How do I defoliate excess growth?
What about drying time? Should I wet or dry trim?
Do a check up and inspect the plant, cut all the moldy parts. Take down excess foliage. Keep an eye on it. After harvest wash with h2o2 in a bucket and dry in a controlled environment with air movement (not direct wind just a breezy room)
Botrytis is systemic, so it could be a good option if it's a severe enough case. Though sometimes providing the right conditions will inhibit the spread/growth, which is why I suggested possibly trying to defoliate and provide free movement of air around the flowers. Severity of the case should definitely be considered so it could go either way.
What’s h202 exactly?
Hydrogen peroxide. If you do go through the buds with a skewer to pick off any spots be very careful not to spread the spores to healthy buds. Thats how it spreads. Good luck
Second that. Two years in a row in the Merrimack Valley, you’d think the ocean salt mist would prevent mold. I’d like to see a list based on elevation. Wyoming at 7,000 feet is high and dry, bet there’s no problem there.
I’m in northern Cali also. This happened last year really bad about 1 month before harvest because I put a tarp over them when it was wet because of the rain. Now I know not to do that again. It this year it happened about a couple of weeks ago and I caught it on a couple of colas and removed it, so I think. I just cut them down today because I’m scared of it continuing and they honestly look ready. They dried out wasaay too early last year so I hope it works out this time. If it doesn’t, at least i can make hash and rosin out of it like last year. I’m learning. As far as the trees, just a couple near me so I’m pretty sure it’s rot cuz it looks the same as last year.
