Harvesting, Bud Washing, Drying & Curing Successfully! (Garden Talk #73)

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks to Pigeons420 for coming onto the podcast today! Pigeons420’s channel- bit.ly/2ZEQs3y

[@johnmillis5159]

Highigan says it’s works great for what they do and makes it much faster

[@joeymusacchio9816]

Still laughing at that last one @Pigeons420, good show guys.

[@ericw7519]

Question would u flush in organic super soil (build a soil)?

[@garyheninger1876]

Great information

[@davidmitchell673]

Hhhhhuuu up

[@whiteowl8703]

On the subject of trimming. Sometimes I think it would be good if for a year we could go back to black market sales and all dispensary close for a year. Back in the day when you bought an ounce and weight of 7 grams was all seed with a couple of logs with no bud on it. Plus a gram or to of “shake” and we were god damed happy to get it. Maybe I am finally just to old. Iv been growing my own now for 22 years. Got my first med card in 2000. We truly live in a different day today. Oh and I’m 60 years old. 100% disabled vet. Cannabis is truly a gift of health for me. Thanks for the interview guys. Keep at it.

[@TheRachelabomb]

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸 I second your motion. Decriminalization not legalization. Govt just looking for their cut.

[@historyhunter5215]

I miss the days of regular bud... Good times, good memories, good up... Now, it's plastered to the floor or just nasty...

[@stinkfist4205]

@@historyhunter5215what do you mean by “plastered to the floor or just nasty”?

[@historyhunter5215]

@@stinkfist4205 either the flower is so potent one hit and your sleeping or it just tastes like butt. At least here anyway...

[@stinkfist4205]

@@historyhunter5215 I thought that’s what you meant but I wasn’t sure. I personally like to smoke the best I can get for my money, but I feel you, i got a friend that’s mid 50’s. He just wanted bud like back in the mid 90’s. Some lower grade pot that he can sit back and enjoy the smoke, and not get blasted so quick. It was actually a mission to find what he was looking for. But overall there hasn’t been an issue here since it was legalized, Southern California.

[@Pigeons420]

Thanks for having me on my friend. It’s always a pleasure to be apart of the show. What you do here is valuable and inspirational. Thanks for going the extra mile! 👊🏼

[@runnersluck4390]

Your prospective is priceless. I always learn something and I always laugh when you're on the show! I'll be checking out your channel

[@Pigeons420]

@@runnersluck4390 thank you for the kind words! I’ll see you around!

[@ericw7519]

Thanks Pigeons 420 and Mr. Grow it. You guys are like my Obie one with growing. Your info help me out a lot with my first couple of harvests and gave me motivation when things goes wrong in the garden. Keep it up the good work fellas

[@ajmoreira81]

Pigeons! AJ here. You've come a long way since the days of all chest no face! Great video!

[@christinajones7696]

I’m a beginner and this info is valuable. Thank you both.

[@jimmydabutler9022]

My personal harvesting method (for tent growing): - No washing needed, as stated in the video. - Clip each branch individually, removing the large fan leaves only. Hang them. - Small fan at the bottom of drying room for the first day or so, keep off after that. ( I do this in my VERY humid climate to reduce the chances of mold. If you're in a dry climate ignore this and you may even need a humidifier and out take fans.) - Harvest when the stems are just dried out enough to snap but NOT break. You will know what I'm talking about when you feel it. If it snaps , you're way too dry. (Don't worry they can be saved but there's plenty of KZbin videos on that.) - Finish trim, removing any remaining fan leafs and trimming the sugarleaf and bud to the traditional nugget look. Save your sugarleaf (the thc coated leaves) and make hash! - Stash in jars for 3 weeks minimum. "Burping" (opening the jar) for 10-15 minutes. 2 times a day. For the first week. Also dumping it out and refilling the buds, replacing the bottom ones with the top. Again, for the first week only. Second week, burping once a day for 10 minutes. Shaking the jar. After the second week you only open once a week, really only to check on it. Give it a shake or two of course. After a month it's ready to smoke (in my opinion). But the magic happens between 2-3 months from my experience. Trust me, it's worth the wait. But as the video stated keep an eye on humidity and take appropriate actions IF necessary. Hope this helps. Continue to research and grow 🌱

[@caminochef1132]

"Washing" buds is to kill mold and mildew. They didn't even mention that.

[@backbone93]

​@@caminochef1132 yeah often they dont mention important things i think they get caught up in some other topics and to bring everything up would just ruin the flow of the convo Cant really cover every angle and reason and use about a topic in a single convo lets be real

[@backbone93]

​@@caminochef1132 many people also wash theyr buds outdoors just so every piece of dirt or insects ir whatever gets off But yeah the main reason is to get off mildew

[@ClearWater7.62]

Whats the purpose of paper bag? Do I just go from slightly breaking the stems and straight to the jar?

