your thoughts on bud rot?...

...just harvested remainder of my closet grow only to find bud rot within the two most promising central colas... lost about a third of both plants to it. I cut and trimmed the rest of these plants which are drying separately from the ones with no bud rot just incase it reoccurs while drying...

I've only seen a few posts about bud rot, although it sounds relatively common especially on outdoor grows, the advice is usually to cut out infected parts and proceed to dry the rest normally, but some say to get rid of the whole plant as the mould can be dangerous...

I just wondered what everybody else thought about this subject? have you experienced bud rot? would you get rid of the whole plant?

i have bud rot on my only outdoor grow, i just cut off all the rotten parts and dryed the rest normaly, i am unaware of this "get rid of the whole plant because it can be dangerious part" but i would like to know more about it since i dont want to get sick or anything from my bad habbits

How is the airflow in your closet...I had some
on my last girls and have since added a better fan,
and prevented over-crowding.

I cut away the rotted buds, and don't reccomend
smoking them...but the rest should be fine.

I would ask if you know for sure it's bud rot? I thought I had bud rot or mold and after a couple days I figured out it was caterpillars/moths. There were a few caterpillars on the buds and some mushy spots that weren't black or powdery but the bud just fell apart to the touch in those spots. In fact, while I was curing it I opened the jar to let it breath after a few and a baby moth flew out that had "hatched". I was startled, figured it out, then laughed out loud! If it were a type of bug that dies and stop screwing up the plant once you cut it, all the better.

VirginHarvester said:

I would ask if you know for sure it's bud rot? I thought I had bud rot or mold and after a couple days I figured out it was caterpillars/moths.

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Funny shit dude, you make me laugh...thanks for that.

That's a first, catepillars eating indoor weed.
True comedy...

My airflow wasn't that good, but until it happened I didn't really think that bud rot would be a problem (I wasn't really aware of the condition). It's good to hear some of your feedback though... I think there are some scare mongering articles out there about how toxic the bud rot can be and people have reacted by saying to get rid of the whole plant... most just say to cut out the affected parts like I've done.

One thing that promotes it apparently is leaving any dead leaf litter on the top of the soil or around... so basically next time I will be keeping my grow room as clean/sterile as possible and getting a fan...

JonnyBlunt88 said:

Funny shit dude, you make me laugh...thanks for that.

That's a first, catepillars eating indoor weed.
True comedy...

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Oh you're right, I didn't pick up that it was indoor. I guess that would make you laugh if did not infer I made a mistake and was talking about my outdoor plants. Why do you indoor plants seem so susceptible to rot and mold? I would think most of those spores would be outside.

airflow airflow. always airflow. bud rot bad.

High humidity.

definately. I have real good airflow and keep the humidity to between 40 - 50% and I can still see how if I wasnt taking all these precautions I would have some serious problems.

Are there any foliar sprays for bud rot? Does H202 work for that? My humidity levels have gone insane. Its about 50-60% during the day with lights on, and about 80%+ when lights are out and pandafilm is zipped up. I keep the exhaust fan running, but it doesn't move much air, since its sucking it through the carbon filter too. I just ordered a small dehumidifier for the closet, I hope it comes soon. I don't want to loose any of these buds to bud rot.