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Green Crack Auto
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Ok so here's the deal. As many of you know, I've been fighting with mold appearing during the drying process over the last several harvests. I have good news and bad news. First the bad news: this plant was also affected. Now the good news: This plant was not affected as severely, and I did get some bud. More importantly though, I now know exactly what the problem has been all this time, and exactly how to correct it. But, I am taking a break from indoor for a while to focus on my outdoor plants. They require just as much maintenance, if not more, than indoor. When I return to indoor, I promise my first round will be a bountiful harvest of quality bud. The problem has not been my drying or curing process at all. The problem has been the growing environment. The temperature and humidity are too high, and what I have been seeing is a form of "bud rot". "Bud rot" is a catch-all term for a lot of different fungi that destroy crops from the inside out. A lot of the time, this is the botrytis fungus, which spreads very rapidly. Botrytis usually starts out as specks of white dust deep inside the wettest corners between sugar leaves and bud, and when first colonizing, appears as a white or greyish fuzz, almost like silk nest webbing between foliage and or inflorescence. This white fuzz is barely ever noticed, because it occurs in hard to see places, and within 1 or 2 days, it spreads into a grey or brown infestation that completely takes over your bud from the inside out. You will usually first notice leaves turning yellow and decaying on a random bud, at which point it is already too late. The problem I have been having is not this aggressive form of botrytis, but it is a more subtle form of bud rot. The fungus that I saw on my dried flower, was in very isolated corners on the inside of the flower, and it was all barely noticeable, and not grey in color...it was white or even clear and fluffy. This is very difficult to see but it is there in places here and there, and the mycelium network is always more advanced than it looks. This is not safe to consume. After finding this fungus on my dried flower, I went back to the grow room and inspected the plant. I didn't see anything wrong under magnification. However, upon breaking open a live bud, I clearly saw the same thing: barely noticeable white fuzz on the inside. Researching about different types of mold is not new to me. I have seen it in various forms before, and I am cautious whenever I am near a large spore colony. I didn't consider this to be a growing problem because it is just so hard to see until after drying. This is a clear or white mold. Botrytis, is a number of different species of what are usually classified into the grey and brown mold categories. This mold stays clear or white, and never progresses to the point where it causes necrosis. That makes it even more scary to me, because it is not easy to find. The type of fungus growing on my plants can be further classified into something in the Mucoraceae family, and most probably within the genus Mucor, a very common collection of mold species that are mostly in the allergenic category, the least of concerns. That said, there are pathogenic or toxigenic species in this family, or even genus, and I am not an expert to identify it further. Mucor is commonly found on vegetation in warm, humid conditions, and is often mistaken for Botrytis. If this was botrytis though, I would be lucky to see it in the early white fluffy stage, as it advances to grey and/or brown very quickly. The problem I have been having is always in very isolated places throughout the middle of the flower, and always clear or white, and very little of it ever in one area. The whole plant was chopped down, its buds dissected and separated into a pile of perceptibly infected material, and the rest, which is probably infected material. The probably infected material may be used for extract, if I can brave myself enough to figure out what would be safe enough. EDIT: After identifying the possible types of mold it can be, it is in a family of molds that are of the most common, and include many species that are mostly harmless. However, this family includes more than the Mucor genus, and Rhizopus is among the most feared molds. You don't want to be around that stuff, and it is common. This plant will be trashed. I am a little upset, but I am also pretty happy that I now know there is nothing wrong with the dozen ways I've tried drying my flower. I was beginning to think it was just this humid time of year during the drying process, as I have only ever dried in the less humid October season with my outdoor harvests. The problem is instead the humidity and temperature in my grow tent. I need to correct that, and during my time off with indoor I will think of ways to do that effectively on essentially zero budget.
The Outcome
Week 12
Harvest
Harvested
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Number of plants harvested
Nutrients
Not a fan of this product line really for indoor. I use it sparingly outdoor at times, but I think I'll pass on the next indoor round.
Can't really say it improved anything. Not sure about this one.
I like it. It's the only liquid nutrient line I am sold on for indoor at the moment.
Lights
It got it through the early days. It did its job at that well.
It works wonders. I love this thing.
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resimax resimax
10 months ago
Read the harvest description. The following was added later, copied from a response to a comment. It is important this be visible to everyone: It is very hard to see mold, and I share my failures because I am honest and I do not want other new growers, especially those trying to make medicine, to have the same troubles. I would urge everyone to carefully inspect the middle of dry bigger buds before curing. Some bud rot is not grey or even white. It looks like trichomes on wet bud. On dry bud it is barely noticeable UNLESS it is a dark colorful strain, like LSD-25, where it stands out clear as day. Be safe everyone. No harm in checking, as experienced and as confident in your techniques as you are, please do it once in a while.