[@jimmydabutler9022]

@@ClearWater7.62 I don't think I said anything about a bag...I never use those as they dry out the bud too fast and unevenly. I just hang in a separate small grow tent, like a 2x2x4 I think it is. As for your second question, yes. Trim the bud to your liking now and jar it. Follow the burping routine and in a month...quality smoke. Also, make sure to safe your trim (only the small leaves with thc on them, toss the big fan leaves) and make hash with it. Iso hash, bubble hash etc. There are plenty of methods on KZbin. Hope this helps.

[@whiteowl8703]

Overall this is one of best interviews Iv watched. What caught my interest the most was the guy willing to walk back previous beliefs. A rare thing in growing cannabis. Full of practical advice.

[@judymichaud4081]

I TRIM AND LOVE IT ALL THE WAY. THTS PART OF THE JOY BRO.

[@sweetleaf9668]

Great video. Totally agree. Drying and curing is where it's at.

[@MakinEmAtNight26]

“Freedom units”. Canadian ally knows what’s up. I love it!

[@deliasaboya4520]

This Podcast was great! Even though I followed Pigeons420 and hear him talk about this before and I pretty much follow his tip, I can listen to this one over and over again. You forget things so when I am ready to harvest in Oct I will come again to remind me what is best to do.

[@Ssquanchh]

Bud washing ABSOLUTELY DOES! AFFECT THC CONTENT, TASTE, AND SMOKE PROFILE OF YOUR FLOWER! If your submerging your flower in a bucket filled with acid and then a neutralizer and then you sunk it again to get that off! I did it twice and had to give the flower to my chickens because the flower was very displeasing

[@lesspaul2241]

that's good info thank you.

[@josephodell9141]

I love this guy…. Hes simple and straight forward

[@codyhaines6551]

You ALWAYS take into consideration, that some of us might not even have our first harvest under our belt yet. Even after all these videos. It’s greatly appreciated! Along with some of the most helpful info on KZbin man.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks for your positive words! I'm glad these videos are helpful for you 🌱

[@harryodum5598]

Learning all the secrets to growing doesn’t happen overnight. I have been growing for 54 years and I’m still learning something new.

[@harryodum5598]

I have been growing 54 years and it does take time to get it under your belt. You must keep it simple and not Start buying a lot of unnecessary stuff. Good luck in the future

[@daniellucas6831]

@@harryodum5598 hey fellow grower, I've been growing for 98 years still learning something. 🌱

[@Wuuupp5500]

@@daniellucas6831 stfu no way

[@andrew56129]

Good podcast. I've never heard of washing buds and I'll definitely not ever be doing it but to each their own.

[@chriswrightwright8308]

My house is dusty living dessert and being kinda lazy lol I wash my buds maybe I should dust my house more lol

[@ehrgeiz5649]

Do you wash a vegetable that was grown outside? Yes......................

[@ehrgeiz5649]

@@superkoopatrooper4879 No it does not you over washed if that is the case. also, Why are you washing dried and cured bud? You said you only washed when the bud you bought was harsh... You only smoke dried and cured bud so you are suggesting you washed ready to smoke cannabis......................

[@andrew56129]

@@ehrgeiz5649 rinse off maybe because there is a skin. Washing buds is a joke but if you want to go ahead have fun.

[@ehrgeiz5649]

@@andrew56129 Cannabinoids such as THC and CBD are fat-soluble and hydrophobic, meaning you won't lose them when you bathe your bud in water. Plus, those fruity and floral terpenes are locked up in a sticky resin. As long as you carry out the process mindfully and gently, you'll preserve these key molecules. If you are being an imbecile obviously your product can be ruined, just like if you dry and cure incorrectly.

[@bradshaw123]

The first grow guy I felt like I could trust on KZbin salute

[@nymetsfan912]

Every other channel I check out now I use you as a comparison and I still can’t find another that compares to you. You’re all business and these other channels has all that stoner talk that I don’t need. Keep up the good work dude, you’re amazing!

[@ethanletzer3507]

As far as washing buds go, it is an old school technique used in Jamaica and other major producing areas for decades. But if you're that worried about trichome loss, just chill the dirty water down and run it through bubble bags/ice water hash bags. Any trichomes that did get knocked off will get filtered out in the bags and you'll be able to separate them but make sure to keep them cold like ice cold

[@kathleenblock9432]

Love u Chris, I've been growing for 9yrs and still excited every time I learn to grow. Ty

[@DOUGCOWANAKAtabsman]

i have a bowl trimmer and im very happy with it , it definatly speeds up trimming and whatever you take off is usable for other things

[@michaeleshbaugh6797]

I agree but definitely will lose some quality in appearance I do agree though its worth the time saved in my opinion

[@lesspaul2241]

I made a curing cabinet with heat, humidifier, dehumidifier and exhaust fan. Perfect dry every time. It has a light too because I use it for an overflow cabinet for plants.

