No mold inside the buds but where it starts getting ugly the stem has a crack going up, would that cause that part of the plant to die?Pry those ugly buds open and look at the main stem and you will see your mold. Then chop it off and dispose of it away from the rest of the plant.
Any pics of the crack. A crack by itself won’t kill the plant but that is a good entry point for disease, pythium, fusarium, phytophthora, alternaria. Cut the branch Below the crack. with sterile clippers and then spray the cut with peroxide. Dispose of the branch and wash your hands and clippers before going near the plant.No mold inside the buds but where it starts getting ugly the stem has a crack going up, would that cause that part of the plant to die?
Any pics of the crack. A crack by itself won’t kill the plant but that is a good entry point for disease, pythium, fusarium, phytophthora, alternaria. Cut the branch Below the crack. with sterile clippers and then spray the cut with peroxide. Dispose of the branch and wash your hands and clippers before going near the plant.