Good Day
New grower coming close (two to three weeks maybe) from harvest time.
Yesterday I removed a large section of bud that looked to me like bud rot. I cut out the entire bud as 1/2 of it looked like rot to me. Now I feel like I am seeing rot everywhere but I’m not sure if maybe it is just the normal cycle. Most of the buds look like the first two pictures but there are one or two areas that look like the last three. Is this bud rot or normal as flowering is coming to an end.
Definitely mold, I would recommend to chop as soon as you are able, and do a peroxide bath after chopping and allow to air dry in a humidity controlled area if possible.
This ^^^
Do you mean chop the infected area and do the peroxide bath for the rest of the plant while it continue through the flowering process?
(I’m following along to gain info and knowledge into rectifying this)
OG, is there any telltale signs or things that we should be looking out for in regards to mold? I’ve been struggling to get my humidity level down during flowering and I don’t want to lose my harvest for not noticing something going amiss at this stage. Thanks!
WPM (white powdery mildew) is pretty noticeable on the leaves and typically treated with a solution of water and hydrogen peroxide. This and bud rot are a struggle in humid and rainy regions, defoliating helps but air flow is the biggest help. I’m tagging a few great outdoor cultivators for some more tips @Oldguy @Caligurl @HippieRunner1 can offer up more advice. I grow indoors for legal reasons but still struggle with high humidity in the summer months 
Thank you. I’m wondering if I should spray the plants now with a peroxide mix and then do another dunk/bath at harvest time?
You certainly could, but I recommend chopping the entire plant down, so more isn’t lost to rot.
Chop down as in harvest or destroy. I only have four plants and I cut rot away from two of them. They are all close together so it wouldn’t make sense to chop down one unless I was going to do them all. I do not have any amber trichomes so harvesting now seems way early. Sorry if these are all obvious answers.
Hey,
Ive had the same issues. I feel your pain.
Bud rot usually appears as a single dead brown leaf in one day. If it pulls out easily, theres probably mold deeper. You could bend the bud to inspect but disinfect your hands after.
Good luck
Harvest.
The reason for the sense of urgency is because mold and bud rot spread very quickly.
I’ve seen plants become garbage within a week of the first signs of rot.
It’s do i take it early before it’s ready or do I throw some of it away each day because of more rot while waiting for the amber.
Tuff call but a necessary one.
If it’s any consolation you’re not alone with this. Almost every outdoor grower has issues near the end of flower.
Keep the faith. 
Keep smilin. 
Thank you. I’m leaning toward spraying with a peroxide solution and then doing a dunk at harvest time but to be honest I didn’t even know that was a thing until yesterday. So, I am also curious if using peroxide has any downsides for either for the plant or for the final product. It seems a little counterintuitive to spray peroxide on something you intend to later inhale but I know jack all about peroxide. I just uploaded these pictures in another thread but this is a good sampling of where I am at. I don’t know if I would expect to see a change in a day or a week or in three. Having a sense of how long I might still need to hold out until I might see the amber would also help in determining what to do.
Peroxide is just water with an extra oxygen molecule.
It doesn’t take very long for that extra molecule to gas off and become just water.
No harmful residuals on the plant.
A fan is a good idea too , if possible , after you spray the plants to help dry them off again .
Have you checked for caterpillars in your buds theres no point in keeping them alive if you dont figre out what started the rot in the beginning, the tiny little bastards get in to your nugs and feed on the stem shitting in the bud while the grow causing bad bud rot but if you catch thelat soon enough you can prevent a lot more damage, looking at them i can almost guarantee you have them
Outdoor bud rot is most likely caused by caterpillars. You have to remove the rot and take plenty of god bud either side with it. Be very careful and have a zip lock baggie to throw the bud to into. You’ll more than likely have a lot more. If it’s too bad chop them but if you can save a few buds then why not.
And do an extra peroxide wash immediately after harvest
