Bud Rot

Hey guys, so I checked on my babies today and my biggest bud was looking great until I looked closer on the inside and saw what looked like white webbing and a dark brown patch. Which is definitely mold . I don’t feel like frost hit it but it is indeed cold and rainy. It’s been getting some nice sun recently so I was happy and stopped worrying so much about temperature. It was planted late and the weather’s been crap so I can’t really complain.
But I’ve looked around on google and obviously everything is saying to cut it off as it’s not to be consumed. Came here to find out if anyone knows any tricks to getting rid of the patch and keeping the rest? There’s a lot of seemingly healthy plant material left and one spot of horribleness.

If not and I have to cut it off, can I just chop it from below where the bud starts? Will the rest of my plant be okay?

Thanks in advance guys. Sad times .

Yeah - for bud rot I just snip off the moldy bud/branch and keep what looks good below that spot (I cut a little extra). Keep an eye on anything that was close though... I had to snio some off mine too... cut mine over weekend before rain hit before I lost more. Good luck!

upinthesticks said:

Yeah - for bud rot I just snip off the moldy bud/branch and keep what looks good below that spot (I cut a little extra). Keep an eye on anything that was close though... I had to snio some off mine too... cut mine over weekend before rain hit before I lost more. Good luck!

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Thanks, and I will do. Heard it spreads easy.
Sorry you had to cut yours too, at least you understand my pain, haha.
So whatever I snip off that doesn’t have mold can still be smoked even though it has 3 weeks left to go? Great, I’ll just get that drying early then.
Thanks for the speedy reply, I’ll go cut her off now

I know.. sucks! Battled WPM too towards the end.

And, I mean, Im no expert, but I would smoke it if it was a handful of nodes above/below rot. I usually cut a lot more than needed out than what looks like rot. And where its early, it might be a little light and heady, but if it has trichomes I would give it a go.

All opinion, still learning this myself.

Well I like that opinion and it would probably be what I do as well. The only issue is flushing as my plant hasn’t been flushed yet which means I’d be smoking some nutrients. Not the best but I’m not a waster.
Thanks so much for the advice Have a lovely day!

I had the year from rot hell this year. Mix up a little H2O2 with H2O in a small spray bottle and spray the spot of rot before snipping it. Place in ziplock bag to remove from garden. Spray hands and scissors between each clip. I would take several buds above and below the spot of rot. I washed my bud, so I wasn't smoking mold and rot spores. Again I used about a capful of H2O2 per gallon of water for the wash. A salad spinner will get most of the water out for you.

Watch it close and just take it one day at a time. Good luck.

Almost forgot to mention the flush thing. That is to advise you to never again mention the flush thing. Plants can not be flushed, only the soil they are grown in. If you didn't over feed, a gradual easing up of the nutes is all you need.

too larry said:

I had the year from rot hell this year. Mix up a little H2O2 with H2O in a small spray bottle and spray the spot of rot before snipping it. Place in ziplock bag to remove from garden. Spray hands and scissors between each clip. I would take several buds above and below the spot of rot. I washed my bud, so I wasn't smoking mold and rot spores. Again I used about a capful of H2O2 per gallon of water for the wash. A salad spinner will get most of the water out for you.

Watch it close and just take it one day at a time. Good luck.

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Thanks but it’s already done/I chopped it off

too larry said:

Almost forgot to mention the flush thing. That is to advise you to never again mention the flush thing. Plants can not be flushed, only the soil they are grown in. If you didn't over feed, a gradual easing up of the nutes is all you need.

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Sorry but this makes no sense to me. Or maybe I just don’t believe it as I’ve done a ton of research. Plants can’t be flushed, only the soil they’re in?
Flushing is necessary for taste and obviously inhaling the least amount of nutrients as possible. Giving fresh, normal water for at least 2 weeks before harvest will travel from the soil through the plant and give it a cleaner/smoother end result. It’s probably not going to rid the nutrients completely but I’d rather smoke what I’ve grown knowing it had 2 weeks of pure water over chemicals.
I quickdried and smoked the non-moldy bit I chopped off and I could definitely taste that it wasn’t as clean as it could be (good shit nevertheless ).

KaylasKush said:

Sorry but this makes no sense to me. Or maybe I just don’t believe it as I’ve done a ton of research. Plants can’t be flushed, only the soil they’re in?
Flushing is necessary for taste and obviously inhaling the least amount of nutrients as possible. Giving fresh, normal water for at least 2 weeks before harvest will travel from the soil through the plant and give it a cleaner/smoother end result. It’s probably not going to rid the nutrients completely but I’d rather smoke what I’ve grown knowing it had 2 weeks of pure water over chemicals.
I quickdried and smoked the non-moldy bit I chopped off and I could definitely taste that it wasn’t as clean as it could be (good shit nevertheless ).

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Normal amount of water is the way to go. I call it flushing when you use way more water than the soil can soak up.

Flushing threads just go crazy on here. Didn't want you to get in the middle of all that shouting.

too larry said:

Normal amount of water is the way to go. I call it flushing when you use way more water than the soil can soak up.

Flushing threads just go crazy on here. Didn't want you to get in the middle of all that shouting.

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Oh. Didn’t realise it was used in that context as well, sorry.
As for overfeeding, I have high doubts as I feed every time the soil feels close to dry when putting the tip of my finger in (2-3 days). But I won’t be surprised if that contributed to the mold as not only was the air around it cold, the soil was cold and moist too.

KaylasKush said:

Sorry but this makes no sense to me. Or maybe I just don’t believe it as I’ve done a ton of research. Plants can’t be flushed, only the soil they’re in?
Flushing is necessary for taste and obviously inhaling the least amount of nutrients as possible. Giving fresh, normal water for at least 2 weeks before harvest will travel from the soil through the plant and give it a cleaner/smoother end result. It’s probably not going to rid the nutrients completely but I’d rather smoke what I’ve grown knowing it had 2 weeks of pure water over chemicals.
I quickdried and smoked the non-moldy bit I chopped off and I could definitely taste that it wasn’t as clean as it could be (good shit nevertheless ).

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Flushing does not improve taste. You are confusing the high chlorophyll content of your quick dry with the flawed concept of nutrients producing a bad taste or harshness. No, that is the chlorophyll that is giving your quick dry a bad taste. Proper drying and curing is the key to getting best flavor and smoothness.