yup their poop causes bud rot...
No caterpillars here. Botrytis C is the culprit. Most likely from high humidity/coastal AM fog. After the sun was out for 3 hours there was still moisture on the heavy colas. Will start giving them a good shake every AM and see what happens. So far only 1 plant is showing signs and only on the top 10-15%. Nipped it in the bud so we'll have to see.
!!!!!!!You have the same issue I do. It's the cool temps, usually below 60f and the high humidity where Botrytis thrives. That grey/brown powder are the spores and will travel by air or water. Best thing to do is remove the affected areas carefully. Keep a paper bag with you to put the buds in so the spores won't spread. Cut the affected area out and dab the stem with some H2O2 on a Qtip. Hang and dry.I keep getting dead woody looking spots on my branches then a greyish brown powdery stuff on that spot,next thing is the branch dies and the bud rots!!! What causes this,I also am on the coast DAMN FOG!!! I tried shaking the wet off my plants then fanned them dry with a piece of plywood,time consuming and still lost a bunch
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Exactly! The problem is, in the grape industry there's a ton of legit $ being made that can be spent legit in a lab with all the hitech equipment being utilized. They can break down the plant DNA and select breed from this list. That takes all the guess work, or at least the majority of it, out of the selection process for Xing.
