Trouble with drying box humidity - tips?

I’ve made a drying box as I had to do a sequential harvest and couldn’t use my grow tent to hang dry while lowering the odor.


It’s just a plastic bin from Walmart with wire for hanging. I have two humidity gauges in the lid with one showing temp and I put two computer cooling fans with a speed controller, one blowing in and one blowing out. Covered the outflow with charcoal sheet air filters to try an reduce the smell.

Here’s the pics..



I chopped half of my two plants last night and hung them in it. The humidity is about 20% too high at 70% RH. Temp is fine at 70°F.

I threw two 62% integra boost regulators in there as well as put shredded brown bag pieces as well.

Is there anything else I could do to bring it down? Don’t want to risk this batch molding.

Have you tried using a dessicant?

I've used drierite dessicant in mushroom growing. But that is to physically dry the mushrooms to a crisp. But In this instance, it might be useful in keeping rH down in an enclosed chamber. You'd just need to play with the amount to get the humidity levels you want.

They also have a color changing drierite that indicates when its absorbed moisture which may be helpful in figuring out amount necessary. AND its reuseable... just have to bake it in the oven and put it back into the jar hot, seal it up, and it's ready to be reused the next time

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That is a tight space with still damp bud to try and control. The only thing I can think of is a dark closet with the lid off.

tslonige said:

That is a tight space with still damp bud to try and control. The only thing I can think of is a dark closet with the lid off.

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Yea I’ve taken the lid off for now. Doesn’t help that a storm has rolled through and outside humidity is 80%...

it’s down to 63-64% in the box now.