Bud Washing

I heard mild lemon juice and baking soda then hot rinse then cold tones then hang to drip dry then proceed with curing or harvesting
 
Softballrox said:
In reviewing washing of the buds; doc buds technique. Our worry is the washings will disturb the trichomes
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Don't worry. These were in about 2" of hard rain over a course of a week.
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They will be washed Docs way with lemon juice baking soda and cool water too.
 
Softballrox said:
In reviewing washing of the buds; doc buds technique. Our worry is the washings will disturb the trichomes
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It doesn't hurt the trichomes!
 
Kingjoe83 said:
I heard mild lemon juice and baking soda then hot rinse then cold tones then hang to drip dry then proceed with curing or harvesting
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I'm joining soil grow next spring doc I'm
Honoured to dig in and see what you've done for us ..

Thanks bud seriously for your time and devotion to us all ..
 
Softballrox said:
In reviewing washing of the buds; doc buds technique. Our worry is the washings will disturb the trichomes
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Really? This thread is littered with dozens; probably more, including myself, who have demonstrated the only effect to trichomes is to make them clean. Oh, but PS: Don't use "HOT" water. Not necessary and dangerous to the end result imo. Room temp. ftw.

I never got the skepticism and still don't.

Softballrox said:
We are seriously considering your wash method for our first harvest in a couple weeks
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I hope for the sake of those that consume the flowers you produce, you get past your imagined demons/issues.

Best of luck.

Zafu
 
Softballrox said:
We are seriously considering your wash method for our first harvest in a couple weeks
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I did bud wash according to this thread for my first harvest. in the 3 years since then I have done 40-50 one plant or teo plant harvests. Almost every one was washed. Of the 3 times I did not bud wash, 2 of the those the family commented that taste was harsher - and I realized I forgot to wash. One time they said nothing about it.

Bud washing creates a difference in smoothness and a pureness of flavors that many smokers can notice.
 
Softballrox said:
In reviewing washing of the buds; doc buds technique. Our worry is the washings will disturb the trichomes
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So was I ... and I imagine that many others were too.

Does the fact that pretty much of us all wash our buds now not give you any comfort ...?
I now wouldn't do a grow without washing the buds ...

I think I run a clean grow room, sealed unit, filter my air, blah blah blah ... yet the though of smoking something thats sat there for three months or so now almost disgusts me. I know what the top of my lights are like after a grow ... dusty and icky.

Can't imagine I ever smoked unwashed buds now .....!

Thanks Doc Bud !!! Truly
 
Softballrox said:
I'm trying to read my way through this entire thread in my spare time. it will take me days as I'm only on page 10 .But I'm convinced, washing is the way to go.
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Then you've probably read enough. The other 110 pages pretty much read the same as the last 3 pages do :)

Welcome :welcome: to :420: Softballrox

Are you finding what you need? Have you started a grow journal yet?
 
Softballrox said:
I'm trying to read my way through this entire thread in my spare time. it will take me days as I'm only on page 10 .But I'm convinced, washing is the way to go.
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Re: Bud Washing
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I'm glad to see people are adopting my bud washing technique!

Yes, I "invented" it. I shared it with you folks here on 420....and nowhere else. I've never met, spoken to, or heard about anyone else doing it before I tried it.....and I enjoy freaking people out by putting fresh buds in a bucket of water....

But as many have said here, the results speak for themselves!

Let me put it to you like this:

Let's say I grew lettuce, cucumbers, tomatos and carrots in my basement. It's dusty down there, I've got fans flowing all around....battled with some PM, had some mites.....every now and then I get some rot or other disease on my plants....bugs flying around, dead skin cells, hair.....and I spray the plants with compost tea, fish fertilizer, kelp meal, etc.

So, you wanna come over for a salad? We'll just pull the veggies out of the ground, plop 'em in a bowl and start eating! No need to wash.....right?

The first time you wash your harvest and see all that brown crap left behind you'll begin to see the light! Then, when you smoke your first washed harvest, you'll understand.

For those who are new to this, here's my method:

4 buckets total. (5 gallon buckets are perfect)

Bucket 1: 3 parts RO water to 1 part 3% H202.
Bucket 2: 5 gallons of RO with 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup Lemon Juice
Buckets 3 and 4: RO 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 produce to drip dry. You can blow a fan on it if you like, just make sure it's blowing clean air.

Hang and dry per usual.

Final manicure of buds is best done after they dry. It goes very fast and you're left with washed, highly resinous trim....makes superb joints. I'm also educating my customers to select untrimmed buds, which are actually better than the manicured ones because they still have sugar leaves attached. The trichomes in the leaves have more THC than those in the buds.....so it's good to get the whole spectrum in there.

I give instructions for this in my journals, as I do it every single week, on every single harvest. Once you try it, you'll never go back.

This works so well for a couple reasons:

1. takes off dirt, foliar sprays, bugs, fiberglass dust, etc.
2. fully hydrates the leaves, allowing photosynthesis to occur for a day or two on cut and trimmed buds. I recommend leaving a light on the buds for the first day or two after washing.

This results in very, dense, clean burning, smooth tasting produce! That's the basic recipe....and I'm tweaking and changing it all the time.

Warning: Do NOT use an "organic produce wash" that is based on oils! They sell these in grocery stores and health food stores, and while they might be good for lettuce and cukes....the oil removes resin from the plants.....don't use it!

Water will not harm resin....oil can and does.

Anyone who wants to know more about my methods is welcome to ask me about them anytime!
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The above is from the horses mouth.
 
Jimboswood said:
So was I ... and I imagine that many others were too.

Does the fact that pretty much of us all wash our buds now not give you any comfort ...?
I now wouldn't do a grow without washing the buds ...

I think I run a clean grow room, sealed unit, filter my air, blah blah blah ... yet the though of smoking something thats sat there for three months or so now almost disgusts me. I know what the top of my lights are like after a grow ... dusty and icky.

Can't imagine I ever smoked unwashed buds now .....!

Thanks Doc Bud !!! Truly
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if you want to get an idea what is on your plants at harvest look at the filter on your tent scrubber..:Namaste:
 
I just did my first harvest... washed with H2O2 rather than lemon juice and baking soda... followed by two rinses... warm and then cold... seemed like a no brainer to me after reading so many different threads and journals... looking forward to the finished cure to sample and enjoy! Thanks for making this a great learning experience and sharing knowledge so freely!
 
Radogast said:
I did bud wash according to this thread for my first harvest. in the 3 years since then I have done 40-50 one plant or teo plant harvests. Almost every one was washed. Of the 3 times I did not bud wash, 2 of the those the family commented that taste was harsher - and I realized I forgot to wash. One time they said nothing about it.

Bud washing creates a difference in smoothness and a pureness of flavors that many smokers can notice.
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Best way for those of you that are not convinced is to do what i did. Leave some buds unwashed and then blind taste test them with some pals. I had 3 strains last year and we all identified the washed v unwashed by looking at them. The blind tests were a bit different. Of 2 strains we noticed a difference between them both and guessed correctly from the taste which was which. However, the last strain we tried we all got it wrong. I will still wash my buds in the future as what harm can it do? None. Takes a few minutes and speeds up drying from what i have read.
 
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