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solrebl · 09-07-2006, 06:19 PM

Did I fuck up? I'm doing the so-called Air-curing method. The temps had fallen down a bit in the room. As I was inspecting the buds, I noticed some of the inner leaves and some buds had turned a brownish color... Is it mold? There also seemed to be some kinda spore like looking things on one of the leaves. There was no bad smell though. I know this could be some mold... the inside of a small cola was a brownish color also. I cut it and threw it though again it had no smell...(if it molds it'll smell bad right?). Anybody experience this? Abybody got any advice?

Thanx.

motaco · 09-10-2006, 02:33 AM

hard to say without a pic but if I were you I would remove all traces of anything unusual.

how is your airflow?

just to be safe I'd trim the plant into smaller pieces, remove all large leaves, and increase air flow. unless you know its not humidity or lack of air flow doing it.

good luck. always a pisser to lose crop AFTER the shit is done growing.

solrebl · 09-11-2006, 02:35 AM

yeah, thing is some calyxed are just brown... don't know if that's good or bad.... since there's no smell though... Sorry for no pics. I'll probably have to figure it out myself.

WAMEN · 09-11-2006, 06:24 PM

i believe its just some mold... if its just 4- 5 calyxes that its no problem.. but if u have considerable amount of brown stuff just prune it off...

peas

wam

09-11-2006, 06:28 PM

How hot is your drying room? Does air circulate? Is it in a dry climate or humid?

motaco · 09-11-2006, 07:50 PM

also split your stems into four pieces at the tips and hang upside down.

if your drying by laying buds on their sides or something it doesn't give good air distribution.

by splitting the stems at tips its drawing mosisture from the bottom up and out through the stem. if you just lay them on their sides transpiration will take place unevenly. and anecdotal evidence suggests they seem to keep more crap in them that way.

solrebl · 09-12-2006, 12:00 AM

Well, I really have no clue...LOL
But yeah the climate is very humid.

solrebl · 09-12-2006, 12:01 AM

It's all a learning experience.

mpiz · 09-12-2006, 10:01 AM

I think its mold also. Maybe it was undected when you pulled them. I had a couple branches with that brown mold too so I figured that was a good time to pull that strand because I figured more would rot and that was a sign of completion.

09-14-2006, 05:09 PM

it could be early stages of mold, perhaps on buds that weren't recieving much light during growth (if it is out of keeping with the rest of the bud colours)

as said, removing leaves and maximising air flow should counter this

susceptibility to these things is also pretty strain dependant

go with those African strains man

... Nigerian, Congolese, Malawi Gold, Ethiopian Highland, Swazi...

won't have mold problems them, and you'll be higher than the North Star on Christmas Eve

cheers,

Namkha

09-07-2006, 06:19 PM	#1
solrebl Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 111	some inner leaves and buds turning brown during drying/curing Did I fuck up? I'm doing the so-called Air-curing method. The temps had fallen down a bit in the room. As I was inspecting the buds, I noticed some of the inner leaves and some buds had turned a brownish color... Is it mold? There also seemed to be some kinda spore like looking things on one of the leaves. There was no bad smell though. I know this could be some mold... the inside of a small cola was a brownish color also. I cut it and threw it though again it had no smell...(if it molds it'll smell bad right?). Anybody experience this? Abybody got any advice? Thanx.
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09-10-2006, 02:33 AM	#2
motaco Old School Cottonmouth Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The road to Nowhere. But it's a long way away and it's going day by day so it's alright. Posts: 2,200	hard to say without a pic but if I were you I would remove all traces of anything unusual. how is your airflow? just to be safe I'd trim the plant into smaller pieces, remove all large leaves, and increase air flow. unless you know its not humidity or lack of air flow doing it. good luck. always a pisser to lose crop AFTER the shit is done growing. __________________ The point I'm trying to make here... is that there there ain't no point to it. Thats all it is. Because there ain't no point. You didn't ask to come here and you sure can't choose how to leave. You don't know when you're going to go. So don't take this shit serious now. You better have some fun and plenty of it. Because when the shit is over and you ask for a refund its too late. All I can tell you is to keep some sunshine on your face. -Mudbone
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09-11-2006, 02:35 AM	#3
solrebl Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 111	yeah, thing is some calyxed are just brown... don't know if that's good or bad.... since there's no smell though... Sorry for no pics. I'll probably have to figure it out myself.
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09-11-2006, 06:28 PM	#5
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	How hot is your drying room? Does air circulate? Is it in a dry climate or humid?
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09-11-2006, 07:50 PM	#6
motaco Old School Cottonmouth Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The road to Nowhere. But it's a long way away and it's going day by day so it's alright. Posts: 2,200	also split your stems into four pieces at the tips and hang upside down. if your drying by laying buds on their sides or something it doesn't give good air distribution. by splitting the stems at tips its drawing mosisture from the bottom up and out through the stem. if you just lay them on their sides transpiration will take place unevenly. and anecdotal evidence suggests they seem to keep more crap in them that way. __________________ The point I'm trying to make here... is that there there ain't no point to it. Thats all it is. Because there ain't no point. You didn't ask to come here and you sure can't choose how to leave. You don't know when you're going to go. So don't take this shit serious now. You better have some fun and plenty of it. Because when the shit is over and you ask for a refund its too late. All I can tell you is to keep some sunshine on your face. -Mudbone
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09-12-2006, 12:00 AM	#7
solrebl Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 111	Well, I really have no clue...LOL But yeah the climate is very humid. Last edited by solrebl; 09-12-2006 at 12:02 AM..
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09-12-2006, 12:01 AM	#8
solrebl Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 111	It's all a learning experience.
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09-12-2006, 10:01 AM	#9
mpiz New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13	I think its mold also. Maybe it was undected when you pulled them. I had a couple branches with that brown mold too so I figured that was a good time to pull that strand because I figured more would rot and that was a sign of completion.
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09-14-2006, 05:09 PM	#10
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	it could be early stages of mold, perhaps on buds that weren't recieving much light during growth (if it is out of keeping with the rest of the bud colours) as said, removing leaves and maximising air flow should counter this susceptibility to these things is also pretty strain dependant go with those African strains man ... Nigerian, Congolese, Malawi Gold, Ethiopian Highland, Swazi... won't have mold problems them, and you'll be higher than the North Star on Christmas Eve cheers, Namkha
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