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Drying in a grow tent - cardboard box?

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Hi growers!

I'm about to do my first harvest, and while I don't think I will yield a great deal (see diary here for the full story first-grow-mephisto-sour-crack-2950), I can only dry in my tent, and the other plant will still be going for a few weeks more I think.

Smell is my main concern.

Has anyone used a cardboard box in the tent?

My tent has an open flap (oooerr) for passive intake, next to the open flap is a oil radiator to keep the temps up. So I have no ability to hook up an intake through a cardboard box, and no room anyway! Tent runs at 22-27 at the canopy, 2-3 degrees cooler on the floor.

Any other ideas?

If it isn't ideal, then I don't mind that much, just seeing if there are any other choices.

Thanks for looking

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Post by Bulls »

I once tried shoe box and my weed got mouldy lol
Just be careful

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Get a second tent :p
The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.

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I used to use paper bags to dry in a tent and continue growing. Never had any issues drying this way took a little longer to dry other than that was a great of drying tbh.

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kbag wrote:
Sat Sep 28, 2019 4:22 am
I used to use paper bags to dry in a tent and continue growing. Never had any issues drying this way took a little longer to dry other than that was a great of drying tbh.
kbag has a point, sometimes drying too fast imho takes away a bit of the flavour :( - on the other hand I think it stops any worry of the hay smell.

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Post by Misolo313 »

I generally hang in a gigantic box and then move to paper bags before jarring. My RH jumps +-10% between days.

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Cardboard it's the best I have done it B4 I'll do it again

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I think nanook is right get a second tent with fan and filter, problem solved. Thats what i did and now im a happy bunny

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Post by Point 5 »

Think a second tent is way to go. I'm currently looking for a second small tent just to dry in

From what I have read no air flow round when drying can cause issues
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