Any hints for drying in a humid atmosphere?

So it's monsoon and humidity rarely gets below 75% ....... how do I dry my harvest to 58-63%?
I don't have a dehumidifier.
Any ideas?

Damp rid can be your friend.

Get all the leaves off, even the sugar leaves - at the point where the stem joins the plant (or as close as you can - gets harder the closer you get to the tops). Have an oscilating fan blowing gently on the branches as they dry. Vent the drying area as much as you can. Good luck!

sarahJane211 said:

So it's monsoon and humidity rarely gets below 75% ....... how do I dry my harvest to 58-63%?
I don't have a dehumidifier.
Any ideas?

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Lots of members including myself has very high humidity during the dry. Air circulation is key but I never have the fans blowing right on them. Dries out the bud too fast and you end up with a hay smell.

I always find it works in my favor anyways. I just cut off the fan leaves and it take anywhere from 10 days to 2 weeks to get them to that point where when you bend the stem it snaps. It's the perfect slow dry that gets it that smooth smoke with all its danky awesomeness.

In the beginning before I knew better I was cutting all the leaves off and putting a fan on them but this dried it out WAY TOO FAST! was harsh and hay smelling. I know better now.

P.s. even right now its 94% humidity in my area and during the fall harvest it is between 75 and 100.

ganga gurl420 said:

I always find it works in my favor anyways. I just cut off the fan leaves and it take anywhere from 10 days to 2 weeks to get them to that point where when you bend the stem it snaps. It's the perfect slow dry that gets it that smooth smoke with all its danky awesomeness.

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Logic dictates that when the air is at 75% humidity, the harvest will never dry below that point.
No matter how many fans are blowing the 75% humid air over the harvest.

See if you can get silica gel desiccant beads in bulk. It's pretty easy to get 20kg bags on line where I am.
Try to avoid the purple ones, I've read that the chemical that turns them purple is classified as a carcinogen in the EU.
Pour a layer of beads on the bottom of big box with a lid. The lid also keeps odors in while drying.
Find some wire mesh or something to lay your buds on that allows for air to circulate and keep the buds off the beads.
Keep in mind the buds will shrink and fall through the mesh as it dries.
I used to use the rack from an oven till I got a dehumidifier.
Stick a small computer fan in the box to get some air to circulate.
Close up the box let the beads suck the moisture out of the system. A moisture meter in the box would also help if you have one.
You might have to change out the beads every day or so depending on how much water your taking out of the system.
You can reuse the beads after baking them in the oven at ~120c for an hour or so.

air circulation until u geta dehumid

dehumidifer is like 50 bucks

sarahJane211 said:

Logic dictates that when the air is at 75% humidity, the harvest will never dry below that point.
No matter how many fans are blowing the 75% humid air over the harvest.

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What fucking logic is that, stoner brologic?

So if I wet a towel and hang indoors in 50% humidity it will never dry! Of course it will stop talking rubbish, the air has enough space to continually suck moisture from the towel until it's bone dry, humidity only affects the speed it dries in a small amount.

That's how we dry in humid conditions, when you want to learn something learn it don't logic me broscience.

1 the logic behind things won't dry in 75% humidity just isn't correct. But hey I get how that would make mental sense. Just isn't the case.

2 at high humidity removong fan and sugar leaves is generally reccomended not only to allow to dry but to also combat bud rot. Bud rot is a prevalent thing in high humidity.

Hope this helps.