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PazVerdeRadical · 11-19-2006, 08:27 PM

hello everyone,

in one of the jars in which i have been curing well dried buds for over 2 weeks, i found some gray/whitish dusty kind of substance, looks like some kind of mold. it was on some buds, so i removed the buds with the dust on them. will the other buds get infected as well? here's the best pic i could get up-close due to my poor photo skills.

any info will be appreciated. thank you.

peace!

THCzr · 11-19-2006, 08:47 PM

spider mites maybe? i dont know man picture is not very clear \

THC

Guest423 · 11-19-2006, 08:55 PM

yeah it's either mold or spidermite webbing...either one sucks.

11-19-2006, 08:57 PM

if it is some type of mold, im pretty sure spores have fallen off the buds ya removed, and into the jar. if conditions were right they could grow on the uneffected buds as well.

heard hash bags will remove the mold spores from the trics. so guess its saveable.

dont try smokin it, least i wouldnt, cant be good smokin mold

11-19-2006, 11:00 PM

MOLD BAD!, add some very dry warm to hot air during your dry to prevent.
i use a space heater to keep temps up to as close to 80 as poss just for the first 2 days 12/12 that helps dry em out and higher temps help avoid any mold from starting.
if its just in the jars during cure... they needed to dry more b4 going into the jars. take it out ofTHAT jar, put it on a paper plate under a lamp or light. this adds heat and light, both killers of mold. it will help it to stop RUINING ALL YOUR BUD. as its not ever good for fertlizer after fully infected w/ mold. makes it taist like smoking dirt.yuk
sorry to hear this
hope this helps...
IF YOU HAVE HASH BAGS... DONT THROW AWAY! If not.... well. bad.

PazVerdeRadical · 11-20-2006, 01:24 AM

thank you guys, it is definetly mold that arose during the cure, but it came suddenly, in less than 36 hours that i had not checked the jars...
i will be throwing the bud away that got infected and put on quarantine the rest of the bud from that jar... much peace and thanks again!

Don Juan · 11-20-2006, 05:23 AM

In the interest of future searches on this subject: A very serious lung infection can result from smoking moldy bud. Never, ever risk smoking moldy bud.

Conditions that cause mold also probably cause a rapid breakdown in THC, resulting in a higher level of CBN in the the smoke. That causes an unpleasant, unclear and muddled effect.

motaco · 11-22-2006, 06:18 AM

and your sure they are dry enough for the jar?

sometimes on airy sativas the buds will be dry too quickly just from being open structured and when put in jars the wet stems will overhydrate the jar.

the only other thing I can ask is if your buds are being stored somewhere with an inconsistent tempature. once I had a tupperware container with a few different jars of weed in it above the veg box in my room. at night the temps would get quite cold and during the day it would get pretty warm pretty fast. a condensation formed in the jars from the rapid tempature change which caused some jars to get mold. if you opened the jar in the afternoon you couldn't tell, but if you got it a few hours after sunup it would have a layer of condensation at the bottom of the jar. by the afternoon it would disperse in the jar but for an hour or two a day the bottom nugs sat in extreme humidity for a while which led to mold.

glock23 · 11-22-2006, 06:19 AM

That's powder mildew. Yeah, the buds were too wet in the jars. From now on, I'm going to ensure my buds are almost bone dry before jarring.

11-22-2006, 10:14 AM

u should dump the rest of the buds in some water and do a 7 day watercute. that should kills the rest of the mold and prevent it from spreading