[@chaseD707]

What I never understood and just found out recently with my harvest is how everyone always taught to wait until the stems snap then it’s dry.. then they said to jar it up with a humidistat and that you want rh in the jar to be 60%… well what I found out is just like pigeons said if you wait for the snap it’s way too dry and crispy so when you put those crispy buds in the jar your humidity is going to be in the 30s somewhere most likely and too dried out

[@snowww816]

@@chaseD707 exactly.

[@naterade32]

Just about to harvest my 3rd outdoor crop. Never washed my bud but will definitely do it this year. Also I always took my friends advice to wait for a snappy stem during dry time - but always ended up with bud that was way too dry. Will be ending my dry a little earlier this year. I appreciate all the great info here for novice growers!

[@daniellucas6831]

I cut my plants at 11-13 weeks hang without trimming and get perfect dry/cure

[@angelp7321]

It's FriiiiiDayyyyy.... been following pigeon 420 for a Good 4 years now..... hell before you started showing your face.... 😎🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@ezbudz1993]

Great views from Pigeons! Love his details about the curing process! Thank you guys for making me more confident in my growing!

[@levelzgrowroom]

NO WAYYYY LMAO THAT WAS PRICELESS!!! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS GROWMIE!!! TREACH IS ON SOME MENDO DOPE STYLE!!!! CHEERS BROTHA UR KILLING IT!! 💯👊

[@stigmashooter5566]

I did some trimming up in Nor Cal back in 2013-14 and trimmed a farm for about 12 hours a day for 3 days - half hand trim/ half machine trim. I prefer complete hand trimming mainly for aesthetic reasons, but it’s all about the quantity your working with, and how much you really care about the buds. At this point I just rip the flowers apart 😂

[@MDZ1990]

Thanks Chris for all your help.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

You know what's a good helper for trimming, old school horror movies, they help keep things fun.

[@ewreck944]

Makes perfect sense what pigeons said about taking little bits of info from one person and some from another.. test them all out and see which works for you. I have about 5 years of nonstop growing (nothing major.. just 1-2 plants at a time) and I've tried methods that 95% of the internet swear by but their methods do not work for me.. I either have to go with what the 5% say or even an unusual mix of 2 methods. It took me about 3 years to realize I dont need a fan inside of my grow tent while drying.. BUT I do keep the exhaust fan running. If I do add any other fans, itll be dry in 3 days. I SOMETIMES run a small fan on low inside for maybe the first 24 hours.. about when you start to see the leaves are starting to get a little cruchy and then Ill cut the fan off and just use the exhaust fan on. Since I began to try this method, I can typically get a dry to last about 7 days. But here my local environment fluctuates alot. I'm currently +70% RH in late flower. She isnt very fat tho (fast flowering strain from Aura Genetix) but since the buds are kinda small still, it may not cause any issues. Plus I do make sure I have planty of air circulation in there (exhaust, intake, 1 clip on fans and a small tower fan in the bottom corner in a 2x2).. anyways.. im just finger fuggin my keyboard here all stoned and whatnot. This was a great episode. I cant thank you 2 enough. Lots of very useful info in this one. Coming close to harvest now, so I like to go around the net and refresh my memory. Took me a good 3 years to realize my drying and curing were not working out. Plants would smell glorious before harvesting and by the time they were 2 weeks i to curing, terps are long gone. Still trying to get this perfected actually. Little hard battling huge temp and RH fluctuations that AC and de/humidifiers can only attempt to correct so much. Anyways.. hope this stoned rant helps someone ✌️💚💨

[@ronevergrow8319]

I have a 2x4 dry tent I set my humidifier at 55 to 65% at 65degrees , it wouldn't matter if my buds(trimmed after 2 weeks) stayed in there for a month or two they still come out cured like I put them in a jar(same as putting them in the jar for a whole month as long as I maintain that environment) seems to be more about the strain terps and pheno more thing anything else ( you can also take a clean wet face cloth with very little water in it/ring it out like seed-germination in paper towel method,, hang it in the corner of your dry tent, this will help you gauge how quick your tent is drying out etc etc, dip/wet the rang in peroxide and lemon water combo when you do this to keep it from molding if you're in those P.M/Moldy areas).. I have four 2x4 tents both are connected to 2, 800cfm 8inch speed controller fans each 2 tents has its own 8inch fan connected via air dryer Y Jacks. on low the 8inch is sucking two tents almost till they collapse😂,,, I had to build a flat table top wood frame for a trellis to hold/support the tents holding them open but the air movement is Super-Major😁, I had to control the humidity by putting the humidifiers in the room verse the tent ( controlling the R.H in the room makes it easier because there's so much air movement in the Tentz ) ,, ✌❤ Everybody, from the 702 Vegas......

