could muck things up.
The fan on the bottom right- great idea, just needs to be pointed towards the wall, away from the buds. That one little fan is all that's needed.
Zero direct wind flow from any source onto the plants/buds.
A bit of air movement to stop the air from being stagnant is what youre after.
If its hurricane air movement, even non-directly it will ruin the dry. Its the "Goldilocks zone" youre after- not too little, and not too much. That one small fan, with proper angling, temp and RH is all you need.
I don't know why i have such a dislike for them. I think it's the marketing, that gives me such a turn off from them to be honest.
Now...I'll tell you how I do mine. But a heads up- my way is different, and many on here wouldn't probably do it my way. I tried it this way once to see how it would turn out- my own variation of the "low and slow" .
I do a rather extreme version of a wet trim. They get snipped right off the plant, fresh, and go into the fridge. No hang dry. Inside my harvest fridge, are boxes where the nugs get laid out...single layer at a time. A layer of paper lunch bags goes under each bud layer, and on top.
And if a second layer of buds are added, then they get put ontop of the paper bags, spread out evenly.
I don't go past three layers per box. And always, paper bags on top, and bottom of each layer.
They get checked every 2-3 days, taken out of the fridge, and moved around to help ensure even drying.
Here's a picture, for a rough idea.
Now, @Savvage61. Please don't go straight to trying my method. I will say, it's harder to judge when to take them out.
They'll feel dry to the touch, then once jarred, and left for an hour at room temp, they wet back up, slightly...then you test the RH in the jar to know where the buds RH is sitting. When I think they're getting close to done, I'll jar up a handful of nugs, and see where they're at.
70% RH and up= back in fridge. 70% and down, I'll burp them down to the 60% part.
Never go under 55%, but I'm sure you know that from my link earlier
Appreciate it brother
Thx bud
Are the net/bag used just for drying?@Rexer here are some pics of the one in the rack and the other in the tent. @Bill284 yeah I made sure there was in and out fans and now looking at it way to my plant and leaves. so If I can dry it all in my tent just seal it up and set the ac at 60-65 F* and a small fan to move the air? and at least trim a little a lot more than the last ?
here is the rack and I agree Rexer I do not like the racks
I had to bookmark it
Savvage61
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you mean the net Rack? yes they are strictly drying and they can be tricky depend on the surroundings they tend to dry to quick some people swear by them though. Hope that helps
Savvage61
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that just means we attend the 420 Mag School of Cannabis Connoisseurs Class of 2022 going for our PHDsI had to bookmark it
Savvage61
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wow wife made another batch of cookies Last Night I aite them and 2 hrs later I forgot about them I was watching tv and I waS THINKING "MAN THAT WAS GOOD POT I SMOKED" then i kept thinking which pot did I smoke???? wait I didnt smoke any pot 
I didnt IT WAS THE COOKIES!!! WHAT A BATCH!!! hats off to my wife the baker! I was soooo stooooned and feel great this morning Im so glad I dont drink!
I didnt IT WAS THE COOKIES!!! WHAT A BATCH!!! hats off to my wife the baker! I was soooo stooooned and feel great this morning Im so glad I dont drink!- Thread starter
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That's freeken hilarious.wow wife made another batch of cookies Last Night I aite them and 2 hrs later I forgot about them I was watching tv and I waS THINKING "MAN THAT WAS GOOD POT I SMOKED" then i kept thinking which pot did I smoke???? wait I didnt smoke any pot
Where would we be without our wives.
Glad your having a good morning.
Stay safe
Bill284
