Hello all I think I have bud rot :(

benton OG

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• Oct 2, 2020

• #1

Please help me identify if this is indeed the beginning of my beautiful cola being taken over by bud rot!!! Help please!!! The first pics are of the main cola which now I understand that you should top your plant because of this then I have a few extras showing other parts of the plant. One more thing I have some Jerusalem artichokes and was wondering if I harvest them at the right time Oct 1 south east usa. Thanks for the help and I am sure this is Wedding Cake plant.

 

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Rogsatt34

Active Member

• Oct 2, 2020

• #2

I’m growing outdoors in the SE too. I’ve had a problem with rot since around mid September probably due to the rain and cool temps. That kinda looks like bud rot to me. Tug on a sugar leaf where you think you see rot. If it comes out with no resistance it’s most likely rotten.

 

benton OG

Well-Known Member

• Oct 2, 2020

• #3

Rogsatt34 said:

I’m growing outdoors in the SE too. I’ve had a problem with rot since around mid September probably due to the rain and cool temps. That kinda looks like bud rot to me. Tug on a sugar leaf where you think you see rot. If it comes out with no resistance it’s most likely rotten.

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Yes we had a cold front then warm and now back to maybe a freeze warning in the mountains this weekend! Crazy weather with the crazy times we live in brother. I will check my leaf but you see that one big one is yellow half way up the cola. I really dont want to chop my damn cola off but I guess I might have to. I know to use peroxide spray 3% after cutting if I have to but man this is making me sad.

 

HydroKid239

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• Oct 2, 2020

• #4

Spray the affected spots with a mix of peroxide and water so the spores don’t fly off of it and cut out the brown areas.

 

HydroKid239

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• Oct 2, 2020

• #5

If it over powers the majority of the bud then just chop off the entire branch.

 

benton OG

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• Oct 2, 2020

• #6

HydroKid239 said:

If it over powers the majority of the bud then just chop off the entire branch.

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aight! Thank you sir

 

HydroKid239

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• Oct 2, 2020

• #7

benton OG said:

aight! Thank you sir

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No problem. Just don’t consume any of it. It would be worth more to toss the entire plant than to smoke/cook with that.

 

benton OG

Well-Known Member

• Oct 3, 2020

• #8

Here is an update I got a digital microscope. I cut off the effected bud.

 

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Last edited: Oct 3, 2020