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I have banish. Never used it, but pretty sure its intended use is while still on the plant lol. I would just do what u did last time with peroxide.

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@Dr.DankThumb420 it comes right back. So banish wont work for buds already cut? I dont wanna throw away buds its too much. I realy dont want the banish to be waste of money cause i had just ordered it

Honestly i dont know. @garrigan62
Can u step in again lol

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@Dr.DankThumb420 i had just cancelled order for banish. I went ahead and got brevedo himidity pack 47 percent humidity control if i do peroxide again let it dry all i gotta do is stick humidity pack in and leave it alone?

I would assume no, its no as simple as throwin a boveda in there and forgetting bout it. Its already molded twice. It needs careful attentiveness to not keep getting moldy. Your not letting it dry out enough is my guess

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Got me, never even heard of it. Hopefully it works.

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So with brevedo id still have to burp them correct? @Dr.DankThumb420 i had gotten the RH of 47 percent. I just dont get it the other buds i have doesnt have any sign of mold at allā€¦ too confused about that. But anuwaus my 2 little seedlings popped out a tiny tail sprout im so happy i didnt get a dud lol

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This is what heā€™s talking about.

Each Boveda consists of a specially prepared saturated solution of pure water and natural salts. This saturated solution is contained within a water-vapor permeable ā€œreverse osmosisā€ membrane. Boveda provides the cleanest and most purified humidity of all other products available on the market today. Learn More

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Am I hearing and reading this right. His buds have molded twice. Are we shooting for three here?

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I meant the banish, sorry. Iā€™m plenty familiar with the boveda packs. They are used for multiple reasons around my house lol.

Yup ā€¦ you sure do ā€¦ lol

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What causes White Powdery Mildew?

High Humidity

WPM needs moisture to thrive, but that doesnā€™t necessarily mean it needs water.
Having a grow area with
high humidity is all WPM needs to grow. This seems to be a bit problematic since
young cannabis plants
grow best in relatively humid environments (40% -60% RH). Luckily, high humidity
usually only becomes an
issue when itā€™s combined with the next cause (low/no airflow).

People who live in environments with extremely high humidity (such as Florida
and the UK) can purchase a
dehumidifier to control humidity in the grow area. This is especially important
during the flowering phase
when humidity needs to be much lower (45% rh) to prevent rampant growth of WPM
and bud mold.

Low/No Airflow

White Powdery Mildew has a hard time settling in a grow room where the air is
being moved. High humidity
will give WPM the conditions it needs to survive, but poor airflow is what gives
it the ability to settle
down in the first place. In fact, a small (preferably oscillating) fan moving air
in a grow area will prevent
the vast majority of White Powdery Mildew woes.

Poor Ventilation

If you have WPM spores in your grow area and the air in grow area is never
exchanged for fresh air, the
spores get multiple chances to land on your plants and reproduce. This happens
most often in conditions
where cannabis is being grown in a closed, unventilated space - such as a closet -
and precautions arenā€™t
taken to exchange old stale air for new fresh air.

Leaf-Leaf Contact

Leaf to leaf contact = moisture = White Powdery Mildew!Leaves that are touching
each other will form
moisture between them, and thus they become more likely to contract WPM. Untrained
bushy/leafy plants
with lots of new vegetative growth are especially prone since plants will often have
leaves mashed up
against each other as they try to reach the light.

Advanced growers can defoliate some of the fan leaves that are completely shaded
from the grow light
to make fewer choice landing spots for White Powdery Mildew. Also, defoliation
frees up energy for the
plant to use when done correctly and increases yields! See our article on
defoliation for more info.

White powdery mold on the stem of an outdoor plant - White powdery mold can
grow nearly anywhere on the
plant thatā€™s exposed to air.

How to Eliminate White Powdery Mildew

As I mentioned earlier, I recently had a battle with White Powdery Mildew. Rather,
it might have been a
battle if I noticed it later or waited to fix the problem. Thatā€™s the one good
hing about WPM: in most
cases when WPM is caught early, you can remove all traces of the mildew without
harming your plants.