[@sgt.lylestotz9216]

One of the most informative videos ever.

[@ErickEstebanComedy]

It’s incredible how different growmies grow in different climates and regions. Watching your videos I have to remind myself I luckily live in California so my climate will be so much different than each of yours. But despite the climate differences you all always provide so much good information. I’m a week out before my first flip to flower on my first grow and you all definitely helped me get to this point 🙏🏽

[@chuckbailey6835]

You should be almost ready to harvest how's it lookin?

[@ErickEstebanComedy]

@@chuckbailey6835 I made it to HARVEST! I’m hooked. Started my second grow this week with my second tent. Trying out autoflowers from Equilibrium Genetics

[@MrTravis789]

I followed pigeons advice to the letter for drying. It was winter, which helps, but it turned out perfect. This was our first successful grow, and it was smoother than anything I ever had

[@markadams4593]

On the subject of flushing. I saw a report a while back where a group of 4 growers did a test of flushing results on taste and flavor. Each did, if I remember correctly, a week long, 3 day long and no flush on a couple of different strains. Then they did a blind taste test. The 'no flush' rated as good or in some cases better than the flushed plants. On a personal note I have always found that my plants are at their very sweetest and strongest smelling towards the end(2/3 to 3/4 ) of the bud cycle when bloom food is at it's maximum. Thus I quit flushing for potassium and phosphorous completely. I still stop nitrogen about a month before harvest but it's just a stop, not a flush. As for results- people consistently praise the flavor and aroma. Note that this is on a strictly organic outdoor grow- I can't speak to results with chemicals and indoors.

[@giacomomeneguzzi548]

Same thing for me, no flushing, only stop nutrients and get better and richest flavor and taste in outdoor, even in indoor grow

[@trueblu8]

I heard you don't have to flush when using organic nutrients. That's only for people that use chemical nutrients and salts.

[@geraldblount4159]

Indoors your plant aren't in nature they contained in the unit (planter ) it's not buffered by the Earth outside grows how can you flush you just give it water for a couple of days indoors flushing is a lot of water to overtime feeding it just water to rinse out the salt in the medium because I see a difference

[@geraldblount4159]

@@trueblu8 why

[@geraldblount4159]

@@trueblu8 manure will burn your plant right that's organic so I don't know organic needs to be flushed out too you trying to get the plant to use up its Reserves the plant can only take up nitrogen phosphorus and potassium synthetic or organic it breaks it down in the soil the organic matter to become nitrogen and potassium and phosphorus you want to get nitrogen and phosphorus and potassium out of your plant in Organics you got eggshells manure worm castings in your medium

[@rse62965]

I used to hate on the bowl trimmers until I tried one...I turned 2 days into 2 hours with minimal trichome damage. I'm sold!

[@jasonpamer8803]

I bud wash as well. I would like to add what I find helpful. I add a bubble stone to the first wash and first rinse bucket. Keeps the baking soda/lemon mix in suspension and I assume, a more gentle "agitation". I would suggest everyone bud wash once and refer to the bottom of the buckets to determine whether it was/is beneficial. Yall have a good one

[@Catch_u_reloadn]

Even on an indoor run?

[@jasonpamer8803]

@@Catch_u_reloadn Yeah man. Ever sweep your floor in grow room or tent and not end up with a pile? Same stuff is on the flower.

[@sprayer97]

what kinda timings you use? website i found claims ~30sec each. might be killin the resin though with that duration

[@jasonallen1532]

Wow, one of the best episodes I've ever seen. Thank you, thank you!

[@Chopper911x]

I normally watch these types of video's on the tv so I'm unable to comment but I just had to jump on the ole laptop and tell give you guys some praise for a job well done. Very thorough most excellent video. I'm still learning with 5 or 6 harvests behind me but I know a great video when I see one. I personally use the Grove bags and really like them. Now I have dried to far and brought them back a bit with lemon wedges for a few days while monitoring the humidity with the aid of a hygrometer. Once you go too far no bueno. Again huge kudos to Pigeon and Chris, you guys are a great team.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks for your positive words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@Roguesquadron-gs9ds]

I love those bags too. Make life easy

[@kathleenblock9432]

I love pigeon, learned a lot

[@johannaburns1806]

I needed this video. It came just in time, because I did outdoor for the first time after 2 years of indoor and I was curious about the bud washing. I bought your book 7 Steps to Grow...it helped with starting out for the first time!!! You have the perfect voice for these videos. Keep it up!!!

