The foaming action is what you want to clean the buds. CL
Keith's First Plant
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I got my citric acid @ Wally World. CL
Who told you that? There is no value in foaming action. It does not do anything. This is a fallacy. By the way, why do you rinse? What are you trying to remove? If itās dust and dirt and spores, just use plain water. MAYBE, a few drops of an organic soap followed by a rinse with water. I would minimize the soap as it can emulsify terpenes and cannabinoids. Btw, I am a retired chemist and not a hobbyist, so I do have some knowledge about this.The foaming action is what you want to clean the buds. CL
Here you go J. It's mostly to get the poop and dead bugs off for me in an outdoor grow.
Bud Washing
First off, I did not come up with the idea of washing buds as part of harvest. I'm not sure where the idea originated, but I learned of it via Curso and DocBud. :Namaste: I've read with interest as several members have tried this technique. The idea already appealed to me on a logical level...
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You do not rinse with Baking soda and lemon juice you wash in it and rinse with water
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I would not use any soap on my fresh cut bud. As for who told me this some people I trust and have done it many times.
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Thanks I got it at Walmart
I'm guessing by "rinse" you mean "wash"? I wash because of this:
If I didn't wash we'd be smoking and eating that. That's bugs, bug exoskeletons, bug poop, dust, pollen, pet hair, along with the residue of BT, potassium salts of fatty acid, yucca extract, dried citric acid, powdery mildew, and anything else that floated by.
Plain water has a tough time with much of that (particularly the oil-based sprays), as well as leaving the PM behind.
The real question is why aren't you washing.
Thanks Captain! Otter posted the original bud wash thread above.
Oh cool! Can you tell us what chemical is/are created by a mix of lemon juice and baking soda (is that the sodium citrate and sodium ascorbate you mentioned?) and how good a good job it would do at cleaning off what I listed above?
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I really wish I had washed my buds now. I will think about this every time I take a hit now.I'm guessing by "rinse" you mean "wash"? I wash because of this:
If I didn't wash we'd be smoking and eating that. That's bugs, bug exoskeletons, bug poop, dust, pollen, pet hair, along with the residue of BT, potassium salts of fatty acid, yucca extract, dried citric acid, powdery mildew, and anything else that floated by.
Plain water has a tough time with much of that (particularly the oil-based sprays), as well as leaving the PM behind.
The real question is why aren't you washing.
Thanks Captain! Otter posted the original bud wash thread above.
Oh cool! Can you tell us what chemical is/are created by a mix of lemon juice and baking soda (is that the sodium citrate and sodium ascorbate you mentioned?) and how good a good job it would do at cleaning off what I listed above?
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Good afternoon all the weather here is showers and gloomy hope it's better where you all are at. gotta check my bud and see how the curing is going. It is very humid here.
60 degrees with rain all day but late October in Chicago could be a lot worse. At least itās not cold + snowing. CL
Drying.
If you have a hygrometer put it up there with the branches to see what you're working with.
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I do not have one. Let me see if I can get oneDrying.
If you have a hygrometer put it up there with the branches to see what you're working with.
They're really good to have on hand when drying. I have about 15 or 20 small ones I got from Amazon that fit in jars. They look like this:
and they sell them in bulk packs by the dozen.
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Got 2 coming this week $16 amazon
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Should have hygrometers by Friday and I want to know if it is too dry or too humid up there in the attic.
Do you have a fan going up there or would it kick up too much dust?
Mikedin
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I use the same ones in my jars for curing along with bodiva packs I keep them around the grow rooms too just for spot checksThey're really good to have on hand when drying. I have about 15 or 20 small ones I got from Amazon that fit in jars. They look like this:
and they sell them in bulk packs by the dozen.
Mikedin
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Curing goes fairly easily as long as you monitor the RH, I saw you ordered the hydromotors that @InTheShed uses I use those as well, I do recommend the bodiva packs for curing
In the meantime make sure you are burping the jars u til you get the hydro motors to make sure that RH doesn't climb too much
Also since itās your āfirst plant
ā I can confirm thereās a difference between a 2/4/6 week cure that 6 week hits different, flavors come out more smoother smoke just better all around, the longer you can hold out the happier youāll be