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Just sent seeds to Cave Creek.There's not many Phoenix growers here .
Nice man I'm on the west side of Phoenix. Good to see there's more of us out hereI'm in the Phx area. Go Suns
That's a nice little town , been there once .Just sent seeds to Cave Creek.
Just discovered this site recently. I'm up in N. Phoenix close to Cave Creek. Go up there every week, used to have a house up in Carefree.Just sent seeds to Cave Creek.
I've very interested to hear from other Phoenix growers about how the deal with the low humidity when trying to dry and cure your harvest? My first attempt of some autos a year ago ended badly. I hung the plants in a kind of room I have under the stairs as the coolest place in the house. Unfortunately the RH was only 20%, and I had super dry buds in 2 days. No way to cure the hay smell out of that, plus I had so little yield I couldn't wait long enough for a cure anyway.Hello everyone,
I’m Geno from AZ, very happy to have found the forums AND for rec legalization here!! I’m not new to growing but damn sure have a ton to learn. I’m a dirt guy because it’s what I know, but I’m willing to learn.
Tent. Inkbird humidistat. Cool mist humidifier. Exhaust fan connected to the Work 2 outlet.I've very interested to hear from other Phoenix growers about how the deal with the low humidity when trying to dry and cure your harvest? My first attempt of some autos a year ago ended badly. I hung the plants in a kind of room I have under the stairs as the coolest place in the house. Unfortunately the RH was only 20%, and I had super dry buds in 2 days. No way to cure the hay smell out of that, plus I had so little yield I couldn't wait long enough for a cure anyway.
Second attempt had me putting big plastic bags around the hanging branches in an attempt to keep the RH up and slow the drying down. That helped about a day, but 3 days is still too fast.
My last attempt had me trying different techniques, including starting some of the buds drying in paper bags in a wine cooler. I also left fan leaves untrimmed to slow the dry down (helped some, pain to trim later).
I'm mostly resigned to either just doing the best I can with a fast dry and long cure, or looking to technology to try to find or build a small drying and curing chamber to use for a pound or two twice a year.
I have a temp, 3 humidifiers and a fan with humidity control.Tent. Inkbird humidistat. Cool mist humidifier. Exhaust fan connected to the Work 2 outlet.
I have a temp, 3 humidifiers and a fan with humidity control.
BUT - I live in Phoenix, so most of the year the A/C will be running with a house RH of less than 40%, sometimes dramatically less. So the typical issue is the tent getting too hot, at which time the fan kicks in, and there is no way to control the humidity at that point.
Now - without a light in the tent, I can keep the temps to about the same as the house, but that's 77F. I've read many times that drying should be done below 70F, and certainly not close to 80f or more.
What sort of temp/RH can one expect in a light-free tent in the summer here?
I’m in Tucson. Same conditions.If you dry in a tent with a humidity triggered fan, shouldn’t be a big deal. Even after chop, the gals radiate humidity. I only use humidifier in early veg.
This is what I figured out. I hang dry in a cardboard box with 4 scissor holes in the top, a fan oscilating(sp) on the front about 5' feet away, and one side open about 1/2". After 4 or 5 days when the outside feels a little crunchy I finish the trim and put into medium mason jars about 50% full. I 'll check them every few hours, if they feel wet again I leave the tops off, and let them dry until outside of buds are slightly dry again. I repeat this process for 4-7 days making sure to mix up the buds so the same nugs aren't always on top. When they feel like cannabis you'd buy after a session with lids on, I put the humidity packs in the jars and cure normally for 2 weeks.I've very interested to hear from other Phoenix growers about how the deal with the low humidity when trying to dry and cure your harvest? My first attempt of some autos a year ago ended badly. I hung the plants in a kind of room I have under the stairs as the coolest place in the house. Unfortunately the RH was only 20%, and I had super dry buds in 2 days. No way to cure the hay smell out of that, plus I had so little yield I couldn't wait long enough for a cure anyway.
Second attempt had me putting big plastic bags around the hanging branches in an attempt to keep the RH up and slow the drying down. That helped about a day, but 3 days is still too fast.
My last attempt had me trying different techniques, including starting some of the buds drying in paper bags in a wine cooler. I also left fan leaves untrimmed to slow the dry down (helped some, pain to trim later).
I'm mostly resigned to either just doing the best I can with a fast dry and long cure, or looking to technology to try to find or build a small drying and curing chamber to use for a pound or two twice a year.
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