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3 years ago
candy fruit auto Custom Breeder & Strain
VEG
LED / 600W
Custom
FLO
FL / 600W
Custom
Canna
Nutrients
Fox Farm
Nutrients
Custom
Tent
Indoor
Room Type
100%
Soil
Grow medium
LST
weeks 7,9,...
HST
weeks 15,14,...
Topping
weeks 11,14,...
FIMing
weeks 13,12,...
Defoliation
weeks 13,14,...
Strain
Auto Seeds - Auto #1
Auto #1
Auto Seeds

Growing it

Normal

Resistance

Neutral

Easy to grow but struggled with heat quite badly

The Outcome
Week
15
HARVEST
What's on the scales?
40
oz
g
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
1.41
oz
g
Bud dry weight
Harvested
1 plant
Number of plants harvested
Light
600 watt
Total light power used
Grow Room
1.52
ft²
Grow Room size
Grow Room
16.4
ft²
Grow Room size
0
ounce /watt
0.09
ounce/ft²
1.41
ounce /plant
36.59
watt/ft²
0.06
plant/ft²
Photos & Videos
Feels like
100% Sativa
0% Indica
Nutrients
Commented by sndwich sndwich

Wasn't a huge fan of her but bulked out a bit more in the end, nothing special but she hated the heat, lost a little due to rot but nothing major

Grow Questions
sndwich week 4 started grow question 3 years ago
Heat or something else?
Assuming the curling leaves from heat? it's Effecting everyone EXCEPT the American Pie which has been perfect from day one which quick growth on her. Plan is to get more fans to help more the air around , any thoughts etc would be great
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Leaves. Curl up
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Bloombuster answered grow question 3 years ago
Hi bro! :wave:
Yeah bro, it's heat stress! She is very hot and she demonstrates it to you in the ends of foliage, pointing up!
Don't worry about anything, keep watering, feeding, tending! It's all because of the crazy heat, all over the world! She directs the ends of her foliage up - she's really hot, bro! Suffer, everyone is suffering from this now! :point_up_2:
Forecasters promised it would all last a week... maybe it would end sooner, maybe it would last for a long time...
Good luck bro! :fist: :innocent:
sndwich week 4 started grow question 3 years ago
Heat or something else? Cont.
Still on the heat issue (apologies I clicked resolved and it wasn't) got the tent door open most of the day, as mentioned have 2 additional usb style oscillating fans on route to aim at the lights and help flow in the canopy, not sure AC unit an option.
Should I raise lights?
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Leaves. Curl up
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GrowGuy97 answered grow question 3 years ago
Yes I would raise the lights off them some, & if the temp in your tent is staying to high, if the room outside the tent is cooler try opening the vents on the tent or getting some duct working and have a fan push or pull air in at the bottom & have a fan in the top of the tent pushing the hot air out! Hope this helps friend, happy growing!:v::skin-tone-3::seedling:
sndwich week 4 started grow question 3 years ago
Time to Add Bloom Nutes
The Auto pounder has started to show her pistils, (end of 4th week) no signs that I can see of deficiencies from the leaves but should I start a low bloom nute diet to help push bud growth anyway?

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Feeding. Schedule
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Experimentgreen answered grow question 3 years ago
Hey friend,
I think you're just starting to see her preflowers coming in, but regardless, still a sign that flowering is beginning. Most autos I've grown started between 4-6 weeks old. Since your leaves are a nice healthy bright green and you haven't been feeding anything yet, I'd say it's a good time to start bringing in the Bloom and Micro at a low dose, like 1/4 the recommended strength(something like 1/4 tsp per gallon) and me personally I've started to make a calmag supplement part of all my grows and seen much better results (but only maybe 1/2 tsp a gallon, once a week).
Welcome back to the grow game. I hope the auto is fun to grow.:v:
sndwich week 4 started grow question 3 years ago
Lightening Tips
Hey guys,

Had a few days away from home, came home to find the girls looking super healthy.
3 out of 4 of the girls @ week 5 are all showing sex, candy fruit auto, which has not yet shown sex (so no nutes yet) had some discolor and also freckles on lower leaves? any ideas?
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Leaves. Other
Bloombuster answered grow question 3 years ago
She looks great to start flowering! Keep growing, you're doing well! single spots on one sheet - nothing dangerous mean and do not carry! You have great foliage and new growth! :ok_hand:
Good luck, friend! :fist: :innocent:
sndwich week 6 started grow question 3 years ago
Decolouring @ tips
Hey guys,

