Is this bud safe to use?

[About Tree Fiddy]

Hey everyone,

I’m hoping someone can help with this and I’m really hoping for some positive news, but not counting on it.

I only grow two plants.

I harvested one today (Jack Herer) and as I was harvesting, I thought it looked really strange. Well, after some research, I figured out it is bud rot/mold.

So, of course, I had to toss it. Beyond sad.

My questions:
(1) the main cola was unusable. But, some of the side buds didn’t look like they had the mold. Is it safe to dry and use those or if there is mold it’s everywhere and nothing should be used?

(2) I figured, after some reading, that I’d better harvest the other plant immediately, even though I would have liked it to go a little longer.
When I harvested it, I didn’t see the same weirdness that the other plant had when I would cut open a bud. It didn’t look diseased like the other.
But, when I was trimming, I noticed that if I pulled hard or whatever, I could see what looked like a little dust or pollen in the air. Is that mold too, even though the buds didn’t look diseased like the first plant? Or, is that just normal, not mold, but something else? Is this plant safe to dry and use?

I’d hate to trash both plants because it was all for nothing then and I use this for pain relief, so it’ll be depressing if I can’t use the second one. But, I also don’t want to get sick, either.

Thoughts?

Thank you!!!

 

[DankDoctor420]

If you don't see mold on it I would try to dry it and see what happens. If you notice mold inside or outside buds after it's dry I definitely wouldn't smoke it. But I've had bud rot and just took those buds off and the rest was fine. I've had mold inside of jars on bigger buds but the rest were fine. Remove bad buds and trash it. Rest should be salvageable as long as you don't notice any mold inside or out.

 

[Slater]

Hey everyone,

I’m hoping someone can help with this and I’m really hoping for some positive news, but not counting on it.

I only grow two plants.

I harvested one today (Jack Herer) and as I was harvesting, I thought it looked really strange. Well, after some research, I figured out it is bud rot/mold.

So, of course, I had to toss it. Beyond sad.

My questions:
(1) the main cola was unusable. But, some of the side buds didn’t look like they had the mold. Is it safe to dry and use those or if there is mold it’s everywhere and nothing should be used?

(2) I figured, after some reading, that I’d better harvest the other plant immediately, even though I would have liked it to go a little longer.
When I harvested it, I didn’t see the same weirdness that the other plant had when I would cut open a bud. It didn’t look diseased like the other.
But, when I was trimming, I noticed that if I pulled hard or whatever, I could see what looked like a little dust or pollen in the air. Is that mold too, even though the buds didn’t look diseased like the first plant? Or, is that just normal, not mold, but something else? Is this plant safe to dry and use?

I’d hate to trash both plants because it was all for nothing then and I use this for pain relief, so it’ll be depressing if I can’t use the second one. But, I also don’t want to get sick, either.

Thoughts?

Thank you!!!

Just remove the buds with the bud rot... if the top of the cola has it just trim down until you dont see it. The rest below will be just fine.

A good tip from spreading spores is to place a bag (doggy poop bags work great) over the cola then chop it off into the bag.

To prevent bud rot in the future, look at your air flow, reducing the RH during light off, especially in late flower. Compost and microbe teas also help loads in the prevention of bud rot.

 

[Bill.de.Cat]

There's plenty of YT vids on doing bud wash with H2O2 if your worried it might have spread. Like they said, cut out the bad part, give a wash to kill any spores so it doesn't restart on your curing buds.