Mildew or trichs?

roldman · 04-09-2009, 05:28 PM

I have recently harvested and am drying a plant with small buds. It was loaded with trichomes when I harvested and they have been hanging for a little over a week. I have always had a hard time determining if the "white" on the nuggets are just really heavily crystaled or are the beginnings of Mildew.
Some of the smaller nugs are just little white balls. There is no bad smell at this point.Does anyone have a good way to determine which it is? While some don't worry about it, with my health issues, I really don't need to inhale anything unnecessary.

Thanks

Cerebro · 04-09-2009, 06:56 PM

smoking bud with mold in it is always very harsh.
you could post pics, only way to advise what you've got really
+, we like pics

roldman · 04-09-2009, 07:16 PM

I will try to get some pix, not sure if I can get some with enough detail. The grow is still hanging right now. Since I have been hanging in a dark room with a dehumidifier and A/C running constantly I doubt I have mold. I was just looking for some tips cuz its always a concern. In the old days, we didn't have to worry, the Mexican swag we got was limited in the trichs..Mold would have been obvious. Today the stuff you can grow looks like sugar candy at harvest.

. anyway I'll work on some pix. thanks.

Dandaweedman · 04-09-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roldman

with my health issues, I really don't need to inhale anything unnecessary.

Thanks

That's for damn sure.
Pictures would probably tell the tale.
Do you know the strain name?
Some get pretty loaded with trichs, but not to the point where someone says "Some of the smaller nugs are just little white balls".

roldman · 04-10-2009, 06:22 AM

The strain is Strawberry cough. Never grew it before.

Dandaweedman · 04-10-2009, 11:24 AM

The irony of it all LOL

OK, now I really want to see a picture

roldman · 04-12-2009, 08:51 AM

Am having problems getting anything detailed picture wise with the samplers. Once I am through curing I will try again. I don't want to handle the branches any more than necessary. When I cut the buds off the branches and put em in jars I will try again to get some pix. Any pointers on close ups/maacro shots anybody?

roldman · 04-12-2009, 03:54 PM

My filtering for sizes took some of the "sparkle" away, but I think you can see what I am talking about. When I break them open, the calynx? are little white sugar balls. The buds themselves are small I think due to some cold problems I had, but good things come in small packages?

Anyway, I will try to take some more, later as they finish. It's probably fine, I just dont want to inhale mold. these ole lungs still have a couple o years to last me.

Xil · 04-12-2009, 04:10 PM

those look godly

roldman · 04-12-2009, 06:58 PM

Thanks..
Just like little sugar candies

Cerebro · 04-12-2009, 07:02 PM

those be trichomes

dubtrice · 04-12-2009, 07:09 PM

mmm Popsicles

roldman · 04-12-2009, 07:30 PM

As I enter the valley of the final finish, this is where I get a little nervous. The buds are still ever so slightly spongy, been hanging for a week and a half.. If I put them in jars to soon, I stand a chance of what I dread, the mold. It I wait too long, I loose the flavor and they turn into a bunch of sugar crunch Krisps..I never seem to get the stems that snap as I read about. I expect I will jar them sometime this week.Whew,,this waiting game is the toughest part.

roldman · 04-20-2009, 04:02 AM

Hopefully dry enough. A last picture. thanks for all the suggestions. I guess if they turn into little while fluffballs I should watch out. Otherwise.

Cerebro · 04-20-2009, 06:58 AM

looks like a jar full of candy

roldman · 04-20-2009, 03:19 PM

I think I will label it 420 BityBites

thisbuds4u · 04-28-2009, 08:55 AM

Mini pocket micro-scope sold at radioshack for $10 usd. 60x to 100x zoom. Just snip a bit of triched up leaf and take a look. that will let you know for sure what your smokin' as well as how cloudy or amber your trichs are. I bought one and it was money well spent.

peace & pot,

thisbuds4u

Thepizzaguy · 05-09-2009, 09:46 PM

Get a good LED flashlight that's on the blue side of the spectrum. Grab a bud, relax, and look closely at the buds using the light. Trichs "sparakle" like gemstones. Mold may have a lower gloss to it.

Don't over worry, be overly happy. Mold, mildew require the proper invironment. The only time I ran in to mold with when I harvested seeds from a fresh cut plant. I put the seeds in a jar, and 2 months later there were covered with fuzzy mold. Yes. I cleaned them and planted them. The result, not due to mold was my best bag seed harvest. I moved up to breeder packs after.

Kaminoan · 10-07-2009, 09:35 AM

Kaminoan's powdery mildew tip:

8.0 Ph Water Mist burns the cellular structure of the mildew and spores INSTANTLY...

roldman · 10-07-2009, 04:10 PM

Hmm, Thanks for the suggestion.I understand your premise. But unless it was real special I dont think I would be confidant enough to try that. My luck I would miss just enough to cause a problem...BUT a tip worth saving for the healthy out there.

