Is this bud rot on dried flower?

DeadHeadX · Mar 8, 2023

A friend of mine gave me this little canister with some of his wife’s homegrown. It all looks a little janky, but are the brown buds infected with bud rot? He wanted some feedback, but I don’t even want to open the canister with fear of introducing unwanted agents into my home (grow tent downstairs!).

Anyway, can any one tell from these shots? Bud rot? Or just poorly dried weed? I opened and it doesn’t smell horrible. Not kind, but not rotten smelling. I don’t want to be rude to my friends, though they want some honest feedback too. Don’t want to smoke fungi either. Thanks.

MickFoster · Mar 8, 2023

I wouldn't smoke it.

Nope_49595933949 · Mar 8, 2023

If you are suspect I'd ask to check out their grow area. But this isn't realy relevant, what's up with people from Vermont not really trimming their weed?

green_machine_two9er · Mar 8, 2023

Yuck. Looks dangerous. It would be more rude to let your friends smoke that shit too.
But really it’s hard to say from your pics. Open the jar, crack the suspects open and check, if you see “wafting” powder stuff float away then it’s definitely mold. Or usually you ca visually see mold inside the bud. Sometimes brown sometimes whitish. Or somewhere in between.

curious2garden · Mar 8, 2023

DeadHeadX said:
A friend of mine gave me this little canister with some of his wife’s homegrown. It all looks a little janky, but are the brown buds infected with bud rot? He wanted some feedback, but I don’t even want to open the canister with fear of introducing unwanted agents into my home (grow tent downstairs!).

Anyway, can any one tell from these shots? Bud rot? Or just poorly dried weed? I opened and it doesn’t smell horrible. Not kind, but not rotten smelling. I don’t want to be rude to my friends, though they want some honest feedback too. Don’t want to smoke fungi either. Thanks.

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I would not open that in any building that my grow was in or near my close and I certainly wouldn't inhale it! Tell him it looks like bud rot and help his wife get her grow under control and educate them about bud rot. Best of luck on that.

Nope_49595933949 · Mar 8, 2023

Knowing the area I'd bet they are growing either outside and didn't pull soon enough OR growing in a damp basement with no environmental controls, low heat etc etc, OR drying without a dehumidifier. Or any combo of those 3.

DeadHeadX · Mar 8, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
Knowing the area I'd bet they are growing either outside and didn't pull soon enough OR growing in a damp basement with no environmental controls, low heat etc etc, OR drying without a dehumidifier. Or any combo of those 3.

Yes, this was outdoor last summer. I really don’t know anything about the grow or dry conditions.

Nope_49595933949 · Mar 8, 2023

DeadHeadX said:
Yes, this was outdoor last summer. I really don’t know anything about the grow or dry conditions.

Yep, if I was a betting man I'd say they pulled too late and probably dried incorrectly. I've seen it a bunch around here. We helped get our neighbors on point and there shit came out amazing.

Kerowacked · Mar 8, 2023

I’m 99% sure this is cottonball mold

green_machine_two9er · Mar 8, 2023

curious2garden said:
I would not open that in any building that my grow was in or near my close and I certainly wouldn't inhale it! Tell him it looks like bud rot and help his wife get her grow under control and educate them about bud rot. Best of luck on that.

Good point.

DeadHeadX · Mar 8, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
Yep, if I was a betting man I'd say they pulled too late and probably dried incorrectly. I've seen it a bunch around here. We helped get our neighbors on point and there shit came out amazing.

Cool. I’ve offered to share what I know, which is limited but could be helpful. They have a big piece of land with some nice spots to plant. I told him last night that I was worried about the brown buds.

Nope_49595933949 · Mar 8, 2023

DeadHeadX said:
Cool. I’ve offered to share what I know, which is limited but could be helpful. They have a big piece of land with some nice spots to plant. I told him last night that I was worried about the brown buds.

That's all you can do, now it's up to them.

conor c · Mar 8, 2023

Yeah i wouldnt risk it

calvin.m16 · Mar 10, 2023

Be honest to them man, that is moldy contaminated weed that could kill someone.
I definitely wouldn't care about hurting someone's feelings when they're risking people's lives and asking for feedback.

Not going to lie that bud looks like rotten outdoor to me. I'm very spoiled though. Do they trim their weed?

calvin.m16 · Mar 10, 2023

Bro not to mention what the fuck is that quality its half leaf.

Nope_49595933949 · Mar 10, 2023

calvin.m16 said:
Not going to lie that bud looks like rotten outdoor to me. I'm very spoiled though. Do they trim their weed?

This is all pretty common in this area.
Unfortunately

calvin.m16 · Mar 10, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
This is all pretty common in this area.
Unfortunately

That's unfortunate.
In Michigan it has to be all nug or people never get weed from you again.

Nope_49595933949 · Mar 10, 2023

calvin.m16 said:
That's unfortunate.
In Michigan it has to be all nug or people never get weed from you again.

Yea it starting to change but people have been gorilla growing for a long time and it was a take what you get sort of deal.

DeadHeadX · Mar 10, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
Yea it starting to change but people have been gorilla growing for a long time and it was a take what you get sort of deal.

Yes, even if clean those buds looked leafy. I’ve let them know and tossed the container, lol.

curious2garden · Mar 10, 2023

DeadHeadX said:
Yes, even if clean those buds looked leafy. I’ve let them know and tossed the container, lol.

Good, I think you did the right thing. If they are a good friend they'll thank you for the information.

Is this bud rot on dried flower?

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