guitarguy818
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So I'm forced to leave my drying plants mostly unattended for 2 months. Outdoor grow, flushing and then no water a few days before harvest. I've been checking the trichomes and I may be able to harvest and start drying for a few days before I leave, but even so that won't really solve my problem. And yes, I may be able to harvest and cure some of the top buds before I leave, but the timing just doesn't work for the rest.
I'm drying in my basement, I have a Wi-Fi controlled dehumidifier and I'm pretty confident I can keep the temp around 65 and RH around 50% for drying and then raising to 60% for the rest of the two months. I also have an accurate hygrometer and a camera on it so I know what the exact humidity and temp is. I will have someone stopping by around 5-10 days and they'll let me know when they're dry, but there's no way I can get them cured in jars, there's too much and they're doing me a huge favor just by checking on them.
I've read some posts where people have hung the whole plant for several months and it seemed to work well for them. My main concern with doing that, given my situation, is the potential for Bud rot during drying.
So, should I hang the whole plant or branches? And should I wet trim or dry trim?
My current plan is to wet trim and hang branches. Since I can control the humidity pretty accurately I think I can avoid drying too fast, and that should limit Bud rot potential. Or am I overthinking it and should just hang the whole plant and when dry raise the RH to 60%, and do a dry trim 2 months later? Sorry for the long post, but this is the best crop I've grown so far and I really don't want to screw it up now...many thanks for any ideas!
I'm drying in my basement, I have a Wi-Fi controlled dehumidifier and I'm pretty confident I can keep the temp around 65 and RH around 50% for drying and then raising to 60% for the rest of the two months. I also have an accurate hygrometer and a camera on it so I know what the exact humidity and temp is. I will have someone stopping by around 5-10 days and they'll let me know when they're dry, but there's no way I can get them cured in jars, there's too much and they're doing me a huge favor just by checking on them.
I've read some posts where people have hung the whole plant for several months and it seemed to work well for them. My main concern with doing that, given my situation, is the potential for Bud rot during drying.
So, should I hang the whole plant or branches? And should I wet trim or dry trim?
My current plan is to wet trim and hang branches. Since I can control the humidity pretty accurately I think I can avoid drying too fast, and that should limit Bud rot potential. Or am I overthinking it and should just hang the whole plant and when dry raise the RH to 60%, and do a dry trim 2 months later? Sorry for the long post, but this is the best crop I've grown so far and I really don't want to screw it up now...many thanks for any ideas!