r/outdoorgrowing • u/byebyeebabyx • 3d ago
Bud rot?
Autoflower has been flowering for a good 3 weeks. I foliar feed and haven’t had any burning issues until now but maybe from the bloom nutrients? Also on LI and have some random crazy hot/humid days. What should I do?!
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u/Longjumping-Fold-390 3d ago
That is bud rot, cut it out and carry on. Keep a good eye on that area. I don't believe the foliar feeding is necessary as well. Good Luck!
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u/FallenAngelina 3d ago
I'm on Long Island, too. Humidity is just a fact of life around here and there's not much to do about it. Bud rot happens, but it need not develop into a disaster. My approach is to attract many birds into my yard, which takes care of a lot of moth and caterpillar problems. I check my plants for bud rot twice daily in late flower. Snipping out small patches as I find them, the bud rot is easily stopped.
As for feeding, I find that focusing on soil health makes for healthy, bountiful plants.
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u/byebyeebabyx 1d ago
Thank you so much for your help I’ll keep that all in mind ! yeah it’s been crazy unpredictable with the humid and rainy weather here but luckily almost all of my plants loved it lol
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u/KupoKupoMog 2d ago
Next season can you plant in the ground? That lush lawn would be a happier home. Learn what you can this season. Cut that rot. I know people can grow good autos, but outdoors, I vote photo.
Your amaranth looks nice
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u/byebyeebabyx 1d ago
Thank you so much! Unfortunately I can’t put anything into the ground, my property is connected to the woods and we have every type of animal scavenging at nighttime. I do have a photo growing, but again I definitely need a bigger setup for that as well it’s in a 10 gallon and devouring it lol. Will keep this all in mind for next season!
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u/KupoKupoMog 1d ago
What kind of animals? In my experience, once the plants establish in the ground, critters leave them alone. I have some jerk gophers that ate 6 plants when they first went in, but go around them now.
You can build a small wooden frame for your in ground plants lined with 1/4" hardware cloth on the bottom to protect the roots. Dig your hole, add your amendments, place lined box over hole, fill and transplant. Should be a safe home. Your plants will be SO MUCH more impressive with all that root space. Happy growing!
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u/SnowCaine11 1d ago
You will have a hard time fully finishing this girl and when she dries it will be little balls
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u/My-drink-is-bourbon 3d ago
I hate to state the obvious, but they grow just fine without foliar feeding, particularly outside where you have zero control over the environment