[@geraldblount4159]

U have too out side a few years ago outside I didn't do it and I was curing my jars all of a sudden I had spiders coming out

[@geraldblount4159]

You start seeing dried up beetles

[@HarryHafsak]

Years ago when I first got into it I found a forum that talked about bud washing. I did it on the first ever plant I pulled. The ash was so white and fluffy, so clean.

[@maxwell-style4584]

Doc Bud?

[@Mr.FuzzyDingo]

Thanks for emphasizing the super importance of the minimum cure time! 4 weeks + Also, a good alternative to mason jars is to use a good glass fishtank with a lid that seals (there's a few add on's you can do to the lid to automate the process, but I'll save that for another time 😉)

[@midnitesilverrun8631]

Perfect timing literally cut my first grow down a week ago.been keeping it in a mostly dark room at 60°-70° at 50%-60% for a week now.put it in jars today and gonna do the sweat and burp for the next few weeks.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Congrats on your first harvest!!

[@psyience3213]

That first harvest is a great feeling. Good job on doing it.

[@midnitesilverrun8631]

@@psyience3213 thanks it really is a great feeling.the bonus is it actually turned out pretty good.

[@midnitesilverrun8631]

@@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt thanks man I’d be lying if I said these shows hadn’t helped a bit.

[@skycountrymusic]

Best cures I get we dont burp, just get the buds just right and jar it for months. Gets so dank

[@Badger90]

Excellent timing Chris. Thank you for the content.

[@angelp7321]

It's FriiiiiDayyyyy.... been doing pigeon 420 for a Good 4 years now..... hell before you started showing your face.... 😎🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@lukenieckar8067]

Best video I've seen so far!! Just harvested my first grow today. Autoflower done outdoors. 1430g, wet obviously, sans stems. Hopefully the dry and cure goes well!!

[@CryptoMoonShot-om3hp]

How many Autos garnered you that many grams? I accidently did something wrong this grow and didn't start mine in solo cups. I started them in biodegradable jiffy pots. The roots were growing through the Jiffy Pots when I put the whole jiffy pot in the final pot. The roots didn't actually make it's way through the jiffy pots probably since Autos are such a fast growing plant. I was wondering why my autos were so much smaller than the year prior. I pulled them out of the pot when harvesting to see why and the roots had a problem growing out of the biodegradable pots. I actually ripped alot of the pots in half before planting but it wasn't enough. I used 7.5 gallon pots and the roots maybe made it half way down the medium and I was pissed. I grew photos at the same time and because they take awhile to grow, the roots have broken through the jiffy pots and now these plants are massive. I learned to never use biodegradable pots to start Auto seedlings because they are fast growers. I should have gotten triple the bud off those Autos if I transplanted the seedlings from solo cups.

[@lukenieckar8067]

@@CryptoMoonShot-om3hp that was my first ever plant/harvest. The next 2 exact same seeds will end up with half or less than half of that. The difference between a wicked summer and grow tent.

[@Its_Wes]

Great podcast and info! One thing I think is often over looked is the darkness aspect. Seems simple but makes a world of difference, the dry room HAS to be dark!

[@MapleSyrup13]

@@Its_Wes the published research on this topic disagrees with you. Exposure to full sunlight only showed a degradation of 13% THC after 1 year of exposure. 2 weeks will not make any measurable difference.

[@fredc8618]

Best interviewer in the game!!!

[@eclipse-rx8me]

Bowl trimmers work great if you have arthritis like myself. It also is great for collecting the trim/shake/smalls for pressing or bho extracts. As a seed maker it comes in handy tossing the buds to help release the seeds. Multi uses and benefits and I don't notice loss in quality since it all gets used or smoked 😎

[@timbaker266]

Goddang thanks , pigeons !! Love your passion and effort to share your wisdom

[@PeterBurnsTwo-palmsdotcom]

What is the amount of baking soda and the other ingredient if i wash the buds, please? TIA

[@h_to_the_izz_ozz]

Hello Mr Grow it sir, I'm a first time grower and I just had my first harvest 2 days ago. I just wanted to tell you thank you for the very informative knowledge in your book I tried to follow it down to a t and my Bruce Banner strain looked very healthy. Salute.

[@chadscully5136]

So funny. Watching your videos as it's getting time to harvest (first timer) so I'm taking knowledge from everywhere. At my buddies house tonight and he just got a trimming bowl and said it cleaned almost as well but cut the time by 80%. So, obviously he is loving it.

