im curing my buds in jars its been nearly 2 weeks now opening once a day to let air in etc...

This morning i forgot to close the jar lid and now ive got home i have mould spores on my bud...

What should i do?? Freeze it to kill the mould ??? cut off as much and dry it??


PLEASE HELP I DONT WANT THE LAST $ MONTHS OF CULTIVATION TO BE A WASTE.

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Any way of knowing what mould is growing?

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You failed to close the jar, and the product molded? Never heard of that before. Must've been really wet when it went in, or perhaps it's too cool and damp in your cure area? Mold shouldn't have grown with fresh oxygen right there, IMO.
Good luck.

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It was damp but not wet, it wasn't drying very fast but i was a little dryer than a week ago.

Normal room conditions but slightly chilled.

Surely mold needs oxygen to grow?!?

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I agree with MrFishy, that is strange! Chances are this bud was already on it's way to being moldy, would have gotten moldy whether you left the lid off or not.

How long did you dry it before you put it in the jars to cure?

Can't help with the moldy buds, never had any of mine get moldy. I would take it out of the jar and leave it out to dry for sure though; it shouldn't be damp only slightly moist while curing. Maybe check out my thread on drying and curing.

Want bag appeal? Curing matters............

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I dried for 3 days. It seemed fairly dry TBH when i Jared it. Maybe your right though and a bit longer drying wouldn't have hurt.

Too late now though..i think i have 3 options from what i can see..

1) leave to dry in a room - but surely this will let the mold spread!

2) Hot oven 2 mins - i just know the stuff will taste shit if i do this but moldy bud probably does anywayz

3) freeze it and then start the curing all over again - know idea what the results would be.


Well in an hour i'm gonna go for option 3 if no one convinces me otherwise.

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There really is no way to get rid of mold once spores have spread. The only option I can think of is buying dry ice and placing it in a rubbermaid tote with your bud and put it in the freezer. I don't no if this would work, but if you do try it please post your results.

Sealed and put in freezer.

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I would have just set it out to dry more. Moisture and mold/mildew go hand and hand. Let it dry and trim off the moldy parts of the bud.

By looking at you pictures, it looks like you buds are dense, definitely not airy. Definitely needed longer than 3 days, sometimes it seems like the outside is dry but it really isn't throughly dried. This is main problem newer growers have. Using the 2 step drying process before curing helps indentify those buds before they get moldy. You'd be suprised how good those brown bags work. The reason is becasue the bags allow moisture from inside the bud to be re-absorbed evenly throughout the entire bud, buds that you may have thought were pretty dry, after a day in the brown bags, may actually still have a high % of moisture. You'll recognize those buds quickly and be able to watch them closely in the bags or if they are really damp, lay them back out on the screen or re-hang them for another day. Best way to go IMO.

Seriously though, I don't think freezing them is going to help. I'm pretty sure mold spores can survive some seriously low temps, even below freezing. Here's a quote I found in an article about it. The only thing I read that can kill mold spores, other than chemicals, is extremely high temps.

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