That is what i was thinking as well. LOL. I have tried the bud washing as well. I just did not think it was worth chancing mold. If i were growing outside and had to use a lot of sprays i think i would try it again. Some folks seem to swear by it. Those buds are pretty water repellent as well.
Well man it was about cleaning the buds for me. 2 buckets. One with h20+h202 and one with clean cool water. I guess there is another bucket in the original post i read about this technique but it was a while ago. That bucket had lemon juice and baking soda i think. I haven’t really used it.
OK that's a little different than my guy was saying if I remember correctly. My guy said something about washing buds to get the chlorophyll out faster so you could smoke the buds sooner? Idk sounded weird at the time and like I said I didn't really trust him.
Ah thats something like water curing then. You can water cure the buds to get all the chlorophyll out but i heard the process also strips all the terpenes too and you need distiled water or ro for that if i remember correctly.
Now that's what he was taking about! Haven't heard anything about water curing in all the reading n research I've done in the last year.
Yeah definitely a personal choice. I personally smoke for flavor so its not something i’d do but you know its still illegal in lots of countries. So its defintiely an option for some.
I used to have to explain this to my x all the time...I speak Spanish fluently...you might not even know from behind a curtain that I am a white guy...but when we would argue or talk excitedly...that fluent shit goes out the window...lol...but seriously...I still find myself interpreting back n forth between English and Spanish in my mind at times and that is where things get mixed up or lost in translation...some things just do not make sense when translating that someone familiar with the intricacies of the language understand what is implied.
Yeah? Thanks. I guess you gotta flip a switch and start constructing your thoughts in the language you are supposed to communicate with and having a good grasp on the cultural aspects of that language helps too. Thats kinda what happened to me, i’m sure you experienced a similar feeling. Its like achieving nirvana. Dead silence and all the puzzle pieces just clicks in that silence and boom, you got a second language. Hahaha.
Just stay on top of it your first try or two. If using this method you may want to do a final trim to clean them up if they are going out the door. My first attempt i dried mine a little to quick but after that it has been working well.
36 buckets x 2 lb ea = 72 lbs?? LMAO
Yes those are the lids I use and they were great36 buckets x 2 lb ea = 72 lbs?? LMAO
Thanks for sharing. He had me until the boveda part, I'm trying to get away from having to use those, I've had questionable results from them before.
@Main Cola check this out, they look like the lids you use I believe.
Wish we could get some unbiased study studies on those things. Some people love them and others not so much. What are your thoughts on them @spyralout . I have kinda gotten away from them myself.36 buckets x 2 lb ea = 72 lbs?? LMAO
Thanks for sharing. He had me until the boveda part, I'm trying to get away from having to use those, I've had questionable results from them before.
@Main Cola check this out, they look like the lids you use I believe.
I'm going to give it a go, tired of cracking all those jars.
Very cool setup .
It was hit and miss for me. When new, they kept the bud in a moist and bendy state. I never really got a proper cure from them. They were air dried by branch for about 5 days indoors beforehand. Stems were not snap dry, I've found that it is too dry at that point. Also the jars with boveda gave the buds a weird taste. Not overpowering but it wasn't quite right whatever it was. I can see them being good for "salvaging" overdry buds from becoming dust but at that point no cure is happening anyway. After a few tries I decided to ditch them. I see them as a crutch of sorts and before boveda people were curing buds no problem. I'd rather try putting time into a "pure cure" vs a "crutch cure." Not a knock on the method in this video or towards anyone using boveda. If I was able to get them to work for me I would probably still be using them.
I wonder if a humidity meter that would turn on the air pump if over 62% would help with the set up? Works just like the temp meter that turns on and off with a set temp for aquariumns.
Sounds like it would. It's a cool setup, just the boveda part sounds unnecessary if it's all working correctly. Seems like it would defeat the purpose after a while.