[@nastytechniquez9685]

You guys always seem to hit the topics that are relevant to me at that exact time so damn often! Just trimming the last of my first grow now. Thanks fellas

[@gettin_while_growin1512]

My boyyyyy, timing these lessons on point 👊. I'm literal as fugg and sometimes I just don't get exactly what a person is saying.Our growmie pigeon420 gets to the point and explains things as of I am a baby 😆, but I love it lmao. Gratitude Mr. Grow it. Gratitude pigeon420.

[@georgecrinnion2131]

I love my bowl trimmer. It saves so much time and the results are just fine.

[@mikeburnett1590]

What is that?

[@AustinC-ul3vq]

​@@mikeburnett1590Im a year late, but its effectively a grinder like set up that trims buds. You put the buds in and spin it (oversimplified) and it trims the outer leaves on buds, saving loads of time 😊

[@miker5700]

Clone tent I love it. I haven't been watching much of these garden talk videos past few months. Been really busy but the nice thing is this winter when I'm in my grow room alot more ill have lots of fresh content. I'm building a tin shed so will listen while I work. Thanks Chris have a good day and everyone else ✌️ happy growing

[@thressielane1425]

hi guys,Newbie here. love you guys and how descriptive and detailed information you guys give this video came out at the right time,I am harvesting my first grow today.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Congrats on your first harvest!!

[@Arcturian1111]

60-70 Degrees. And No light. You'll be fine.

[@bigcrackrock]

So did you screw up your cure?

[@roadrunner7441]

@@Arcturian1111 That's for drying and curing ?

[@roadrunner7441]

@@bigcrackrock I'd like to know how it went myself too

[@smageth]

With my setup in my basement, I have mylar duct taped to the drop ceiling rails hanging loosly from the ceiling to the floor for my "tent" walls. that way I can make my grow room as big as I want and there is a heat run in the ceiling in the middle of it to provide ventilation and heat for my winter grows. Works perfectly.

[@brianloving7807]

Totally agree about drying to long,don't wait until the stems snap. Save those terps and don't overdry!

[@tkbotanicals4664]

Most relevant topic this year

[@zxyes3136]

Awesome content guys. I’m currently on my 4th grow. Growing my first photo period. Power Kush 24th day in flower with 46 tops. In a 2x2.

[@romanreckless8263]

Lotta tops

[@romanreckless8263]

Are u scrogged?

[@mikeinwtby]

Those who know and do, "get" the 46 top thing. Growers love

[@yep5689]

Hell yeah buddy good job it don’t matter what you do someone will always try to piss on your parade but ignore them and do you hell that’s a lot of tops and agian good job bro

[@roadrunner7441]

No we all don't get it

[@debramartinez8009]

Always nice to see you guys! Mr. Grow it is amazing and educational! Pigeons420 is awesome to watch and enjoy his personality!

[@geraldblount4159]

You're not going to have it drying in the desert for No 2 weeks

[@Chris-ck1qw]

I only wash my outdoor harvest. It’s a must. Works great!

[@lunarminx]

I am growing as a house plant and with 3 cats, a wash will be a must...lol

[@edinelsonramirez5656]

Thank you guys!! Awesome get-together!

[@Mark_Nadams]

Years ago (90's?) Jorge Cervantes, of High Times fame, was an advocate of bud washing and even with the addition of peroxide at 1C / 5 gal when washing buds that showed any signs of bud rot with a 3 minute soak. BTW - The word Pigeons420 was looking for to replace "soap" is surfactant. A wetting agent.

[@moabgenetix]

Nailed it on the bud crunch...sounds like a great strain name...blwn that bud crunch

[@sirfishalot6992]

New grower and what a fantastic channel! I like this type of content!

[@lj4598]

This was one of the best videos I've seen really informative 😊

[@jordanslone88]

Much love to the both of you, Hey Chris, When you gonna get Mr.Canuck on here? Thatd be doooooope! Peace

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

He's been invited. May just need 100-200 people like you to comment on his channel telling him to come on lol!

[@romanreckless8263]

He doesn't work with other creators.lol

[@jordanslone88]

@@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt I'm about to go flood his videos lol

[@WheelgunsOnWheels]

Great episode. It’s so neat to see you two early on in your relationship with each other. Excellent budding bromance.

[@steadyabmrising1927]

Appreciate the knowledge that is spreading 💚🌱

[@rikkydavidson1762]

Use coloidal silver in jar spray little sterilizes it no mold ect. Mandatory safety ✌️

[@darrensutton5666]

Great conversation as usual! Well done

[@MrBwingram]

Great show!

[@SuperFrozen87]

Thank you! I think I'm going to try washing my harvest. I'm excited!

