Bud rot? How to identify??

[OgruntZ]

So my plant is in the ground. In an open space. I've worked hard on it for the past 5-6 months. Getting some big nice dense thick buddZ ..but man..

I'm really worried about bud rot.. can anyone let me know what is the best ways to prevent this? I don't have a canopy.. I have fans on them for whenever it does rain but we have hurricane IDA on the way .. I'm in va ..

I posted some pictures of what I'm not sure how to identify.. is this the beginning of rot?

Thank you in advance for your responses

 

[Rurumo]

There are a couple of things you can do. The biological fungicides, which are usually plant extracts like Regalia or bacterial based like Southern Ag Garden Friendly Fungicide, work well as a preventive measure if sprayed regularly up until significant bud formation. Chitosan is another EXCELLENT botrytis preventive-I never saw it again outside once I started using the Southern Ag, Chitosan, and Aspirin. You are right to be concerned about any prolonged period of rain or high humidity. If you don't have access to that stuff, you can try aspirin. 1 aspirin (it's like 313 mg or something odd) per gallon of water-spray it on the plants and water them with it. Google salicylic acid and botrytis and peruse the many studies on the topic. If you have time, spray a branch to see how your plant reacts-just to be sure it doesn't burn your pistils. I haven't sprayed actual formed buds with it in years so I can't remember if that is even an issue. They even use it as a post harvest treatment to prevent botrytis from forming on grapes, interesting stuff.

 

[OgruntZ]

There are a couple of things you can do. The biological fungicides, which are usually plant extracts like Regalia or bacterial based like Southern Ag Garden Friendly Fungicide, work well as a preventive measure if sprayed regularly up until significant bud formation. Chitosan is another EXCELLENT botrytis preventive-I never saw it again outside once I started using the Southern Ag, Chitosan, and Aspirin. You are right to be concerned about any prolonged period of rain or high humidity. If you don't have access to that stuff, you can try aspirin. 1 aspirin (it's like 313 mg or something odd) per gallon of water-spray it on the plants and water them with it. Google salicylic acid and botrytis and peruse the many studies on the topic. If you have time, spray a branch to see how your plant reacts-just to be sure it doesn't burn your pistils. I haven't sprayed actual formed buds with it in years so I can't remember if that is even an issue. They even use it as a post harvest treatment to prevent botrytis from forming on grapes, interesting stuff.

Thanks for the response. Judging by my photos. Do you see a problem? Or any beginning signs of rot?

 

[thumper60]

Thanks for the response. Judging by my photos. Do you see a problem? Or any beginning signs of rot?

YES.

 

[OgruntZ]

YES.

So chop her down or what