Bud Rot Question!

I’m going to comment on the stomach ability to handle mold.
The guy at the lab we use to test was saying that if you tested lettuce in a supermarket, you would be sick reading the results.

It’s too bad we don’t have the same standards for food and water that we have for recreational weed

4 Likes

If we had reliable data on our food we would never eat again.

7 Likes

I ate some fresh cubes last year that had mold on them and it fucked my digestive track up for months. No bueno

3 Likes

It’s not just the mold that’s dangerous, some mold produces toxins as part of it’s life cycle and certain people are more sensitive to the toxins than others. That’s why,to me, it’s never worth taking a chance using moldy bud for edibles. Even a small chance of getting sick isn’t worth it.

4 Likes

I use ozone myself. :heart_eyes:
Something to think about, the mold spores are everywhere in our air, they look for an opportunity to infect.
So cleaning the carpet may help but not prevent the issue. :thinking:

Something else to note here…
It is best to give cannabis plants in the last couple of weeks of flower very min water.
Water more often if needed but keep the water/food to a min. when possible.
Keep the soil as dry as possible without letting the plant go totally dry.
Now this needs to be learned so you have some trial and error to do to find the sweet spot.

If you give too much water in the last 2-3 weeks the plant will sweat it out/transpire trying to keep the roots from drowning/lack of oxygen.
Also, plants stop taking up the usual amount of water in those last 2 weeks too so if you water as usual you will be over watering.
Cut back drastically on the water in the last few weeks.
If I were to guess, and I am guessing here, that would be the culprit.

On another note:
When done right, water stress late in flower can increase cannabinoid production.

But too dry is not good either, so you need to walk a fine line.
It is not hard once you get the hang of it.

8 Likes

No thanks buddy, appreciate it though! I got plenty’o seeds already. Sorry to hear about your car man.

Yea I trashed it immediately anyways. It was gone 5mins after I posted this thread :rofl:

@shag @Budderton thanks i’ll definitely look into the ozone prior to new run. Do i need to get all the animals out of house to do it, or is closing a bedroom door for it enough?

3 Likes

This is very good advice.

5 Likes

Right on, I’ll definitely cut down on h2o in final weeks.

3 Likes

Any idea regarding coco dtw during the last few weeks?

That should be enough, just make sure you keep your hands on the situation.
Don’t walk away and forget it is running.
Make sure no animals can get into the room and make sure the room is clear of all animals before you start.

You can keep plants in the room but don’t let ozone get too high or it will kill them.
Don’t enter the room right after treatment.
If ozone smell is strong, it is too strong for you to enter the room.

1 Like

Wow @Gonzo that sucks, I’ve had that happen to me on a white widow not long ago, it hurts after having that much time in it, like losing kids or something, breaks my heart when that happens

1 Like

I have never done coco and to my knowlege letting the coco dry too much can cause its own problems.

If you can minimize the amount of water given without getting salt stress that would be the answer.
You could try a gypsum flush, that would wash away a bunch of salt, then maybe cut back on water once the salt is gone.
When the plants slow down on water uptake that is the signal.

To be honest that was all just a guess based on the knowledge I have acquired through the years.
You may get better info from a coco grower.

2 Likes

Very unlikely :slightly_frowning_face:

No lab tests but my mold affected weed gets washy washies into bubble hash with no problems detected by me
But I’m a dirty smoker :man_shrugging:
:evergreen_tree:

3 Likes

Interesting that you had mentioned this. I’ve actually prepared a gypsum, epsom and humic acid mix (couldn’t find decent fulvic acid) to feed tomorrow. I was thinking to alternate this with low ppm feeds with more K and definitely will be cutting back on the watering as they’re drinking lesser…I feel.
Thank you for your input. :v:t4::herb::blush:

1 Like

If it ever happens again (hopefully never), I will definitely just donate it to someone willing to do that :+1:

3 Likes

@Gonzo, sorry you had an issue with bud rot. Could you use it for dry ice or bubble hash?

1 Like

You will get in the habit of gently pulling apart your flowers in late bloom and looking for signs of it early “checking”. Spot it, harvest ASAP.

2 Likes

We used this crap on alot of stuff when the panny first happened. It works great on most bad stuff and is hospital/ food safe. I dont think it would be good to spray on your plants directly but most definalty would help with the tent/space clean up. Maybe worth checking out

2 Likes

That’s why I don’t hang them anymore. I trim them wet. I get them off the stem as fast as possible. I do leave some of the bigger buds. But not too big. I got a fan over the top and got a fan on and bottom. I put them on the window screen. Then, after about four or five days they go into a big container. Like a Rubbermaid or Tupperware. Even paper bags. I like to dry them pretty fast. Then let it catch up. That’s my method. Not the best. It gets too smelly. @Gonzo I had some last year. It wasn’t terribly bad. But it was bad enough.

3 Likes