how to get a slow 10 day dry w/ no mold

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cookieman275

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Title pretty much sums up what I want to know haha, but more into specifics I want to know what the rh and temperature should be each day to get it to dry out that slowly to really get a smooth smoke off it
Any personal methods of success are appreciated!
 
RM3

RM3

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I have a drying/fermentation chamber I invented that controls the temp & humidity

I adjust the temp in the chamber to be 4 points above ambient room temp and keep the humidity between 55 & 60 %
 
swedsteven

swedsteven

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If u want them to dry slowly ventilation is not à problème only keep them in cool and dark place with carbon filter i leave à fan in the drying place but Nevers pointed direcly at your bud .wish i help .dont use water until u want to make hash lol water curing sound crazy to me keep it basic haha .
 
Cyrus420

Cyrus420

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RM3 said:
No risk of mold with those numbers, there is a calc ya know 8)

http://www.dpcalc.org/

dial in your numbers check on the right for risk of mold, it'll even tell how many days till mold starts to grow
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Very cool.

My on time is fine according to this handy tool but I worry about my off times.

I understand plants "sweat" more when they are asleep and my tent RH shoots up to 80% but only while the lights are off. The drop back down to 50-40% once the lights are on. Is this a risk at developing mold or will short humid periods like this not effect me at all? It's currently my biggest worry, seeing as I've never had this issue before, it's only my second grow, and I don't want to lose the harvest because it's my medicine for the next half year.
 
RM3

RM3

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Cyrus420 said:
Very cool.

My on time is fine according to this handy tool but I worry about my off times.

I understand plants "sweat" more when they are asleep and my tent RH shoots up to 80% but only while the lights are off. The drop back down to 50-40% once the lights are on. Is this a risk at developing mold or will short humid periods like this not effect me at all? It's currently my biggest worry, seeing as I've never had this issue before, it's only my second grow, and I don't want to lose the harvest because it's my medicine for the next half year.
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I would think you'd be ok, but I admit if it was me I'd be running a de hewy at night, I'm a control freak LOL

Main thing is you are aware and paying attention
 
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4ftRoots

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RM3 said:
No risk of mold with those numbers, there is a calc ya know 8)

http://www.dpcalc.org/

dial in your numbers check on the right for risk of mold, it'll even tell how many days till mold starts to grow
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What is the Humidity inside a bud? I am sure it is much higher than ambient humidity. Just wondering because I have had buds mold at 64% humidity and 70* Fahrenheit temps. I also designed and built an automatic drying chamber so whatever I can do to improve it would be tops!
 
Reesee

Reesee

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RM3 said:
No risk of mold with those numbers, there is a calc ya know 8)

http://www.dpcalc.org/

dial in your numbers check on the right for risk of mold, it'll even tell how many days till mold starts to grow
Click to expand...
Yes!!! Thank you for this link RM3!!! I'm having same exact issue as you Cyrus, I'm now going to monitor numbers daily with the calc to make sure my first harvest (2nd grow) isn't wasted. I'll be harvesting end of May. I'm running a dehumidifier but one $40 unit just doesn't cut it in the Deep South with this weather!! I will prob order a 2nd one ...
 
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