Invisible Mold?

I've had some mold spots show up during curing for the first time. I was prepared to throw it all out by some respected growers suggest cutting away mold areas and putting the rest back into drying. I wonder if after that I can assume it is mold free and safe, or if it could still be there but invisible?

I'm all in favor of saving as much as I can. But I read so much saying even when you can't see it on some buds, it is there and can be dangerous. I don't want to be wasteful or take risks of making someone sick.

I've never had mold. I don't know how the heck it happened this time. So anyway, I really appreciate any step by step advice. I have it in the oven right now at only 200 degrees and will do it only 10 min or so. Should I then cut out the mold spots like little tumors? How much around them? Then go back to a regular drying regimen for the rest? Is there any way I can then know that it is clean?

actually, all bud(unless it was grown in sterile conditions) has mold spores
it's mostly a question of quantity of spores, not whether there are any
i had the same deal, took it out of the curing jars and tossed the stuff with mold
from what i've read, a vaporizer will kill mold spores, and there is the bubble hash route

I can verify that ^^^

When one has a nug tested for biological contaminants... say fungal infestation... they do a germ test on the sample. Every sample germinates something... it is in the air... it is a matter to what degree that they use for a pass/no pass.

You should remove all visible signs however, and if they are early in drying, then perhaps research h2o2 dunks to burn it off, then proceed to normal drying. Just a thought, never done it myself.


But neither a vaporizer nor water processing will remove/kill/filter all the spores on a super infected sample. Basically would have to oil process to fully be sure there is no inhalation of spores. But that's splitting hairs... we breath them in each & every time we open our mouths, so...??? Our bodies are covered in em... some of us grow colonies (athletes foot)... and that doesn't include the bacteria we have all over our bodies & everything around us... splitting hairs.