mold

[majordog]

hello all --- i just checked my plant and it is in full bud, but I found a few pieces of mold on it, is it time to cut it down before the mold spreads, the big leaves have all turned yellow and died and all is left is the bud and little green leaves surrounding the bud. thanks:(

[swc]

If your buds are not yet mature(hairs turning brown) you may want to cut off the molded buds and let them keep growing.Good luck.

[majordog]

thank you for the response. the hairs are just starting to turn brown so what do u think? leave it alone for a few more weeks or cut er down

[tlranger]

If you can take it off you may stop the spread, but if it's in the bud it can eat a bud in days. Nice bud with a single dead bud leaf. Danger, danger will Robinson After harvest before it's dry mold can still eat.

[lipps]

[quote=majordog]hello all --- i just checked my plant and it is in full bud, but I found a few pieces of mold on it, is it time to cut it down before the mold spreads, the big leaves have all turned yellow and died and all is left is the bud and little green leaves surrounding the bud. thanks:([/QUOTE
If they are really close take em because mold can destroy a plant in hours, if it were me I wouldn't chance it because you are only seeing the mold not the spores and all it will take for the spores to explode is the right conditions.

[built2spill]

Moldy bud should be removed as soon as its spotted. Cover the moldy bud in a plastic bag before cutting the stem. Be very careful, the more you move the branch around the more spores will spread. Wash hands before and after. Bleach wipes work great if you are out in the woods. The bleach kills the mold spores on your hands preventing you from spreading it to other parts of the plant.

[majordog]

omg stupid me, I cut the mold off that I seen, but then rain rain rain for three days and checked this am, mold lost about an ounce, cut them all down and cut off all the mold I could find, now what do I do, to get them dryed a little faster, the sun finally is coming out today, i have them on a screen and one hanging, didnt hang any of the ones with mold on them just cut htem all in to buds. please help

[mrumley]

A friend of mine brought me some leaves he is concerned about. the bottom part of the leaf is coated in what looks like sugar granules. They don't wipe or lick off (I tried both) when you look at them thru microscope they look like little drops of water, no color at all. What could this be and how can we prevent this from happening? I originally thought it was mold but I though mold was powdery....maybe I am wrong. If anyone has any suggestion to throw my direction I would much appreciate it. It is just on the under part of the leaves....none on top of leaves.

[HipsterDoofus]

Could they be insect eggs?


the bottom part of the leaf is coated in what looks like sugar granules.

[Da_Toker]

Could they be insect eggs?


ooo licked insect eggs :)

[mrumley]

I was just trying to see if it had a taste.....Funny, now that you say it like that it is a little OOOO. But, we thought maybe they were aphid eggs or thrip eggs. I told the guy to just put his plant outside. My husband knows a lot about pest control but because there is no pest control in my area (mainly due to daily winds) we feel he is getting bugs from his landscape. Thanks for all your guys' input.

[nugssgalore]

Sounds like the lerps that live in my eucalyptus trees/leaves... the little sticky droplets on the leaves are actually their little houses and do taste slightly sweet, the yellow jackets usually clear them out by late summer.... birds eat them and even ants. Here's the link from Wikipedia... Lerp (biology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerp_(biology))

[Da_Toker]

I was just trying to see if it had a taste.....Funny, now that you say it like that it is a little OOOO. But, we thought maybe they were aphid eggs or thrip eggs. I told the guy to just put his plant outside. My husband knows a lot about pest control but because there is no pest control in my area (mainly due to daily winds) we feel he is getting bugs from his landscape. Thanks for all your guys' input.

ahpids ... have you seen the movie Bug ? with ashly judd in it ? hehe... now i really got a good mental image.. lol .. just joking. sorry was real stoned when I first read where you licked them.. made me think of Bug movie :bigsmoke:

[mrumley]

That is funny.....no never saw the movie. I HATE bugs.....all bugs. Used to like caterpillars but since we have had them on plants, I think they are gross now LOL. Thanks for making me laugh....but i really don't like bugs....especially liking their eggs LOL