MOLD! MOLD ! AND MORE MOLD!!

[GNOB]

Help!!!! Picked today and right in the centre of the top bud is mold - white (looks like cobwebs) and in some places it has started to go brown - what can I do??? Do I have to throw the crop? Is it salvgable?? If i smoke it what will happen?

does anyone know anything about mold and the difference between FUNGI and MOLD???

The crown bud was larger than a beer can, but when cutting the individual buds off, white, brown and even purple web like matter was noticed. I have salvaged what I could, but am still concerned about smoking it.

BLOODY HELL.

This is my first ever crop, and I have definetly learnt many things already.

Dissapointed, as I managed to get rid of the spider mites, and now this has happened. :reallyexcited:

[quizywig]

i havent grown and got the white mold you speak of but I did pay for some a while back if you dry and cure it properly it should be ok, the worst mould is the blue type that is usually associated with the amonia smell from some bad bud, try to remove the white bits or any other susss bits, probably not good for you to smoke, with your own crop you'll smoke a lot more of it than if you bought a $50 bag, so it might be unhealthy, do you know what conditions lead to the mould?

[jackfrost]

cut down all your large colas that have mould. Spray hole crop with microbial best stuff ever to kill mould - you can even spray your plants with it. Spray all the walls ceilings with microbial.

 

They will usually start mold in the centre of buds work out to the edge. Cut down main cola and let bottom branches grow out bigger (trying to get some yeild for ya).

 

You will notice some plants have a natural resistance to mould try and grow those strains when you first start.

 

I sometimes get fungi on top of rockwool cubes in the humid clone tray - just a couple a light spray's with micobial and problem fixed.

 

Just on a side note - I sprayed a loaf of bread lightly with micobial and placed inside plactic bag. Left it in cuboard for 4 weeks and still had no mould on bread. Very impressed with product.

 

http://www.hydromasta.com.au/microbial.htm

 

 

Jack

[F420]

I just get a black screen?

[jackfrost]

try

 

http://www.hydromasta.com.au

[F420]

must be my machine, their site works ok but no that page.

 

I have seen this stuff around alot though, its good stuff eh?

whats it made out of eg- what will you be smoking??

[jackfrost]

hey ya go f420...good shit bro,

 

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[F420]

Thats going in my growroom tomorrow!!

 

thanks mate, it sounds awesome. and a definately safe thing that prevents and cures moulds.

 

 

I take it that its systemic and safe, from what I have seen nothing else has both of those qualities.

well the Neem I use does, but this stuff sounds even better.

 

A+ thanks for putting me on to this stuff mate.

 

[jackfrost]

was $35 per 1 litre.

[mace]

GNOB,

 

sorry mate for your trouble, you mind letting us know your conditions that lead to this outbreak?

 

Usually its a mix of high humidity (escpecially at night times), warm conditions, not enough airflow, very dense buds/colas, already stressed plants etc..... some additives like PCB, the stuff in super bud and other budswellers is known to create dense buds that are suspectible to mold.

 

Silicon (in form of potassium silicate) is known to work very well against mold and a lots of others probs with plants.

 

Good luck mate,

 

mace