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Curing arrangements in a cold and humid shed

Mikael

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Hello everybody, new member here from Finland, growing a few plants of catterton and badischer geudertheimer. I've been scrolling through the forum for tips and tricks regarding the curing process, but since my country is chilly and humid in this time of the year, i can see i might have some difficulties. The average temp right now is around +17 celcius (62.6 fahrenheit) and the humidity is around 70-90% most days. I hung some of the leaves in a dark tool shed, plus i'm trying to pile cure some green leaves in a box with some textiles since they were gonna be devoured by slugs if i didnt harvest. There's still around 40+ good leaves left on my plants, so any errors i make now won't necessarily mean that i wont have any smokeable end product. I also have an apartement which i'm planning to use for drying, since the humidity is around 50% and it's more easy to control since the weather wont affect it as much. So the main point is, are there any people woth experience of curing in a similar environment? My area is Dfb in köppen scale, similar to most of Minnesota. Tips and tricks are much appreciated.IMG-20230811-WA0006.jpg
A picture from a month ago before blooming
 

ChinaVoodoo

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It takes forever to cure in a cold shed. As long as they have turned colour, the leaves aren't sandwiched together, and you are below 60% humidity, they will eventually dry out. If they are no longer green and easy to move, I would recommend putting them in a sunny spot outside because even if it's around freezing, they may dry out faster.
 

Bottenslam

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I'we colour cured resonably sucessfully in Österbotten/Pohjanmaa in an cold shed...and seeing how your further South, it shuld be possible.
Best sucess I had in a old farmhouse, on the second floor. I assume it has an bit dryer up there. The farmhouse was also more exposed to sunlight than the shed i used last year, where a fair bit did mold before turning yellow.
 
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