CannaDana
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Okay, I'm currently on Day 6 of drying my latest harvest. The fan leaves are starting to crinkle, but the buds are all still very, very wet. At this rate I think it's going to take about 14 days to dry sufficiently.
I've been trying to keep the environment at 60 degrees and 60% humidity, but I can't quite reach that. I'm averaging 62.3 degrees and 63.2% relative humidity. Temp is well controlled, with a swing from 60.8 to 64.0 degrees, a total swing of 3.2 degrees. I think that's probably fine. But the relative humidity swings like crazy, between a low of 52.6% and a high of 79.1%, which is a swing of a whopping 25.6%, though as you can see in the photo below it never stays at either extreme, but just bounces up and down.
I should mention that I have super good air flow within the drying space. No fans pointed at the plants, but a fan near the floor blowing air below the plants, a fan above the plants, and an air conditioner and dehumidifier that take turns blowing more indirect air, as they are pointed at the walls away from the plants.
So my question is in the title: How much of a swing off the targets can I get and still be doing a good dry, with little to no risk of bud rot, mold, or mildew, and no risk of drying too fast? Am I safe doing what I'm doing? Do I need to worry about something or change something up?
Pics for attention.
First photo: a few of the plants drying.
2nd Photo: Temp and RH record:
I've been trying to keep the environment at 60 degrees and 60% humidity, but I can't quite reach that. I'm averaging 62.3 degrees and 63.2% relative humidity. Temp is well controlled, with a swing from 60.8 to 64.0 degrees, a total swing of 3.2 degrees. I think that's probably fine. But the relative humidity swings like crazy, between a low of 52.6% and a high of 79.1%, which is a swing of a whopping 25.6%, though as you can see in the photo below it never stays at either extreme, but just bounces up and down.
I should mention that I have super good air flow within the drying space. No fans pointed at the plants, but a fan near the floor blowing air below the plants, a fan above the plants, and an air conditioner and dehumidifier that take turns blowing more indirect air, as they are pointed at the walls away from the plants.
So my question is in the title: How much of a swing off the targets can I get and still be doing a good dry, with little to no risk of bud rot, mold, or mildew, and no risk of drying too fast? Am I safe doing what I'm doing? Do I need to worry about something or change something up?
Pics for attention.
First photo: a few of the plants drying.
2nd Photo: Temp and RH record:
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