What is the best method of bud washing?

[SmokingWings]

It pretty much accomplishes the same thing, but with the spliff method, the foaming goes on in the second bucket- dip the baking soda soaked buds in the lemon juice and peroxide, and they foam up pretty good, which is supposed to foam all the nasties out of your buds...

That is why there are so many Luddites out there in society. As soon as we perfect all the little points with any particular method making it work easily for us, someone comes along with something 'new and improved'..

 

[TorturedSoul]

Hey, some degree of Luddism is healthy. Been in a newish vehicle with one of those goofy touch-sensitive display panels instead of physical controls? FFS, talk about changing a thing just to say you did . Its Winter, -22°F outside, you walk out to your car, start the thing, and decide to turn the windshield defroster on. At which point, you must remove your right glove (touchscreen), hope the @#%*ing thing is actually usable (-22°F) - and tap the "Climate" icon, then the windshield defrost function.

A person can do the same thing in an older vehicle without removing their glove, and without even looking at the controls (because they don't move - and they're always there!), slide two levers all the way to the right and flip the fan control lever up. Mom is in her 80s. Do you really want to meet her on a curvy two-lane highway when she decides to turn the seat heater on for her sore back, lol, if she has to look at the display... still looking... touch the screen HERE - oh, hit a bump, what is this, the radio? Hmm... Picture of a Monopoly house, my son said that goes back to the main screen... TAP... maybe it's this? TAP. Hmm... There's a picture of a cartoon person sitting in a chair. Do I press his back, or press the back of the seat? It's probably the latter. Yep, a slide thingy just appeared. I want it to get extra hot, so I slide the thing all the way over to the right, and—

<CRUNCH> You've just been hit head-on at a combined speed of 120 MPH (Mom drives ten miles an hour over the speed limit, because her time is limited ) by someone who suddenly found that they were trying to drive while fully reclined . . . .

 

[SmokingWings]

Hey, some degree of Luddism is healthy. Been in a newish vehicle with one of those goofy touch-sensitive display panels instead of physical controls? FFS, talk about changing a thing just to say you did . Its Winter, -22°F outside, you walk out to your car, start the thing, and decide to turn the windshield defroster on. At which point, you must remove your right glove (touchscreen), hope the @#%*ing thing is actually usable (-22°F) - and tap the "Climate" icon, then the windshield defrost function.

A person can do the same thing in an older vehicle without removing their glove, and without even looking at the controls (because they don't move - and they're always there!), slide two levers all the way to the right and flip the fan control lever up. Mom is in her 80s. Do you really want to meet her on a curvy two-lane highway when she decides to turn the seat heater on for her sore back, lol, if she has to look at the display... still looking... touch the screen HERE - oh, hit a bump, what is this, the radio? Hmm... Picture of a Monopoly house, my son said that goes back to the main screen... TAP... maybe it's this? TAP. Hmm... There's a picture of a cartoon person sitting in a chair. Do I press his back, or press the back of the seat? It's probably the latter. Yep, a slide thingy just appeared. I want it to get extra hot, so I slide the thing all the way over to the right, and—

<CRUNCH> You've just been hit head-on at a combined speed of 120 MPH (Mom drives ten miles an hour over the speed limit, because her time is limited ) by someone who suddenly found that they were trying to drive while fully reclined . . . .

Know exactly what you are talking about.

You forgot the problem on the road of the driver who spends minutes reaching over and punching, pushing or swiping icons on a screen and then without checking the road decides to see if they did it right by looking at the instrument cluster and pushing buttons on the steering wheel to fine tune the temp of the seat and the volume of the radio at the same time. Another <CRUNCH>.

 

[Trala]

I've never understood mixing baking soda and lemon juice, so they can neutralize each other...
makes no sense (to me, anyway)
When I do wash my buds, which isn't very often, I use this method from Spliff Seeds:

I have a plant ready to be trimmed on Tuesday.

And I had an idea, because they haven’t been nit effected *touch wood*, I’m going to cheat and give her a good wash with the hose tomorrow while she lives, let her dry out through the day and chop her Tuesday.

 

[The Toddler]

NO. I recommend reading through the thread on Bud Washing and then following the new 4 step method.

Step 1--Hydrogen Peroxide mixed with water. A number of the msgs say that the best ratio is 1 part H2O2 to 3 parts water. Personally, that is the ratio I settled on after trying several others. The H2O2 kills molds, mildews, germs, and very small insects like mites. Swish around and let the buds or colas sit in there for several minutes. There might be some gentle foaming when the H202 reacts to the dirt, mildews, etc. I drain and let the buds sit in a sieve while prepping for the next step.

Keep in mind that H2O2 is recommended by oral surgeons and dentists as a mouth wash especially after surgery or most any procedure on the gums or other areas of the mouth so it is considered safe

Step 2--The recommendation in the thread for the second step (originally it was the first step until the introduction of the H2O2) is to mix the Baking Soda and Lemon Juice with water in the bucket. The ratio mentioned by @013 sounds good. Put water in the bucket, dump the sieve with the buds into the bucket, put in the Baking Soda and swish around. Then add the Lemon Juice. Watch the magic cleaning action before your eyes. The Baking Soda acts as an extremely mild abrasive and starts to remove insects, eggs, dirt and very tiny particles of dirt. When the Lemon Juice is added we see the foaming action between the Baking Soda and the mild acids in the juice. This will physically remove all those small particles of dirt and crud from the surface of the buds and keeps them in the water. Put the buds in the sieve and dump the bucket. Using just Baking Soda or just the Lemon Juice does not do much at all. It is a chemical reaction between the two that does the magic cleaning.

Baking Soda has been used as a basic type of toothpaste for decades so it is safe and Lemon Juice works great to make Lemonade.

Step 3 & 4 are plain water rinses. There are recommendations on the best temperatures for the water but room temp to body temp seem to be best.

If someone has extra buds laying around they can experiment with the temperatures of the rinse water. Warm water, up to 110-120 F will darken the green material in the buds. If the water is cold it does not seem to rinse as well and I have noticed little bits of trimmed leaves later on which are usually removed when the rinse water is warm.

Some people mix the Hydrogen Peroxide with the Lemon Juice. They probably did not look up the chemical reaction but the H2O2 and the acids in the juice will form a new chemical which is not recommended for living things. I figure that most of the time we are not using a strong enough H2O2 and/or Lemon Juice acid but who knows.

The basic information found on more than one web site about mixing the two: "Combining them creates peracetic acid, which is potentially toxic and can irritate the skin, eyes, and respiratory system." They should not be mixed together but they will not form the Peracetic Acid if used in succession. So, using the H2O2 in step 1 and then the lemon juice & baking soda mix in step 2 is OK.

Mixing dilute baking soda (basic) with dilute vinegar/lemon juice (acid) causes a quick reaction where the bubbling may help to loosen dirt etc. The problem is that the reaction only takes a few seconds and both the acid and the base are neutralized. Once they are neutralized there is no benefit to washing with the mix.
1 cup vinegar and 1 cup 3% hydrogen peroxide in a 10 gallon bin (I use a plastic kitchen size 13 gallon garbage can.
This will be an effective washing agent and is dilute enough so that the tiny amount of peracetic acid formed will be tiny. Peracetic acid is a very effective anti-bacterial and fungicidal treatment. Then rinse well.

 

[SniperX]

Hiya
I only use peroxide (diluted to 1.2%) as it sterilizes and leaves no residue
One gentle swish in a room temp bucket does the job, then hang

Roy you sneaky devil ! Haha lol

 

[SniperX]

Roy you sneaky devil ! Haha lol

Thank you Roy