I use the H2O2 rinse and then the baking soda and lemon juice rinse method and have noticed something similar. Often the harvest looses some of the smell though I have not noticed a change like the buds became more airy. But, the loss of terpene odor and the buds not being as sticky does come up a lot in discussions on bud washing.
Why when I wash does it make my buds taste damp and not like weed ?
How you dry after you wash should probably change from before because you're starting with much wetter flowers. I try to drive as much moisture from the buds as I can in the first 24 hours and then go back to a slower hang dry.
I use 5-gallon buckets. You are saying to use about 1 1/2 gallons of 3% and 3 1/2 gallons of water? That sounds like a lot of peroxide, but guess I don't remember how diluted the 3% is.^ Check out the top of this page. ^
"I use 1 part of 3% H2O2 to 3 parts room temperature water. One pint H2O2 to 3 pints water comes out to half a gallon and that is enough to cover what I end up with on a harvest of one of my clones. All I am trying to do is get rid of spores from mildews and molds. If it kills an insect or two then it is a bonus."
Ok, well here's the guy who first started doing it. The math is 1 peroxide to 3 waters. So if you need to fill your bucket with a full 5 gallon, you'll need 5 quarts = 1 and 1/4 gallon. Or 1 gallon of peroxide + 3 gallons of water = 4 gallons.
Mix up enough to get the job done. I cannot think of any reason why you have to use enough water and H2O2 to fill a 5 gallon bucket if you do not need that much.
I haven't found that washing in diluted 3% H2O2 has any effect on aphids or any other pests. These days I spray my plants down with Dr Bronners unscented castille soap (4Tbs/gallon) the day before I harvest. Then I wash in plain water to get the soap and dead bugs off.
I didn't look it up, but it's just a 1:1 ratio. Doc reduced the original amount. IIRC a half cup of each, per 5 gallons, should be enough. I use about 1/6 cup in a kitchen sink.
Yep! 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup......or something along those lines.....equal parts baking soda and lemon juice for the wash in a 5 gallon bucket. You really can't mess up. Just wash it clean in the final bucket, no matter what ratio you use.
That's a thorough, solid method. Belt and suspenders perhaps.....but no doubt it's clean and smooth smoke.Here’s how I do this:
4 buckets total. (5 gallon buckets are perfect)
Bucket 1: 3 parts RO water to 1 part 3% H202.
Bucket 2: 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup Lemon Juice into RO Water… Try 1/4 cup baking soda, 1 cup lemon juice
Buckets 3 & 4: RO water only.
Cut down plants, pull off fan leaves by hand, remove any necrotic leaves. Leave sugar leaves and anything with frosting on the plant.
Fully submerge in bucket 1 (H2O2) for 30 seconds. Submerge for a full minute if you had ANY sign of PM or bud rot. Let water drip from buds and then.....
Fully submerge in buckets 2 through 4 for 30 seconds each...lightly agitating the whole time.
Allow branches to drip dry.
Hang and dry as usual.
As you can see, I've kept the full cup of baking soda and lemon juice in that bucket. Plus, I always do the H2O2 1st, and on all my harvest. For me, I choose to do this because I always grow outdoors... so there's always plenty of dirt, leftover sprays, and mold spores lurking around. Hope this helps.
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Yes, this is what I have found to be true. If I was growing indoors, I would lighten up on the juice 'n soda and only use H2O2 if any type of mold was present.
