high humidity vs high temp...which is worse?

somebody1701

somebody1701

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althor said:
Well, just save this post so you can come back to it one day. I was probably 12 years in when I first got hit with mold, then I had to fight it every step of the way. Now I don't let my flower room get above 50% and if I hit 50% I start kinda freaking out.
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Do a little internet research on this topic and you'll find there are a large number of people with similar experiences to mine. I live in a very humid climate and keeping my humidity below 60% would require a huge amount of electricity. I have excellent airflow which I (and many others) think is the key.
 
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MjAeJdIiK

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texasjack said:
Spores and mycellium are mostly microscopic. You're just killing the stuff big enough to see. It's still there, everywhere.
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Did you read my whole post?

I agree with you, hence why I said.he's stuck with.the.mold.and all.he can.do now is try to keep it at bay.

I.have saved plants doing what I described
 
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bryan oconner

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sounds like you need to find a care giver for your medical needs . if you smoke that moldy worm shit it will be a medical grow for sure straight into a hospital !
 
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somebody1701 said:
Not that it's directly relevant to OP since his bud appears ruined, but I flower in 60-65% humidity and I've never had a problem. I do have excellent ventilation and AC so the temps aren't getting up to 92, but I didn't want anyone to get the impression that humidity over 50% is always a problem in flower.
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i flower in 65% humidity or what eva the rh is
 
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PURPLEB3RRYKUSH

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I smoked mouldy bud before, the good stuff, packs more of a punch but in all honesty search bud washing, you can save buds from mould with a shower and warm water and scrub the buds with your hands
 
sunandsky

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Well okay. I don't think there is mold all over the plants. I feel like sometimes people are a little overly cautious. there were very few spots with mold. the plant is quite big. today i cut down parts of colas that had areas like in the pic. there were also some leaves with what looked like powdery mildew. Would dry conditions not kill the mold? Cause it to dry up and what not? It could certainly be stopped from spreading I would think. I don't see why I couldn't smoke the buds that looked clean. When I was a kid and meat would go bad, we'd cut off the moldy parts and fry the slightly sour parts. no meat wasted. anyways just my train of thought there, ill post pics and see what people think. I don't want this stuff to go to waste! I guess I've been given options though. I feel like I'm waiting for that one ballsy answer that's just like allows the to smoke it. One plant is entirely unnaffected by mold. what's the rule there? miscroscopic mold may be on the buds? naked eye can't see it but it s there sort of thing.
 

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texasjack

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sunandsky said:
Well okay. I don't think there is mold all over the plants. I feel like sometimes people are a little overly cautious. there were very few spots with mold. the plant is quite big. today i cut down parts of colas that had areas like in the pic. there were also some leaves with what looked like powdery mildew. Would dry conditions not kill the mold? Cause it to dry up and what not? It could certainly be stopped from spreading I would think. I don't see why I couldn't smoke the buds that looked clean. When I was a kid and meat would go bad, we'd cut off the moldy parts and fry the slightly sour parts. no meat wasted. anyways just my train of thought there, ill post pics and see what people think. I don't want this stuff to go to waste! I guess I've been given options though. I feel like I'm waiting for that one ballsy answer that's just like allows the to smoke it. One plant is entirely unnaffected by mold. what's the rule there? miscroscopic mold may be on the buds? naked eye can't see it but it s there sort of thing.
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Eating mold and breathing mold are not the same thing.
 
somebody1701

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sunandsky said:
Well okay. I don't think there is mold all over the plants. I feel like sometimes people are a little overly cautious. there were very few spots with mold. the plant is quite big. today i cut down parts of colas that had areas like in the pic. there were also some leaves with what looked like powdery mildew. Would dry conditions not kill the mold? Cause it to dry up and what not? It could certainly be stopped from spreading I would think. I don't see why I couldn't smoke the buds that looked clean. When I was a kid and meat would go bad, we'd cut off the moldy parts and fry the slightly sour parts. no meat wasted. anyways just my train of thought there, ill post pics and see what people think. I don't want this stuff to go to waste! I guess I've been given options though. I feel like I'm waiting for that one ballsy answer that's just like allows the to smoke it. One plant is entirely unnaffected by mold. what's the rule there? miscroscopic mold may be on the buds? naked eye can't see it but it s there sort of thing.
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Are those supposed to be the good ones? I definitely wouldn't smoke that. If you have bud that's completely unaffected and makes it through cure without developing mold, that would be fine, IMO.
 
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Cyrus420

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bryan oconner said:
high humidity = bud rot ! throw it away now and save your time electric . these buds will get or grey mold in the insides of them you might not even see it until you crack it open . its trash . high temps ok up to 90f with a fan running . humidity over 50 in flower your totally fucked if you don't have a lot of ventilation a shit lot of fans running 24/7 you have a chance you don't meaning your fucked . your humidity is 100 % it will bring every form of mold from white powder to the evil mold I spoke of . seriously get it under control today or just toss it .
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You only need a few clip on fans to keep the air moving to prevent bud rot. Three plants in a 2x2 with my humidity reaching 80% during lights off zero bud rot. A high humidity may not be perfect but don't scare people with bud rot stories, molds need both humid and stale air to survive, so long as you keep the air moving around your plants they'll be fine.
 
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Dr.Nick Riviera

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Cyrus420 said:
You only need a few clip on fans to keep the air moving to prevent bud rot. Three plants in a 2x2 with my humidity reaching 80% during lights off zero bud rot. A high humidity may not be perfect but don't scare people with bud rot stories, molds need both humid and stale air to survive, so long as you keep the air moving around your plants they'll be fine.
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mostly true,except for the fact that SOME strains will get rot even with airflow. I only ever had 1 strain do it, but I am sure there are others.(probably also moxie seed strains.)
 
tyke1973

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High humidity,i have seen plants grown indoors, and out doors, in really hot conditions, and i think that plants can be made to get used to the heat.Where has humidity if left un checked will hit you very fast and there is nothing you can do once the bud get a slight bud rot it will just get worse,So all ways sort humidity out ,more often than not they come hand in hand though.
 
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bryan oconner

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so some people get lucky in high humidity . are you suggesting this guy keeps his moldy worm infested plants . come on there are worms in it ! worms ! its that damp .
 
Uberknot

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I do think that wind pulls moisture from the leaves and helps them have less chance of mildew. mold, etc. It's like right now outside been raining for days now and it's really calm outside and foggy. I can see my tomatoes leaves being effected from it. Anyhow over an extended period of time, wetness, and high humidity those mold spores do travel around.
 
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bryan oconner

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holy fuck those pics ! if I had those going I can guarantee you my sexy wife as pictured on the left lol . she would bitch slap me go fuck somebody else just because I had mold to teach me a lesson ! I would save those and give it to my managers at work now these deserve to smoke that mold .
 
outlier

outlier

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I've found this handy for working out temps/humidity: http://www.dpcalc.org/

Not sure how accurate the days to mould is. Seems to work well for the risk aspect though. If your inputs show any mould risk, best get it sorted :bigjoint:
 
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