American Pie Auto - Been super healthy all grow, believe this could be too much bloom nutes? @ 20ml per 2L @ present,

Any thoughts would be great

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Leaves. Other
DoDrugs420 answered grow question 3 years ago
Yes, it is overfeeding, i recomend taking a look over here. Best of luck growmie. :male-farmer::pray:

https://2fast4buds.com/news/what-is-overfeeding-and-how-to-fix-it
sndwich week 6 started grow question 3 years ago
White Freckles growing over leaves
Candy Fruit Auto - Questioned this a week or so ago and told not to worry, seems to have spread to 80% of the leaves now, any idea what it is?
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Leaves. Color - Mottling
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Growgirl1114 answered grow question 3 years ago
Try some Green Clean, all natural no crap in it and safe for your Lady :v::seedling::v:
sndwich week 6 started grow question 3 years ago
White Freckles growing over leaves - High Res Images
Any ideas?

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Leaves. Other
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Experimentgreen answered grow question 3 years ago
Hello
So this looks most like thrips damage to me...the bad part with them is they're very small and not always easy to spot. But with the white color and then the blackish looking speckles in another photo I'm pretty sure that's what's happening. In a few photos i think i can see some larger things on the leaves that may be the thrips themselves but I can't zoom in far enough to say for sure. Photo #2 has the most clear shot of them, they're a yellowish color on the leftmost leaf finger and it definitely looks like 2 baby thrips with a body and legs.
In my opinion the best treatment is making an insecticidal soap, using dr Bonner's castile soap, you can find at any store usually...but any other dish soap would also work. I usually take a small spray bottle fill about 3/4 of water and then 1/4 soap, and then spray wherever you see or suspect those little stinkers are. I.S doesn't last a long time so you may need to spray a couple rounds but it will effectively kill any thrips and their babies. It also won't typically hurt your plants or any other living things in the house like pets or people, the only possible negative might be a small amount of soap buildup, but you can always wash that off if it happens. :+1:
sndwich week 6 started grow question 3 years ago
Never drink n Garden! Snapped node in week 7 flower auto!
Got in after a few refreshing beverages one head on the American Pie was getting close to the light, little bend over he thought then tie down in the morning. SNAP! top of the head node comes off! Drunken fixed it last night then redid (and recut! FML) today, will she hermie?????
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Experimentgreen answered grow question 3 years ago
Haha that's the truth!
But if you caught it early enough use some tape where the break is and then support it with a bamboo or other stake, or plant yoyos. If it's going to die it'll be known pretty quickly. These plants are a lot stronger than we realize sometimes.

My mom snapped one of my auto branches outdoors with the hose a couple weeks ago...and i taped it up with a piece of scotch tape and it managed to survive, it was snapped soooo bad i was shocked it repaired.
sndwich week 8 started grow question 3 years ago
Major Heat
Had a huge heat wave when I was out, as well as Thrips!, just want to check nothing else wrong

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Leaves. Color - Mottling
Leaves. Other
sndwich answered grow question 3 years ago
This mean no one has a clue? ha

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sndwich week 8 started grow question 3 years ago
Burnt Leaves?
Heat or nute burn? Haven't changed any feed etc but since the great 'heat' this is happening, any ideas?

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Leaves. Edges burnt
Leaves. Tips - Burnt
Leaves. Color - Yellow
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DoDrugs420 answered grow question 3 years ago
If its a sudden temperature change from like 25°C to suddenly being 40°C, then yeah its probably because of the heat, if its not anything that critical, then its most likely nutrient lockout caused by nutrient accomulation in soil, if its this latest one, give it a flush and start the feeding regimen back to normal but going slower and give it longer breaks inbetween feedings.

It could also be too dried soil, more heat=more evaporation, and the soil being more dry causes it to take in more nutes from the soil, so what could have been a good feeding schedule so far, may have become a overdose due to recent heat. So in this situation just water more often or reduce nutes.

Its up to your judgment to take this information and see what fits in better with what has been going on over there.

Hope it helped and if it did remeber to contribute back by picking the answer that helped you so the grower answering the question gets a point for the grower of the month contest.
Stay lit growmie.
sndwich week 8 started grow question 3 years ago
Time to Chop?
(marco lense still not arrived) Front heads looking very brown, back part of her definitely needs some more time but wondering if should chop the front or can leave to fatten?

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Buds. Other
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DoDrugs420 answered grow question 3 years ago
Depends on the type of high you want.
Regardless of terpenes and genetics if you harvest with milky thrichomes its the peak of the effects you get sedative and active high. If you wanted fully active high, harvest with clear+milky cristals. If you want it basically fully sedative, just hold on untill its fully amber crystals and you got it.

