I firstly want to congratulate you on such a successful first attempt! I'd suggest adding a tablespoon of Baking Soda to a gallon of water and add a pint of
hydrogen peroxide it will eliminate any mold and feed the plant simultaneously. Good Luck you not far from harvest (get that scope) I am also a medical user and would encourage you to harvest when about a third of the tricomes (the little ball topped crystalline stalks you will see) have turned from clear at first to milky then amber. The more the amber the more the other components of cannabis come out such as CBN. As when you don't feel well, couch lock and sleep are a good thing. Read up on the components of the plant to decide when you want to harvest. My photo period indica's usually are not ready till the last of Sept or into October.
By that time they are looking pretty sad, yellowing leaves falling off all over till only a scraggly looking bush is left. And yet the tricomes can still be milky at this state with a portion of them amber. Go for a third amber.
PS I also am impressed by Buzzers catch. I didn't see it till pointed out. Even then I'm not certain but the wash won't hurt only help anyway. Also I wash my colas in a bucket of water with a pint per gallon of Hydro P. at cutting to wash off any bugs or residues. Then hung to dry for several hours outside till the applied water evaporates before hanging for drying slowly elsewhere. I dry and cure and age in my wine cellar in the 60's for temp and humidity. Keeps for several years this way.
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Do I put the baking side in the water that I use to water the plants or pour the water directly on the leaves and bud and such?