Growing 6 Plants - Vegging For 4 Months

[joedaddy805]

i have a computer fan blowing in the box to keep the rh down. is it ok if the buds are moving a lil bit from the fan blowing in the box i think i have my rh at around 57%

 

[SmokerJoe]

Its fine but they may take longer to dry that way.

 

[joedaddy805]

ok so i turned the fan around so its sucking the air out of the box will that be better? the buds don't move that much

 

[CronicHempHog]

as long as the air is circulating in there

 

[joedaddy805]

i keep checking my rh and it seems to stay around 63. is that ok for now till i get it in jars? or do i need to bring it down more?

 

[Lady Vadalon]

I was told 30% or less. From what I understand, the lower the humidity the faster it dries.

 

[ILuv2Game]

Let's say you have a suitable place to hang and dry buds, what are the options for drying???

 

[SmokerJoe]

Ideal you want the humidity as close to 40% . You want the ambient temp to be 60.

 

[joedaddy805]

Ok i need to find something to bring the rh down then.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Let's say you have a suitable place to hang and dry buds, what are the options for drying???

I like to secure the branches and dry in a dark closet from a hanger. I have also dried buds in a brown paperbag, a plastic rubbermaid container with the lid off, a cardboard box with a desk fan oscilating

 

[joedaddy805]

i put the box on a heating pad see if that helps any.

 

[ILuv2Game]

I like to secure the branches and dry in a dark closet from a hanger. I have also dried buds in a brown paperbag, a plastic rubbermaid container with the lid off, a cardboard box with a desk fan oscilating

Thanks for the response. I meant to ask what if you didn't have a suitable place to dry buds. But the brown paper bag option sounds like a good one. How long does it usually take in the paper bag.

 

[SmokerJoe]

5-7 days as long as you have a fan near it. Make sure you open the paper bag and air it out and turn the buds to their other side. Dont layer them to deep or they will get moldy. Just use more then 1 paperbag if you have to many for just the 1. If youy can put near a open window you wont need the fan but that risk is up to you of course. Cut the stem as close to the buds as you can so you can fit more in the bag. If you do keep some of the stem when it snaps easily instead of bends(the stem) that means the beds are dry enough to smoke.

 

[joedaddy805]

So here is a quick photo update.

this is the branch that i broke a while back. it healed real nice.

This is my plant that I've had outside in the big blue pot. What i don't get is why it doesn't have the yellowing of the leaves as the other ones. i feed it the same as the other plants. i fill up a 5gal bucket with water and add my stuff to it then water them all. and it stays green this is a pic of the inside of it. why would it not turn yellow like the rest?

 

[SmokerJoe]

Are the other plants bigger? If they are then the plant that is still green is that way because it hasnt used up all of the nitrogen yet.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Did you know if a plant has to much nitrogen it will delay it showing flowers?

 

[joedaddy805]

I would have to say that the rest of them are farther along in the flowering stage

 

[joedaddy805]

So here is my drying method. I use a heating pad on the bottom of the box a computer fan that sucks the air out of the box and its hooked up to a car battery. The battery has been hooked up to it for around 4 days and its still going i haven't had to hook up the solar panel to charge the battery yet. it seems to be working the temp is mid 60's and the humidity is wrong 40. So i think about 2 more days and it should be ready for jars.

 

[joedaddy805]

My journal got boring nobody really stops by any more

 

[Lady Vadalon]

I know that feeling. I have been in my tents most of the day. How's your other plants doing? Typing off of my phone sucks. Are you going to take any clones or stick to seed?