Cannabis Drying Methods

Drying cannabis is one of the most crucial steps in processing this product, and properly drying your cannabis results in a more potent, longer-lasting, higher-quality product. So what is the best way to dry cannabis?

Tray drying is one option that involves placing buds on trays stored on shelves. This technique requires more work, as the individual buds are typically trimmed and manicured and must be manually turned on the trays to dry evenly. The other option is hang drying, a more straightforward method where cannabis plants hang upside down from wires, ropes, or shelves. There are cannabis drying racks designed for either method.

Efficient Racks for Hang Drying Cannabis

The main problem with traditional cannabis drying racks, whether for tray drying or hang drying, is that they take up too much floor space. Growers must house as many plants as possible in their drying room while maintaining optimal airflow, temperature, and humidity levels.

Our innovative racks for hang drying cannabis are designed to maximize your drying room space, provide adequate airflow for properly drying cannabis plants, and improve the efficiency of your cannabis drying process. Learn more about the three hang drying racks we offer below.

Types of Cannabis Drying Racks

While stationary drying racks are available for tray drying or hang drying cannabis (or both methods in one), our cannabis drying racks save space and make the drying process more efficient. We offer three innovative options for hang drying cannabis: overhead hanging drying racks, cannabis drying nets, and mobile cannabis drying systems.

Cannabis Hanging Drying Racks

Hanging drying racks are an overhead, automated system that hangs from the ceiling, utilizing your facility’s entire vertical space to increase your drying room capacity. The 4’x8′ drying rack system contains telescoping platforms raised and lowered by an efficient electric motor. The racks feature consistent three-foot spacing to provide plenty of ventilation for hanging plants. Each platform can lift 70 to 90 pounds.

The hanging drying racks can triple your drying room capacity using overhead space. And because the frames raise and lower automatically, workers can safely load and unload racks without the risks of climbing ladders. The platforms are easy to clean and feature food-grade lubrication and FDA-approved paint to ensure optimal product quality.

Cannabis Drying Nets

Similarly, our cannabis drying nets feature a motorized lift system that allows you to use your drying room’s overhead space fully. The eight-foot lift installs to the ceiling with a single bar or two parallel bars that the netting attaches to.

To use the cannabis drying net system, lower the bar from its ceiling storage position to the floor, clip the netting to the post, and begin hanging plants. The lift slowly raises at the press of a button, as little as an inch at a time, allowing workers to hang plants gradually. Once the drying process is completed, the lift will automatically lower to unload the plants from the netting quickly, requiring no ladders.

The motorized lift system allows you to replace the netting for a clean drying process each time. In place of the netting, you can also opt for a hanging bar system that can accommodate hundreds of hangers for drying plants.

Mobile Cannabis Drying System

The mobile cannabis drying system streamlines the drying process with adjustable T-bar posts that transfer between carts and racks. Workers can use drying carts to hang harvested plants directly on the posts, including notches, for plant security, needing no zip ties or wires. Then, use the cart to transport the hanging plants to the drying room.

For drying, you can leave the plants hanging on the cart to dry or transfer the posts from the cart to drying racks without disturbing the plants. You can adjust the racks as needed for optimal ventilation and plant density.

In addition, you can opt for a mobile drying rack system to maximize space in your drying room. Drying racks mounted on mobile carriages slide on floor tracks to eliminate wasted aisle space, doubling your storage capacity compared to static racks.

No matter which drying rack option, the mobile T-bar system minimizes plant handling from harvest to drying, preserving terpenes and THC for higher product quality.

Why Growers Should Use Cannabis Drying Racks

Space Savings

Maximizing floor space concerns many cannabis growers looking for commercial drying racks. Licensed marijuana producers are often limited in the amount of square footage permitted, so making the most of their space is crucial.

Whether through maximizing overhead space or eliminating wasted aisle space, our movable cannabis drying racks help growers double or even triple their drying room capacity compared with traditional stationary racks. With these space-efficient solutions, growers can increase their operations without expanding their existing building design.

Improved Efficiency

Our innovative cannabis drying racks allow workers to hang plants more quickly and easily than ever. The motorized lifts allow workers to easily hang or remove plants at an ergonomic level without climbing ladders, reaching, or bending down to tend to plants. Our drying rack models hang more plants with less time and effort and are sure to increase the efficiency of your cannabis drying process.

Increased Airflow

Maintaining proper humidity levels and ventilation is critical when drying cannabis. Each cannabis drying rack provides consistent plant spacing to facilitate adequate airflow, reducing the risk of mold and enabling plants to dry faster.

Worker Safety

Stationary drying racks often require workers to climb ladders to hang or unload plants, heightening the risk of injury. Our hanging drying racks allow workers to hang all plants at an ergonomic level, eliminating the need for ladders and reducing the risk of employee injury during the process.