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Raizen Raizen
2 years ago
Update : Thanks for the replies, it help me out take a decision. Picked up the cutting option as i know how quick bud rot can spread if not noticed at the right time, and even if i did notice it quite early, it was already too late (as for a beginner like me). I've seen how bad it can get even for growers with expérience (so sad for you mate). Also... Havresting now even if too early i might salvage 50% in the best case scenario, worse one been having to get rid of all. How i did it ? Biggest issue was creating an aseptized environnement. 1- didn't take the risk of doing it where the grow room is. 2- used 2 scissors, 2 trays, 1 deep tray, 1 spray, sponge, microfiber cloth, cleaning alcool 70°, brake cleaner (yes, you gotbit right, brake cleaner 😂), latex gloves, net, cloth hanger. 3- cleaned everything with the brake cleaner, why ? Because it takes out most dirt easily and also dries almost instantly (and i also do some mechanics i always have some at home). 4- in the deep tray, put the scissors and soaked them in the alcohol for 1h, dipped the spong in it and cleaned the 2 others trays, let dry. 5- with one scissors cut the branches and put them on 1 tray (used the microfiber to swipe it before tonmake sure it was all dry). Brake cleaner again on the scissors and swipe with sponge. 6- cut all the buds from the branches and put them on the 2nd tray. Cleaned the first one using same method (brake cleaner + sponge soaked with alcohol and micro fiber to dry). At this point changed gloves. 7- thought about another issue... Bud rot is sneaky so deciced to undo each bud as much as possible, even if it would result in a huge amount of popcorn buds. Reason is to let them breathe as much as possible. So cut the buds softly one by one into smaller buds, checking everytime for any signs of rot. Then did the triming and put the buds back on the first tray. Then cleaning process again + took off gloves. 8- didn't find peroxyde hydrogen but got oxygen water 10vol. It's the closest i could find around in a short lap of time. Checked about it, found out it would be fine mixed in 1L water for 150ml. Got it in a spray and ready to use. 9- made a dryer with an old cloth hanger + some bugs net, supposed to be for drying, but would do a nice job with the cleansing process. Disposed the buds on it and gave a good spray (cloudy type) about 20 cm distance, on top AND beneath. Didn't keep the soil or else just in case and put them in a garbage bag, wich is now closed and away. With the first cut from yesterday night, almost half was already away. Main cola was getting struck on all it's lengh. While taking care of the buds, noticed the two next left on the main cola where already struck, so eventually i think i have around 45% to 50% of the harvest it should have made. Will let them dry as much as possible and check them again one by one, turning them over and giving another round with the spray. Then do another check when enough dry again, if it's ok start the real drying process up to curing. Had a look at the trichs, indeed they are not mature enough, but still a few being cloudy (i'm not sure about that part though 😅). But one thing i'm sure is, at least i rather be able to use my harvest even if the high is far from it's potential but salvage, then end up with nothing. If it was on several plants at once i would maybe have tried other options just to learn more as well as going through a salvage process, but on only one plant and with so few experience, risk is too big. Still it's kind of a warning 'cause i'm having humidity issues in the tent also, for now it's not critical, but i need to figure out something to lower humidity. Week started great... But in two days got wrong... High humidity outside and didn't really notice as it was hot (should have with the clouds maybe...) Top Bud was looking strange so unfolded it gently and noticed.... Black mold 😭😭.went around all of them it looks it didn't spread much yet but lost a consistant part of the harvest... Think i'll have to harvest tomorrow wich is quite early or worse... Will add a question through the diary and wait tomorrow to decide what to do (+some researchs)
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Grow Questions
Raizen
Raizenstarted grow question 2 years ago
Hi fellow growers, i noticed some black mold on some (quite) buds. So cut them and sent them away RIP... My question is should i harvest what is left asap or let the lady have an eternal rest ? 😭 Pics on the diary.
