Surfer Joe
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I have noticed that when I move my drying pot around- taking it off the hanging line and trimming the buds into nugs, or setting them out on a screen or into bags- I see a fine powder left behind.
I never noticed this when handling pot I bought in Holland.
I looked at some of the dust with a microscope and they appear to be the round heads of trichomes.
This is quite disturbing, since I want them on the smoke, not in the bag or tray.
Also disturbing is whether I am again doing something wrong in drying or handling the buds.
Why am I getting so many trichomes falling off?
I try to handle them as little as possible, but I have to move them around a bit a I manage their drying. I am trying to dry them as slowly as possible without getting mould.
They spent 3-4 days hanging in a 50% humidity room with some ventilation and felt dry on the outside but the stems were still bending, not breaking.
I cut them off the stems and laid them on screens for a couple of days then put them into bags. I transfer the bag contents to a jar periodically and check their humidity and so far it is still around 70-74%, so I put them back in the bags.
Once they get below 69% I plan to leave them in jars and keep burping them down to about 62%, then give them some time to cure.
Any advice would be welcome.
I never noticed this when handling pot I bought in Holland.
I looked at some of the dust with a microscope and they appear to be the round heads of trichomes.
This is quite disturbing, since I want them on the smoke, not in the bag or tray.
Also disturbing is whether I am again doing something wrong in drying or handling the buds.
Why am I getting so many trichomes falling off?
I try to handle them as little as possible, but I have to move them around a bit a I manage their drying. I am trying to dry them as slowly as possible without getting mould.
They spent 3-4 days hanging in a 50% humidity room with some ventilation and felt dry on the outside but the stems were still bending, not breaking.
I cut them off the stems and laid them on screens for a couple of days then put them into bags. I transfer the bag contents to a jar periodically and check their humidity and so far it is still around 70-74%, so I put them back in the bags.
Once they get below 69% I plan to leave them in jars and keep burping them down to about 62%, then give them some time to cure.
Any advice would be welcome.
