so it seems no matter what i do i can not maintain the stickiness smell, or dryness i desire. i get a nice smooth smoke. good cure. but for some odd reason my buds seem too dry. i let dry until hard on outside and jar and burp but i never seem to get that moisture and stickiness at the end. any ideas. drying tent humidity is set to 55. temp mid 70s
still having trouble drying
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passdadutch
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Raise humidity a little to 60-65 and temps at like 70 extend ur time. Are they in darkness when drying? Do you do the stem test when ur drying?there fans for air movement?
caherbgrower
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Just pull them down earlier than you usually do next time. Give yourself enough moisture to begin with.
caherbgrower
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I just saw the "stem test" above. If you're waiting until the stems snap to start curing that's a sure fire way to always have over dry buds that will not cure. You gotta have moisture in those flowers to cure em.
caherbgrower
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Yes!
passdadutch
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Yea the steam test is to make sure they still bend but are dry and don't snap, if they snap u went to long. If the outside of the bud feels dry but the stem still bend and doesn't snap ur good. If buds feel dry and u bend and snap to long
Always afraid of jarring wet bud. Learned that's a no go. I'll jar 2mo. Fig I'd let dry a little longer. I Turned dehumidifier to 60 and the leaves go a little softer. Think they are still a little too wet to jar. Stems are still kinda bendy. There's a dent in them when I bend but not any sound at all
caherbgrower
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Put them in a paper bag. If you don't have time to burp and move buds around everyday paper bags are a great way to slow down the drying process without the risk of mold.
tazz&indy
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Hi, I have been using this method for years with good results, get some big mason jars and tape a Bovedo pack inside the lid and that's about it, no more messing around.
The packs are about $1. Each, I buy them 10 at a time to make sure I always have some on hand. If you have not tried this it is worth you're time to at the very least to try it.
The packs are about $1. Each, I buy them 10 at a time to make sure I always have some on hand. If you have not tried this it is worth you're time to at the very least to try it.