[@garyheninger1876]

I have gotten over the manicuring of my plants. I do most of my trimming prior to harvest, but I leave a lot of small sugar leaves just because I want it to be somewhat holistic medicine

[@markseltman]

Great talk! Two comments: 1. In my experience, Boveda packs are best for well dried and cured long term storage. 2. Trimming is a drag if you have too much to trim. Triming a pound of herb can become a divine meditation depending on your mindset. I push my zen button when I begin trimming, listen to some of my favorite music, and feel satisfied and fulfilled by the end of my trimming process. Whether a placebo or not, I believe that loving trimming affects the potentcy of the final product. The other thing I do is grade my trim. I compost the largest fan leaves for next year's soil. The medium size and small leaves are great for making tinctures. I use large quantities ground fine and soaked in Everclear's 190 proof grain alcohol. Thanks for the idea of having a trimming party for larger quantities... a wonderful way of sharing the process and the bounty.

[@yanni246]

Lemon juice is hard to just rub off hands I can imagine how much it will stick or absorb to the bud

[@TCheidrich]

Thank you guys so very much, great detailed information, I was waiting for this episode!!! Pigeons420 is an awsome teacher!!!! Keep the good work, have a beautiful week everyone!!!

[@SuperSetCity]

I went to Ace a year ago and bought a wood moisture meter and now use that to stick in my buds while they’re drying to read the moisture inside the buds it takes all the guests workout I mean if you want to be a dinosaur and snap branches and take gases that’s fine but if you want to make it easier just go out and buy moisture meter and check your buds that way once it hits 10 or 11% you’re ready for the cure

[@derekdillon2970]

What brand mositure merer did you buy? I bought one and it didn't work

[@SuperSetCity]

@@derekdillon2970 I bought mine from Ace hardware it was about $26 and it works great and I haven’t had a problem with it yet

[@queenelizabeth4242]

I'm growing outside and will definitely be washing my buds before drying!!!

[@LonnieLaFlam]

So, I just finished washing and hanging my blue spring cookies, which is my first harvest ever. I recently heard about bud washing and instantly thought, "No way!" Then I researched. I harvested at 70/30% trichomes. Terrified, I was ruining my bud. I pressed on. The buds look amazing, and the smell is banging. I looked through Jewelers loop, and my trichomes are frosty amber and stacked full!! I only found one winged bug and one bastard Calipur. There was a funk floating in that wash bucket. The second bucket turned yellowish with a few things floating around. It's pretty much clean in the 3rd rinse. Each for 30 seconds gently in a circular motion back and forth. But trichomes are definitely fine! The buds are glowing like they had been coated in dirt. Highly recommend washing your bud.

[@gremlin5813]

The funk and yellow water was all the terpenes you washed out of the buds. The terps are water soluble, unless you're harvesting some really dirty outdoor plants, washing the buds is just a bad idea.

[@RuthLopez-tn3uv]

@@gremlin5813 I disagree. The buds look and smoke better when they've been washed. Besides, the dirt & bugs that came off convinced me. I want to smoke pot, not dirt & bugs

[@OGC_GSG_]

I've been washing my flowers outdoor and even my indoor. I've been doing it for a decade. It has made a huge difference in smoothness immediately in the smoke. Instead of needing a month for a smooth smoke to appear you will have smooth smoke after the dry never mind a cure. Ppl are smoking so much hair pet dander , dirt, bugs ,bug waste etc etc

[@BClass-fym]

Do you grow in organic living soil though or are you using coco choir and synthetic bottled nutes??

[@PhenoCouncil]

Thanks guys, great stuff. I have noticed a little pressure builds up some times and you can just loosen that rim and it it pops you know it needed burped.

[@terrolpowers6227]

I'm loving the grove bag cure saved me the daily burp

[@jeffloats5930]

Yeah, curious as to why using Grove bags wasn't mentioned at all? So many advantages and a better cure...

[@steveroberts3713]

Man I needed this one great talk guys!!

[@Gringostar8826]

Wish more people would like the video when they watch it. It the smallest possible way to say thanks for these badass guys’ time.

[@bennyhill6161]

& don't Skip the Ad-sense.

[@ractorstudios]

@@bennyhill6161 Great idea 🤘

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks so much for your support! It really helps. Cheers!

[@amartinez8691]

I washed my first harvest and everyone loves it including me it’s so smooth and tasty

[@danacraig220]

I washed mine with Hydrogen peroxide (1 cup in each bucket, or 3/4 c in the 3 gal buckets) and water using 3 3 gal and 1 5gal bucket because that is what was clean. What a relief. I was so tired of having to put up with hair, dirt, and tiny dead bugs in my awesome buds which are outdoor organic, and we have traffic nearby. The wash came out great. I think baking soda and lemon juice is too difficult and complicated, but could be good if you don't have any HP.

