MAGIC POOF

Sploffdouglas

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Hello all I’m hoping someone here can help come to a conclusion of what our problem may be. Recently our dried nuggets have been poofing when you squish them. I know you’re thinking poofing??? I mean a scary poof shit looks like it mists and like the mummy coming out in streams into the air. You can’t really see it in normal light tho like the average person won’t notice, you have to do it in dark room with led or shine your phone light over nug while you squish it. We have since got the flower tested at some Massachusetts facilities and it all came back pass they even did a pitri dish test and told us our bud passed everything more than legal companies around and we’re amazed we are home growers and that it’s mold free. Now tell me this I’ve been noticing it more and more from people around and in our circle who have same grow and dry and cure method. Don’t tell me it’s trichs cuz it’s not also there is no visible mold under micro scope or anywhere in or on the nugs. Could it be spores and it didn’t show up on test? We are baffled there professionals people in the lab anyone I’ve talked to can’t tell me what the poof is. I’ve seen posts on here like it before and no conclusion either so hoping now that it’s 2023 someone out there can help. Our past run we used extended realize Guard n Clean packets in room and a instant release in dry room before we filled it yet still getting the poof….and don’t tell me I’m on some stoner parinoid shit I really want to get to the bottom of this because it’s not normal but have been seeing it more and more from multiple cultivators including myself. Compared it to someone who uses same nutes and tried a nug from there’s that was same freshness and no poof.
 

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Sploffdouglas

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And this isn’t mids or a messy grow I’m talking about in our circle we grow high quality cannabis look at the picture for reference. We are extremely clean wear fresh clothes and shoes every time enter the grow, we spray Athena ipm up until flower, use gloves and new shears for every strain we touch so there no cross contamination. Floors and trays spotless… etc
 

Sploffdouglas

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Just saying, I can't think of anything else it would be...
Right, same but then it goes back to how we got it tested at two different facilities safetiva and MCR labs and both passed ma standards by long shot and were mold free. Also explained to them about the poofing so they did the extra pitri dish test and it passed that as well… I’m thinking it could be spores and they don’t show up on test?
 

Cpappa27

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Sometimes if the bud is super frosty and dry, if I squeeze it its almost like dust puffs out of it from the trichomes breaking off. If the bud is still squishy and not that dry and it still shoots dust then its mold. I cant think of anything other than mold or PM. Those buds look quite frosty so its probably just trichomes shattering and coming out.
 

DeadHeadX

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Those look really frosty, if not harvested a bit early by most rollitup standards (looks like pistils were still white or just changing?). Based on the pic provided I’d also guess you’re simply seeing some oils, dried matter or trikes spreading out as you put pressure on the bud. How does it taste? Based on the picture, I’d smoke it!
 
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