Drying Problem / Help needed

Hi Riu

I have got myself an auto grow on the go and i chopped 2 last week. They were both covered in THC 85% of hairs had turned. I hung them in my drying area and they had dried in 3 days (temp is 17c and humidity is at about 25%) i presume it is due to the buds being smaller than your regular sized grow. The room is dark with a fan creating a nice breeze.

Anyways i noticed after drying that the thc seemed to have vanished? On my gnomo auto the thc looks like it has lost upto 70%! I smoked abit and it tastes real nice but not much of a hit. i am confused. I have now put them in jars in the grow room and i am opening them daily.

I have smoked the second one this morning which is Blue Himalaya and that again is tasty as hell but not much of a hit. Thc seems to have degraded here aswell.

What have i done wrong?

Many Thanks

Smokey

Hey Smokey, I think you harvested too early... you want to let the trichomes get some color... milky to just amber is my preference.. before you take them... get a 30 power lupe/handheld magnifier.. and you can see them quite clearly . Also it sounds like the drying time is very fast... usually takes 5 to 7 days then a cure.. depending of course on temp. humidity etc. good luck and Happy Gardening ! Peace

You are dryin them out to fast. Humidity should be 45-50% 3-7 days on screens drying in the dark.
Drying to fast can change the potency....

Thanks for the response guys i still have 4 plants in the system. I will check the color of the trich's i didnt buy a microscope (spaz) i have ordered one today. I will also fix the humidity issue.

I am going for bigger regulars next just received my BlueCheese, Midnight Kush, Lemon Skunk, G-Bomb and Big Band. So i want to try get the drying right now before i get to these Especially the Blue Cheese

IF you hang them up like you see in high times, where each branch has its own space, you will dry them in 3-4 days...next time, when you chop it down, bundle it all up semi tight and don't cut off the fan leaves until you're ready to jar it.

I use a 3.1 Med corrugated Box, (18 1/8x18x16) with string across the top. With low RH I leave the fan (mounted in the bottom) off. 5-7 days (again dep on RH) @ 72*, seems to work fine.

Oh Jar and Cure.






Here is a link to a drying box from my friend J.

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/310444-some-advice-my-drying-box.html