Jarred at last but poss disaster help please !!!!

[Oporto]

Hi folks me again, well after my initial glee of harvest last week(sat) my buds were in their little jars on wed after 4 days in the tent with a little heater( I in Ireland and usually start of winter here) trying to keep it around 23-26 degrees but a couple of unseasonal good days appeared while I was at work and the temp crept to high 20s to low 30s I fear they have dried to much as they are quite crispy still after 4 days in jars and smell slightly of hay. Please tell me all is not lost before I go on a cannabis infused slightly inconveniencing spree(leave the wrecking sprees to the drinkers)........
Many thanks

 

[daloudpack]

get urself a hygrometer from the store

 

[hotrodharley]

Do NOT add any moisture yet. Keep the jar lids tight for a few days. Don't open them. Then crack one a little and see.

 

[Kili Frunza]

Get a hygrometer (its about 2$), if the humidity is below 50% in the jars you can add some moisture (put in the jar a piece of orange peel for about 5-10 minutes) until you see the bud dense or when you squeeze it you dont hear that cracking sound, it should be moistured but not too watery. You should still hear a bit of crack sounds when you squeeze it but not much. If Its above 50% make sure you open those jars once or twice a week for about 20 mins.

 

[ISK]

Get a hygrometer (its about 2$), if the humidity is below 50% in the jars you can add some moisture (put in the jar a piece of orange peel for about 5-10 minutes) until you see the bud dense or when you squeeze it you dont hear that cracking sound, it should be moistured but not too watery. You should still hear a bit of crack sounds when you squeeze it but not much. If Its above 50% make sure you open those jars once or twice a week for about 20 mins.

if your jar is below 50% then you have a serious issue...i would use a leaf from another pot plant as opposed to an orange peel.

I do not agree with your last statement....ideally you want your jars to be between 60 to 65% RH ( I like 62%)

Anything below 55% is not good, as the curing process will cease

There is a section on Harvest & Curing that will explain the process in detail

 

[Kili Frunza]

if your jar is below 50% then you have a serious issue...i would use a leaf from another pot plant as opposed to an orange peel.

I do not agree with your last statement....ideally you want your jars to be between 60 to 65% RH ( I like 62%)

Anything below 55% is not good, as the curing process will cease

There is a section on Harvest & Curing that will explain the process in detail

Yes, you are right, if you are in the middle of curring that is absolutely correct.

A personal choice of keeping them at 50% when not using them (he has 5 jars there) and only add moisture in a smaller jars to what what i want to use before i do. But that is the way i preffer things, from a scientific point of view you are right, 62% is the best humidity level to be kept at.

 

[ISK]

Yes, you are right, if you are in the middle of curring that is absolutely correct.

A personal choice of keeping them at 50% when not using them (he has 5 jars there) and only add moisture in a smaller jars to what what i want to use before i do. But that is the way i preffer things, from a scientific point of view you are right, 62% is the best humidity level to be kept at.

keeping the jars at 50% is dead wrong, as stated the curing process stops below 55%

60 - 65% should be maintained throughout the lifespan of the jars, from any point of view...most certainly not below 55%

 

[Oporto]

if your jar is below 50% then you have a serious issue...i would use a leaf from another pot plant as opposed to an orange peel.

I do not agree with your last statement....ideally you want your jars to be between 60 to 65% RH ( I like 62%)

Anything below 55% is not good, as the curing process will cease

There is a section on Harvest & Curing that will explain the process in detail

Thanks ISK what about 62 humidity packs, any point

 

[ISK]

Thanks ISK what about 62 humidity packs, any point

i personally don't use the Boveda packs but many folks do and love them.....small price to ensure/maintain the proper RH

 

[researching]

Bovedas are not a waste of money for peace of mind. They work well.

 

[Roobarb]

Hi @Oporto
Don't buy a shit hygrometer. They're cheap for a reason. - eBay or Amazon or the like and get a Caliber IV- they are accurate and will last years.
Using a heater in the tent may be drying too quick. 4days before jaring seems a little fast,
Have you been on the Irish growers thread?

 

[Jimmy Sparkle]

Get to learn how plants dry and how the climate where you are at effects them. Don't rely on instruments or what other people do. Unless they are growing in the same environment, the rate the flowers dry and how they dry will be different from region to region and house to house ect. There are good basic rules then there is what YOU like and how YOU like to dry and cure. It's all very personal.

 

[Kili Frunza]

Get to learn how plants dry and how the climate where you are at effects them. Don't rely on instruments or what other people do. Unless they are growing in the same environment, the rate the flowers dry and how they dry will be different from region to region and house to house ect. There are good basic rules then there is what YOU like and how YOU like to dry and cure. It's all very personal.

Exactly.

One of those rules is to NEVER EVER EVER set a fan to blow right on the buds, it should always be placed the other direction, to move the air, otherwise ul get really crispy and not cured right buds

 

[researching]

You want darkness with indirect air flow. I like to let them dry until the buds feel dry on the outside and the stem bends and cracks but doesn't snap. Then I place everything in a plastic tote and seal it for 24 hours approx. This adds moisture back into the buds. I then remove the buds from the stems and then place them back in the plastic tote and leave them in there for a day or two. Gently agitating and leaving the lid off periodically until they feel the same and feel "right". Then I jar them and do a daily burp and gentle agitation to break up any clumps. This goes for about a week, or until they feel right. Then I leave them be and let them cure. Periodically checking on them. This is when to add boveda packs if you want.

So much goes into successfully getting a good harvest and the dry and cure can make or break all the work and time you've invested.