11-19-2006, 08:27 PM	#1
PazVerdeRadical all praises are due to the Most High Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: All Fantastica rests on a foundation of forgotten dreams Posts: 2,999	why does this happen? hello everyone, in one of the jars in which i have been curing well dried buds for over 2 weeks, i found some gray/whitish dusty kind of substance, looks like some kind of mold. it was on some buds, so i removed the buds with the dust on them. will the other buds get infected as well? here's the best pic i could get up-close due to my poor photo skills. any info will be appreciated. thank you. peace! __________________ "spread a little love and let the blessing go around..." ...so what u rep don?
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11-19-2006, 08:47 PM	#2
THCzr Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 274	spider mites maybe? i dont know man picture is not very clear \ THC __________________ Goo Goo Gaa Gaa, Them ugly kids call me dada
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11-19-2006, 08:55 PM	#3
Guest423 Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,304	yeah it's either mold or spidermite webbing...either one sucks.
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11-19-2006, 08:57 PM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	if it is some type of mold, im pretty sure spores have fallen off the buds ya removed, and into the jar. if conditions were right they could grow on the uneffected buds as well. heard hash bags will remove the mold spores from the trics. so guess its saveable. dont try smokin it, least i wouldnt, cant be good smokin mold
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11-19-2006, 11:00 PM	#5
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	MOLD BAD!, add some very dry warm to hot air during your dry to prevent. i use a space heater to keep temps up to as close to 80 as poss just for the first 2 days 12/12 that helps dry em out and higher temps help avoid any mold from starting. if its just in the jars during cure... they needed to dry more b4 going into the jars. take it out ofTHAT jar, put it on a paper plate under a lamp or light. this adds heat and light, both killers of mold. it will help it to stop RUINING ALL YOUR BUD. as its not ever good for fertlizer after fully infected w/ mold. makes it taist like smoking dirt.yuk sorry to hear this hope this helps... IF YOU HAVE HASH BAGS... DONT THROW AWAY! If not.... well. bad.
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11-20-2006, 01:24 AM	#6
PazVerdeRadical all praises are due to the Most High Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: All Fantastica rests on a foundation of forgotten dreams Posts: 2,999	thank you guys, it is definetly mold that arose during the cure, but it came suddenly, in less than 36 hours that i had not checked the jars... i will be throwing the bud away that got infected and put on quarantine the rest of the bud from that jar... much peace and thanks again! __________________ "spread a little love and let the blessing go around..." ...so what u rep don?
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11-20-2006, 05:23 AM	#7
Don Juan ▬▬▬ ▬▬▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬► Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 201	In the interest of future searches on this subject: A very serious lung infection can result from smoking moldy bud. Never, ever risk smoking moldy bud. Conditions that cause mold also probably cause a rapid breakdown in THC, resulting in a higher level of CBN in the the smoke. That causes an unpleasant, unclear and muddled effect. __________________ *"Could you be loved?"* - unknown philopsopher
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11-22-2006, 06:18 AM	#8
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	and your sure they are dry enough for the jar? sometimes on airy sativas the buds will be dry too quickly just from being open structured and when put in jars the wet stems will overhydrate the jar. the only other thing I can ask is if your buds are being stored somewhere with an inconsistent tempature. once I had a tupperware container with a few different jars of weed in it above the veg box in my room. at night the temps would get quite cold and during the day it would get pretty warm pretty fast. a condensation formed in the jars from the rapid tempature change which caused some jars to get mold. if you opened the jar in the afternoon you couldn't tell, but if you got it a few hours after sunup it would have a layer of condensation at the bottom of the jar. by the afternoon it would disperse in the jar but for an hour or two a day the bottom nugs sat in extreme humidity for a while which led to mold. __________________ 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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11-22-2006, 06:19 AM	#9
glock23 one in the chamber Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,681	That's powder mildew. Yeah, the buds were too wet in the jars. From now on, I'm going to ensure my buds are almost bone dry before jarring. __________________ RIP Overgrow! OGer from 2000-2006. I have had Original Haze that was almost like acid, unexperienced smokers would white-out or pass-out, or throw up after a toke or two... Oh, and it was Euphoric to say the least. I would feel like I was floating in a cloud, or held in the hands of a comfortable giant, I had no need for anything, I was totally blissed. - Sam the Skunkman
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11-22-2006, 10:14 AM	#10
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	u should dump the rest of the buds in some water and do a 7 day watercute. that should kills the rest of the mold and prevent it from spreading
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