Paper Bagging

[audank]

just harvested my first grow and paper bagged it. In order to collect the lost trichs that fall off when stirring the nugs, I put a lining of foil along the bottom. Any chances this could interfere in the process anywhere? i'm assuming it shouldnt, but dont want to risk the chances of losing a very nice first harvest

dank

 

[jakemeup]

Foil shouldnt harm it too much, aside from providing a higher chance of molding.

 

[RangerDanger]

You don't want to keep the budz in the bag to the point of being crispy dry.
When they go into the curing jar they should still be pliable.
I lose very little trike's during a bag dry. I very gently move the buds around in the bag (with my fingers) daily.

 

[rhydogg]

Question: I live in Arizona and in a VERY hot house... Talking swamp cooler ALL summer long... I'm about a week and a half into flowering one of my plants... BUt I know when it's time to harvest I'm not going to have ANYwhere cool to dry my buds... Is there anything I can do ?? This will be my very first time getting A harvest,... plese help..

 

[Bagzgroove]

No, not that I have noticed. . . I bag dry, but like Ranger said previously, your not letting them get to the point where their crispy. . . You shouldn't be losing much. . .

 

[zolar]

am still working on a best method of dry/cure but no matter what i do i handle gently having lost most of the 1st grow prettys from rough handling they looked so nice before i bagged them and shook them up every day for a week ..... play nice while we dry

 

[xjackflashx]

whats the best step by step method to the harvest of my bud starting at chopping the plant down...

 

[xjackflashx]

I was wondering .....can I use a shoe box with lil vent holes instead of a paper bag..dont have any handy and I would like to dry my buds some way other than hanging them....

 

[paperbag]

Just build a bakers tray.... a 2x4, some screws, and window screen.

 

[xjackflashx]

Just build a bakers tray.... a 2x4, some screws, and window screen.

how do you set that up??

 

[Smokin Moose]

I use shoe boxes for my buds, after they have hung enough to stiffen, but before they are fully dry. I don't disturb the buds in the box as it breaks off the trichomes.

 

[Herb Fellow]

Cigars are kept at 70% humidity in the box where they continue to cure and age to perfection. Well, as perfect as some can get! You don't want a cigar to dry out.

 

[abstractOmind]

Question: I live in Arizona and in a VERY hot house... Talking swamp cooler ALL summer long... I'm about a week and a half into flowering one of my plants... BUt I know when it's time to harvest I'm not going to have ANYwhere cool to dry my buds... Is there anything I can do ?? This will be my very first time getting A harvest,... plese help..

airconditioner?

 

[xjackflashx]

that would be kinda too obvious wouldnt it?? ^ ^ ^

 

[hapytimeharry]

airconditioner?

A swamp-cooler is different than an air conditioner. Air-conds, usually cool by blowing air past metal coils, that themselves are cooled,(in most cases) by freon.(Im sure that the technology must have changed to something else by now.)

A swamp-cooler is like a big, hamster-wheel, in a big, metal box. The spinning wheel, blows air across a small pan of water. They are only effective in dry climates like AZ.

And obviously they would make the air way too damp for drying plants.


*edit*
And yes I realize that I just replied to a thread that has been still for 3 months now. Oh well. Maybe someone will one day need more info on swamp-coolers.

 

[kickstart]

Up where I live the climate is very humid (pretty much all the time except for the dead of summer). I use a commercial dehumidifier. You can spend as much as $500 for a good one with digital controls, but it has been one of the best investments I have made. I am currently drying a crop with an outside RH of 80-90% and am ready to clip in a week or so generally speaking.