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Smoke/ash from fires close to harvest

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Hello everyone. I’m in NorCal and it goes without saying that we’re going through some strange times right now. I’m a first time outdoor grower and could be harvesting my first plant within 2 weeks. Question: what (if anything) should I do about the ash falling from the skies due to the fires? It’s accumulating on everything here, flowers included. Any ideas?
 
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Hope this helps, be safe!

 
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Have you washed buds before?
 
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Beachwalker said:
Hope this helps, be safe!

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Does this take the thc away from plants ?
 
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Does this take the thc away from plants ?
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If done properly it shouldn't. Trichomes are not water soluble, that's why you need to clean up with alcohol.
 
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If done properly it shouldn't. Trichomes are not water soluble, that's why you need to clean up with alcohol.
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Explain clean up with alcohol?
 
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Explain clean up with alcohol?
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When you're trimming, how do you clean your scissors, trays etc? Of course that's after you use your finger to wipe it up lol
 
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I really like this guy. Seen many of his videos and he does a good job explaining the difference on many topics.
 
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All we do here s rinse the plants to wash off ash that landed on the plants. Ash does add potash to the soil and plants...too much potash starts to lock out nitrogen, so don’t add any extra k, or potash.
Ash and water make lye, so be sure you water deep to dilute the wet lye.
We have never noticed a smoky flavor to buds, we grow in the sierras, fires every year up here.
 
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I washed my buds last year because I had aphids. Hydrogen peroxide in a bucket of lukewarm water. It felt really weird to do it, especially when I had to whip them to fling off the water, but it didn't hurt a thing. Lots of crud came off them that I'm glad I didn't smoke. I'm washing again this year.
 
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I washed my buds last year because I had aphids. Hydrogen peroxide in a bucket of lukewarm water. It felt really weird to do it, especially when I had to whip them to fling off the water, but it didn't hurt a thing. Lots of crud came off them that I'm glad I didn't smoke. I'm washing again this year.
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You are not the first person I've seen say this. I am debating...
 
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washed my outdoor harvest the last time i did it. just to wash off the bugs, etc

two containers: one with water and h2o2, and one with just water

dip in h2o2 first, then rinse in water, hang dry
 
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Lots of great info on this thread, glad I started it and really happy folks are chiming in. Re: hanging dry, are you doing this in your drying space or BEFORE you take them to your drying space? I'm going to be drying in a 2x2.5 tent w/ oscillating fans on the floor, paired with a fan sucking the air out of the tent and through a carbon filter. Was thinking I'd likely do the wash and hang them BEFORE putting them in my tent though. Terrified of mold.
 
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zootallures9777 said:
Lots of great info on this thread, glad I started it and really happy folks are chiming in. Re: hanging dry, are you doing this in your drying space or BEFORE you take them to your drying space? I'm going to be drying in a 2x2.5 tent w/ oscillating fans on the floor, paired with a fan sucking the air out of the tent and through a carbon filter. Was thinking I'd likely do the wash and hang them BEFORE putting them in my tent though. Terrified of mold.
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wash them right when you harvest. let them drip dry, then place them in your tent. take the oscillating fans out. what is cfm of the fan pulling air through the carbon filter? passive airflow over the buds is fine, carbon filter isnt necessary. what is humidity of the room? should be 60% if you can get it there
 
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zootallures9777 said:
Lots of great info on this thread, glad I started it and really happy folks are chiming in. Re: hanging dry, are you doing this in your drying space or BEFORE you take them to your drying space? I'm going to be drying in a 2x2.5 tent w/ oscillating fans on the floor, paired with a fan sucking the air out of the tent and through a carbon filter. Was thinking I'd likely do the wash and hang them BEFORE putting them in my tent though. Terrified of mold.
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I just use a small fan to blow off droplets, hairdryer would probably work too.
 
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wash them right when you harvest. let them drip dry, then place them in your tent. take the oscillating fans out. what is cfm of the fan pulling air through the carbon filter? passive airflow over the buds is fine, carbon filter isnt necessary. what is humidity of the room? should be 60% if you can get it there
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Carbon filter is necessary if you ask my wife LOL. I personally don't care about odor. Anyway, the fan I have is 160cfm, variable speed. I have a hygrometer in the tent and it currently reads 68% here in Northern CA.
 
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Took down my Blueberry Muffins plant today. Did the bud wash per the video linked earlier in this thread. Lotta gunk came off for sure. Just put everything in the drying tent after spending much of the day on the laundry rack next to a fan. Smells great.
 

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Nice looking buds , bud!
 
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Thanks! Bought a moisture meter for taking readings throughout the week. Garage smells great, even with the carbon filter. LOL
 
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