There are quite a few products and homemade concoctions people use to treat WPM.
Among the effective treatments are:

Milk (1:9 ratio of milk to water)

Baking soda (2 tablespoons per gallon of water)

Neem Oil (4 teaspoons per gallon of water)

Hydrogen Peroxide (1 teaspoon per gallon of 35% H202)

SM-90 (1:5 ratio of SM-90 to water)

Rather than go into these methods, Iā€™m going to give you the simple strategy I use
that gets rid of White
Powdery Mildew on the first try, every time! Hereā€™s my trusted 3-Step White Powdery
Mold cure:

1.) White Powdery Mold: Ruin of beautiful plants. Remove White Powdery Mildew from leaves -
Get some water
(tap water works fine) and some paper towels. Wet the paper towels and use them to gently wipe the mildew
off the affected leaves whilst being careful not to jostle any leaves with spores on
them. Using a wet cloth
will ensure that more spores stick to the cloth instead of becoming airborne. Note:
While it isnā€™t necessary
to use paper towels, their disposability helps to curb the spread of spores from one
leaf to another.

2.) Ensure plants have proper airflow and ventilation - Even if you have absolutely no
airflow or ventilation
in your grow room, having even two fans will drastically reduce your chances of
encountering WPM while also
benefitting your plants overall health. One fan should be oscillating if possible
and should gently blow air
over your plants. All the plants need is enough air to gently rustle their leaves.
The second fan should be
in your grow room pointing outward, pulling heat away from your plants (only needed
if you have no ventilation).
Having a fan pointing out of your grow room will force old air out of the room, and
in turn, pull new air into the room. At this point, youā€™ll have new air coming in, being used and circulated,
then kicked out. Keep in mind that two fans is a minimum.

3.) Treat plant with SM90 to kill spores prevent future growth - Mix 1 part SM90 to 5
parts water(Iā€™ve found 7 parts
water to be equally effective) in a clean sprayer/mister. Wait until just before your
lights for off for the day and mist your (newly cleaned) plants. Get all the leaves! This diluted SM90 mixed will kill any spores it touches, and anywhere it lands becomes uninhabitable for future spores. Plus, itā€™s safe to use - even during flowering - and it smells awesome.

There you have it. If you end up running into White Powdery Mildew, give this advice a
shot and you wonā€™t have to
deal with it past that first day. If you do end up using these steps, feel free to
let us know if it helped you or
not, or how you did it differently. When growers know just a little bit about this
disease, it doesnā€™t have a chance!

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Yes he has got them twice already. On his harvested and cured buds. Thats why i was weary of him using the banish on finished product. Whats your take on that? You can read more about Banish on Supreme Growers website

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Ya, I went there. And if this is the same bud, which I hope it isnā€™t ā€¦ that had it twice I for one sure wouldnā€™t smoke it. No Way !But if itā€™s another out break of White Powdery Mildew Then he needs to get his harvest done and clean down that entire grow room
Hell I had to do it twice before I got rid of it or maybe that ws the spider mites, either way there both hard to get rid of.

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Thank yall! I have a question with germinatingā€¦ since im waiting for soil to come in mail can i use regualr soil for the seedling stage like first little part of stage just until i get the soil in mail? @Dr.DankThumb420 @garrigan62

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Yes as long as it doesnt have any time release fertilizers. Just plain potting soil will do the trick. What brand were u thinking on using until the mail gets in? @GreenThumb101

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Just regular flower potting soil no nutes or fertilizer in it. Im getting some at dollar general @Dr.DankThumb420 and i just got the 47 percemt humidity pack in the mail today too

Oh before i forget how many weeks should i let flower stage go til harvest this time? I dont wanna make the same mistake lol @Dr.DankThumb420

@Dr.DankThumb420 my 600 watt MPS light went bad. Can i use my 600 watt HPS light on seedling stage throughout seedlong to flower? @dbrn32

I donā€™t see why not!! Good luck , and keep me updated :slight_smile:

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You can, node spacing will probably be longer than what youā€™re use to though.

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