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
Raizen... you've caught me doing exactly what you are doing here... My advice is to chop now and save whatever you can of her! I tried to cut out the bud rot and let the rest of the plant continue but it spreads and spreads and spreads.... the spores have a rather deadly aim! I've been cutting out so much every day, my actual harvest is going to be sad. I was waiting because I wanted the trichs to improve just a LITTLE - but they're not ... so I'm pretty sure my entire grow is going to go to edibles or some such.... But that's ok... a learning experience for me! Chop NOW... don't wait... it's not going to be worth it! And expect, when you trim, to find even more of that nasty fungus... when you encounter it, cut it out and sterilize your knife/scissors/whatever.. and spray a little bit of a 1% hydrogen peroxide on the area ... this will effective kill the spores that are right there but the hydrogen peroxide will evaporate nicely off the buds... Good luck... get to work!
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homerjgangia
homerjgangiaweek 0
Good luck with your grow mate!💪💪
Raizen
Raizen
@homerjgangia, thanks 😉👍
GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieweek 0
Welcome to the growdiaries community and good luck with your grow! I LOVE growing autos!
Raizen
Raizen
@GrowingGrannie, thanks 👍. Nothing is a waste of time when it comes to learning and obviously the auto are a quick way to learn a lot because the ease of control they offer. I'll send a msg if i have a question 😉
GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannie
@Raizen, you'll find a lot of folks here think autos are a waste of time... don't believe them! And if you EVER have ANY question, just shoot me a msg... I may not have all the answers (don't pretend to!) but I'm more than happy to try to help out!
Raizen
Raizen
@GrowingGrannie, thanks 😉👍. It's the vert first time i'm growing something (really) and was said auto are good to start learning so finally went for it
spyder
spyderweek 0
good luck with the grow.... enjoy
spyder
spyder
@Raizen,👍
Raizen
Raizen
@spyder, thanks 👍😉
Edward_D
Edward_Dweek 7
Good luck with cultivation! that it grows beautiful 🙌👊👌
Raizen
Raizen
@Edward_D, thanks ☺️, being sooo impatient for that first harvest 😅
Dingle_Dangle
Dingle_Dangleweek 0
#OUTDOORGANG Welcome on board 😉🌞
Raizen
Raizen
@Dingle_Dangle, thanks 😉👍
agora
agoraweek 0
Good luck and happy growing! 🌿🌿
Raizen
Raizen
@@agora, thanks !! Enjoying it for now (easy part done 😂)
Mz876
Mz876week 0
Good luck 🍀 with your grow . I just germinated a few seeds myself. Happy Growing 😄
Raizen
Raizen
@Mz876, thanks 👍😉, happy growing too
Grow_Chronicles_888
Grow_Chronicles_888week 0
Best of luck! Happy growing! ✌️🏻
Raizen
Raizen
@@Grow_Chronicles_888, thanks 😉👍
LegacyMarketFarm
LegacyMarketFarmweek 0
Hey there friend. Congratulations on getting into growing cannabis! Would you be alright with me offering some pointers to help? So cannabis plants LOVE heat and humidity. It is the buds that hate it. In veg we want to take advantage of this fact to help our plants grow along much quicker and more vigorously. In veg we can look for temps of 79-84 MAX with lights on & no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. If we allow for too much temperature swing between lights on and lights off while the plant is still growing vertically up to day 20 of flower, We will cause the plant to stretch ALOT which we do not want. So in veg & early flower, Keeping our temperature gaps nice and close between lights on and off is key. Utilizing humidity in our rooms during veg will also help out a lot with more rapid growth but we must introduce it properly. In our rooms we have our temperature and humidity set-points, But when we combine those 2 it forms a third set-point which is the most important & that is called VPD, Vapor pressure deficit. I strongly recommend every new grower or old grower who has not learned it yet, To study and understand it & implement it into your room, Logging your numbers daily. https://cerescann.com/importance-of-measuring-vpd/ For soil, We generally want to go for a PH of 6.1 This website does a GREAT job of illustrating it with a nice graph & very good detailed explanation for soil. https://autoflowerseedshop.com/cannabis-ph-chart-guide/ As we briefly touched on before, During veg & early flower we want our temperature gap's nice and tight