Wtf is this shit?

I hate those things!

Don’t ever underestimate ladybugs, even outside they’ll have every aphid gone

look like stoned Aphids

xtsho said:

No links but from what I've read in the past on this site most do 1 cup of H2O2 to 5 gallons of water. If all you're trying to do is remove debris, dust, etc... then plain water is going to be sufficient.

You can do a google search for "bud washing after harvest" and find more information than you probably want to deal with. Much of it different. I've never used more than just plain water to rinse out debris that falls from the trees. I just swish the branches around gently to remove most of the debris. I doubt it's possible to get it all.

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wonder if holding it up with one hand and giving it a good spray with the hose would do the same? Or lay it down give it a spray? I’m too cheap to buy tubs!

bc_southbuds said:

wonder if holding it up with one hand and giving it a good spray with the hose would do the same? Or lay it down give it a spray? I’m too cheap to buy tubs!

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As long as you're not to rough on them I don't see why it would be a problem. Sounds like something I would do. Oh wait I have.

Did an aphid inspection on the others, nothing. …they’ve survived Thrips, aphids, flea beetles (all pesticide free), heat waves, cold snaps, deficiencies, excess nutrients, and more!! Survived it all I’m just waiting very patiently to pull at the perfect time. Since there’s no consensus on flushing here and I’m new, I took both sides and decided to cut nutes in half instead of starving them completely. I want them to dense up as much as possible. Also wanna milk this sunshine!!!

This is the technique I use. Consensus you're not likely to get, everyone's opinion is different. In fact I reverse this guys order of washing, I do the lemon juice (I just get a bottle of it instead of squeezing lemons, less change of getting lemon pulp in the buds) + baking soda mix first, then then H2O2, then the rinse.

RetiredToker76 said:

This is the technique I use. Consensus you're not likely to get, everyone's opinion is different. In fact I reverse this guys order of washing, I do the lemon juice (I just get a bottle of it instead of squeezing lemons, less change of getting lemon pulp in the buds) + baking soda mix first, then then H2O2, then the rinse.

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Looks promising as long as I don’t read into the comments. No problems with the baking soda/lemon mix? All dries ok when hanging?

xtsho said:

That's an example of why I tell people to just spray aphids off with plain water instead of spraying something to kill them. They just die and stay in the bud.

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Those dead bugs in the bud adds to the high

bc_southbuds said:

No problems with the baking soda/lemon mix? All dries ok when hanging?

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That worry is why I stir it VERY well, do that wash first before the H2O2 and then a final rinse. Never had a problem. I personally do it in 5 gallon buckets and fill them to about 4 gallons of water.

Done. Thing I’m worried about most is the dampness of the buds. Look clean! Also found more aphids, though nothing major and feels good to have the wash.

You can put an oscillating fan on low on them for a few hours if you're really worried. In my case from the times before I bud washed to after, I added about 3-4 days to my drying time, the first several times I put a fan on them because I was terrified of how wet they were. Now I just put a towel under them to catch the drips. Kind of depends on how dry your environment is in the first place. I keep my house around 40% rh all the time with a whole house dehumidifier, so it's pretty dry in my space.

RetiredToker76 said:

You can put an oscillating fan on low on them for a few hours if you're really worried. In my case from the times before I bud washed to after, I added about 3-4 days to my drying time, the first several times I put a fan on them because I was terrified of how wet they were. Now I just put a towel under them to catch the drips. Kind of depends on how dry your environment is in the first place. I keep my house around 40% rh all the time with a whole house dehumidifier, so it's pretty dry in my space.

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Hmm, yeah I’m about 45-55rh most the time. I really swung them around to get the excess water off and won’t have my new fan for a few days but I’m confident living in a drier climate I’m probably not in the highest risk bracket. Just unusual when your buds get that drenched. I worry about agitating the buds and having the buds hit the sides of the bucket. Could shake off the trichs? Maybe not as they are not as fragile fresh as they are dry.

So I ended up getting aphids on all of my other plants! Had to pull and wash as many as I could and then used a citrus foliar spray to tie the rest over until tomorrow. Looks like the bud wash did a good job on most of them, I’ll have to take a closer look in the morning but at least I have most of my plants hanging up to dry.

Sucks because I knew a couple of them still had a week left. All did not have anymore new pistils and was just waiting for a tad more ripeness. Oh well, better than having aphids suck the life out of them.

Wish I took photos but I was in a panic!

The wash does not get deep aphids off, but I heard if u soak them for an hour they will let go and become easier to wash. Did a citrus foliar last night and the flying aphids were there again! I did a deep citrus foliar spray this morning with a higher concentration, let that sit and hopefully they will be dead and wash off easier.

picking through the buds of last nights panic wash. Some are better than other but I think throw out the worst, or use for something else. I’ll trim off the light aphids on the outside. Overall saved these right on time I think.

I’ll spray my last two plants off with a hose after wash as well.

Any yield guess so far?



Deep citrus foliar (pre wash let sit for 6hrs)