Bud washing question

inDC4now said:

Perhaps where one grows makes a difference? I'm in a big city.

My dust has some dirt for sure but also pollen, molds, spores, human skin, dog, cat and human hair, all organic I suppose, but not stuff I'd want to smoke given a choice. I'm sure there's bug parts too and their poop and dust mites along with maybe some inorganic stuff like exhaust from the cars, big trucks and buses on the road outside, asphalt and concrete and other building materials from all the construction going on in the area

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Me, too! This is an OPEN, indoor environment which likely has been contaminated exactly as you describe.

I did the peroxide wash with a PM problem i had 3 years ago. It worked wonderfully. I just did 1 cup of 3% peroxide in a couple of gallons of water in a tote. Swished the branches in there gently for a few minutes and they dried them with a fan blowing on a rack.
Once they were dry from the wash i hung them to dry like normal.
Cervantes has a video. It worked for me.

McLovinVT said:

Do you mind sharing the ratios of H2O2, lemon juice and baking soda? Thanks!

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I used 2 gallons water/64 oz of peroxide (you could use 32) - step one
2 gallons water/regular package of baking soda and 12-16 oz of lemon juice- step two
Bucket of clean water to dunk, followed by gently rinse with filtered water hose

dry outside in front of fan until back to normal dampness, then to dark tent/closet for normal drying/curing routine.

Seems like a lot of H2O2 @emerson61 -- Even 32 seems way too much or maybe I miss understand. I have been using way less. Jorge Cervantes was using 3% H2O2 and suggested 6-8 ounces for 5 gallons. That's less than two-ounces per gallon.

It is a short, 5 second dip. I get hit by moths/caterpillars/sub sequent bud rot some each summer (only lost a couple oz this summer due to prevention efforts), so a strong kill shock is in order. No damage. Goes right into wash agitated for about 10-15 seconds, then rinse. Maybe too high, but I saw that others used high ratios like this with no ill effects. Love Jorge and saw his technique, but I like the shock method better.

Checking with loupe, smell, bud quality and density tells me it works. The trichs look amazing under magnification, with zero debris, and terpines profile has no degradation that I can discern by several wash/don’t wash comparisons of the same plant. If a botanist can inform on this I’d love to know. Seems all good, but what does an old pothead like me know

It works fine ... you will be surprised by the accumulation of debris , hair , dust and dirt , foliar residue , insect control sprays , mites , etc.

Many have done Mighty Wash on their plants and this method does similar things.

How to bud wash:
You will need :

• Two five-gallon buckets
• One cup baking soda ( arm and hammer )
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup pure lemon juice or from plastic concentrate ( looks like lemon )
• Water (does not need to be purified water or reverse osmosis water) Tap will work.

You can use SNS 311 All Natural Plant & Vegetable Wash - made of a naturally occurring soap from the soap bark tree grown in Chile or comparable brand. This rare soap has been used by the Andean people for centuries in traditional medicine to relieve cough, bronchitis, and topically to relieve scalp itchiness, dandruff and also a natural clothes and skin cleanser. It's all-natural, tasteless, and odorless. It safely lifts wax, surface pesticide residues and dirt from commercially and organically grown plants and produce. You use it to remove the shit from fruit like apples ( which are some of the most contaminated produce ). Right ?

Dunk your freshly cut buds / branches into 5 gallon buckets filled with a your cleansing agent such as baking soda and pure lemon juice or SNS 311.

Peroxide can be added to Wash Bucket if combating pm but can be left out of general cleaning. 1/4 cup.

Dunk and TWIST for a seconds without touching
buds. Just dunk and lightly shake off excess.

Then rinse them off with fresh water in a separate bucket. Drip dry First .... ( important ). Hang dry them with a light fan moving air to allow excess moisture to begin evaporating. Then Dry / cure as normal. Dipped flower requires a steady drying atmosphere of 40–50 percent humidity and 65–75 degrees F, or powdery mildew could set up inside the buds......

Sometimes i would pull branch and twist in air to throw drops out to help drying.




Some do a simple two bucket run ( cleaning bucket is warm ) .... Rinse water is cold.

No worries