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Humanrob...I don't even kmow if I want to take that change with mold spores or rot...tho I suppose it could be the same as moldy cheese...cut off the mold and use the good cheese!

Still the idea of ingesting mold.spores just can't be good...

I will likely put it back out let it finish and daily check it and see what develops

But I am resigned to the fact I may just trash it too

Humanrob said:

As I've probably mentioned, I was in a similar situation. Rain was coming, I had plants there were not quite ready to come down but were getting moldy, and I needed to do something with them fast. I was also out of room for hanging and drying (I was hoping I would have another week on these and the rack would open up by the time they were ready).

So... I did about 30 minutes of rough research, and found some support for a system that would work for me -- making hash from "fresh frozen" buds. There is of course a lot of disagreement on which method (dry or wet/frozen) is better, but I didn't really have a choice. I froze most of two complete outdoor plants, so I have a lot of work ahead of me. I'm kind of burned out on trimming and the whole process, so I'm not sure when I'll get around to making the first batch. Since its in the freezer, I think I have some time to get to it.

As far as trimming moldy bud, don't forget that the mold can/will continue to spread while its drying, so during a second trim (or careful inspection) when its dry, you will probably find some that you didn't see the first time. I know I did with other plants that had mold that I hung to dry.

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I'm right there with ya HR. Trying to harvest, save and salvage what we can. Last season I froze some Strawberry Cough popcorn and made bubble hash...amazing. The whole process is a pain in the ass but worth it. I had to chop my pineapple chunk with probably 2 weeks left..60 to 70% cloudy. Another issue with harvesting early because of mold is that I spend twice as much time inspecting and checking it over....like I don't spend enough time trimming as it is. And then freezing a lot of it for later use because it's not mature enough to suit me. Just finished breaking down the second cutting of my GSC. I didn't have much rot at all with it and it's 70 to 80% cloudy so I'm not to bummed about cutting early. It's rough to say the least for us wet side growers to finish a crop. Gotta have a greenhouse.

ktmac20 said:

Humanrob...I don't even kmow if I want to take that change with mold spores or rot...tho I suppose it could be the same as moldy cheese...cut off the mold and use the good cheese!

Still the idea of ingesting mold.spores just can't be good...

I will likely put it back out let it finish and daily check it and see what develops

But I am resigned to the fact I may just trash it too

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I agree, mold spores just can't be good. It's one thing to make edibles from (seemingly) clean buds on a plant that had mold, its another to smoke it. I haven't actually read a study that tested smoke from moldy buds and listed the unhealthy/toxic chemical compounds that resulted... but I'll err on the side of caution on this one. On some other forum I checked out a while back, I remember a guy claiming that he's smoked moldy pot for years and he's fine. Good for him. I'll just follow my gut on this one.

I guess in the end the choice comes down to how much you have already harvested that's good, and if its worth the time and trouble to try and salvage what you can from a plant that is in trouble.

I'm not experienced enough to give advice, but from my limited experience every plant I've let go longer and tried to keep up with the mold (trimming bad buds as I found them) -- I ended out losing the battle. I had over planted in terms of planting way more than I needed (if it all finished), so about halfway through the harvest I was in good enough shape that I was able to make broad decisions about whether a plant in trouble was worth going after or not.

But amen to @slow drawl -- a greenhouse is in my future. My plan to grow a ton and hope to end out with enough, in the end was very inefficient in terms of time, space, and money. For the inexperienced like myself it gave me room to experiment and make mistakes, but I'm looking to grow fewer plants next year in a more controlled environment that enables me to properly finish them. This year I left way too much up to chance, in the future I'd like to reduce the variables considerably.

My whole idea being able to and growing my own was knowing that I had "clean" cannabis for consuming.

Now I know most rec. and med dispensaries have their products lab tested so that isn't so much of a concern but can you imagine some of the cannabis one might have bought and consumed from unknown sourced who couldn't care about anything but the $$. Mold and rot...ppffftttt....cut it out and sell it!

Therfore I have grown my own which gives me the knowledge that what I have is clean!

Cheers

Look like I'll be chopping my 2 Obamas down today. Damnit damnit damnit.
All rain here in pdx. I checked this morning and there's a little bit of powdery mildew on the fan leaves but the buds look good.
Anybody else chopping?

