In the next day or two I am about to harvest my first ever crop. I have read and heard so many opinions about drying that although I thought I knew exactly what I was going to do, I am a bit torn.
I grew in plastic in my basement. I was going to build walls and then all sorts of things happened that prevented me from doing so. I ended up with plants that were almost 5 ft tall when they went into flowering stage and we really had to do some improvising. This all had to do with getting the lights we wanted, wait times and, bam! Before we knew it stuff was too big to put up walls. Ha! So they have survived through the trials and tribulations and are looking beautiful. Now we are ready to harvest but we are dealing with some serious humidity issues. I don't want to be drying in my bedroom or main part of my house and so we are thinking of building a small room really quick in our basement. However this is a somewhat humid basement. I guess what I want to know is if I use a dehumidifier, hang my stalks, use a couple of fans for air circulation... have other people had success drying this way? I am worried that the moisture in the air down there is going to invade my drying area, but others tell me it will be "Just fine" if I use a dehumidifier. Well these have been my babies from seed so I just want to make sure I get it right. Any feedback would be helpful. Thanks in advance
I grew in plastic in my basement. I was going to build walls and then all sorts of things happened that prevented me from doing so. I ended up with plants that were almost 5 ft tall when they went into flowering stage and we really had to do some improvising. This all had to do with getting the lights we wanted, wait times and, bam! Before we knew it stuff was too big to put up walls. Ha! So they have survived through the trials and tribulations and are looking beautiful. Now we are ready to harvest but we are dealing with some serious humidity issues. I don't want to be drying in my bedroom or main part of my house and so we are thinking of building a small room really quick in our basement. However this is a somewhat humid basement. I guess what I want to know is if I use a dehumidifier, hang my stalks, use a couple of fans for air circulation... have other people had success drying this way? I am worried that the moisture in the air down there is going to invade my drying area, but others tell me it will be "Just fine" if I use a dehumidifier. Well these have been my babies from seed so I just want to make sure I get it right. Any feedback would be helpful. Thanks in advance
