Need a good mold resistant strain

johnmac240

johnmac240

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I live on the east coast of Canada and this was my 3rd grow and every year they get huge and beautiful, stocks on them as round as a mason jar and then every year 4 weeks before there done mold sets in and I lose 75% of the bud. Someone must have a strain that will grow in humid climates.

At this point I don't even care about potency or yield. I can always have more plants space is not limited.

I just need something that finishes a bit faster and is good against mold.

Someone help!
 
purplehays1

purplehays1

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johnmac240 said:
I live on the east coast of Canada and this was my 3rd grow and every year they get huge and beautiful, stocks on them as round as a mason jar and then every year 4 weeks before there done mold sets in and I lose 75% of the bud. Someone must have a strain that will grow in humid climates.

At this point I don't even care about potency or yield. I can always have more plants space is not limited.

I just need something that finishes a bit faster and is good against mold.

Someone help!
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Generally sativas are better for avoiding mold, but bloom slower. I have never grown any of them but i have been told some white widow and cheese varieties are very resistant to mold.

If you think finishing faster may fix your issue try some autos, generally can finish in like 3 months from seed to harvest.

If it is raining on them that may be your issue. May have to build rain shields over them to put up when it rains.

Another option if rain isnt the problem. Top the plants a lot and spread them out so that they produce tons of tops. This will spread the plants production and cause it to produce smaller buds that are less likely to mold.
 
CatSpeaker

CatSpeaker

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To second what purplehays1 says. I have a pure sativa that is a couple weeks from being done.
Wet side of Oregon. This Kilimanjaro has shown zero PM while the other plants around it had issues.
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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If you can control temperature & humidity & have decent airflow *around* all of your plants, mold will not be an issue -- regardless of strain.
This year I lost serveral ounces of bud before bringing six plants indoors. After that, only one cola was lost due to mold and it was because the stem had been extensively damaged while outdoors. That bud was actually touching other colas and they were not infected at all.
Mold likes cold.
 
vostok

vostok

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many breeders 'spin' the fact that they have a high tollerant mold strain ...but its just spin

the surface of any strain is open to and susceptible to any fungi attack from over a million different families of fungi/mold

I too am at war at least 2 times per year

as such I am a heavy user of cold pressed neem oil, and if attacked wash in 10% bleach and warm water

just live with it avoid the bull

good luck
 
purplehays1

purplehays1

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vostok said:
many breeders 'spin' the fact that they have a high tollerant mold strain ...but its just spin

the surface of any strain is open to and susceptible to any fungi attack from over a million different families of fungi/mold

I too am at war at least 2 times per year

as such I am a heavy user of cold pressed neem oil, and if attacked wash in 10% bleach and warm water

just live with it avoid the bull

good luck
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agreed, "mold resistant" strains are just strains that dont tend to have the bud structure that is most susceptible to mold.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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I have to disagree with you guys about some strains NOT being less susceptible than others. True enough, any plant rained on for a few weeks straight will most likely mold up (obviously especially if its the last few weeks before harvest), but there are gray areas other than extreme conditions. Last year I had a Chemdawg 91 under cover next to an Alien OG, and the Alien got bud rot fairly early on, and then PM. The Chemdawg went for weeks after that and never had an issue. This year I had plants with all kinds of bud structures, and some of the least dense buds got rot early while fat ones did not... bud structure alone -- in my experience -- is not the determining factor.

I've heard all kids of theories about this, but not much science. I had similar results with bud worms -- I had plants that the moths did not touch and others they completely went to town on. Why did they choose some not others? I have no idea, I wish I knew.
 
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Vnsmkr

Vnsmkr

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Humanrob said:
I have to disagree with you guys about some strains NOT being less susceptible than others. True enough, any plant rained on for a few weeks during straight will most likely mold up (obviously especially if its the last few weeks before harvest), but there are gray areas other than extreme conditions. Last year I had a Chemdawg 91 under cover next to an Alien OG, and the Alien got bud rot fairly early on, and then PM. The Chemdawg went for weeks after that and never had an issue. This year I had plants with all kinds of bud structures, and some of the least dense buds got rot early while fat ones did not... bud structure alone -- in my experience -- is not the determining factor.

I've heard all kids of theories about this, but not much science. I had similar results with bud worms -- I had plants that the moths did not touch and others they completely went to town on. Why did they choose some not others? I have no idea, I wish I knew.
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I dont know the science behind it, but have seen it with my own eyes so comes from experience. Its not based on structure alone, but some are more susceptible else one wouldnt get it while others skate scottfree
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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CallmeTex said:
Dude check out @getawaymountain in the outdoor section. He's up in Maine and has been working mold resistant breeding lines for years.
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Hopefully he'll get his website working soon. He doesn't have "advertiser" status on RIU or whatever that agreement is, so apparently he can't actually sell you anything or discuss sales on/through this site, not even in a private conversation. I hope they get that worked out soon, I'd love to get ahold of some of their seeds.
 
vostok

vostok

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Vnsmkr said:
Sure thats true @vostok but there are certainly more susceptible to mold than others. Big fat ass dense buds which havent any node spacing with defi. mold faster than an airier long leaf bud. Its all about the moisture
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This is correct...imo"

plants grown under intense light..sun/hps tend to grow tight kolas some even 'fishtail' (???)

other under crappy T8's or low end leds are loose and 'open'

but both bud strains can re act to a pythium attack

its how the plant handles or reacts to that attack

the 'correct' way in the breeding program is to grow out 99 plants, get them infected

but

then breed only the survivors ...the way it should be done ...lol
 
Vnsmkr

Vnsmkr

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Humanrob said:
Hopefully he'll get his website working soon. He doesn't have "advertiser" status on RIU or whatever that agreement is, so apparently he can't actually sell you anything or discuss sales on/through this site, not even in a private conversation. I hope they get that worked out soon, I'd love to get ahold of some of their seeds.
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He said December would be online
 
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farmer_stu

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Stay away from hybrids. Choose a variety of indicas such as a kush strain that ripens by the end of September and sativa strains that go until November. No hybrids with an October finish date are good for your area because of cool and very humid conditions. Even when it's not raining the morning due will promote mold. Make sure your plants are getting morning sun to dry out. Harvest the larger top buds first and then move to the bottom of the plant. Start on the first day of fall. Cut all the tops of your indicas wait 5 to 10 days and take the bottom half. This will be around September 20th to the 30th. Harvest your sativas when daytime temps are consistently below 10 degree Celsius. That will usually be October 15th to 25th. Early harvested sativas can be just as good and even better than some hybrids. The buds don't look like much but that's what keeps them mold resistant.
 
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