cannabis bud rot

Cannabis bud rot, also known as botrytis or cannabis gray mold, is a very common disease when it comes to marijuana cultivation. Specifically, it is a fungal pathogen that affects the humidity of these plants. In this post we are going to help you to avoid bud rot on cannabis plants and to control it in case you are already suffering from it. Let's get started.

What is cannabis bud rot?

This fungus, which besides being one of the most common in marijuana plants is especially harmful, begins to ruin our crop when the temperature and humidity of our growing space is too high. But if you want to know in a practical way what is bud rot and above all, what does cannabis bud rot look like, it would be something like this:

Cannabis bud rot spoils the stems inside the tails. In other words, if you're not paying attention, you're not going to detect it (at least at first). The problem is that this botrytis fungus advances very fast and kills the whole bud. In addition, the spores caused by this disease have an incredible capacity to spread.

how to detect bud rot on weed plants

In order to know how to detect bud rot on weed plants, the first thing you have to take into account is that this disease is capable of affecting any part of the plant: leaves, roots, stems... In any case, the first thing you will see is that your plant is changing both in texture and color. In addition, the stem is suddenly much weaker and browner in color.

We have already said that this disease is known as gray mold cannabis, which is already giving us many clues. This is why gray spores with a powdery, velvety texture suddenly appear on our crop.

Cannabis gray mold: how to combat it

But don't worry, even if you know that cannabis gray mold is already affecting your marijuana plants, all is not lost. First of all (and you've probably heard this before) you have to cut the infected part of the plant so that it doesn't infect the rest of the healthy areas.) So far so good, but there is still more.

Before you go any further, forget about consuming any infected parts, as you are very likely to end up with a lung infection. In addition to thoroughly clean the rest of the apparently clean areas, at Delicious Seeds we recommend you to use natural fungicides specifically created for the treatment of gray mold on cannabis.

Of course, remember to sterilize any utensils you have used to remove the affected parts. And finally... Ventilate the room well and leave the humidity level of the room below 50%.

We are not exaggerating... We have started the post highlighting the great capacity of contagion that bud rot on weed plants has, so all the precautions you take are necessary.

How to avoid bud rot weed

Without a doubt, the most interesting thing you will take away from this post are the tips on how to prevent bud rot weed. If you follow these tips strictly, we assure you that bud rot on weed plants will not be a problem for you:

- Implement a good ventilation system (extractors, fans... and why not? A dehumidifier. If you have to control humidity, you will not fail with this.

- Leave a considerable distance between your plants. It seems silly, but it will also help you to control humidity.

- Maximum cleanliness. And above all, you have to be very careful and remove the remains of plants that you see that are decomposing.

- Maintain a constant temperature in your growing room.

And finally... what is probably the most important when we talk about preventing botrytis in cannabis: Choose a strain that will help you get rid of this problem in a natural way. To do this, we recommend that you take a look at this post about the most resistant strains to mold. If you have to avoid problems with humidity, with these genetics you will be on the safe side.