Mold...how do I take care of this?

[IrOnAdDiCt]

Started noticing some mold on a few of my plants...are they toast now? Can I get rid of it? Im just 2 weeks from finishing!

IrOnAdDiCt Reviewed by IrOnAdDiCt on 10-02-2010. Mold...how do I take care of this? Started noticing some mold on a few of my plants...are they toast now? Can I get rid of it? Im just 2 weeks from finishing! Rating: 5

[copobo]

if they look good, cut them down now and discard the moldy parts.

you could also use some phup and make some ph 9 water, add a couple drops of organic dish soap or your favorite surfactant, and wash the plants 2 days in a row to get all the mildew off. Drench 'em. use an ag sprayer. Then, when dry after the second day or on the third day, harvest.

clean up the grow area, bleach and borax mix on floor, walls, everything. There is a recipe you can find out there that people use after floods. the borax is key. spray everything!

check out some eagle 20. it is not organic, but has 30 day life in the plant. If I use once during veg, there are no pm problems for that grow. I've tried everything, and eagle 20 has been the only thing to work... all others just knock it down for a day or 2.

[FlyinPolynesian]

check out some eagle 20. it is not organic, but has 30 day life in the plant. If I use once during veg, there are no pm problems for that grow. I've tried everything, and eagle 20 has been the only thing to work... all others just knock it down for a day or 2.

Eagle 20 is the fucking TITS!!!


just got it, itʻs worth the extra money and works....


I had 2 clones with about 30% of the plant infested with Powder Mold, Hit em with the Eagle 20......... and now theyʻre fucking Flowering like Champs!!

[copobo]

and to be clear, eagle 20 should NOT be used on flowers.

[GROWxMOREx420]

At this point there is nothing you can do about the mold. Just finish the grow out for another week then whack them early. Make sure you clean out your entire grow room with bleach before you start nex season, because it will just come back.

Your humidity must be off.... You need fresh air, and if you already have fresh air, it is obviously too moist.

[IrOnAdDiCt]

Thanks guys....the problem with cutting them down is that they will be full of chemicals. You cant smoke the moldy stuff?! I've gotten moldy smelling bud plenty of times and still smoked it lol

[IrOnAdDiCt]

So I guess its mildew not mold....WTF is the difference?!

[littlemountain]

Seranade- my friend it works and can be used day of harvest- has saved my crop in past

[IrOnAdDiCt]

Seranade- my friend it works and can be used day of harvest- has saved my crop in past

What is it and how do I use it?

[keylime]

Generally speaking, mildew is caused by the humidity being too high. Whenever I see the RH go above 60%, I turn on my dehumidifier. Now, I live very close to the ocean (maybe 500 ft), and along with that, I live in an area that has lots and lots of rain. I'm not saying that will cure your mildew, I am saying that's how to prevent it. There is another way that also helps, called a sulfur burner. You can buy them at grow shops, and it has a small burner with a pot on it that will heat the sulfur. If its used, you don't want to harvest within two weeks, or you might get a taste of the sulfur in your buds. However, I have LIGHTLY used it just 3 or 4 days before harvest without any negative effects. Yes washing down the room cannot do any harm, in fact it might just help. However if you watch your relative humidity, and use the sulfur burner occasionally, you will not need to buy a dehumidifier which can be quite expensive, depending on size. After spending a lot of money on small dehumidifiers at Lowes and such, I spent $1200 on mine and it will bring down the humidity in my grow room from 65% to 45% in an hour. Please keep this in mind on your next grow!

keylime