04-09-2009, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Mildew or trichs? I have recently harvested and am drying a plant with small buds. It was loaded with trichomes when I harvested and they have been hanging for a little over a week. I have always had a hard time determining if the "white" on the nuggets are just really heavily crystaled or are the beginnings of Mildew. Some of the smaller nugs are just little white balls. There is no bad smell at this point.Does anyone have a good way to determine which it is? While some don't worry about it, with my health issues, I really don't need to inhale anything unnecessary. Thanks

04-09-2009, 07:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	I will try to get some pix, not sure if I can get some with enough detail. The grow is still hanging right now. Since I have been hanging in a dark room with a dehumidifier and A/C running constantly I doubt I have mold. I was just looking for some tips cuz its always a concern. In the old days, we didn't have to worry, the Mexican swag we got was limited in the trichs..Mold would have been obvious. Today the stuff you can grow looks like sugar candy at harvest.. anyway I'll work on some pix. thanks.

04-10-2009, 11:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,414 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	The irony of it all LOL OK, now I really want to see a picture __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

04-12-2009, 03:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	My filtering for sizes took some of the "sparkle" away, but I think you can see what I am talking about. When I break them open, the calynx? are little white sugar balls. The buds themselves are small I think due to some cold problems I had, but good things come in small packages? Anyway, I will try to take some more, later as they finish. It's probably fine, I just dont want to inhale mold. these ole lungs still have a couple o years to last me. Attached Images

04-12-2009, 04:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
Xil OD'ing on sobriety Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mizzura Posts: 3,292 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 993 Thanked 1,108 Times in 687 Posts	those look godly __________________ Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so get wasted all the time and have the time of your life

04-10-2009, 06:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	The strain is Strawberry cough. Never grew it before.

04-12-2009, 08:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Am having problems getting anything detailed picture wise with the samplers. Once I am through curing I will try again. I don't want to handle the branches any more than necessary. When I cut the buds off the branches and put em in jars I will try again to get some pix. Any pointers on close ups/maacro shots anybody?

04-12-2009, 06:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Thanks.. Just like little sugar candies

04-12-2009, 07:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
dubtrice Old School Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 417 Thanks: 83 Thanked 55 Times in 41 Posts	mmm Popsicles

04-12-2009, 07:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	As I enter the valley of the final finish, this is where I get a little nervous. The buds are still ever so slightly spongy, been hanging for a week and a half.. If I put them in jars to soon, I stand a chance of what I dread, the mold. It I wait too long, I loose the flavor and they turn into a bunch of sugar crunch Krisps..I never seem to get the stems that snap as I read about. I expect I will jar them sometime this week.Whew,,this waiting game is the toughest part.

04-20-2009, 04:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Hopefully dry enough. A last picture. thanks for all the suggestions. I guess if they turn into little while fluffballs I should watch out. Otherwise. Attached Images

04-20-2009, 03:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	I think I will label it 420 BityBites

04-28-2009, 08:55 AM	#17 (permalink)
thisbuds4u Rolling a blunt Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: In my smoking den Posts: 938 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Suggestion; Mini pocket micro-scope sold at radioshack for $10 usd. 60x to 100x zoom. Just snip a bit of triched up leaf and take a look. that will let you know for sure what your smokin' as well as how cloudy or amber your trichs are. I bought one and it was money well spent. peace & pot, thisbuds4u

05-09-2009, 09:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Thepizzaguy Currently deleting posts Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 132 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts	Get a good LED flashlight that's on the blue side of the spectrum. Grab a bud, relax, and look closely at the buds using the light. Trichs "sparakle" like gemstones. Mold may have a lower gloss to it. Don't over worry, be overly happy. Mold, mildew require the proper invironment. The only time I ran in to mold with when I harvested seeds from a fresh cut plant. I put the seeds in a jar, and 2 months later there were covered with fuzzy mold. Yes. I cleaned them and planted them. The result, not due to mold was my best bag seed harvest. I moved up to breeder packs after.

10-07-2009, 09:35 AM	#19 (permalink)
Kaminoan YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cali Posts: 8 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Kaminoan's powdery mildew tip: 8.0 Ph Water Mist burns the cellular structure of the mildew and spores INSTANTLY...

10-07-2009, 04:10 PM	#20 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Hmm, Thanks for the suggestion.I understand your premise. But unless it was real special I dont think I would be confidant enough to try that. My luck I would miss just enough to cause a problem...BUT a tip worth saving for the healthy out there.

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