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OfflinePsychopathic666
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How do you dry your herbs?
    #14493795 - 05/22/11 12:18 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I just harvested some of my herbs, and I was wondering what would be an easy way to dry them. I can't afford a dehydrator or anything like that. These are psychotropic herbs I collected, so I'd like to keep all the chemicals in the leaves.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Psychopathic666]
    #14493799 - 05/22/11 12:19 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I use a desiccant chamber :super:
Just some damp rid and a shoebox or little tub


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: BargainBab]
    #14493810 - 05/22/11 12:21 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

What's a desiccant chamber?


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Psychopathic666]
    #14493817 - 05/22/11 12:23 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Psychopathic666 said:
What's a desiccant




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccant

Look into silica gel or calcium chloride.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Ieponumos]
    #14493841 - 05/22/11 12:27 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Is there a decent way to air-dry herbs? I can't afford desiccants or chambers, nor do I have the time. I'm drying mugwort and datura.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Psychopathic666]
    #14493925 - 05/22/11 12:47 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

on a dark counter.  Best to do it if its not humid.  fans help.

once air dried, pop inside a plastic bag and if you cant afford silica gel, throw in a handful of rice, it will suck some more moisture out.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: kadakuda]
    #14493930 - 05/22/11 12:49 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Dehydrator from thrift store or garage sale would be cheaper than any othr method.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Doc_T]
    #14493958 - 05/22/11 12:55 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Kadakuda...I have done that before with catnip, I just put it on some paper towels and left it. I wanted to know if the chemicals would stay in the leaves if I let them dry like that.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Psychopathic666]
    #14493983 - 05/22/11 12:59 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Why wouldnt they?  most herbs you just want to keep away form dampness, high heat and light.  using a dehydrator is just simply a fan with small amount of heat added.  i made my own drying racks about 8x4' and floor to ceiling for about $70 not counting fans.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: kadakuda]
    #14499833 - 05/23/11 04:09 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

just put it on newspapers and a fan for 3 days, and put it in a freezer


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: bongo]
    #14500282 - 05/23/11 05:45 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Desiccants would be a total waste of money and effort for drying herbs. They are only good for super-drying already dry herbs and thats rarely needed.

Just hang them or put them on a rack someplace warmish with minimal light and preferably no sunlight. Its particularly good if you can put them over something a bit warmer than the room temp, this provides constant air circulation with no fan. I have a rack above a 4 tube fluoro light fixture for instance. The water heater also puts off some heat, you could hang them above it. Avoid anything more than moderately warm air for the mugwort as it contains volatile goodies. Daturas goodies are non-volatile.

I own various fans, a meat dehydrator/smoker, a fruit/veggie/herb dehydrator, desiccation chambers, and a range of different desiccants and its a very rare scenario than any of those get used in herb or even root drying.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Auxin]
    #14500552 - 05/23/11 06:32 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Irie,
I often use the TV!
Yeah ya know the big-ass old bastards, that I'm sure many of you not in the third-world haven't seen for years!!!
I have a large flat, think it's bamboo??, woven basket. My one has a lid!
Herbs are laid in the basket and rested on the back of the TV...
Usually dried in 3-7 days...Depending on the herb!!
Sorry only low tech here....
Not sure how'd do it with a flat screen!!!!???:rofl:
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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Zaka]
    #14500582 - 05/23/11 06:37 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I twist tie into bunches then thread a string through and hang them like a clothes line supposedly hanging them upside down keeps the oils in the leaves


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Zaka]
    #14501113 - 05/23/11 08:34 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Zaka said:Not sure how'd do it with a flat screen!!!!???:rofl:


Perhaps suspend the flat screen horizontally from the ceiling over your bed. Then just put a rack above it and a close friend and age restricted DVDs beneath it. Heat would be generated one way or another.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: Auxin]
    #14501646 - 05/23/11 09:53 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I have a dehydrator, so I use that.

But if you're on the cheap, just hang them upside down in a dark spot where there is plenty of air circulation. If you have one, even a small fan will help a lot to disrupt the air and keep it circulating. Drying times will be shorter and a lot less chance of any kind of mold or rot.


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Re: How do you dry your herbs? [Re: TheEnd]
    #14502204 - 05/24/11 12:07 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Dry them like you would weed

psychotropic herbs are medical herbs? rite?


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