Mold? And What Do You Think About Current Status?

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by Newbiecrot101, Sep 18, 2014.

  1. I'm 2 months in to flowering. And I dono what's going on please help?! image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
     
  2. This is closer detailed ones. The first two in the over sets are my problematic ones. These are all the same plant image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
     
  3. 2 months into flower? is it a sativa? idk if you can smoke mold weed bro...might be bad for you
     
    read this:
    To prevent marijuana mold growth, maintain the proper temperature and humidity level in the grow room. Watering the plants plays an important role to prevent marijuana mold growth. Do not over-water the cannabis plants. Remove any decaying materials surrounding the plant. If you see any signs of mold growth in the buds or leaves, remove it immediately as soon as detected. If mold is seen in stems and many areas of the plant, remove the whole marijuana plant to prevent spreading of molds in garden. Wear gloves while removing molds. Fungicides can also be applied to the infected plant. The chemicals from this fungicide will prevent the further spreading of molds and its spores. For indoor growing, do not use carpets on the floor. This will give the molds a favorable condition for them to thrive. Always keep the floor dry and clean because molds love to grow in moist and dark areas.
    Prevent marijuana mold growth by maintaining the moisture level of the cannabis. Ideal level of moisture is about 10%-15% for the harvested weeds. After harvesting marijuana, allow enough drying time for the buds. Different sizes of buds will require different drying time. Make sure to complete the drying time before putting the buds in jars for storage. Use jars with airtight lids to prevent marijuana mold growth. If there is still a high level of moisture present in the buds the time you put it inside the jars, you are giving the molds a nice place to grow and multiply. During marijuana curing, allow the right airflow by opening the jars every 12-24 hours.
    Do not let these molds eat up your cannabis while you are growing, curing, drying or storing them. Prevent marijuana mold growth to produce healthier buds. Preventing mold growth is always better because there is no cure when these molds are already attached to your cannabis plants. Remove the infected parts to stop further growth
     
  4. Dude I'm having the same exact problem. Please read the responses in my two posts "spider mites??" And "disease/deficiency?"
    I don't think I have mites cause I checked pretty good under the leaves and all around but the problem is getting a lot worse and I'm less than a month into flower. How is your drainage?
     
  5. #5 Poobrick, Sep 18, 2014
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    Just going by a quick look at your pics and the few details you provided I will give you a few tips that help me.
     
    For mold, I would take a damp paper towel and wipe off any powder on the leaves first.  Second, try to reduce humidity with increased ventilation (you can buy a cheap humidity monitor at Walmart/Ebay/etc. for around $10).  Third, if you have about $40 you can throw at this project, I would buy a small air filter like a Honeywell with carbon filter.  It will remove or at least greatly reduce mold spores in the air and restrict the rate it spreads around and develops  Air movement is always good for a plant anyway and they do not use that much electricity or make much noise.
     
    Also, it looks like you can add some dirt to at least one pot and balance out plant height by placing a shoe box or some other sturdy box under your smallest plant.  That way you have each plant getting more uniform light at the top buds and reduce stretch for your smallest plant.  Adding more light would probably help you as well.  The plants seem somewhat small.  If this is your first grow, you are doing fine.  It took me several grows to get a good crop.  Once you get to that point you will be really happy.  Growing is a long learning experience and even after several years of doing it, I still continue to learn and develop techniques that work for me.  Good luck and I hope something here was helpful.   :smoke:
     
    P.S.  How much fertilizer are you adding?  Some plants will tolerate a large amount of fertilizer and thrive, others will drowned in it and end up with crusty leaves and basically stop growing.  The knee jerk reaction many newer growers make is adding more fertilizer to the reduced growth which actually makes the problem much worse.  If you can, try to "wash" the soil of extra fertilizer if this is a possibility by running two gallons of distilled water through the soil and disposing of the run-off.  You can do this by placing the pot into a 5 gal bucket from Home Depot or the like and placing the pot on something like an empty pot upside down and flushing the soil that way.  Allow a few minutes for the excess to completely flow out of the container to avoid a drippy mess when you move it.
     
  6. I'm not sure if that's mold, or just a flat out stressed out plant.   However, only you can judge that in person.  If you suspect it's mold, I would throw it out and start over, as there is no way to safely separate the mold form the plant, with common methods.
     
    Did you cut the lower leaves with scissors or something?
     
    I would wage to guess that you have a number of things wrong with your grow.
     
     
    1) What's your pH?  pH is everything, even in soil
    2) Are you letting the soil dry out between feedings?  Every so often, after flushing, you should let your soil dry out before feeding again.
    3) Light leaks?  Is your light schedule off?  Do you have light leaks?
     
    The brown stuff could be mold, or nutrient or oxygen deficiency, and the plant is dying.
     
    The strange growth patterns look like a stressed out plant that's getting inconsistent light patterns (should be in pure dark for 12 hours, lights on for 12 hours - no leaks at night!!)
     
    If you even somewhat suspect mold, toss it. 
     
  7. I wouldn't toss it...all that work down the drain....I cut off all the moldy leaves and with a mini torch burn the mold off the stems and seal it with vasiline... Crazy ??? sure,   but what else have you got to try ?  Now every plant problem is different but this has worked for me for years....and never lost a branch....At least you can get a few joints this way...  hang on,Red
     
  8. #8 aleroguy86, Sep 19, 2014
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  9. Wouldn't taking it through BHO treatment and filter save him a total loss? http://forum.grasscity.com/harvesting-processing-medical-marijuana/1248241-mold-few-buds-can-i-still-use-bho.html
     
  10. high! i think poobrick hit it on the head. the bible says most problems arise from over feeding. i have had this in the past and brother  i tried every thing what worked for me was to flush the soil really well flush slow i mean put a gallon on it wait 15 or 20 min. and then put 2 more on it repete until you have ran 5 thru the soil put them in good vented area off the floor with fan do not let them touch. next remove any fan leaf that is more than 50%  infected use a clean razor blade and alcohol and cut off the really bad part of the leaves. use neem oil on all leaves do not spray it on wipe it on. do not put any more plants in this area until cleaned with bleach water. in my case it was from a folar feeding with water that had a high iron count it looked like rust because it was. dont know for sure it is the same as you but man i swear it looked the same. one more thing the photo that shows one leaf leaves that is a lemon skunk trait  that stuff is dead not mold it happens when ph is on high side it causes lock out the plant cant get heathy flushing is a good thing. the more you grow the more you know.
     

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