I like to harvest them at a point where some might say its a premature harvest, but i know what i'm aiming for, it just blast my mind everytime, since i need to be active and can't even risk couchlock i harvest with clear crystals. I get less yield but i get the high i want, and its better to get 70% of what you like than 100% of what you don't really want.

Maybe leave to fatten a lil bit more.

Stay well, and good growing growmie
sndwich week 8 started grow question 3 years ago
During and Curing
What to hear the pro thoughts.
What is your best technique for drying and then curing? What jars etc do ppl use and like? Any little tricks you've mastered over the years?

Thanks again and happy growing :)

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Buds. Other
Other. Harvest - Drying
Other. Harvest - Curing
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Ch33cH answered grow question 3 years ago
This is an impossible question to answer as it depends on your conditions. My conditions dont allow me to simply hang it and leave it like some replys to the question suggest.

My method is to hang in my tent and sweat the moisture. So i hang untrimmed with my Extraction running at 70%. I then just check the buds untill the outside starts to feel dry, when this happens i turn my extractor off for 5/6 hours and zip the tent back up. After the 5/6 hours i go back and the bud is wet again, extraction back to 70% and zip up the tent. Just continue this and keep checking the stems to see if they crack/snap . I find it best not to allow to dry untill snap as i normally find that is to dry for me. I do not use a fan on slow to move air in the tent as i have never had an issue since i dried this way. This method normally takes me around 4 to 7 days at most and has served me well.

I then jar it up and within 2/3 days my stuff is smelling good and ready for a real taste.
sndwich week 9 started grow question 3 years ago
Marco Lens Arrived
Hey guys,

Auto Pounder @ 9 weeks - Hard to get the focus but think one came out pretty well, I think that look like they need some more time, i.e. not cloudy enough, but its been a while so wanted to check my memory serves me well

Many thanks as always

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Buds. Other
Plant. Other
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Removed answered grow question 3 years ago
You want to check the trichomes on your flower bracts not your sugar leaves. Sugar leaves have the tendency to ripen faster than the flowers. That being said the trichomes on your sugar leaves do not look ripe. When filled with cannabinoids(resin) the trichomes stand tall and erect. Yours are still folded over and starting to rise. Also the the head of the glands swell and balloon. Some strains mostly sativas have small headed glands naturally... but they too always stand erect when ripe. Your heads look quite small currently as well as not being erect. You do look to have some starting to get cloudy though on ur sugar leaves. Happy growing and stay lit fam.
sndwich week 9 started grow question 3 years ago
Thrips - Part 2
Hey guys, So still washing leaves, fly traps up and they just keep coming

I used this on some of my outside plants, as well as all my fruit/veg and no signs of any damage to the plant and killed all the bugs, will this fuck up my girls at this late stage?

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Leaves. Color - Yellow
Other. Bugs
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Chucky324 answered grow question 3 years ago
Hello. Residue Test: Mix some up and spray on some flat glass. Let dry. Run your finger over the area. Feel your finger, smell your finger. Is there anything there that can get into your smoke. Is there is a lot of residue is there next to nothing. You decide if you want to use it. I've used this on cactus to kill bugs, Please test on lower leaves before you use on everything. Half isopropanol alcohol and half water in a spray bottle. And some dish soap, 4 or 5 drops. The alcohol kills by drying them out, eggs too. The soap gets into their lungs and coats them. But it makes the water slippery and it runs of quickly. I haven't had need to try the mix myself or flowering cannabis plants. My main concern is: will the alcohol dissolve the THC crystals? So test it first, and catch the runoff, and let dry. When dry, test with your finger to see if it sticky. Don't get much on their roots, the plants can look droopy (drunk) for a day or two. Tilt the pots or cover the rot area with plastic. Good Luck. Chuck.
sndwich week 10 started grow question 3 years ago
Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope....
Bit of a bug and weird leaf issue melt down, too much to write on here, rant in diary, any suggestions or thoughts welcome

Thanks as always and happy growing

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Leaves. Tips - Burnt
Leaves. Color - Yellow
Other. Other
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The8thChevron answered grow question 3 years ago
What are the ppms of your runoff at? These plants seem very deficient or very toxic, deficient being my guess. I see no bug damage unless we're talking about root aphids or something similar.
sndwich week 10 started grow question 3 years ago
Bugs to kill Bugs
as a last ditch attempt to get rid of the Thrips before harvest I was thinking of using an insect to hunt them down, have ppl done this before and which bugs work best?

