White Cotton in Bud... 1-2 weeks from harvest... What is it?

I was inspecting my buds today and looked really close at my main bud and noticed a white cotton substance INSIDE the bud. I tried my best to get pictures... I don't see any bugs anywhere... It's only on the MAIN bud... I'm not sure if it's a spider of some sort, or I'm just so inexperienced with growing weed that it's a normal part of the plant, I have no clue... That's why I'm asking...

Also, I know about the nute burn... that's been taken care of, just need help with this white cotton looking crap.

It could be mold is it on just one or multiple?

Just on one bud, the main top bud... only in one section too... like a 1x2 inch section... the other parts of the bud I can't see in them deep enough to see if theres more of this cotton stuff... I was thinking of inspecting more, picking out whatever I find and then focusing a small fan on those spots... wouldn't that help reduce moisture that the mold needs...

Temps are never above 80 and humidity is a constant 45%.

I dont really see cotton but those look done.

sudodaemon said:

Just on one bud, the main top bud... only in one section too... like a 1x2 inch section... the other parts of the bud I can't see in them deep enough to see if theres more of this cotton stuff... I was thinking of inspecting more, picking out whatever I find and then focusing a small fan on those spots... wouldn't that help reduce moisture that the mold needs...

Temps are never above 80 and humidity is a constant 45%.

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Yes i would try that. And see what you come up with and let us know. Maybe get some out and snap a pic of it for us?

spidermite webs, and those have at least another week to finish

Spidermites? Now with that wouldn't I see stuff on the fan leaves? I remember hearing about black dots... I see none of that, and I used 100x magnification on a leaf around the affected area and saw nothing.

it is bud mold...Here is a link I found with google...I just had some pop up myself...I got lazy during this last veg cycle and didn't train any of my plants and then I just hacked their top half off and stuck them in flowering...it started on one, and then moved plant to plant to plant...I probably only lost a couple of grams with the whole thing...because as soon as I saw a spot I took the plant down, and the first plant was spotted early by chance so I got lucky...it was just like a spot the size of my finger maybe...but you can easily tell where it is and where it isn't...you can't use anything that has the mold on it to smoke...but I would feel alright using it to make QWISO...I wouldn't do bubble hash or anything like that even...perhaps make it into butter...but I don't even know about that...I mean I won't eat moldy food, so why would I eat moldy buds in food?
I guess it is up to you what to do...as I said I was pretty close to harvest but it moved plant to plant to plant so keep an eye out and toss any bud that was moldy, or touching moldy bud...I feel alright still using the not moldy buds off of the plants that did get moldy spots, although perhaps I shouldn't...I don't know...I need to scrub my tent again as well now that we are talking about this...makes my weed feel dirty

sudodaemon said:

Spidermites? Now with that wouldn't I see stuff on the fan leaves? I remember hearing about black dots... I see none of that, and I used 100x magnification on a leaf around the affected area and saw nothing.

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it isn't bugs at all it is bud mold...looks kinda wispery feathery like little fog towards the inside of the bud...if you pull off the part that is all wispy it will be like squishy...and you can see like dots in the hairs that are easily identifiable as mold once you really look at it...I can see it easy in the pics...

sudodaemon said:

Just on one bud, the main top bud... only in one section too... like a 1x2 inch section... the other parts of the bud I can't see in them deep enough to see if theres more of this cotton stuff... I was thinking of inspecting more, picking out whatever I find and then focusing a small fan on those spots... wouldn't that help reduce moisture that the mold needs...

Temps are never above 80 and humidity is a constant 45%.

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that is how it goes at first...but then over and over and over you will find it if you have more plants..even and apparently especially if you remove that plant...then the next plant will get it..at least that is how it went for me...but I will kill every goddamn one of these plants before I let whatever hard work I have into it sit there and get moldier and moldier...Imma get what I can and cut my losses...

Yup, that's exactly what it is then... When i picked it out it was squishy and stuck together kind of like cotton candy... Ok, I'm going to try some things out and research more on bud mold.

