Cape1 said:

I've done everything possible to prevent Bud Rot outdoors. Sprayed either Dr. Zymes or Mammouth Cannncontrol every week, try to shake plants after a rain, pruned to make sure light and air penetrate. Still, at this point, I am not cutting off at least 1 Bud every day. I know that I'm not quite at the ideal place to chop these plants. The Trichomes are a bit cloudy, some red hairs, even a few amber Trichomes, but they are only at around week 7 or 8 on a strain that typically takes 9 to 11. I'm wondering if it makes sense to just chop them.

What do you guys think? Is it normal to be chopping of Bud Rot on a regular basis on an outdoor grow? Should I hang in there and try to squeeze a couple of more weeks or cut my losses and settle for something less than ideal?

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Cape1 said:

Bud Rot continues. Went out there today and clipped about a good once of weed and even found a couple of Caterpillars. Sprayed with Dr. ZYmes last night. I may spray them every few days at this point in the hope of at least slowing it down.

Do you think it's ok to keep a non infected section of a bud? I took off two really good size buds that had rot at the bottom. Took off the rot and then inspected the rest of the bud, right to the stem and they looked clean. For now, I hung them to dry in the basement. I did this not so much to keep every spec of weed; but, I figured it would be good to dry the shit out and see if it's any good.

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Cape1 said:

What is BT?

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juliando said:

Sometimes ill carve out the rot section and keep going if its only a small piece or really needs more time to flower. Or if its close enough to the end ill just harvest. But seems (to me) like the big buds just rot eventually - even with good air flow and low humidity in my tent, its something i have to watch for. But i wouldnt expect it on smaller buds unless the plant were shaded or covered somehow.
Tough call - would you rather have a little bit of good weed or a lot of bad weed?

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HerbalEdu said:

baccilus thuringiensis

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a group of soil microbes that are used to control certain insect pests. Each type of Bt makes a unique protein that is toxic to some insects, but not all. Some plants, such as corn, have been genetically engineered to protect themselves by making their own Bt proteins.

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HerbalEdu said:

baccilus thuringiensis

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a group of soil microbes that are used to control certain insect pests. Each type of Bt makes a unique protein that is toxic to some insects, but not all. Some plants, such as corn, have been genetically engineered to protect themselves by making their own Bt proteins.

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Cape1 said:

Will BT harm the plants at all?

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1. Choose the right product, i.e. the proper strain, of B.t. for the insect to be controlled.
2. Avoid high pH water when mixing B.t. sprays since high pH can reduce effectiveness.
3. Use B.t. spray within 12 hours of mixing.
4. Time applications to coincide with most vulnerable life stage of pest.

Cape1 said:

I hear you on that. I have so much weed out there right now that I'm not worried about it anymore. I was looking over the garden today, and I'm honestly wondering where I'm even going to dry all this shit! I literally have a garden that is 20' x 10' full of Colas (various sizes) at this point. If I were to lose half of it, I wouldn't shed a tear. Even half of it would be waaaay more than I'll ever smoke before it goes to shit.

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Cape1 said:

I've done everything possible to prevent Bud Rot outdoors. Sprayed either Dr. Zymes or Mammouth Cannncontrol every week, try to shake plants after a rain, pruned to make sure light and air penetrate. Still, at this point, I am not cutting off at least 1 Bud every day. I know that I'm not quite at the ideal place to chop these plants. The Trichomes are a bit cloudy, some red hairs, even a few amber Trichomes, but they are only at around week 7 or 8 on a strain that typically takes 9 to 11. I'm wondering if it makes sense to just chop them.

What do you guys think? Is it normal to be chopping of Bud Rot on a regular basis on an outdoor grow? Should I hang in there and try to squeeze a couple of more weeks or cut my losses and settle for something less than ideal?

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Jimmie said:

I spend hrs and hrs just cleaning and drying 6 plants. You got some real first world problems!

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RealFarmer said:

Are you sure it's mold? Kind of early for rot. Caterpillar damage is often the culprit when guys blame fungus. If you shake a plant on a dry day and see little white bugs fly off of the plant you have Caterpillars. If so arber insecticide did the job for me

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Cape1 said:

It looks like mold. Greyish/dark dead sections that easily separate from the rest of the Bud. I have seen Cat's but only 3 so far. Maybe I'll go take a closer look.

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Cape1 said:

I've done everything possible to prevent Bud Rot outdoors. Sprayed either Dr. Zymes or Mammouth Cannncontrol every week, try to shake plants after a rain, pruned to make sure light and air penetrate. Still, at this point, I am not cutting off at least 1 Bud every day. I know that I'm not quite at the ideal place to chop these plants. The Trichomes are a bit cloudy, some red hairs, even a few amber Trichomes, but they are only at around week 7 or 8 on a strain that typically takes 9 to 11. I'm wondering if it makes sense to just chop them.

What do you guys think? Is it normal to be chopping of Bud Rot on a regular basis on an outdoor grow? Should I hang in there and try to squeeze a couple of more weeks or cut my losses and settle for something less than ideal?

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SnoopingAsUsualI said:

I've probably missed most of the conversation, did you guys managed to figure out what was the reason for the bud rot?

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