IndyRacerNick
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
This is the 3rd plant I have done now since spring, and I have a question regarding the dry and cure
The first 2 plants dried in about 3 days, no light, no fans, airflow, no direct air, but humidity was low @ 30%~
When I put into jars there were NO moisture. Very dry buds, no moisture, no grass or hay smell, but just not a good cure or drying. The leaves were cut off and removed before hanging up to dry, sugar leaves included.
This week I harvested plant #3.
New house, new location, new strain.
Removed all fan leaves and most sugar leaves that I could before hanging her to dry.
This time she was dry in 5 days. No light, no direct airflow from a fan, no fans, but there is fresh air intake into the room. Humidity again was between 30% - 35%
The buds went into jars about 30 hours ago. The buds were VERY dry. To the point that as I was taking them down from drying some pieces fell off the main stem. Most of the stems snapped when I tried to bend, others cracked but never snapped.
After checking the jars the buds are still dry like they were when I put them in jars. No signs of moisture, nothing!
I have decided 2 things going forward, I will leave ALL leaves, fan leaves included attached to my next plant to be harvested in a week or two. Hoping the very low humidity in my room will allow the plant to dry a lot slower with the leaves attached. I will also be introducing my humidifier to the room where I am drying to bring the humidity up to about 45 - 50%
Having said that...the buds were nice and moist on harvest, they looked amazing and smelled amazing. Now however none of that exists. No smell, no grass smell (more importantly) and very very dry bud.
My question:
Is the cure dead? Is there any hope in getting a proper cure out of this harvest where the buds are so dry do to low humidity (read a couple sites once humidity gets below 55% before or after cure its a dead zone and there is no turning back or getting the aroma or potency there with the bud, and the cure is pointless at that point)
Would re-hydrating the buds in the jar help any? I know how to re-hydrate buds, but I am wondering if it will help in the cure or if this is now a lost cause and what I got is garbage cause of a shitty cure which is caused by humidity of 30%~
This is my girl...would be a shame to lose her, guess I can make some Rosin at worst.
Total dried weight: 18 grams
Plant Pot Size: 1 Liter
Plant type: Sativa Dominant Autoflower
Any input or help would be great. I dont wanna take the extra steps if I am at a lost cause. Lesson learned!
This is the 3rd plant I have done now since spring, and I have a question regarding the dry and cure
The first 2 plants dried in about 3 days, no light, no fans, airflow, no direct air, but humidity was low @ 30%~
When I put into jars there were NO moisture. Very dry buds, no moisture, no grass or hay smell, but just not a good cure or drying. The leaves were cut off and removed before hanging up to dry, sugar leaves included.
This week I harvested plant #3.
New house, new location, new strain.
Removed all fan leaves and most sugar leaves that I could before hanging her to dry.
This time she was dry in 5 days. No light, no direct airflow from a fan, no fans, but there is fresh air intake into the room. Humidity again was between 30% - 35%
The buds went into jars about 30 hours ago. The buds were VERY dry. To the point that as I was taking them down from drying some pieces fell off the main stem. Most of the stems snapped when I tried to bend, others cracked but never snapped.
After checking the jars the buds are still dry like they were when I put them in jars. No signs of moisture, nothing!
I have decided 2 things going forward, I will leave ALL leaves, fan leaves included attached to my next plant to be harvested in a week or two. Hoping the very low humidity in my room will allow the plant to dry a lot slower with the leaves attached. I will also be introducing my humidifier to the room where I am drying to bring the humidity up to about 45 - 50%
Having said that...the buds were nice and moist on harvest, they looked amazing and smelled amazing. Now however none of that exists. No smell, no grass smell (more importantly) and very very dry bud.
My question:
Is the cure dead? Is there any hope in getting a proper cure out of this harvest where the buds are so dry do to low humidity (read a couple sites once humidity gets below 55% before or after cure its a dead zone and there is no turning back or getting the aroma or potency there with the bud, and the cure is pointless at that point)
Would re-hydrating the buds in the jar help any? I know how to re-hydrate buds, but I am wondering if it will help in the cure or if this is now a lost cause and what I got is garbage cause of a shitty cure which is caused by humidity of 30%~
This is my girl...would be a shame to lose her, guess I can make some Rosin at worst.
Total dried weight: 18 grams
Plant Pot Size: 1 Liter
Plant type: Sativa Dominant Autoflower
Any input or help would be great. I dont wanna take the extra steps if I am at a lost cause. Lesson learned!