I agree not bugs mites or anything else but you could find that out with a ten dollar microscope. Is the fan hitting the bud? If you are in the last week it is not going to hurt the plant and if it is mold it wont spread if you get the air up there blowing.

I picked it all out, it really wasn't a lot, I guess I caught it early... I've looked at every bud and it was only on the top bud and only in one section about 1 inch tall going all around the bud... near a set of fan leaves... Fan is on it full blast now so I'll keep checking...

Also, I'm about a week away from starting to flush I believe... so 2 weeks from harvest... no amber trichs really yet, mostly cloudy, clear, and ones with no mushroom heads.

chrishydro said:

I agree not bugs mites or anything else but you could find that out with a ten dollar microscope. Is the fan hitting the bud? If you are in the last week it is not going to hurt the plant and if it is mold it wont spread if you get the air up there blowing.

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Awww man...that is just not true...I have low humidity, and a fan that literally makes all the plants grow off in the one direction...it directly hits them...and it was on one plant and as soon as I saw it I took the plant down, and I thought it was all good, then it was time to take down a different plant, and it had no mold... so then a week later while inspecting I found more mold in a scarred spot on the main stalk of one plant...so I chopped that one too...none in the buds, but mold on the stalk...luckily only like 2 plants had to come down early..and not terribly early...just a little early, which is alright i guess...anyway, you think it is gone but it isn't...not with that plant, and not with any other plant in the tent that may have been over fed, or over watered, or underfed, or underwatered...if you have a plant that isn't totally totally totally healthy for one reason or another it will just get all moldy the longer you leave it...

sudodaemon said:

I picked it all out, it really wasn't a lot, I guess I caught it early... I've looked at every bud and it was only on the top bud and only in one section about 1 inch tall going all around the bud... near a set of fan leaves... Fan is on it full blast now so I'll keep checking...

Also, I'm about a week away from starting to flush I believe... so 2 weeks from harvest... no amber trichs really yet, mostly cloudy, clear, and ones with no mushroom heads.

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it sucks, but you will have to take down whatever you have now...or you will lose more and more and more if what bud you do have due to mold..I was just starting to get amber trichs on my earliest one so it wasn't a big deal, but for real it won't stop and it isn't gone...

It is botrytis.bud rot. Do not put a fan anywhere near it, you will blow the spores all over your GR. You cannot just pick this out, you need to cut the affect bud off atleast an inch or two below the affected area and get it out of the room and out of your house this stuff is lethal to plants, it will wipe a crop out in no time. When cutting it i would put a plastic bag over affected area so as to catch the spores, although by doing what you have done already you may be to late for that. You need to check all plants everyday as bud rot works fast. If you find any more of it, then i would just cut my losses and take it down. More times than not this is the only/best solution anyway.

The rot might have worked its way to the core of your bud where you can't pick it out.

Watch that cola carefully.

VICTORYGARDENSHYDRO said:

spidermite webs, and those have at least another week to finish

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wow, that is the worst diagnosis i have ever witnessed. are you sure you grow?

it's mold, buddy, cut it out quick, maybe harvest early unless you want to see your crop vanish.

ya i agree^^ you need to harvest AT LEAST the plant you found it on and durastically reduce humidity this might buy you a couple days then you ned to make sure you harvest this way..dont now how you were going to but this is how you need to..dont leave main stalks as big nugs you need to cut all nuglets off the main cola and do all your trimming before drying when you have trimmed only small nugs left you dry nice and crispy but still with a little give you dont want to pass the oportunity to cure, this kinda takes a good eye, but without drying to a certain pt you will have mold continue to grow in the jars dont dry the bud that had mold in the same place and dont jar it in the same jars....u should be ok

One time i had what i thought was mold but it actually turned out to be a cacoon from a worm, not sure what kind exactly. But i was looking closely and saw a silk like section then to my surprise i saw something moving inside, kinda freaked me out. had 8 or so plants and found about six of them scattered throughout the room. I discarded the bits that i saw and was good to go after that. Never had it happen again or even heard about it, even after mentioning it to a few store owners.