All of my plants took a pretty horrible hit during a bad storm a while back that one plant was the only one that would begin to wilt after a few days of no water. None of the rest were affected that way.
YUP.
Cost of growing. I dispose more “weed” in a month, more than I ever bought to smoke. I have a perfect outdoor grow going, but it needs 4 more weeks of clear sunshine. I can smoke and dream, but the weather wil not hold.
Rain, fog, clouds at five feet off the ground, coming with fall equinox.
Spread and tied survive the winds, not the perpetual wet.
PNW-Rain forest, I think.
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It always made me wonder how they successfully grew in Humboldt with it’s dreary weather. Makes you think that a lot of the harvest was probably suspect (mold).
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Yes, growing my own the buzz is different.
No more paraquat or diesel residue.
But the good stuff never looks suspect.
She is beautiful, but.
This bush will never get the needed sunlight to really stack trichomes.
Flowers, everywhere, but no oils.
Drying will be a nightmare.
I must either pull 10/1 or abandon until 11/1.
My summer.
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How often can I use the safer caterpillar ?
Every 5 days IIRC.
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Is it safe to consume after using caterpillar killer without bud washing ?
I’ve had a couple of the growers (that turned me on to ILGM) mention that they don’t do the bud wash ( yes they are outdoor growers).
-is this acceptable even tho I’ve used the captain jacks dead bug and the caterpillar killer ?
I wash my buds no matter what on outdoor grows, just preference, be surprised how gets in the plants just growing.
As far a safe claim is yes will it affect taste no clue
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I’d wash any outdoor grow and most indoor ones. You will be horrified at the water after the wash.
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This doesn’t effect the trichomes, taste or any other areas ?
No affect at all. It will loosen and dislodge environmental crap whether inside or outside grow. Skin cells, dead insects, residual chemicals etc. In fact I love the smell when the plant material comes out of the bucket.
Note: peroxide and water should be mixed just before use. A rinse after in cold water will help to remove foreign material mechanically after it has been loosened by the wash. I hang branches from a length of paracord in my grow room then when dry do my trim up and place in racks for drying.
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Wow. That bud doesn’t even look nearly as bad as a few I have eliminated
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When I was younger, I practiced safe sex, sometimes.
Personal choices.
3-New Food grade 5gal-buckets
5-gal water times 4,
six bottles H2O2,
Above, Used wash water, smelled nice like weed.
Looked like Not drinkable bayou sludge water.
Below, pictured, and now they dry
And my newest “Dry
Rack”
All has been washed and inspected.
Seeds still present in hanging buds.
Will it be worth it? No clue.
I am stuck, calendar dated harvest, not trichome selected for maturity.
Rain and cool temps.
Dry time and departure dates set.
I can understand not washing, but I had critters to kill.
I sprayed pure-crop 1 and I wash to practice the routine.
They are drying now.
Wax on, Wax-off, practitioner.
PNW Rot season beginning.
Tossed any rot plants, life is too short,
As said by
Lesson 420-Harvesting and Washing Weed.
DONE
Commercial weed selling and sales make more profit money if weed weighs more.
Bugs and dirt weigh, I would guess.
Disclaimer and TBT
Without the PNW rain (7inches in 10 days) last week, my weed would probably be dirtier and more bugs. Only found 3 ladybugs riding the weed.
1500 released last month (500 in tent an the rest outdoors.
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I get it.i will be washing. Thanks for sharing! You’ve been with me this whole first grow, then I found out you were a diver…to cool! Thanks man !
The trimmed buds that are hanging, are solid stacked firm, oil solid, even after the washing routine.
Like I posted, all leaf material not showing trichomes was trimmed off, basically to the flower pistil length.
@DEEPDIVERDAVE That plant looks very healthy!!..I get what you’re saying…Its better to harvest early then to risk loosing it all…No doubt they will get you high so no worries…
Yes Its a fresh floral-esque bouquet of cannabis… 
@Scott62 Yes just look at the water after you wash and it will convince you and you’ll always wash from then on out…Its a much cleaner tasting and smoke too…!
Gheez missed two days here’s what’s happening help!! @Bentstick @Myfriendis410 @AL_GREEN @Spiney_norman
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Looks like a pest issue, what kind not sure are they little white eggs or are they cream colored dry spots, @Caligurl @Myfriendis410 @Growdoc any others?
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