Thanks as always

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Other. Bugs
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FoTwenny answered grow question 3 years ago
I was doing some research recently in an effort to help a friend. Using a combination of soil dwelling predators along with foliage dwelling (Ladybugs) helps to kill them in different stages of their life cycle. If I were to face this issue, this is the approach I would try. Also, I now treat to prevent during veg. For pests I alternate Neem oil at half strength and Spinosad at 2/3 strength. Some plants seem sensitive to my sprays which is why I am trying diluted mixes used on a regular basis , and still dialing in my process. Better to prevent problems from occurring in the first place. Good luck and happy growing.
sndwich week 10 started grow question 3 years ago
Macro Photographer of the year goes to.....Choppy la chop chop time?
Shooting the top bud head but still looks like leaves?? ha god I hope its right but at least the photos look great ;)

From previous feedback I think they still look too clear and not ready to chop :)

Thanks as always for thoughts

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Buds. Other
Other. Other
Plant. Other
The8thChevron answered grow question 3 years ago
Yep, you still have time. Two weeks minimum.
sndwich week 11 started grow question 3 years ago
More Macro Fun Times
Can't label to say which is which but hopefully this will work, potentially thinking the girls have to be coming to an end soon

as always love to hear thoughts and happy growing

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Buds. Other
Other. Other
Plant. Other
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DoDrugs420 answered grow question 3 years ago
I would chop of the bud in the second picture right away and dry it, the ones in 3 4 5 and 6 seem like some could take a couple days, others could take week or week and ½, cool pictures dude.
If you can re-take that second photo but try to make it focus everywhere or just build the picture digitally from multiple well focused points on photoshop and then submit it to the macro contest. Its a real chance.
sndwich week 11 started grow question 3 years ago
Macro Chop - Auto Pounder
More of an update than a question but always welcome to your wonderful thoughts

So after much deliberation have decided the auto pounder is definitely ready for la chop

Have fully flushed her until the run off was clear and now back in the room for another week

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Buds. Other
Other. General questions
Other. Other
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blendmedmedman answered grow question 3 years ago
looking good and are you happy with the harvest?
sndwich week 11 started grow question 3 years ago
Candy Fruit Auto - Macro
Again I think she looks nicely milky, can't see any amber but was going to flush with a week or 2 after to see how she ripens

She is one of my favorite girls so if anyone can confirm I'm reading correct would really appreciated

Also....Sick photo ;)

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Buds. Other
Other. Other
Plant. Other
DoDrugs420 answered grow question 3 years ago
Yup, seems like a good plan, looks like she is still expanding and creating new trichs but those should be getting to milky as you reach the harvest time.
sndwich week 11 started grow question 3 years ago
American Pie Auto
Again, I see lots of clear on her, and lots standing straight, so going to keep on with feed/kelp mix until I see more milky coming through

Again if anyone can comment or confirm my brain is right much appricated

happy Growing and happy weekend

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Buds. Other
Other. Other
Plant. Other
DBanned answered grow question 3 years ago
Hi,
You still a bit more to go be patience.
One can harvest at a lot of certain points of flowering, some prefer 50% amber and some of the pistils curled but mot completely, some other prefer 60%, 80%.

Check out this article https://www.ilovegrowingmarijuana.com/harvesting/ and you will find the right answer.
Happy harvest!!!!!!
sndwich week 11 started grow question 3 years ago
Weird leaf curl down - But no fans or wind?
Hey guys,

So I have a few issues with heat that I now about, but this looks like wind burn, I think, but literally not fans etc on her?

Anyone ever had this before?

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Leaves. Curl down
Leaves. Twisted
Leaves. Other
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DBanned answered grow question 3 years ago
Hi,
I saw your grow diary and your plants look amazing other than the curled up leaves.
So Maybe bring the light 24-30” up and this help your leaves not to curled up.
Sometimes when it is too hot the leaves curled because they’re trying to conserved moisture. So if you bring the light up bit more, it will help the plants to conserved that moisture, also make sure your temp is below 80f. Too hot for the plants.
Hopefully this works for you.
Happy grow!!!!!
sndwich week 12 started grow question 3 years ago
Auto Pounder - Flush 1 Week - Time to Cut?
Hey beautiful people,

So had the Auto flushed a week ago, little moisture still in the soil, want to chop to give others room but think (from memory) need to let her dry the soil out totally to use all the left over goods in her stems etc

Any thoughts welcome

Happy growing

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Buds. Other
Other. General questions
Plant. Other
Chucky324 answered grow question 3 years ago
Hello. It looks like your good to go. You've done a good job and your at the end. I don't think you need to leave it to get too much drier, but another week it will be bone dry. It's up to you. Good Luck. Chuck.
sndwich week 13 started grow question 3 years ago
Week Flush - Too Little
So only have a week to flush 3 of the girls due to circumstances, started the flush 2 days ago, 2 plants flushed with molasses and water, 3rd just water (purely to see the difference)

Will a week be enough to get rid of everything?

