Matted up pistils starting to mold? (Or not?)

SpicySativa

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Hey guys. I’m dealing with a new situation I haven’t really messed with yet… My makeshift rain shelter didn’t help much during this last big storm that rolled through California.

My plants got soaked, and now I’m trying to decipher whether I have a mold issue or not.

I have not seen ANY actual mold, nor have I seen any browning of plant tissue that should be green (or purple). What I do see is soggy mats of pistils that appear darker brown that they should in some areas. If I pinch off some of the matted pistils and rub them between my fingers, they just fall apart completely - as if they are being composted in place (ha!).

This problem is only affecting one plant - a plant with an odd bud structure where new flower clusters keep bursting out of older calyxes (meaning there is a big wad of hairs sticking out of one calyx until it bursts open. You can see that happening in this pic, and you can also see the darker brown I’m referring to.

My gut is telling me to ride this out a little longer and see if it either develops into true mold/rot or dries up and turns out to be nothing.

What do you think? Have you ever experienced something like this where your pistils get soft/soggy, dark brown, and seem to break down right on the plant but none of the green tissue seems to be impacted?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

~SS
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bam0813

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I’d watch that carefully herbs is right about a pic but that IMO looks like what mine tend to look like when bud rot starts. The pistils get that kinda fuzzy look but…..
 

SpicySativa

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My 60x jewelers loupe showed up in the mail today. It is mold, and it’s on just about every bud. Just barely starting, but it’s there…

I guess harvesting 5 out of 6 plants ain’t the end of the world… Oh well!
 

mudballs

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I didnt want to press the issue, when you've seen rot enough times, you know when ur looking at rot. Nice looking sugar coated nugs and ebony leaves though man
 
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