BurnerBabe503 said:

Look like I'll be chopping my 2 Obamas down today. Damnit damnit damnit.
All rain here in pdx. I checked this morning and there's a little bit of powdery mildew on the fan leaves but the buds look good.
Anybody else chopping?

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I had to chop my last one down yesterday. Noticed mold on a few spots. Had to take bits and pieces out here and there. It was pretty close to done but not where I wanted it. Got quite the harvest on that plant alone. Biggest buds I've ever seen on the main stocks.

BurnerBabe503 said:

Look like I'll be chopping my 2 Obamas down today. Damnit damnit damnit.
All rain here in pdx. I checked this morning and there's a little bit of powdery mildew on the fan leaves but the buds look good.
Anybody else chopping?

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Same as last year, everything usable that was harvested was taken down by the end of the first full week in October (some earlier) -- anything that went longer than that fell to mold.

A couple of mine have been curing for two weeks already, sort of my minimum time before we give them a first try, although I prefer to wait a month or more. So far my testers are avoiding commenting on taste (since they aren't fully cured), but even though they came down b4 the optimal time, feedback is that the high has been strong and happy. Big sigh of relief (I don't smoke myself -- only do edibles -- so I'm out of the initial testing loop).

The only things left for me to do in terms of my summer grow is continue burping the jars, the final clean up of the garden, and making a boat load of hash. Should all wrap up in time to get going on my winter indoor...

BlazinDucks said:

I had to chop my last one down yesterday. Noticed mold on a few spots. Had to take bits and pieces out here and there. It was pretty close to done but not where I wanted it. Got quite the harvest on that plant alone. Biggest buds I've ever seen on the main stocks.

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Looks good man.
Mine are nowhere near that big but I did my best. I'll post pics when I chop.

Humanrob said:

Same as last year, everything usable that was harvested was taken down by the end of the first full week in October (some earlier) -- anything that went longer than that fell to mold.

A couple of mine have been curing for two weeks already, sort of my minimum time before we give them a first try, although I prefer to wait a month or more. So far my testers are avoiding commenting on taste (since they aren't fully cured), but even though they came down b4 the optimal time, feedback is that the high has been strong and happy. Big sigh of relief (I don't smoke myself -- only do edibles -- so I'm out of the initial testing loop).

The only things left for me to do in terms of my summer grow is continue burping the jars, the final clean up of the garden, and making a boat load of hash. Should all wrap up in time to get going on my winter indoor...

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It sounds like you did well. That's awesome!!! I'd love to give them more time but I think we're done.
I haven't done this before.. so I'm wondering how long to cure and such.
Can I dry in the garage?
Does it have to be dark?

BurnerBabe503 said:

It sounds like you did well. That's awesome!!! I'd love to give them more time but I think we're done.
I haven't done this before.. so I'm wondering how long to cure and such.
Can I dry in the garage?
Does it have to be dark?

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This is my first ever grow also. I read read read and read lots more, as well as watched a lot of YouTube. I hung mine in a basement room and blacked out the windows. The temp stayed right around 65-68 degrees with a humidity of 60-63% the first batch dried in a range of 4-6 days. The recent stuff will probably take longer due to the girth of the buds. Where you dry just depends on the temperature and moisture levels from everything I've read. A garage seems fine as long as the conditions are right. Pick up a hygrometer and see what it tells you. Adjust accordingly with heaters, air conditioners, and humidifiers. I got lucky with my drying room. The conditions didn't need tampering. I just left the door cracked open a bit and put a 10" fan in there and pointed it straight at the ceiling on low for a little air flow.

BlazinDucks said:

I had to chop my last one down yesterday. Noticed mold on a few spots. Had to take bits and pieces out here and there. It was pretty close to done but not where I wanted it. Got quite the harvest on that plant alone. Biggest buds I've ever seen on the main stocks.

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Awesome! Nice trimming job too! Really!

Cheers

Humanrob said:

Same as last year, everything usable that was harvested was taken down by the end of the first full week in October (some earlier) -- anything that went longer than that fell to mold.

A couple of mine have been curing for two weeks already, sort of my minimum time before we give them a first try, although I prefer to wait a month or more. So far my testers are avoiding commenting on taste (since they aren't fully cured), but even though they came down b4 the optimal time, feedback is that the high has been strong and happy. Big sigh of relief (I don't smoke myself -- only do edibles -- so I'm out of the initial testing loop).

