how to prevent bud rot and mold outdoors

Hey all so i got 37 plants outside 6 greencrack spotted alittle mold on stem and the rest are og kush no mold spotted so far i live in humboldt on the coast it mist alot and foggy sometimes i spray my plants down weekly with serenade and have tied down all my plants for better airflow any advice to help prevent the moldvwould becawesome also what do i do if i spot some?

Im in the valley, at night the humidity is around 70%. I have been noticing mold on the auto flowering strains I have outdoors but only late in the plants life cycle. Their is no healthy way to prevent it, all you can really do is just remove hat you see and go from there.

Fuck i think the og wont get mold its not bushy

i read somewhere that neem oil prevents mold...dont quote me on it, just a point in the right direction

Ya or organicide safer and serenade just wanna covercall bases i need to harvest

you can burn off stem mold...use a torch lighter...i did it last year and it worked well...

Thanks senorbrownwater apreciate the advice im always learning molds always been and issue
Will serenade prevent mold?

ive been thinking about running a long ass extension cord to my plants and plugging in a few isolating fans end of September to keep good air flow

I wish i could do that ha

DAKUSHMAN 49 said:

ive been thinking about running a long ass extension cord to my plants and plugging in a few isolating fans end of September to keep good air flow

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I have had one going on my plants all summer to keep them cool

FresnoFarmer said:

I have had one going on my plants all summer to keep them cool

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me too. i have three fans: one in front that oscillates for circulation, and two in back for exhaust. when the door is closed, the plastic on the GH sucks in, meaning i have created negative pressure. i'm hoping this will expel some of the mold spores.

i did the pen torch on branch rot last year, and although it seemed to stop the spread externally, i'm sure that it helped nothing internally, as the buds up the branch were all suspect. FDD suggested some product that would be used for repairing/covering a scar in tree branches. he said it would only buy you a little more time though. can't find the product on a quick google search, but it looked to be some sort of tar or resin.

in the end, the best bet is constant vigilance. look for the tell tale signs of mold: twisted, deformed leaves among an otherwise healthy looking bud usually point to bud rot within the bud. remove them immediately. do a check every morning on all of your plants.

I heard lemon juice and water will prevent bud rot and mold.

invisible247365 said:

I heard lemon juice and water will prevent bud rot and mold.

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what is it about the ability of lemon juice to stop mold that we have never heard about before?

Thanks uncle buck fuck the mold

Good thread! I've never had to deal with mold, other than through my own carelessness when learning to cure. My plants are super bushy this year thanks to LST. This morning, I cleared the unproductive growth from the very bottoms of the stems to help with air circulation in preparation for flowering. Never had such bushy plants before so I'm winging it. So far, so good

Good shit laney im hoping my og kushes do fine there suppose to be mold resistant so im crossing my fingers mold is always a problem were i live.

Humboldtchronic said:

Good shit laney im hoping my og kushes do fine there suppose to be mold resistant so im crossing my fingers mold is always a problem were i live.

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i just had some sour kush start to mold here in maine on the coast so i'm not impressed with og kush seeing its in sour kush

if you put sulfur on your soil or burn it it kills mold. it lowers the ph and acdic kills it. but you run a risk of ph stress on your plants. lemon juice i would think will do the same thing. you need to get venting your green house and let them dry out in there more.

i pray for dry, sunny weather, dancing around a fire. ....................i may have over-done it this year.

yeah its the acidity in the lemon juice that helps keep the mould away. its catch 22 in my opinion though. the lemon juice prevents mould but at the same time you are spraying water all over your buds which cant be good. i must say though i have seen some grow videos of subcools where he is in a green house and he and his mate are walking around spraying it all over there buds so maybe there is something to it