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Buds. Other
Other. Harvest - Curing
Plant. Other
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NorthernFrostCannabis answered grow question 3 years ago
https://www.rxgreentechnologies.com/rxgt_trials/flushing-trial/
sndwich week 13 started grow question 3 years ago
20hr light to 12/12
Hey guys,

want to switch lights to 12/12 so can start getting the Gorilla Glue that never flowered going, the others still finishing up post flush and need to cut them early next week, will it seriously lesson the final crop of other girls to switch before?

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Buds. Other
Plant. Other
Setup. Lighting
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CheckThoseTrichs answered grow question 3 years ago
Heya,

Because you're so late into flowering I wouldn't be concerned with switching the lights. If it has any effect at this point it would be to actually mature the buds a little faster.

Goodluck and cheers!
sndwich week 13 started grow question 3 years ago
Interesting strain or has she Hermie??
There was me thinking it was looking a bit interesting haha

Please can someone confirm either way, if so everyone will get pulled tonight to stop any more spread ( and F*** F*** F***!)

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Buds. Other
Other. Other
Plant. Other
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GMSgrows answered grow question 3 years ago
Dont see and male parts. Watch where the sugar leaves are turning brown, get those leaves off before they start your bud from rotting. Cheers
sndwich week 13 started grow question 3 years ago
Hermie Gate - More photos
More photos to help clarify, from researching more in the panic as it seems all of them have pistils growing out we're ok, but the tops of the Candy fruit look super gag ball like but any advice would be very helpful :)

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Buds. Other
Other. General questions
Plant. Other
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CheckThoseTrichs answered grow question 3 years ago
Heya!

Looks fine to me! Those are calyxes you're seeing, the female parts.

Cheers!
sndwich week 13 started grow question 3 years ago
Bud Rot
So after the mild panic attack about my LGBTQIA plants, that rose the question of possible bud rot, saw black spore things but assumed from the Thrips that won the battle, hoping I was right and its not bud rot!!!!!

Answers on a postcard welcome

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Buds. Other
Other. Mold
Plant. Other
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GMSgrows answered grow question 3 years ago
Bud rot pulls away from the bud very easily. Sure way to tell. Cheers
sndwich week 15 started grow question 3 years ago
Should I be concerned?
Don't think its bud rot, leaves black on your fingers after touching??

Have removed all I can see and all dried up leaves when harvested

Thanks as always

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Buds. Other
Other. Mold
Plant. Other
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Mr_Weeds_Autos answered grow question 3 years ago
Hey Growmie, I'm sorry to be the one to say it but that is bud rot it just isn't as bad as some other plants get. You've got to get rid of it, the mold isn't safe, and also make to check to see if any other parts of the plant have been infected, Hopefully, I answered your question and remember Happy Growing and Free your mind one puff at a time.
sndwich week 15 started grow question 3 years ago
Grow tent - Post Rot
Hey guys,

All harvested and finished, cleaned the tent out, just hoovered, but do I need to do anymore cleaning as had some rot issues with the last grow, will the pores hide in the tent etc or over worrying?

Thanks again

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Other. Mold
Plant. Other
Setup. Other
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Mrs_Larimar answered grow question 3 years ago
very possible, to have remaining spores. I clean my tents like this, ( after every grow)
Dry cleaning ( with broom of vaccum)
then wet celaning with peroxyd wipes.( towels with peroxyd)..
Comments
Buddha2
Buddha2 week 15

Congratulations!

sndwich
sndwich

@Buddha2,

Thanks man, shame about the rot but actually managed to salvage a lot and worked out roughly 2 oz per plant, which for autos is pretty great :)

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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrow week 15

Hey there, hope i answered your question, anything else you need just let me know :facepunch:

Ferenc
Ferenc week 15

Enjoy :) @sndwich

heizen
heizen week 15

Nice grow mate, plants are looking good, keep it up, imma follow this one upclose.