bud rot on first lot....advice on second lot

mattinnes

New Member
hi guys, just to let you know, i am complete newbie but keen, well, i thought it might happen, my 3 x hindu kush autos in uk greenhouse showed signs of budrot, (bloody weather, lack of ventilation , humidity etc) i have harvested, but not very hopeful for outcome of the weed, buds very airy and too early, but we live and learn.

i started out, thinking i will sow a few seeds, grow em in greenhouse and voila, after reading shit loads, since, i know its not that simple. I forsaw ounces of weed needing drying, so under some advice, bought a smal grow tent, 80x80x160 , carbon flter/fan etc just for the drying, i even got the outlet up into he loft. anyway, the kush is now drying in there.

however, i have since bought a 450w vipraspecra led lamp with a view to F'ing off the greenhouse idea. I have 2 x autos in the greenhouse which have just started flowering, looking really healthy.

once the dodgy weed has finished drying in the tent, i'm thinking of setting up the light and moving the 2 autos in. obviously there will be botrytis spores in the greenhouse, and probably on the plants, although no signs yet (i've read that they like the buds to start to fatten before they take hold), is there anything extra i can do to avoid budrot in the tent? or should i scrap the whole idea and start seedlins from scratch, )i dont want to spend time and money if budrot is likely to happen again;) ;)

cheers all
 

im4satori

Well-Known Member
over crowding
reduce air flow or ventilation
over watering
high humidity (above 50%)
huge colas

that's what I can think of that causes mildew/rot

in the last few weeks check the fat heads daily looking deep into the stem

if you see any rot or mildew cut it out asap and the area around it that came into contact with it, this will help keep it from spreading

some times in some cases its hard to completely avoid year rouund

if you yield a pound and had to cut out 2 oz as it grew that's something you can live with provided the majority is un affected
 

mattinnes

New Member
thanks mate, growing in my greenhouse meant pretty much everything on your list occured (maybe not overwatering - i was careful) ;)

Do you think i will be alright moving the two plants inside in a week or so? the flowers are only just forming, so no tight buds to harbour spores at the moment, or will the spores be all over the leaves anyway and take hold peoperly in the tent once the buds start getting dense? i was thinking of spraying them with bud rot stop before moving them, reckon its worth the risk or should i maybe star from scratch with new seeds in the tent at the start?
 
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