wizardshat Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 With all this rain we have been having lately (in Gauteng at least), my autos developed some bud rot. They were a week or so from harvest, and while checking trichome colour I noticed a brown sugar leaf. Pulled the leaf and it came right off. Upon further inspection I found more brown rot deeper in the bud. It seems that, with all the rain, bud rot set in. I cut the plants and managed to rescue a few buds that had no brown rot on them and chucked the rest, but I think I will just chuck the buds anyway since I am a bit worried about smoking potentially moldy weed. What does everyone else do with an outdoor grow to prevent bud rot? I think next time I'll plant some bag seed, I suspect the issue may have stemmed from the denseness of the buds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breadinator Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Sorry to hear! Thought this was only an European thing. Definately not advocating this, but knowing myself I would have just cut away the problem area and continue as per normal, like what you do with cheese and bread. (Although the bread you would probably want to toast first) Do not even consider if you are not healthy. We ingest millions - dare I say billions ? - of spores daily and all types of death causing organisms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Budrot is kak, I had it once. High humidity, warm temps and not enough moving air is what caused mine. I wouldn't suggest holding onto the miff skyf. Rather safe than sorry bruv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat999 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Yezzir, bud rot isn't something to toss around hey. Could end up in hospital Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardshat Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Thanks for the comments everyone, I tossed all the bud -- better to be safe than sorry. Time to start planning the next grow better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat999 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 For sure. All honesty dude my last run also fucked up because temp conditions and shit made me it's bitch, lost pretty much most of the bud. But now I'll change that with the next run coming up too. You just learn bru. LOL Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostrovia Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 use the budrot for oil man... atleast you'll get something from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 49 minutes ago, ydt said: use the budrot for oil man... atleast you'll get something from it. Is that safe @ydt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat999 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Is that safe [mention=1675]ydt[/mention]?I'd not do that. Goodluck with making oil from rotten buds. BleghSent from my G3312 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 LOL, not me @Pat999, ek vra ma net 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat999 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 LOL, not me [mention=1162]Pat999[/mention], ek vra ma net Ons se maar netSent from my G3312 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostrovia Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Ek lewe nog so why not ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McB Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Ek lewe nog so why not ? 2 words... Incubation periodSent from my ANE-LX2 using Tapatalk 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosed Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Choose 1 or a combination of the following: 1. Flower your plants later to avoid the rain rotting up your dense flowers. 2. Use local sativa genetics. The flowers are less dense allowing air to flow through the bud after rain. 3. Flower under a greenhouse cover so that no rain comes into contact with the flower. SIMPLE. Edited February 7, 2019 by Moosed 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman Mike Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 No. 1 won't work so well in Cape Town, but yeah, good ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat999 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 No. 1 won't work so well in Cape Town, but yeah, good ideas.Yeah I can attest. Kak hot today and probably will be raining mid week only to turn kak and blow everything away. LoLSent from my G3312 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman Mike Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Yip, I've had a bit of bud rot growing outdoors in the Cape. Around April when those cold fronts start coming and a few weeks from harvest when the buds are big. First it blows and batters your plants then when it passes the rot sets in. Need to watch them like a hawk. I have mine in pots this year so if I'm home at least they can be moved under cover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardshat Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/7/2019 at 4:48 PM, Moosed said: Choose 1 or a combination of the following: 1. Flower your plants later to avoid the rain rotting up your dense flowers. 2. Use local sativa genetics. The flowers are less dense allowing air to flow through the bud after rain. 3. Flower under a greenhouse cover so that no rain comes into contact with the flower. SIMPLE. Thanks for the advice, I will implement at least the first two for the next grow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Yussis okes, the bud rot strikes again. I'm so bummed about this. Seems like it's impossible to dry my buds in Cape Town... Any pointers for drying WITHOUT an aircon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat999 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Yussis okes, the bud rot strikes again. I'm so bummed about this. Seems like it's impossible to dry my buds in Cape Town... Any pointers for drying WITHOUT an aircon?Horrible bru. I was keeping my eye on that my buds are much dryer than normal. Did you dry it in a box? That's usually a way to goSent from my G3312 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkunkPharm Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 You need a fan circulating air. Dehumidifier aswell if it is wet and cold like it is currently.Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 13 hours ago, Pat999 said: Horrible bru. I was keeping my eye on that my buds are much dryer than normal. Did you dry it in a box? That's usually a way to go Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk I dried it in my old grow cab. Had a fan in there pulling out the humid air, but it didn't help having those rainy days man. Kinda fucked me over. I lost 32g dry bud in total, 26g on the Zkittlez and 6g on the CBD Crack. Now i'm panicking about the GG coz it has the fattest buds of the lot. 4 minutes ago, SkunkPharm said: You need a fan circulating air. Dehumidifier aswell if it is wet and cold like it is currently. Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk I'm looking at getting a dehumidifier. Just not sure how good it'll be. Like what one should i be going for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkunkPharm Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 dehumidifier-meaco-12l-low-energyThis is the one I have. It is only 165w and you can connect a pipe so that you don't have to empty the container all the time.it is not the cheapest but paying a bit more upfront saves on the bills later.Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Checking it out. It's steep for a 2x4 yeah. But i suppose if i skimp, i'll always have this issue while i live where i live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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