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My flowers are turning black? What does this mean? It doesn’t look necessarily like mold. Any help greatly appreciated. Outdoor growing.
SHOULD I CUT STEM OFF???
Looking like bud rot
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Look your plants over REAL close, and I bet you find green caterpillars. Have to look close, they blend right in.
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Absolutely, cut the damaged flowers off and remove them completely from the garden area. Take the whole branch if you have to.
I’ve had a somewhat dissimilar problem this year, though not to the extent you have it. In my case, I think it’s sooty mold, not botrytis , which in my experience is a gray fluffy mold.
Sooty mold is caused by little critters feeding on your plant while secreting a nectar (actually, they’re taking a dump) onto the plants that then molds. I sprinkled food grade Diatomaceous Earth on my plants and it seems to have discouraged further damage. I plan to wash my buds so the DE isn’t an issue.
This article about aphids mentions sooty mold and how to deal with it:
Good luck!
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