[ymcmb]

hey all. another question so i can prepare myself for harvest time.
i have no way of drying my harvested buds (if any) so i was wondering how i can dry my buds on site?
is there some sort of box i can knock up to dry them in and if so what sort of ventilation will i need?
i know they need to be in the dark as to not burn away the thc and not dried to quick as to ruin them and not to slow that they contract mould. would hate to work my ass off this summer and ruin my stash at the most important time.

any feedback from u knowledgable lot would be awesome

ymcmb

[Fractalhead25]

Hi m8, Loam Gnome started and successfully completed an outdoor dry in a cave, he has a thread on it search his posts. Good Luck.

[ymcmb]

thats cool to know pal cheers, unfortunately i dont have access to a cave .
(yet)
still hunting around tho but cheers for the input

[ymcmb]

would have thought i would have had more imput on this one. shorely there has been people who have dried on site in some kind of box that has been made up????
gonna give it a go, as long as there is ventilation and its dark i should be cool. right????

[Grow Brother]

You could rig up a cammoed tent and run a couple of caravan dehumidifiers off a car battery maybe , bit dodge but if needs must .

[ymcmb]

ah yeah, seems like alot of hard work . cheers tho grow brother
was thinking a large cardboard box stood up with the lid on the side, make sure the lid stays open slightly but put some fine mesh over the opening to stop bugs getting in and hang the nuggets in there. make sure the openin is by open to wind and air for ventilation.
thought about askin a mate but i dont know if i can trust anyone to leave it alone and i dont want to give any out if i can help it. im a greedy prick . i had to earn it so why should i???

ymcmb

[hashta]

Couldn't you just rig up a tarp in a upside down V shape and run sting across to hang the buds from. I did some like this last year in September and it worked great but after that it starts to get cold and you will be really risking it with mold. And you might get a better response from fellow outdoor growers if you post in the guerrilla section.

This post has been edited by hashta: 22 May 2012 - 08:07 AM

[ymcmb]

sounds good hash.
iv actually got access to an old commercial greenhouse i could ditch them in there under tarp for a week.
il manage i think.
thanks to all peoplewho have helped
thanks alot

ymcmb

[not-a-criminal]

Greenhouses are typically warm and moist, I don't think it would dry very well in there.

But if you put it in a big sealed bag after trimming it all up with some paper towels or something else to draw out the moisture, could that not work?

I wouldn't try this until someone with more experience confirms it, as it's just a theory.

This post has been edited by not-a-criminal: 22 May 2012 - 09:06 AM

[ymcmb]

yeah i see what u mean bout the green house mate. cheers for that
at this rate im just gonna put it in my wardrobe and keep a load of air freshner in my room .
grandparents hardly go in there anyway but its just my luck eh.
il have nowhere to live , sayin that i may well have my own place by the time harvest time comes around

[VicFirth12]

Ive been pondering the same thing. My plan is to get a large cardboard box, multipacks of crisps get delivered to shops in boxes that are roughly 0.5m H/W/L, cut holes/vents on on opposite sides and get some string tied in. I'm going to use a fan on the outside of one the vented ends facing/blowing away from the box, into the room, so that it pulls the old air out of the box and gently replace it with fresh air. Its just an idea and i will report back on its success or failure.

Hope you can sort your own place out

[ymcmb]

sounds like a good idea jaked.
il see what the stench is like come the end of season.
may even chuck a mate half oz dependin on the total yeild
cheers all, helpful as usual

[ymcmb]

yeah nice thinkin.
wont that dry it out a little quick?
have already arranged to set up at a mates for a half oz now but thanks for the imput people

atb ymcmb