Composting molded harvest

T macc

T macc

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I'm curious, if anyone knows or has tried, can you throw molded buds into compost? Is there a downfall?

I left for vacation for 2 weeks and came back to a house with no power. Got home to harvest and it all molded bad. I've always wanted to grow weed in weed so I figure this is the chance. I have over a pound to toss
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piratebug

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That is so sad, and then what makes it even worse is that you have got a lot of work ahead of you just to get rid of all those active spores that are hiding in every nook n' cranny on or in every piece of equipment in that tent, and that's including all your venting too. Man that really sucks, honestly, I am so sorry that happened to you!!!
 
T macc

T macc

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Yea it's really shitty, but what else can I do than start over. What if I gave it a h2o2 bath? I dont know how else to discard of this. I live in in an illegal country. I guess another option is to box it up and throw it away cross country.

I have 80 gals of fresh barely cooked soil I can toss it in
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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You can BUT, You must be sure the compost temps get high enough to kill the spores.
The other way would be to feed it to your worm bins.
They eat and the spores are killed.

H202 bath would work also.

Burn for disposal......
 
xtsho

xtsho

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I would put that in a garbage bag, seal it up, and toss it in the trash. Then I would thoroughly clean that tent, all your equipment, and the room it's in. I wouldn't even put that in the compost I use for my vegetable garden.

Sorry for your loss.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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I'd get that off my property. I may be overly cautious but that stuff infects strawberries, raspberries, beans, lettuce, all of which I grow in the garden. Actually it will infect just about every plant you can imagine. I'd bag that up right where it sits after spraying everything down with a bleach solution so it's wet and you don't cause a bunch of spores to get in the air. No way that would be going in my compost or staying on my property. I've quarantined and eliminated with extreme prejudice plants that were not even close to that bad.

Is that all mold? Almost looks like an extreme case of spider mite webbing.
 
DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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xtsho said:
I'd get that off my property. I may be overly cautious but that stuff infects strawberries, raspberries, beans, lettuce, all of which I grow in the garden. Actually it will infect just about every plant you can imagine. I'd bag that up right where it sits after spraying everything down with a bleach solution so it's wet and you don't cause a bunch of spores to get in the air. No way that would be going in my compost or staying on my property. I've quarantined and eliminated with extreme prejudice plants that were not even close to that bad.

Is that all mold? Almost looks like an extreme case of spider mite webbing.
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Getting in trouble over a pound of moldy pot would be pretty shitty. But I think your right it does look like spider mites.
 
Kingrow1

Kingrow1

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xtsho said:
I'd get that off my property. I may be overly cautious but that stuff infects strawberries, raspberries, beans, lettuce, all of which I grow in the garden. Actually it will infect just about every plant you can imagine. I'd bag that up right where it sits after spraying everything down with a bleach solution so it's wet and you don't cause a bunch of spores to get in the air. No way that would be going in my compost or staying on my property. I've quarantined and eliminated with extreme prejudice plants that were not even close to that bad.

Is that all mold? Almost looks like an extreme case of spider mite webbing.
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It is everywhere already which is where he got it from in first place. Clean all you want its still there :-)
 
ChronicWonders.

ChronicWonders.

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If you actually compost and have an area established for such measures, bury it in there and let it do it’s work. The process will kill the harmful pathogens.

The real work will be sterilizing the tent and equipment. Best of luck. That picture just makes me want to cry.
 
T macc

T macc

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Hmm mixed replies. I think I'll compost it. I have a lot of soil I made for another op, and with my current situation with this house, I need to move out anyways. I'll have plenty of time for things to break down in a soil mix. Still thinking

The power was out for at least 2 weeks. 1 week of which I was here. Yea, spider mites may have moved in while the power was out. I never had an issue other than some fungus gnats that disappeared.
 
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