Bulb Exploded - what now?

So a thousand watt bulb just blew up over my four lavender wrecks just before harvest time. Shit! Tried vacuuming the glass dust off but the buds are so sticky it doesn't work well. Any ideas how to salvage? Or what are my other options?

Dunk or rinse really well a few times. A high power spray should help a lot. Resin isn't water soluble so it won't hurt but do it early in the day so the plants can dry well before dark. Glass doesn't burn at smoke temps so if you don't eat it, you'll live to see tomorrow.

those little spray cans of air u use on computer keyboards n stuff work great for blowing stuff off plants,

Good idea, I haven't thought about that. BUT, with glass dust- you better hit them with water too.

wow , that is a major bummer. Not sure what to recommend as this has never happened to me. First thought would be to scrap the crop. Reason being, glass stuck to the bud and I would also be concerned about the gasses from bulb on being on your ladies. No body wants to lose a whole crop tho. Lots to consider.

It would really suck to breath in some glass.. Just sayin..

blowincherrypie said:

It would really suck to breath in some glass.. Just sayin..

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This is the part whe blowincherrypie should be bragging up his led setup (going by profile pic). This would never happen with LEDs.

Thanks, appreciate the comments, those are all good points of view. Might have to trash the bunch, don't want to compromise anybody's health. But what if I can extract without the glass? Like dry ice hash or something. The glass couldn't make it through those little holes, the trichomes can barely squeeze through.

Maybe you could put a pantyhose over the vacuum attachment and get closer to the leaves and bud that way without having to worry the leaves will be sucked in?

Make ISO or butane oil with the lot.

What brand bulb, etc. was it?

If it's smoked, make sure by bong only where the water can catch the dust and particles that remain..........

I'm pretty sure there is a bit of mercury in the bulb--I would find out for sure before you try to salvage any of your crop

Yeah, I was wondering about whether the glass had some kind of coating on the inside, mercury would suck. I'll research it.

Don't know the brand, buddy shipped it to me from clear across the country, plugged it in 10 minutes and she blew, glad i wasn't standing there.