25% RH in closet

athomegrowing

athomegrowing

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My closet appears to be hovering near 25% RH, 70f. Is this too low to dry? I'm going to harvest later today. I have paper bags, and a large tupperware, there's other options but i am on a budget.
 
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athomegrowing said:
My closet appears to be hovering near 25% RH, 70f. Is this too low to dry? I'm going to harvest later today. I have paper bags, and a large tupperware, there's other options but i am on a budget.
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I bet if you close the door the "wet" buds will bring up the rh to a comfortable level. I like to keep it at around 60rh
 
Roger A. Shrubber said:
25 is pretty low. if you have room, put a sponge in a pie pan, cover it about half way with water, and put a little h2o2 in it, to keep anything from growing in it. cheapest humidifier i know
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I have a humidifier, a personal sized one and a decent one with a big tank. I have clothes in the closet so I was hoping to avoid putting them in there, but the sponge and pan option is doable. Thank you.
 
athomegrowing said:
My closet appears to be hovering near 25% RH, 70f. Is this too low to dry? I'm going to harvest later today. I have paper bags, and a large tupperware, there's other options but i am on a budget.
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If you're going to harvest then don't worry about. I've grown and harvested in 20% humidity for years.
 
athomegrowing said:
How long do you leave them to dry?
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Due to my low humidity I use cardboard boxes with string/dental floss strung inside to keep them separated. I put a dial hygrometer in the box to check that it's around 40-60% RH with the lid of the box slightly closed. I do this until the RH drops to under 40% and buds get a crispy feel then put them in a paper sack for 12-24 hours then jar and monitor with a hygrometer until I hit about 63% RH +/- 1%. It takes 4-6 days to get to crispy.
 
athomegrowing said:
I have a humidifier, a personal sized one and a decent one with a big tank. I have clothes in the closet so I was hoping to avoid putting them in there, but the sponge and pan option is doable. Thank you.
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you said you were on a budget, if you can afford it, one of these would work great
https://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Humid...1540655046&sr=8-7&keywords=plug+in+humidistat
you set it to the RH you want, and plug your humidifier into it. you could set to to 60% and it wouldn't hurt any of your clothes, but would slow down your drying process considerably
i use one myself, and it's made a big difference. made the whole process more consistent, i know it's going to take 4-5 days to get dry enough to jar, maybe a day more if they're particularly dense.
 
Roger A. Shrubber said:
you said you were on a budget, if you can afford it, one of these would work great
https://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Humid...1540655046&sr=8-7&keywords=plug+in+humidistat
you set it to the RH you want, and plug your humidifier into it. you could set to to 60% and it wouldn't hurt any of your clothes, but would slow down your drying process considerably
i use one myself, and it's made a big difference. made the whole process more consistent, i know it's going to take 4-5 days to get dry enough to jar, maybe a day more if they're particularly dense.
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I didn't know this was a thing, thank you. It's within my budget.
 
Top USB Mini Water Bottle Caps Humidifier on ebay'

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under $10
 
idk.. Personally I wouldnt add humidity while drying. 20 rh seems low as shit but as long as you get in jar before its crumbly dry you should be fine.

Check the rh in basement if you got one
 
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