[@king_rit8530]

Freedom units!! I am not going to forget that one! Great video boys!!

[@oldschooled59]

Thanks guys for a lot of good information I've been using an auto burp system with an air pump and a timer That I seen on KZbin I built it myself it works excellent I love it I threw out all my jars

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

That's awesome! I'm glad it works well for you

[@WonkaWillE]

Can you elaborate on your system? How does it work? When rh gets to 65% or so does it auto burp? What kind of container if you threw away jars? An auto burp system sounds scary lol ✌

[@oldschooled59]

@@WonkaWillE I use food grade 5 gallon buckets A commercial airpump with A standard timer Look at auto curing on KZbin

[@oldschooled59]

Make sure your plant is dry before you do this it works awesome

[@WonkaWillE]

@@oldschooled59 right on appreciate it, always looking to check out different techniques ✌

[@QasayxKaioh]

Good to see some quality videos.

[@7munkee]

2011 I had 24 plants in my outdoor grow. I invited 4 or 5 friends over and had a two-day trimming party.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

lol great idea!

[@odaharry]

If you have the space , why not just jar it as is after the dry and trim as you use? I don’t see how that would cause any problems??

[@7munkee]

@@odaharry If I could go back in time 11 years, I would have tried it. Seems to me that i made bubbles out of the trim that year. Dunno was a long time ago.

[@cptclown]

this video was so useful for me im a first time grower and im in the process of drying and curing this helped alot

[@datrickwilliams3542]

Bud washing for me makes a longer dry time . I can say my humidity and temps probably weren't in the optimal conditions. Took about 7 days when it's normally 3-4. Only washed a couple grows. Growing for 10 years... Great content...

[@comfortablynumb9342]

So if your buds get too dry could you dunk them to get moisture back? Sounds like a bad idea.

[@datrickwilliams3542]

@@comfortablynumb9342 Initially, you would wash the Buds as soon as you cut the plant. I've never cut a plant that had dry buds.. Now if you're asking about anything after the initial chop, I definitely wouldn't suggest dunking the bud to get moisture. But like my guy says, I'm not super scientific, I just know what works for me.

[@aficionadoofthefinestherbs4722]

3 to 4 days is way too quick for good quality drying, you must know that bud

[@datrickwilliams3542]

@@93836 I've definitely tried the "wait til it snaps" technique. Bud super dry, lower potency, lower quality. Personally I dry it out a little before the chop. I may lose a little flavor. I'm still learning, that's why I appreciate this channel...

[@datrickwilliams3542]

@@aficionadoofthefinestherbs4722 3-4 days hang dry, then I put them in the brown paper bags, then in the jar....

[@Fishtefer]

Love from 🇬🇧 🙏🏽🙌🏾 Been watching for just over a year now. Great stuff, massive help for a long time toker short time grower 🤙🏾

[@Gringostar8826]

I’m still remember when pigeons420 did his videos reverse Wilson style (home improvement). Love that dude. And Chris is fucking cool, I trust everything he says.

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

lol "reverse Wilson style".. Cheers!

[@stevecrabtree7654]

Pigeons 420 sent me over.Cheers bud!

[@ZZ_Trop]

I wanted to not like pigeons for some reason but after watching a few videos, I really like the dude. He's really really good at this. He comes off very professional but also seems like someone you'd hang out with and do stupid sh*t. Like he could walk straight into a business meeting after blowing up old pumpkins in his backyard and you wouldn't even know.

[@chrisvavrick778]

😂

[@mikeburnett1590]

Lmaoooo.... yeah.

[@unitoolzee]

For my most recent dry, I just put a large bud into a sealed jar with a humidity gauge in order to see how dry it really was. This guys point about it being too late when the stems snap is exactly correct, especially in low humidity climates.

[@problemchild420og6]

Bowl trimers work pretty good, infact I sill have mine but I up graded to the twister 6....It does 4 lb an hour so makes my life easier bud come out great!

[@garyheninger1876]

I started with 1 LED grow light, and 2 plants. I now have 6 lights in an 8×10 room. I just dropped 15 seeds.

[@garyheninger1876]

14 popped, and 4 are just about ready

[@AustinC-ul3vq]

​@@garyheninger1876Did you pop 100 at a time yet? 😁

[@Crazypug-eh7xi]

Woooooo! Outstanding!! Another amazing episode with a amazing guest. Thanks so much for continuing to have these guests on and for the great info

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Glad you liked it! As long as people like you keep enjoying the episodes and leaving them positive vibes in the comments, i'll keep making them. Cheers!