Stalk-curing

[Smileysmile66]

Hello there !
I have a question about stalk-curing Harrow velvet.
Is it okey to hang it in room temperature ?
20 C/40rh

 

[deluxestogie]

That humidity is too low. You can improvise a tent of plastic sheet to surround the hanging stalks, in order to keep the humidity higher. Once they are yellow, then it won't matter.

Bob

 

[Smileysmile66]

That humidity is too low. You can improvise a tent of plastic sheet to surround the hanging stalks, in order to keep the humidity higher. Once they are yellow, then it won't matter.

Bob

Thank´s a lot Bob for your fast answer.

 

[Smileysmile66]

Thank´s a lot Bob for your fast answer.

Could i use any kind of plastic or what kind do you recommend ?
Should i leave the bottom open ?

 

[deluxestogie]

Plastic shower curtain, plastic drop-cloth... anything that is unscented. When I needed to build such a tent for my enclosed back porch, I left the bottom open, but it depends on the relative humidity of your chosen space.

Bob

 

[Smileysmile66]

Plastic shower curtain, plastic drop-cloth... anything that is unscented. When I needed to build such a tent for my enclosed back porch, I left the bottom open, but it depends on the relative humidity of your chosen space.

Bob

Thank you very much !

P-Å

 

[skychaser]

You can just use some cheap painters plastic. If you hang them close together, it keeps the humidity up around the plants too. But I really don't think you have much to worry about hanging whole plants at that temp and humidity if that is your day time average. The stalks feed a lot of water into the leaves. I hang Harrow Velvet in dryer conditions that you have and never have had a problem with it coloring. Now if you were hanging stings it would be different and I would try to keep the humidity at 70% or more until it yellows.

 

[Smileysmile66]

You can just use some cheap painters plastic. If you hang them close together, it keeps the humidity up around the plants too. But I really don't think you have much to worry about hanging whole plants at that temp and humidity if that is your day time average. The stalks feed a lot of water into the leaves. I hang Harrow Velvet in dryer conditions that you have and never have had a problem with it coloring. Now if you were hanging stings it would be different and I would try to keep the humidity at 70% or more until it yellows.

Sounds good ! Thanks !