Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
Two home made "drying boxes" to hang my autos at chop. I'd usually dry in the tent, but I need the space for my other plants.
Grow hacks ... Post em if you got em
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Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
I forgot to mention you'll also need a hygrometer/thermometer. I put two on each side of the box with double sided stickers. The reason I put two is because these aren't known for the most accurate readings. I don't close the box completely I leave the box hinges open slightly with duct tape holding it in place. Every day I'll be opening the box for a short period of time for some fresh air, that and to move the buds around to prevent mold. I should of wet trimmed so they dry faster, but I don't have the energy for that right now.
Anyone else dry in cardboard boxes? I also like to put my dry buds in a paper bag for a week or so before they get jarred.
Anyone else dry in cardboard boxes? I also like to put my dry buds in a paper bag for a week or so before they get jarred.
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I haven't seen big paper bags in ages, apparently grocery stores here in CO are not allowed to buy new plastic bags anymore as of Jan 1. Would be cool if paper bags made a comeback.
Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
Massachusetts had done away with plastic bags almost a year ago, paper bags suck for carrying groceries! They also did away with menthol cigarettes and flavored vape juice, only state in the whole country to do so. I hate Massachusetts so much!
Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
One of the boxes in action
Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
They seem to be drying out a little too quick for my liking, so I wet paper towels and put them in small plastic containers inside each box to raise the relative humidity a bit.
RH has been between 40-45 and the temps between 60°-65° F.
RH has been between 40-45 and the temps between 60°-65° F.
@Smoke_A_Lot
A bowl of water with some kind of stick(bamboo stake, wooden spoon, etc) across the top, and a paper towel or facecloth draped over the stick with both ends in the water, will be more effective. The wicking action keeps the cloth wet yet allows faster evaporation to raise RH. I've got a one in my dry cab right now, as my home humidity is currently 24% and plants were drying way too fast.
Edit: mess with the distance from the water surface and/or with multiple sticks if needed, to increase/decrease the exposed surface area of the cloth to find the balance between wicking and evaporation rates
A bowl of water with some kind of stick(bamboo stake, wooden spoon, etc) across the top, and a paper towel or facecloth draped over the stick with both ends in the water, will be more effective. The wicking action keeps the cloth wet yet allows faster evaporation to raise RH. I've got a one in my dry cab right now, as my home humidity is currently 24% and plants were drying way too fast.
Edit: mess with the distance from the water surface and/or with multiple sticks if needed, to increase/decrease the exposed surface area of the cloth to find the balance between wicking and evaporation rates
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Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it!
I'm gonna throw my humidifier in there set on 65% for now and open up the boxes and see if that makes a difference.
Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
That was a bad idea!
Woke up to the top of the boxes being soaking wet from condensation. The auto shut off on my humidifier failed and didn't shut off once the space reached the set humidity. I shouldn't of had the humidifier so close, that was another mistake. Now I'm gonna try the @Amarok method. If that fails back to the drawing board.
Woke up to the top of the boxes being soaking wet from condensation. The auto shut off on my humidifier failed and didn't shut off once the space reached the set humidity. I shouldn't of had the humidifier so close, that was another mistake. Now I'm gonna try the @Amarok method. If that fails back to the drawing board.
Psychobilly
🧀Muenster
If they do get a bit too wet, but your area is dry, it's not too hard to get them back to normal pretty fast; Allow some air in to make sure they aren't soaking wet, and once you get there, bringing it back up isn't too bad either. I'm a fan of the "store brand" (CHEAP and HARD feeling) Paper Towels in a Grove Bag for this; Michigan in deep Winter is a frozen Desert, so you run into humidity problems a lot, but I've had great success with simply putting a moist but not wet paper towel (use bottled water, the smell from tap water, and taste, might translate to the plants) and tossing it in the bag, and closing it up for about a day or two, then checking inside. Normally it works just fine, but if they're REALLY dry, do another round. As long as the temps don't get too warm, I don't think you'll have much issues bro. Saving the Terpenes for your smoke seems to be more about temp than RH, as you can always moisten back up, or dry out again, as long as it's cool in there. This time of year makes that a bit easier.
You can check the accuracy of these things using a saturated salt solution.
Saturated Salt Solutions - Controlling Air Humidity
I use this to calibrate/check.
Just hang the sensor/probe in there with a wire or something overnight and check in the morning. In theory you could do this for storage too, might even be what the cannatrol is doing, I haven't looked at it enough to know but I saw there was a bottle of stuff or something to add??
Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
Here's another grow hack. These chains are used to hang ceiling fixture lights. But they're good to hang grow lights as well. Some times those typical ratchet hangers only go so far up so these are perfect to raise your grow lights to the right level to prevent burning your plants if you're running out of vertical space.
Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
This isn't so much of a "grow hack" than it is a convenience. I keep my seeds stored in the fridge and I'm running out of room. I seen these on sale and said why not? They're slim and stackable plus they have holes to put pad locks through. Bought two of them for about $10 from Amazon. I plan on buying some pad locks, and dessiccant packs in the future.
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Smoke_A_Lot
In Bloom
Here's another hack, if the humidity in your drying jars is too low try putting a couple freshly cut fan leaves in there and seal the jars. Keep an eye on the hygrometer obviously, and replace with freshly cut leaves at your discretion if the humidity still isn't reaching the RH you want.
Caddis
Zinger
I’ve been testing this for a couple of days, seems to work good. Haven’t tested the drain line yet.
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nods in agreement. drain line feature kicks ass IMO.I’ve been testing this for a couple of days, seems to work good. Haven’t tested the drain line yet.
35 Pint Cube Dehumidifier with Pump
The Midea 35 pint Cube with pump has a unique lift-and-twist design that offers unparalleled flexibility. It is great for spaces up to 3,500 square feet. When operating in extended form, it has up to 3 times more water tank capacity than traditional dehumidifiers and can run much longer without...
RookieBuds
In Bloom
This MFer and a sturdy 4 or 5-gallon bucket. DON'T use the cheap buckets with thin side walls, the vacuum will suck the bucket inward.
I use one of these exclusively to collect runoff, and I even have a dolly to scoot it outside if/when it ever gets too heavy for me. Dealing with one bucket instead of tipping out multiple drip trays is SO MUCH easier.
