bud question

[hey seuss]

howdy. if you were to harvest, and your plants had a case of powdery mildew, could you simply spray ( wash ) it all off before hanging to dry? or is the crop ruined???

hey seuss Reviewed by hey seuss on 01-25-2005. bud question howdy. if you were to harvest, and your plants had a case of powdery mildew, could you simply spray ( wash ) it all off before hanging to dry? or is the crop ruined??? Rating: 5

[Garden Knowm]

depends.... depends on how much mildew you have... you need to take mildew very seriously... when you move/disturb mold, spores can sread very quickly... it will look like dust... some of these spores/mildews are very very very bad if they get in your lungs... yikes..

can you post a pic

[Sensi Super Skunk]

Powdery mildew orany type of mold thrives in acidic enviroments. Change the micro-enviroment into an alkalinic one and their growth is stopped and their organs collapses. Raising the tremperature to 75 degrees F is above the mold's ideal. Here's a list of products effective against mold:

AQ10
Cinnamite
Milk in a solution of 80% water and 20% skim milk (can be used repeatedly)
Neem oil
Plant Sheild
Potassium bicarbonate
Serenade
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) (Do not use repeatedly because it causes the build up of sodium)

[hey seuss]

the plants have just finished week six of flowering. is it too late to do anything? should they be destroyed?
can post pic, took one but it really dosent show up
(planning on going 10 weeks)

[Garden Knowm]

week 6... is it on the buds? I am assuming it is... Unfortunatley I would bet that you should harvest now and salvage what you can.... mold is serious shit.. definitley drop the temperature and the humidity in the room ... Mold can devastate large crops

Sensi, when you say change the micro enviroment you are talking about the micro nutrients... please explain.. I am very interested.. : )

[Dimebag]

Dont get the powdery mildew mistaked with thc crystals. Sometimes people get confused and ruin thier crop by cleaning it off.

[lordsoth666]

Use 1/4 tsp baking soda in 1 liter/quart of water, spray it on the leaves, then like 1 hour later spray it with plain water. The baking soda destroys the cells that make the mildew, and is harmless to humans and try to remove all infection sites.... However, you could score a nasty lung infection from smoking it, I had a crop with powdery mildew at 4 weeks and it didn't hurt me.


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[Sensi Super Skunk]

Sensi, when you say change the micro enviroment you are talking about the micro nutrients... please explain.. I am very interested.. : )

No, the microenviroment, the microscopic eviroment of the mold's, that we cannot see with the naked eye.