Identifying bud rot. Please help!

[Bomboybuds]

hello, I’m a new grower and I have this outdoor plant. When I was trimming it I noticed this brown discoloration. It hasn’t had any white powdery mildew on it and no spider webbing on the trichromes. It doesn’t feel slimy it’s more crispy. I can’t tell if it’s bud rot or not. Here are some magnified pictures

 

[Dirtbag]

Yeah that's budrot. If you pull buds off the stem you'll probably notice some grey fuzz in there.

 

[tobh]

@Dirtbag beat me to it. toss any of the buds that have it, you don't want a lung infection.

 

[BirdLaw86]

What causes bud rot? Lack of airflow? Moisture on budds?

 

[Dirtbag]

What causes bud rot? Lack of airflow? Moisture on budds?

Yep. Exposure to fungal spores that cause it, usually botrytis. Then an environment that promotes its growth, typically high humidity, dew falling on it, rain etc.
It happens more outdoors but can happen indoors too if the buds grow overly dense with poor airflow.

It's the reason I don't do outdoor anymore in the PNW.

 

[BirdLaw86]

Noted*

 

[tobh]

It's the reason I don't do outdoor anymore in the PNW.

this right here. breeders from this region have been able to breed out the susceptibility from their genes, but it's still a challenge for a lot of genetics. Botrytis outright sucks. tomatoes should've kept their damn cooties to themselves.

 

[Spotsy]

hello, I’m a new grower and I have this outdoor plant. When I was trimming it I noticed this brown discoloration. It hasn’t had any white powdery mildew on it and no spider webbing on the trichromes. It doesn’t feel slimy it’s more crispy. I can’t tell if it’s bud rot or not. Here are some magnified picturesView attachment 1189194View attachment 1189195View attachment 1189196

Definitely bud rot.. throw it out.. I get this every year that I grow outside.. humidity is a bitch here in Virginia... I finally put an outdoor fan on my garden.. def helped

 

[freezeland2]

Yep. Exposure to fungal spores that cause it, usually botrytis. Then an environment that promotes its growth, typically high humidity, dew falling on it, rain etc.
It happens more outdoors but can happen indoors too if the buds grow overly dense with poor airflow.

It's the reason I don't do outdoor anymore in the PNW.

Caterpillars will also cause it. The poop they leave behind will cause rot.