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    Default Urgent advise needed for attic grow

    I harvested my 2 ladies 2 days ago and I'm having trouble keeping my temp down and humidity up as I'm a attic grower. Normally I would take it on the chin growing in a attic this time of year and accept the final result but this weed is banging, lovely healthy wonder woman with a sweet fruity smell but I know from experience in hot attics a fast dry kills all the smell.
    Does anyone have any advice to help me out.
    The plants are trimmed and hanging in my sealed tent with good air flow I have a 5" intake with cool air from the house then a 6" extracting outside,all my ducting is insulated. I don't have a oscillating fan on cos I think that will dry it to fast . The temp today is 28+ and humidity is 45% ????
    I have some water freezing at the moment my plan is to put a bucket of ice by the intake fan I'm hoping that works.
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    Can you move it to a cooler location, like a closet or cabinet? Using ice is going get labor intensive and potentially expensive if it's that hot. Not sure how much it will help. To raise humidity get a big shallow container (like the basin for a pot) fill it with gravel and pour water into it to cover the gravel about 1/2 to 2/3rds, the extra surface area of the gravel will speed evaporation and help raise the humidity.

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    No it can't be moved. I will give the gravel and water trick a go. I'm still going to try ice aswell. I just need to slow the drying down by a few days I know if it trys in less than 5 days I will loose my sweet smell.

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    Have you though about those ice packs that are used for cool bags ? i'm puzzled as to why you would want the humidity up i know it would slow down the drying a little but would also risk the chance of grot be careful mate.
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    Humidity is acceptable IMHO
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    Quote Originally Posted by M_C View Post
    Humidity is acceptable IMHO
    How high would you personally allow the RH to go boss ???

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    I worry if I get towards 60%

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    I start sweating at 55% mukka

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    Cos when the sun is out like now my temps is 27+ and humidity is less than 45% it will dry to fast and loose it's smell. If I can stretch the dry out over 5 or more days I will be happy.
    I have a bucket of ice under my intake and that's helping my humidity is in the 50s again.
    Growing in the summer in attic I don't need to worry about rot it's the winter I have heaters and moisture traps.

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    They are drying to fast 2 days hanging and they are crispy on the outside already. I know from experience drying in my attic the longer it takes to dry the nicer the end result.
    Has anyone had any experience with covering the plant with a plastic bag for a few hours to make them sweat a bit

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