washing cannabis

[siegoldie]

came across a video on youtube of some silly person who washes his buds after harvesting with baking soda and lemon juice , i thought it was a joke but he does this every harvest i have never in my life seen or herd of anyone doing this

 

[aridbud]

Depends on how much residual stuff is on buds....dirt, pests, etc.

Quote from Jorge Cervantes....
Washing the branches of harvested flower buds in a mild solution of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) has become a popular technique. We wash vegetables before consuming them, and cannabis is no different. A gentle bath of H2O2 removes surface bacteria, mold, dirt, dead pests and their feces, and other bad stuff. Such a bath also creates free radicals.
An H2O2 free-radical drench changes anything composed of carbon, just like using ozone in a garden space or curing room. Washing treated buds with plenty of fresh water is essential. No studies have been done to determine the potential for damage to the carbon chains in cannabis after an H2O2 bath.

 

[Granger2]

Had a crop that got spider mites about 3 weeks before harvest. As I cut the buds off plants, I sloshed them in a bucket of water with 2 tsp of Coco-Wet, then dipped in plain water. Removed almost all the mites. More sell-able, didn't harm buds. -granger

 

[St. Phatty]

To a trichome, a drop of water is like a 12 foot wave crashing on a reef.

in other words, washing has to be gentle.


Like if you do a foliar feed and use a spray bottle, that usually doesn't damage the pistils or trich's.

I think immersion (dunking in water) will sometimes remove desirable parts of the bud.

Of course they can always be filtered out later.