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Ju_Bps
Ju_Bpsweek 0
Good luck buddy, Q. the seed will pop the cofee filter or you have cut the filter? Look interesting way πŸ‘€πŸ‘€
Ju_Bps
Ju_Bps
@@resimax, thanks for info πŸ™
resimax
resimax
@Ju_Bps, Thanks! It should pop it easily. But if it doesn't I will see through it and can make a hole for it.
gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeweek 0
Have to get this one. Hearing good things. Seedsman has a good auto 1 to. But I don't think FB can be beaten for their collection of autos. Look forward to trying their FF versions Good luck with yours pal
gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometime
@@@resimax, Yeah, autos versions are a far cry from what you can achieve with fems. But, if it's a flawless grow, or close to it. You can get some really nice bud. Only thing I can't get down yet. The drying.. at least 50% of my last auto grow I had so much shrinkage. This 1, it happened to my strawberry pie. But, its beautiful. But, has that home grown look to it. But, saying, that. I've got some good 1s. But the fems. I like much better
resimax
resimax
@gottagrowsometime, about 10 years or so ago when I bought it, this strain had such a distinctive flavor profile, and I found it quite pleasant and like nothing else. I am hoping the autoflower hybrid brings out that parental trait. But, I'm sure it will be good either way.
mcflow
mcflowweek 2
Looks great! Good luck growingπŸ€
resimax
resimax
@mcflow, thanks a lot!
DEVS_GENETICS
DEVS_GENETICSweek 0
Good luck with this grow brother
resimax
resimax
@DEVS_GENETICS, thanks so much!
Metatronix
Metatronixweek 0
All the best to the little sprouts and enjoy the grow growmie πŸŒ±πŸ’šπŸ’ͺ
resimax
resimax
@Metatronix, thanks!
KronicAquaponic
KronicAquaponicweek 0
Good luck buddy!! I’m germinating one of these as well. πŸ‘
love_2_grow
love_2_growweek 0
Happy Growing, Buddy! 🌱🌱🌱
UnorthadoxDude
UnorthadoxDudeweek 0
Interesting! Let's see how they do! :D
Bingbings_garden
Bingbings_gardenweek 0
Good luck! Curious about the coffee filter does it just punch through the filter by itself?
love_2_grow
love_2_grow
@@resimax, I hear ya regarding overwatering since that can happen in soil. Fortunately, I have never experienced this, as I use soil moisture meters and use automatic watering systems to keep stable soil moisture. As for being reusable, that's the very core of using living soil. I'm currently in my third year using the same soil, and all I do is simply leave the old stem/rootball in the pot and plant the next plant right next to it. I agree that there as a thousand different ways to grow, and it is fascinating to see all the different methods. I've simply picked living soil because it is the most sustainable and affordable alternative and the least work. I am a lazy bugger, after all :D
resimax
resimax
@love_2_grow, there is no chance of over-watering with coco. There is no guessing how much nutrients are being consumed. It is also easier on the plant, as its roots don't need to switch gears to produce more or less sugars for osmosis to draw in water. Coco is reusable after sifting. They don't call me the cost-cutting cultivator for nothing. But, that's why I love this site...so many ways to do things and learn what works for other people! Preference really.
love_2_grow
love_2_grow
@@resimax, I'm curious why you think growing in soil is more difficult. I grow in living soil, and most of the time, I don't need to do anything as it simply runs itself. I'm a lazy bugger, so I went with soil in the first place. Buying and using bottled nutrients seem expensive, complicated, and too much work for my taste.
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mcflow
mcflowweek 5
Good luck growingπŸ€
resimax
resimax
@mcflow, thanks
DrJones
DrJonesweek 4
Good luck 😎🀞 Those leaves are looking huge already!
resimax
resimax
@DrJones, Yeah I was thinking the same thing when I took that picture lol. Thanks for stopping by!!!
Ned_Schneebly
Ned_Schneeblyweek 2
Happy growing m8
resimax
resimax
@Ned_Schneebly, thanks a lot!
KelsOGrows
KelsOGrowsweek 1
Good luck on the grow bro πŸ‘ŒβœŒοΈ
resimax
resimax
@@KelsOGrows, thank you!
Sour_D
Sour_Dweek 1
Best wishes for the new grow! πŸ‘Š
resimax
resimax
@Sour_D, thanks bro, right back at your many new grows! πŸ‘Š
TheNextGanjaMan
TheNextGanjaManweek 1
Follow, despite not liking crack πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚good luck in cultivation.
PapaNugs
PapaNugsweek 2
Good luck with the small pot challenge. A lot harder than it may seem
PapaNugs
PapaNugs
@@resimax, πŸ€™ gotcha.
resimax
resimax
@PapaNugs, Thanks, but I'm not doing the challenge. It's not so rare and not so small. Just something I wanted to try growing in :)
Sour_D
Sour_Dweek 4
I spy some preflowering... 😍
resimax
resimax
@Sour_D, yeah!!!
KelsOGrows
KelsOGrowsweek 2
Lookin good lush green start of life πŸ‘Œ
resimax
resimax
@@KelsOGrows, Thanks for the support, K!!
BarneyRumble420
BarneyRumble420week 2
Good luck with your grow buddy πŸ™ŒπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ
resimax
resimax
@BarneyRumble420, thanks Barney!
Sour_D
Sour_Dweek 2
Looking good bro πŸ‘Š