Bud Rot?!

First grow and I'm not sure if I'm looking at the dreaded bud rot.

The leaves on this plant started to go spotty and brown a little while ago so I flushed it hoping that maybe I had nute locked it. But now the top cola looks a bit iffy. The little finger leaves on part have gone shriveled and brown.

Any help is much appreciated.

i don't see any budrot but the pic is not the most clear.

if they leaves sticking out the bud turn crispy and brown that is not good, but it is not always budrot. it usually starts within the bud then spreads out to the leaf, if the bud is not mushy and brown when you inspect it then it is not rot but could just be some problem with the leaf.

never flush by the way, it is usually what causes it, high humidity is a no no.

Thanks for the reply. Been trying to upload a much clearer pic but keep getting an error message...

Nah, the leaves just turn brown when their almost finished. I dont see rot either, iff you did it would be in and on, the bud, not the leaves.

Grab the brown leaf and give it a good tug...

If it comes off easily, there might be dead plant matter in there... if it's healthy at the base of the stem and doesn't pull off, it's browning from the outside in.

That's what I used to do when I saw brown sugar leaves on my outdoor plants anyways... I'm new to this newfangled indoor environment

Here's a clearer pic...

Is the part below the brown leaves brown on the bud or is that just a lot of dark pistils? You might wanna gently pry the bud open a little and get a peek at what's going on in there. Or take a toothpick and gently (gently!) poke around a little and see if any bud material falls off just by touching it or gently poking at it.

Edit: If the brown part I am seeing below those leaves is just a bunch of dark pistils and the bud still looks green and healthy, I wouldn't worry too much. If you are really close to harvesting the leaves just might be dying off harder than expected?

Edit #2: Are the brown leaves localized or are all the sugar leaves on the cola doing the same thing? If it's happening just in one local area that could be another indicator something might be amiss.

It has a few darker pistils. It's just really the top bit I photo'd which is concerning me. As you can see, I plucked a few leaves. They weren't exactly falling off, more like dry and crumbling.

Can we get a close up of the part in question? Even if it's a bit blurry, just try to get closer... or edit the photo in Paint and put a circle around the part you are referring to.

The part of the plant I thought you were referring to is the area around the brown leaves right above the fan leaves. How close are you to harvesting? And if the leaves are dead and crumbling, definitely clean them out of there. You don't want any dead plant material sitting inside your bud. That very well might lead to bud rot even if you don't have it right now, lol.

Won't be able to take a pic for a few hours but I will when I can.

That bit above the fan leaves is the bit which concerns me. I'll defo clear away any decaying leaves when I get home.

Cheers.

While you are getting the dead leaves out, poke around the bud a little bit and see what's going on in there. If any little pieces crumble off like over-dried schwag, you have a problem. If it's all still spongy and healthy, just get the dead leaves out and you should be good to go until harvest I would think.

It pretty much a localised area I think.

Or you will lose the rest of your cola... I mean seems like a risk not worth taking when it's this far along.

Shit can go south in a couple days man, my newb ass thought my nugs were turning purple, turns out it was bud rot and I lost 1/2-1oz from that fuck up that easily could have been 1-5 grams.

If you can tug on the leaves in the effected area ever so gently and they come out and the stems look moldy chop it. Cut away the effected area and flush it down the can, If you're leaving the rest of the plant be insanely careful to not drop any mold spores or your problem will probably continue elsewhere on the plant. I wouldn't suggest leaving it, I would chop it all and clean the area thoroughly your fans have probably blown mold spores all over the place.

Mold doesn't get better from leaving it and watching it, you need to act fast or you will lose the rest.

You can clearly see mold growing in that picture when you zoom in.

Mr. Head: I'm new to these forums and on a mobile device atm... there's a zoom function on here? (Completely off top, I know, andI apologize, lol)

Ruddiger said:

Thanks for the reply. Been trying to upload a much clearer pic but keep getting an error message...

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If the picture is too large that will happen. Try and crop the image first to only focus on the part you want to show and then do any resizing that you need to do after that.

If you don't have any fancy image software, Paint will work fine. Right click the image and choose Edit. Crop to the area, and then after that any resizing.

TheYokel said:

Mr. Head: I'm new to these forums and on a mobile device atm... there's a zoom function on here? (Completely off top, I know, andI apologize, lol)

Click to expand...

No idea how on mobile Im on a 24 inch LED monitor Makes it easy

You say you can see mold when you zoom in. Could you tell me how you spot it for future reference?

Think i'll chop it from the fan leaves. Should that help solve the issue?

Cheers guys.

It's the fuzzy stuff thats growing on the effected area. Pull those leaves man, I bet they fall right out you will see the leaf stem will be rotted most likely.

Fuzzy stuff? Oh hells no...

Edit after pic was posted:

Oh dude... so sorry... get the axe while you can save most of it.