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Welp, that didn't end the way I had hoped… (leminal.space)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/trees@lemmy.world
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I guess I messed up during the drying process. Such a beautiful cola, too, but I forgot to take a pic before I noticed the mold - at which point I just started peeling away chunks at a time ☹️

What a bummer.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

What were your conditions? You should keep the air moving at all times.

Where I am it’s stupid dry, so I have to leave stuff on the branches or it’s over dry in days.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It was towars the upper edn of 50% humidity , and I had air moving around the room, but not specifically for this purpose ans I think with the level of humidity I should have had a fan or dehu going. I think it might work well when the weather is actually more wintery than it is now, but until then I have to be more diligent

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh.

    I usually set my exhaust fan to turn on at 60%rh and my humidifier (if I use it) to turn off at 55%rh. I keep my upper and lower canopy fans going 100%, but you want the RH to be up, but that’s why you want LOTS of indirect airflow.

    You want a sealed climate, so a grow tent or you can rig up a tote if it’s a small enough batch or something.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yeah, still working on getting everything dialed in and figuring out how to make my space work - I'll have to get some kind of tote or box or small tent or sonething. i know my set up wasn't ideal. Its not a sealed environment, and I didnt have as much airflow as i probably should have. Thanks for the tips and what your setup (that you know works) is like!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd guess that there was already mold in the bud at harvest. It looks like a lot and I think it takes a few days for mold to spread that much.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You think? I have no idea - the plant seemed fine, and I didnt notice it until I opened it up, so I don't really know. I'll have to keep a closer eye, and maybe break the big buds up a little more before drying, just to check.

    Thanks!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    As soon as they develop buds I check them every day for mold. In both of my grows I discovered mold one day before the planned harvest and had to throw away some of it.

    When the buds grow denser I even bend the bigger ones a bit to check its cores. I do this with rubber gloves or skewers because it's so very sticky.

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