to avoid stretch. Why exactly our plants stretch in response to this is a genetic trigger being activated by the environmental stress essentially telling the plant the end of the season is closer than it really is. In veg & early flower the plant is still in its first stage of development which is to grow up wide and tall so when it produces seed, It can cast them out nicely. Remember, Whether we are growing our plants for seed or bud their genetic responses do not change as they do not know any different. Once the plant has finished that first stage of growth by weeks 4-6 of flower with most strains, It is by day 20 of flower. Autoflowers you have to watch for it, But once the plant has finished this goal its new mission is to focus 100% on producing nice big flower clusters & to get very sticky so it can attract pollen to it successfully. So once that vertical growth is finished, We actually now want to begin to expose our plants to larger temperature swings between lights on and lights off. This will help activate that genetic response and allow us to draw out the most potential from the strain utilizing the plants genetic triggers to environmental stresses at the right times. We can also take this a step further with doing light deprivation in the last 2 weeks using less light to simulate cloud cover. Very cold feed temps on the last flush is very good too. If you do not have them already, Get yourself a good PAR meter & thermal laser temp gun to monitor your plant top temperatures & optimize how much light your plants are getting. One final thing, A fully mature cannabis plant @ peak consumption in flower, Or group of plants needs to consume 3gallons of water in 24hrs to produce 1 dry pound of cannabis. This equation holds true all the way up & it can be 1 plant or 100 plants but to produce each dry pound that plant or group of plants will need to consume 3 gallons in 24hrs. That equation will be true all the way up, 6 gallons in 24hrs your plant or plants will produce 2lbs dry, and so on. A general mistake made early on by growers is not watering the plants with enough for them to yield the way they should. We are currently in the middle of producing a very comprehensive tutorial series for everybody to learn from & understand how to grow the highest level craft cannabis all on their own. Our first 2 installments are focusing on the basic fundamentals and we are using autoflowers for them before moving onto more advanced series with photoperiods. If this interests you please check out our youtube and subscribe. The first 2 episodes are out the next one is coming in a few days. If you should ever have any questions or need any help, Please feel free to follow my profile and shoot me a DM. I will gladly help you with the pull down & make sure you get the best quality harvest possible as it is the most important step of the entire process. Happy growing friend!
LegacyMarketFarm
LegacyMarketFarm
@Raizen, Glad to have helped ! I strongly suggest headed over to our youtube which is linked off of my main grow diaries profile & subscribing for our tutorial series! Episode 7 will be out in a few days so u got time to subscribe and catch up! I look forward to seeing you over there & hearing your feedback to help us shape the series better!
Raizen
Raizen
@LegacyMarketFarm, thanks a lot for those starter tips. I'm taking advantage of the summer to let the plants outside, but to start did quite as what you said. Added in the description today 😉👍
GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieweek 9
Hey @Raizen... you're grow is looking superb!! Good job!
Raizen
Raizen
@GrowingGrannie, thanks, so happy about it and the more it goes the more interesting it gets 😉👍
love_2_grow
love_2_growweek 0
I picked up the same strain a few week ago. Looking forward to growing it. Happy Growing, Buddy! 🌱🌱🌱
Raizen
Raizen
@love_2_grow, tried it once during a trip to Eindhoven, and decided to try to make it my very first grow 😉
Nookandplant42o
Nookandplant42oweek 3
big growth for these girls!
DreamIT
DreamITweek 1
Enjoy growth mate 🤘🦄
GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieweek 5
Hey Raizen - I'm jealous of your praying mantis! Good luck going outside buddy!
Raizen
Raizen
@GrowingGrannie, thx, this little buddy keeps wandering around, he seems happy there 😂, but wifey said she has seen more in the garden
GreenAutoConsumo
GreenAutoConsumoweek 12
Muy buen trabajo, felicitaciones