Why hang plants upside down?

jake43

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• May 26, 2010

• #1

Is there a reason you hang plants upside down when drying?

Is it just an easy place to hang it from or does hanging the branches serve a purpose?

Thanks!

 

cylee89

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• May 27, 2010

• #2

decreases mold probability because the product is not in contact with any surface.

 

homebrewer

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• May 27, 2010

• #3

cylee89 said:

decreases mold probability because the product is not in contact with any surface.

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You can certainly get mold when hanging if your humidity is too high and you have no air circulation.

I assume plants are hung in general to keep air moving around the drying plants, which is maybe what the previous posted was getting at. With air moving, you'll avoid mold and speed up the drying process.

 

ImTheFireMan

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• May 27, 2010

• #4

i thought you hang them cuz its easier to manicure when the leaves fold up(or down in this case)

 

homebrewer

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• May 27, 2010

• #5

ImTheFireMan said:

i thought you hang them cuz its easier to manicure when the leaves fold up(or down in this case)

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You don't manicure before?

 

ImTheFireMan

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• May 27, 2010

• #6

homebrewer said:

You don't manicure before?

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well the bigger stuff ya.

i find when i leave smaller stuff, although it takes 2 or 3 days longer to dry, it tastes 10 times better.
i think the smaller foliage kinda cures it while it dries a bit.
which is good for me, becuase my stuff doesnt last long in jars.