Mold or colored buds?

geart jan · Sep 12, 2023

I am growing a "tropicana cookies auto" from "fastbuds".

I have applied lst and topping wich resulted in a bushy plant that might have suffered from improper airflow.
Now the popcorn bud sites seem to show weird brown-red collored calyxes at some spots and others look more purply while the main colas show little to no discoloration at all.
The current temperature is 27°C and RH is 70%
Is it mold or anthocyanins?

Tracker · Sep 12, 2023

geart jan said:
I am growing a "tropicana cookies auto" from "fastbuds".

I have applied lst and topping wich resulted in a bushy plant that might have suffered from improper airflow.
Now the popcorn bud sites seem to show weird brown-red collored calyxes at some spots and others look more purply while the main colas show little to no discoloration at all.
The current temperature is 27°C and RH is 70%
Is it mold or anthocyanins?
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Just color of buds. No evidence of mold in the pictures. Looks good!

geart jan · Sep 12, 2023

Tracker said:
Just color of buds. No evidence of mold in the pictures. Looks good!

That's really exciting! Never really seen red or purple cannabis in person.
Thanks!

I am still woried about my plant thats drying though, should i worry about this suspicious looking calyx?

the yellow brownish one near the stem

Tracker · Sep 12, 2023

geart jan said:
That's really exciting! Never really seen red or purple cannabis in person.
Thanks!

I am still woried about my plant thats drying though, should i worry about this suspicious looking calyx?View attachment 5325849the yellow brownish one near the stem

Looks like there's a seed in that one. Squeeze it lightly to see if you feel something hard inside. You may have had a herm flower or nanner on the plant somewhere.

Kushash · Sep 12, 2023

geart jan said:
I am growing a "tropicana cookies auto" from "fastbuds".

I have applied lst and topping wich resulted in a bushy plant that might have suffered from improper airflow.
Now the popcorn bud sites seem to show weird brown-red collored calyxes at some spots and others look more purply while the main colas show little to no discoloration at all.
The current temperature is 27°C and RH is 70%
Is it mold or anthocyanins?
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They look good. These cheap stakes are useful for sticky traps.

geart jan · Sep 12, 2023

Tracker said:
Looks like there's a seed in that one. Squeeze it lightly to see if you feel something hard inside. You may have had a herm flower or nanner on the plant somewhere.

Thats hilarious!

Looks perfectly mature too!!!
Seems like i will be growing another strawberry gorilla auto next year.
Glad i asked, thanks a lot!!!

geart jan · Sep 12, 2023

Kushash said:
They look good. These cheap stakes are useful for sticky traps.
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If you lay them out flat carefully on the surface of the dirt they are much more effective!! Look for sticky traps that are sticky on both sides, that way you can use them twice for the same price

curious2garden · Sep 12, 2023

geart jan said:
Thats hilarious!
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Looks perfectly mature too!!!
Seems like i will be growing another strawberry gorilla auto next year.
Glad i asked, thanks a lot!!!

It may or may not be an auto. Just be prepared to change lighting if it doesn't auto flower for you. That being said I'd pop it and grow it too!

Tracker · Sep 12, 2023

geart jan said:
Thats hilarious!
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Looks perfectly mature too!!!
Seems like i will be growing another strawberry gorilla auto next year.
Glad i asked, thanks a lot!!!

Just let it dry out for a week or so in a cool, dry, dark place before you put it in a container for storage. Then, store it in a cool, dry, dark place.

ALPHA.GanjaGuy · Sep 12, 2023

geart jan said:

check the underside of your leaves.. I may be seeing things but I feel like I can see the 'snail trail' evidence of thrips

geart jan · Sep 14, 2023

ALPHA.GanjaGuy said:
check the underside of your leaves.. I may be seeing things but I feel like I can see the 'snail trail' evidence of thrips

Thanks for the headsup
I cant seem to find any living evidence of thrips but neither can i see that snail trail you are talking about.

Could you be more specific about where or wich leaf you believe is showing symptoms?

I did however find these mini aphid like creatures:

About the size of a small springtail, hard to see with the naked eye.

geart jan · Sep 14, 2023

geart jan said:
Thanks for the headsup
I cant seem to find any living evidence of thrips but neither can i see that snail trail you are talking about.

Could you be more specific about where or wich leaf you believe is showing symptoms?

I did however find these mini aphid like creatures:View attachment 5326446
About the size of a small springtail, hard to see with the naked eye.
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I was capable to snap a great picture, they look awesome!
Seems to be a species of spider mite wich might be a lot worse than thrips so thanks for making me check the underside of the leaves!
I cant really find this species as a spidermite though so maybe there is no need to worry as long as there are only 5 of them

ALPHA.GanjaGuy · Sep 14, 2023

I circled the few spots that looked concerning too me but def check everywhere, better to get ahead of any infestation instead of reacting to one, up your IPM

calvin.m16 · Sep 14, 2023

Color of buds. Your humidity is high.

MAC Muffin by Tastebuds.

geart jan · Sep 14, 2023

ALPHA.GanjaGuy said:
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I circled the few spots that looked concerning too me but def check everywhere, better to get ahead of any infestation instead of reacting to one, up your IPM

Thanks!
It seems like i have found one, but there arent many visible

ALPHA.GanjaGuy · Sep 14, 2023

geart jan said:
Thanks!
It seems like i have found one, but there arent many visibleView attachment 5326553

that does indeed look like one to me, yea looking at your plant it's pretty early in the infestation as far as I can tell, all the better for you though

geart jan · Sep 14, 2023

calvin.m16 said:
Color of buds. Your humidity is high.

MAC Muffin by Tastebuds.
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Do you mean that the humidity is just too high or that the the anthocyanin accumulation is due to the high humidity?

Those buds look damn tasty, great job.

ALPHA.GanjaGuy · Sep 14, 2023

geart jan said:
Do you mean that the humidity is just too high or that the the anthocyanin accumulation is due to the high humidity?

Those buds look damn tasty, great job.

prob mentioning that 70% rh is typically too high, in flower you usually want 65 or lower (lower usually better)..

geart jan · Sep 14, 2023

ALPHA.GanjaGuy said:
that does indeed look like one to me, yea looking at your plant it's pretty early in the infestation as far as I can tell, all the better for you though

Good to know its caught early.
Ifeel like spraying neem oil in this stage of flower would be a bad idea whilst i cannot possibly remove them all by hand.
How would you remove them in this case?

geart jan · Sep 14, 2023

ALPHA.GanjaGuy said:
prob mentioning that 70% rh is typically too high, in flower you usually want 65 or lower (lower usually better)..

That would be much more logical.
It sits around 63%-70% now
Weather in the netherlands is starting to cool down so i guess i can expect it to go down to 60 anytime soon.
I did however read that 70% was perfect for slowdrying when combined with the proper airflow so i was kind of happy with it actualy.

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