Damn I got molded! Please advise?

pfffffffffffff

New Member
My first grow and it sadly turned south this last week. I was all but ready to harvest but ended up pushing it a little too far I guess (this is an outside grow obv). We had a very rainy week and I covered her with a light plastic tarp which seems to have kept her dry but prevented the needed airflow.
So...
Can I salvage any of the buds that don't have visible mold? I picked them apart and the moldy ones seem to just have issues on their outside tips. It seems like the outer buds may have molded because they were touching the tarp and that the insiders are still good but will they stay that way? I trimmed off all the offenders and I still plan to harvest the stuff that doesn't yet have any mold signs. Is this still dangerous to smoke? After cured are there ways to tell if the buds have dangerous spores (assuming they look okay visually)? What kind of mold do I have? It seems to be diff from white and gray molds (and “bud rot”) that show up in image searches.
Thanks all!

Pics below of the good the bad and the ugly. It seems to be about 85% still good. One of the pics is of the only moldy stem. The last 2 pics are of an unmolded healthy cola and of the plant after being trimmed back.

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the only moldy stem.jpg

one of the good ones.jpg

after trimming off the crud.jpg
 

redeyedfrog

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It is definitely botrytis (budrot)and unfortunately for you it's too infected to save as you still have 2 weeks left before you are fully ripe. You need to chop it down and pick out all the infected bits and dry it straight away with a fan gently blowing on it. You can make butter with the stuff that's not rotted if you like but I definitely would not smoke any of the infected parts especially if you have chronic lung disease or a compromised immune system just get rid of it.
 

pfffffffffffff

New Member
Alrighty I'm on it but I'm also still super confused about health risks. I really appreciate the good advice and I'm definitely getting rid of the crap stuff and harvesting the rest but... Are you saying that I can smoke the buds that didn't rot then? Did you advise making butter because they're still underripe or because they're unhealthy?
 

redeyedfrog

Well-Known Member
It could also be cladosporidium too early too tell but either is bad news for your plant, if you think it might have mold chuck it not worth the risk, those are the one I said make butter with you can smoke the clean buds just dont share it with anyone sick or with lung issues. Can cause serious issues especially if its clado.
 

BudmanTX

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after chop do an h2o2 bath. make sure you clip out the budrot first, then do the bath.....lightly dry with a fan
 
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