The only things left for me to do in terms of my summer grow is continue burping the jars, the final clean up of the garden, and making a boat load of hash. Should all wrap up in time to get going on my winter indoor...

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On the news they said we have had 5.80 something inches of rain so far this October...way above the average!

I just harvested my Agent Orange and I figured I trashed 3/4 of it...If I found even the littlest bit of rot the whole branch went!

Got the clean up done now just fry what I have left!

Cheers

BurnerBabe503 said:

It sounds like you did well. That's awesome!!! I'd love to give them more time but I think we're done.
I haven't done this before.. so I'm wondering how long to cure and such.
Can I dry in the garage?
Does it have to be dark?

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It is best if they are in the dark but not imperative! Usually a dry takes 4-6 days depending on temp and humidity...

Aim for 65-70* and 50% rh

Cheers

Harvested (mostly) my Pennywise. Pineapple Kush is still holding on with only 2 spots of bud rot and those were where I found a budworm. This is my first year growing and after a perfect summer, October drenched us in southern Oregon like I can't remember when. Pennywise seems to be quite bud rot and PM resistant strain.

Anybody still outside in Oregon? Took down my Pineapple Kush 3 days ago with botrytis problems. Lost maybe 1/10 of the buds. I think the rain and clouds retarded the ripening and I could have used another week or two. OTOH, there are those that favor cutting indicas before they show amber trichomes.

Backyard dirt said:

Anybody still outside in Oregon? Took down my Pineapple Kush 3 days ago with botrytis problems. Lost maybe 1/10 of the buds. I think the rain and clouds retarded the ripening and I could have used another week or two. OTOH, there are those that favor cutting indicas before they show amber trichomes.

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You lasted quite a while considering our Fd up weather. Botrytis is a bitch and almost impossible to stay on top of in these conditions. I bet the PK is gonna be awesome. I would be interested in knowing how the Pennywise works for you, sounds like it grew well. I need to grow a good CBD strain next year.
I've got a Bangi Haze left in the hoop house that I'm whittling on now, needs more time but like you said things are retarded right now. This pic is 2 weeks old and I have since taken off a dozen of the largest colas with issues. I haven't lost that much so far, its just a pain in the ass to closely search every bud for any speck of rot.
The buzz is really good..I'm happy to get a sativa to even go this far outside.

Got the White Widow left in the GH...just letting it go a little farther. Really starting to foxtail on me so it's close.
Amazing smell and killer high...It's been an great year

slow drawl said:

You lasted quite a while considering our Fd up weather. Botrytis is a bitch and almost impossible to stay on top of in these conditions. I bet the PK is gonna be awesome. I would be interested in knowing how the Pennywise works for you, sounds like it grew well. I need to grow a good CBD strain next year.
I've got a Bangi Haze left in the hoop house that I'm whittling on now, needs more time but like you said things are retarded right now. This pic is 2 weeks old and I have since taken off a dozen of the largest colas with issues. I haven't lost that much so far, its just a pain in the ass to closely search every bud for any speck of rot.View attachment 3818339View attachment 3818342
The buzz is really good..I'm happy to get a sativa to even go this far outside.

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Amazing smell and killer high...It's been an great year

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The Pennywise is great. And it had no bud rot or pm. I love the effect, relaxing, mild buzz with a clear head and no munchies. Highly recommended. The pineapple kush smells great but not dry enough yet.

I still have a GG4 in a 10gal. pot "sort of" outside... right now it's under a clear plastic cover that extends out to the fence from the roof, but it got some good sun yesterday. Some cretin cut 3 side branches off it the night of the 15th so it's been sleeping in the garage at night. That's the beauty of portability. This year sucked compared to last year, I've had to deal with PM and caterpillar issues which I had none of last year (which was my first year growing) and ended up harvesting my other 3 plants rather early. The GG4 was the most resistant to the PM and was the biggest of the 4 plants so I decided to try to nursemaid her through the rough weather but it just keeps on raining. My trichomes are pretty milky so she'll probably be coming down mid-week. I'm near Eugene btw

This year I didn't get pm, bugs, catapillars..just very little bud rot.. just I had to harvest too early due to the storm that hit! The day after I harvested my 16x10 hoop house almost blew away to the land of Oz..
I had to take all my nugs off stem to dry, the stems were soaked..

^Those are some nice-lookin' nugs

I started chopping my GG4 Nov. 2nd and have maybe a day left for the last of it to dry