Silica is a very effective dessicant, It absorbs alot of moisture from the surrounding air. I suppose it can help the drying process. Its mainly used to preserve seeds and bud for a long period of time. Seeds can be stored for up to 10 years when stored with silica. I dont know what silica sand is but i use silica gel.
Dimebag Reviewed by Dimebag on . DRYING bud with SILICA sand???? has anyone heard of silica sand? or has anyone used it? it is cheap and can get it at hardware stores for cheap and it is used to dry oil spills on pavement or lots of growers use them to dry their flowers so they can save the flowers as decoration. i was thinking if you put the buds in this silica sand, it may help the process of drying it and there would be no heat to dry it too fast that way. so not sure if this process would cause harsh smoke or not. i may have to try this method Rating: 5