Powder Mildew at the end of week 6

gwheels said:

You can also do an h2o2 wash right as you harvest.

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Is that basically like a Water Cure? I've read some people doing it with H2O2 diluted solution in one bucket, then RO bucket, then shake and hang. Some people swear by it... it's really interesting and I'm tempted to try it... but harvest is a lot of work as it is.
.. and something about Drowning my beautiful buds in water seems like something you don't want to do.. just can't make sense of it in my mind. (If you have a clean room and you know your buds have never touched the ground.)

THC is not water soluble, therefore it should not mess anything up too much. I will do a few nugs if I feel it is needed and try an update it. The guy on youtube who is like the bob ross of weed does it and it is amazing. You can see the mildew come off

Jackriddle21 said:

THC is not water soluble, therefore it should not mess anything up too much. I will do a few nugs if I feel it is needed and try an update it. The guy on youtube who is like the bob ross of weed does it and it is amazing. You can see the mildew come off

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But what about humidity!!!!!!!!!!
You have to break the molds life cycle.
It needs moisture to breed, and dryness to spread spores.
Ya gotta get that bitch dry
For real

Id say take everyones advice on a spray. Treat it.
Then dry your room and foliage right out!

Jackriddle21 said:

You guys are awesome. I am applying the H202 tonight and if for some reason it does not work then I will try greencure which is coming via fed ex right now. My current perspective wants me to add more fans, cut unnecessary foliage, spray only the leaves that are affected with H202 and play it by ear. If worse comes to worse, I will harvest in 2 1/2 weeks when the buds are ready and do the H202 wash before trimming. Trying not to use the greencure on the buds at all. After I harvest, I am going to bleach the shit out of my tent, my carbon filter, fan, and everything. I will even be replacing the ducting. How does that sound?

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please don't spray neem or greencrap!! ho2o is the way to go

GoRealUhGro said:

Thats right.. Neem is supposed to be the shit for it... Neem seems to be the shit in general

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The deal really is use any of the above

as you want to break the surface tension between the plants skin and the fungi 'feet'

neem..milk..human sperm? anything that can stick to the plant will do

as it provides a barrier

using bleach or H202 is way over the top for PM

as any bath at this stage will introduce unwanted damp-ness into the buds themselves

that will screw you later

caught between a rock and a hard place ..?

good luck

There are videos on yutube to wash it. I think it is 1 cup 3%per 3 gallons of water.
Watch the video jorge shows how to donit and as was said thc is bot water soluable. Just be gentle with the swish.

Jackriddle21 said:

THC is not water soluble, therefore it should not mess anything up too much. I will do a few nugs if I feel it is needed and try an update it. The guy on youtube who is like the bob ross of weed does it and it is amazing. You can see the mildew come off

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Washing the buds before trim works fine..Been there done that, with nothing but good results. No extra dry time was needed. Matter of fact, most of the buds were dry before I got to trimming them ( Big Plants and 10 hours of trimming) Follow the video instructions and you will be amazed.

All right Gentleman, i moved the plants out of the tent and into two separate rooms so that i could give each plant room and so that leaves don’t touch other plants. I added 2 more fans to each room. I also added 1 cup of h202 to a gallon of water and Sprayed the PM infected parts. Everything seems good for now. There are a few tiny nugs that are at the very bottom in the shade that have some pm on them but no nugs up top. A Fucking a storm is coming bext week so i hope i jist get through next week. I start flushing on sunday so 17 days to go.

Honestly i would remove that infected bud. Even after its dead, you still have pm on your bud. Besides smoking it.
Leaving it on, especially down the bottom, is exactly how you will have an outbreak again in a few days.
Best of luck, hope it all goes well.

I will remove the few small nugs that are affected along with some leaves as well to prevent an outbreak. Thank you

Okay Gentleman, here is another update with pictures. So, I applied the H202, gave the plants more than enough space, added fans, cut some leaves off, and tonight I plan to cut off any little nugs I find with PM. How am I looking with 16 days to go? I plan to attack the PM with H202 as it comes back. The PM attacked all of my Skywalker OG plants which are the ones in the picture. My Blue Dream and Sour Diesel did not get attacked. However, I removed the Skywalkers from the room as soon as I saw the PM about 1 and a half weeks ago so the Blue Dream and Sour Diesel barely have it and only got a little from my inline fan and shit. Anyway, how we looking?

You'll be fine. Just keep ontop of it. Keep a reeeeaaaaly good eye on it

Dude, that H202 works like a champ. Way better than apple cider vinegar or milk. Also, for those of you who are wondering. I ripped a few of the smaller nugs at the bottom of the plant off because they had a little bit of PM on them. I washed them in 1 cup h202 that was mixed into 5 gallons of water. The PM came right off after a few minutes. Then I washed them with RO water and fanned the shit out of them for a few hours. They are hanging now and smell outstanding. 2 weeks premature and not flushed but I wanted to at least experiment with the sterilizing wash method in case PM every comes back when I am flowering. I will keep you updated. Of course, this method is not really necessary if you do not have PM but when you have Pm close to harvest it looks like an amazing method. Will keep you updated.

vostok said:

PM ..Powdery Mildew is No biggy

but is a strong indication the bud rot bitch is in the hood

time to reduce water

check Rh daily

increase venting

at this time I'm strong on neem oil

its organic no after taste and cheap

good luck

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Vostok, i have always been too afraid to try neem in flower because the smell is so strong, I had to assume it would leave a residual smell/taste.

Also was afraid it would screw up my pistils.

Sounds like you have actually tried it and had none of these issues.

True?

Also what restrictions do you impose?
Like what is the closest to finish that you have used it?

Dose?

Specific brand?

Do you also water some into the soil?

Tim1987 said:

Id say take everyones advice on a spray. Treat it.
Then dry your room and foliage right out!

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Agree. Had best results with sulfur burner. You can make one with a hot plate or candle and a tin cup if you have a smaller grow and don't want to invest in a burner.
-good luck

Beachwalker said:

Agree. Had best results with sulfur burner. You can make one with a hot plate or candle and a tin cup if you have a smaller grow and don't want to invest in a burner.
-good luck

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My lucky day, i get to ask two people with firsthand info,
The sulfur don't leave smell or taste?
Is there a cutoff period where you wouldn't use it?

charface said:

My lucky day, i get to ask two people with firsthand info,
The sulfur don't leave smell or taste?
Is there a cutoff period where you wouldn't use it?

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Sulfur will most definitely fuck up your flowers. I wouldnt use it at all during flower.
Neem will make your flowers taste like shit too and some people also have bad reactions to it. It is good in veg.

Any foliar spray is only addressing the symptom and not the cause of your problems. It will keep returning if you dont address your environment. You need to control night time temperature/RH swings as those signal the PM spores to start growing.

Also H202 will oxidate your trichomes and make them brown. Only do that if you are desperate.

charface said:

Vostok, i have always been too afraid to try neem in flower because the smell is so strong, I had to assume it would leave a residual smell/taste.

Also was afraid it would screw up my pistils.

Sounds like you have actually tried it and had none of these issues.

True?

Also what restrictions do you impose?
Like what is the closest to finish that you have used it?

Dose?

Specific brand?

Do you also water some into the soil?

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Did neen once in flower, never again .. used for hash or cooking

Did not notice any discernible taste from sulfur, but none of these are desirable, best practice to get humidity in check so issues don't return!