increase humidity without electricity?

Hi all,

I'm having a small but aggravating problem with my drying. I only have a closet to hang my babies, but the humidity is consistently around 30%. I have added trays of water along the floor but they only seem to bring it up to around 37%. I also can't have any wires running into the closet, so what else is there? Anyone know of a way that I can raise my RH to at least 45% without using any electricity?

Thank you in advance.

What if you raise the humidity in the room so it looks like it's for you? Like a room humidifier? Just tell people you have sinus problems.

How hot is it in your closet? Sometimes low humidity can be caused by excessive heat or electric heaters. In my closet grow, the T-5's can actualy drop the humidity quite a bit if the room doesn't breathe with air from the outside of the closet.

Well, lets think what creates lots of water vapor. boil a pot of water, and stick her in there, If there are fans on it it should be good. If it gets to hot in there, or TOO humid try putting the lid on 1/2 way or something.

justin hail said:

Hi all,

I'm having a small but aggravating problem with my drying. I only have a closet to hang my babies, but the humidity is consistently around 30%. I have added trays of water along the floor but they only seem to bring it up to around 37%. I also can't have any wires running into the closet, so what else is there? Anyone know of a way that I can raise my RH to at least 45% without using any electricity?

Thank you in advance.

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man 30% is great for drying buds. why would u raise RH as this will only encourage mold.

thats not a bad idea about raising the ph in the entire room, good call.

*BUDS- I tried putting some autoflowering plants that finished earlier into the closet and they bacame crispy dry by the end of the first week. That's when I read in the jorge cervantes book that 45%-55% is optimal and that slower drying equates to better final product.

I can't put a fan into the closet unless I can find a battery operated fan and I imagine the battery would die pretty quickly. Also the temperature is mid to high 60s, so heat is definitely not the problem.

justin hail said:

thats not a bad idea about raising the ph in the entire room, good call.

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*BUDS- I tried putting some autoflowering plants that finished earlier into the closet and they bacame crispy dry by the end of the first week. That's when I read in the jorge cervantes book that 45%-55% is optimal and that slower drying equates to better final product.

I can't put a fan into the closet unless I can find a battery operated fan and I imagine the battery would die pretty quickly. Also the temperature is mid to high 60s, so heat is definitely not the problem.

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what do you mean "raise the ph in the room?" .
Since i started growing ive dried over 100lb of heads so i think i know what im doing(mold is enemy no 1 in drying buds)
the longer u take to dry them ,the more chance of mold setting in.Also a fan is a must. That crispy feel is the leaves,not the bud, the bud against the stem is still wet. you live and learn with experience,not by reading an old hippie book from the 70's.

sorry i meant rh. and i don't know about an old hippie book from the 70s... it's typically thought to be the best all around book on the subject and has been endorsed by no less that 20 reputable names including High Times, Norml, DJ Short, and Steven Hager. Also when I search the subject on the net there seems to be a consensus that too low humidity is also a huge problem, especially in dryer climates where "buds," not leaves are becoming crispy and losing potency. I appreciate your advice, but Im going to go with the famous cannabis icon from the 70s who has seen and been involved in many more grows than you and I.