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Hi Everyone
I am newish to growing my 2nd season . And need some advice about how to dry and cure in a very dry and hot climate.
I have read loads of posts and great info here but I need to know a few things specific to my situation. I live in Africa somewhere around "the Tropic of Capricorn" . I am currently a week or so away from my second harvest . I grow outdoors. The Temperature during this time the start of our winter is a high of 30'C (85'F) and low of 10'C (50'F) average . And an average humidity of below 10% mostly 0 .
my first harvest I dried on the stems for 7 days in cool dark room . Buy that time they where completely dried out . So Jarring really did not do anything by this time .
For This season I need to know a few thing please.
1. how do you have the best dry & cure in a very dry & hot climate?
2. Limited resources. I live in Africa in a very rural area so only a few store around selling the basics . So I can not buy humidifiers or humidity packs or any merchandise what so ever so I need bare basics (Old School) advice on how to monitor, control and increase humidity during the curing process?
My plan now is
To lower my drying time to 2 days (on the stem in a cool and dark drying case/box I build) and then trim and into jars or sealed containers to cure. Burping & Turning every 3 days or so for 3 weeks .
Any advice will be very welcome thank you .
(I do flush before harvest, I see a lot of you asking that , no idea why but I do flush )
I am newish to growing my 2nd season . And need some advice about how to dry and cure in a very dry and hot climate.
I have read loads of posts and great info here but I need to know a few things specific to my situation. I live in Africa somewhere around "the Tropic of Capricorn" . I am currently a week or so away from my second harvest . I grow outdoors. The Temperature during this time the start of our winter is a high of 30'C (85'F) and low of 10'C (50'F) average . And an average humidity of below 10% mostly 0 .
my first harvest I dried on the stems for 7 days in cool dark room . Buy that time they where completely dried out . So Jarring really did not do anything by this time .
For This season I need to know a few thing please.
1. how do you have the best dry & cure in a very dry & hot climate?
2. Limited resources. I live in Africa in a very rural area so only a few store around selling the basics . So I can not buy humidifiers or humidity packs or any merchandise what so ever so I need bare basics (Old School) advice on how to monitor, control and increase humidity during the curing process?
My plan now is
To lower my drying time to 2 days (on the stem in a cool and dark drying case/box I build) and then trim and into jars or sealed containers to cure. Burping & Turning every 3 days or so for 3 weeks .
Any advice will be very welcome thank you .
(I do flush before harvest, I see a lot of you asking that , no idea why but I do flush )