Is this bud doomed or just frosty?

Cococola36

Cococola36

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I need the eye and opinion of others out there as this is obviously important because I can't give patients moldy shit! I never had a problem with mold before and this is my second run with this strain and it was NOT this resinous the first run so I'm nervous. I looked up moldy nug pics and its not too easy to tell because the pics online are not the clearest. I did the best I could to take some quality shots. Here are 3 pics two up close and one normal shot of my grapegod bud. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!!
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jondamon

jondamon

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Looks like broken trichomes to me.

Have a look on google images at close up pictures of powdery mildew.


If it was botrytis aka bud rot it would start near the bud stem and work its way out.




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Cococola36

Cococola36

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gagekko said:
If it smells moldy or musky then, yes, it's mold.... What does your nose say?
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When trimming it smelled wonderful like grape/ flowers, then I dried on a rack for a few days my humidity in the room was low around 30% and temps a little high around 78 , its now drying a bit fast still needs a day or two but it pretty much lost its smell a bit so its hard to tell to be honest, no musky smell broke one open and still smelled abit fruity. Just worried cause the weed has this white tint too it
 
Cococola36

Cococola36

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jondamon said:
Looks like broken trichomes to me.

Have a look on google images at close up pictures of powdery mildew.


If it was botrytis aka bud rot it would start near the bud stem and work its way out.




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I did use a spin pro to trim them in a hurry, would that explain broken trichomes? and didnt notice anything when broken apart no webbing or anything
 
HeartlandHank

HeartlandHank

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Hard to tell.

Do you see any mold connecting gaps in the bud. You can pull back cluster of calyx from them stem and look for any cotton/web like mold.

Im familiar with your thought though. I've had it a few times.
 
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gagekko

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Cococola36 said:
When trimming it smelled wonderful like grape/ flowers, then I dried on a rack for a few days my humidity in the room was low around 30% and temps a little high around 78 , its now drying a bit fast still needs a day or two but it pretty much lost its smell a bit so its hard to tell to be honest, no musky smell broke one open and still smelled abit fruity. Just worried cause the weed has this white tint too it
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Looks fine to me... if you been drying slow, the smell will come back when it hits the jar :)
 
GandalfdaGreen

GandalfdaGreen

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Something doesnt look quiet right. I took a long second look. It sucks if its mold but the last thing you want to do is hand it out if you suspect it.
 
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gagekko

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Cococola36 said:
I did use a spin pro to trim them in a hurry, would that explain broken trichomes? and didnt notice anything when broken apart no webbing or anything
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I wish I had so much I needed a spin pro... but yeah, thats y u got the broken tris
 
bamacheese

bamacheese

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It looks clear of mold to me...Just some really damaged trichs.

If you are truly concerned about it, just make cannabutter out of it. It would be easier to diagnose with a microscope shot. The only way to know for sure is to get it tested. I don't see any mold present in the pics you showed, though. Definitely not a full blown contamination.
 
spitsbuds

spitsbuds

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its seems to be spread me equal round the whole bud, not from bunches of calxys and it does not appear to be working from the inside out, so it says broken trichs to me,,get a microscope or maybe a good magnifying glass would do it, i use a microscope so im not to sure what strength magnifying glass you need,
 
brotherjericho

brotherjericho

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1) Strains have different phenotypes so just because you ran it before does not mean it will produce the same exact types of buds
2) I've not had mildew but most of the time you will see it on more than just the buds, from all the pictures I've seen (thought I had it too)
 
Bigby

Bigby

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What Jondamon said was the thing that occurred to me too as I looked at the pics.
 
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