Mold-Free

Every year prior to this one, 1/3 of my potential harvest (minimum) had been decimated by mold (or bugs, or Botrytis, whatev). My grow this year is my single plant, Rella99, and so far she appears to remain mold-free!

Still, I'm rightfully cautious (dare I say a bit paranoid?) and holding my breath, and I'd like to begin now taking natural steps towards helping it along and preventing mold before it happens (or stopping it in it's tracks while it's still invisible to the naked eye).

Anyone care to offer sound, proven-effective advice or thoughts on the matter??

I'm growing close-to-organically, used no pre-mold treatments for prevention, and am willing to strike her early if need be... But I'd just LOVE to let it ride through another week or 2... The trichomes are mostly clear, barely milky-white, and probably a while away from turning amber... But so far so good with no mold on this Massachusetts outdoor Cindarella-99!

I really feel giddy & almost fearful that she seems so good right now! I've never had a plant this problem-free this late in the year! I really want to see this through to the end without problem, and I do believe that it is possible if I cross my Ts & dot my Is.

Thanks to those who share the wisdom of their experiences...

Idk there’s a lot of things, Iam in Massachusetts also, and it poured last night, I currently have fans outside running to prevent pm and bud rot. Some people use fungicides, some bring indoors when it rains, greenhouse users have dehumidifiers running, others use mold resistant strains like getaway mountain strains from Maine. Iam actually going to use some Cinderella 99 I got from growers choice next season

I’ve had pretty good luck this year also. Although we got hammered with rain and wind last night my plants are gonna need some attention today. Good thing it’s my day off lol. For preventative measures I try to keep branches spread apart never touching other buds, I keep a fan on them at night/early morning, and keep a constant eye on everything and try to catch problems early. I inspect all plants every morning before work and night after I get home (although it’s only 5 plants and doesn’t take me too long).

Mold is starting at my southern MA location. I had a few small spots that I removed but this morning was looking ugly. Last nights weather snapped some branches and seemed to accelerate the rot. Was hoping for 2 more weeks but looking like an early chop

In 20 yrs growing outdoors in southern MA I can honestly say I've never once had a season where I didn't get some mold... never once. At the first sign of mold I cut it out and spritz the area w hydrogen peroxide... but ultimately I know that plant is doomed and the clock is ticking ... I keep a real close eye on the plant from that point, but every day in the sun after that I consider a blessing. I've never had any real catastrophes where I lost a whole plant to mold, but I can also honestly say that I've probably never had an outdoor plant go the full distance either ... some close, but never once have I been able to let a plant go all the way to where I had hoped I could.

During the first 3-4 weeks of flower I spray weekly with Serenade, and once or twice I'll hit them with a light spray of Daconil. Once I hit week four I stop both and the only thing that hits the plants is a little water/baking soda/liquid soap mixture if I notice spots of PM. What I've found works best though is growing in pots and bring them in the garage with fans when rain is forecast... and starting about now (3rd week in sept) when the buds are really fattening up, I would bring them in every night, because the morning dew/condensation can do just as much damage as rain. I find that nights like last night in MA (rain for a few hours in the middle of the night) can be devastating and can turn a fantastic grow into shit in a matter of minutes.

I do believe that choosing the right genetics plays a role as well... but I also don't believe it to be anywhere near as important as the environmental conditions surrounding the plant. I find it hard to believe that there's very many plants that will remain rot free if they're sitting in prolonged cold rainy conditions. Sure, some genetics are genetically more resistant than others, but I've yet to find a strain that you can just throw in any environment, and it will perform 100% of the time without controlling the environment.

Truth be told, I got so sick and tired of dragging plants in and out of the garage, picking out mold, stressing about picking mold, and ultimately chopping early every single season, that I built a greenhouse. The entire design was based around being able to control the environment as much as possible. So far so good... for the first time in forever I haven't seen any indications of rot.

I have been doing the same as stealthfader508...moving my 2 Purple Kush plants under cover to protect from rain. I am into 4-5 weeks of flower and looking rot free so far. They have been under cover for the past 36 hours or so, but mostly sunny weather is forecast for the next 4 days....