Cultivating weeds is more challenging than it sounds. Weed growers most often encounter “moldy weed” while growing weed. They find themselves under enormous stress because of molding. Like other plants, weeds demand optimal conditions for ideal growth.
You must know that humidity, temperature, and light are responsible for inducing or reducing mold growth. This article details what molding of weed is and what moldy weed looks like. Buckle up your focus to learn more insights about weed molding.
What is Weed Molding?
Weeds are the plants grown unintentionally within the desirable crops, choking up their growth. Initially, they were considered detrimental. But later on, they were found to have virtues and were considered suitable for proper cultivation.
Mold is a group of fungal species found everywhere in nature, and they are filamentous with hyphae. Hyphae cause plant and food discoloration or a fuzzy appearance.
A moldy weed has its leaves covered with a grayish, white powdery coat, having a damp and earthy smell due to excessive humidity.
What Does Weed Look Like?
Weeds have different forms and sizes. Some are like flowers with dried buds, some like green leaves, and many more. We will discuss each of them to understand better how weed looks in its different forms.
Leaves
Weed plants are the most famous type of drug. The most apparent image that the mind creates when thinking of weeds or marijuana is simply a massive cluster of leaves.
Cannabis or weed plants are usually green with slightly rough edges, with 3-13 leaves anywhere over the stem, depending on the strain. In routine matters, Indica and Sativa are the commonly used cannabis or weed plants.
Flower
Weed flowers are flowery buds having different sizes, shapes, and colors. Flowers or buds of weed are small, dried bunches with tiny hairs extending over the surface.
Ground Weed
Dried flowers of cured marijuana are grinded to form a powder. The powder is then stored in tight containers to prevent mold formation. People use it to smoke and typically put it in pipes, bongs, joints, or blunts.
Marijuana Concentrates
Marijuana concentrates consist of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), used in different products like honey, oil, butter, and wax. It is available in yellow colors.
As in many other fields, technology advances in utilizing weeds, too. Commonly, in a vaping pen, a dab pen and a dab rig are used for the concentrated intake of weeds. These devices heat the weed residues and extract the concentrates to be inhaled and smoked.
What Does Moldy Weed Look Like?
What does moldy weed look like? It is a common query of fresh weed growers. It is hard to identify whether a weed is molded or not. Weed molding and trichome are two different entities. It is almost impossible for beginners to figure out a trichome or a weed with mold. The guidelines below help to identify weeds in mold easily:
Trichomes
Trichomes are small, shiny, hairy extensions on the leaves, stems, and buds. They store THC, CBD, and terpenes, the plant’s main storage units. Marijuana or weed potency mainly depends on THC and CBD, while terpenes within trichomes give it a flavor and smell. They’re the powerhouse behind what makes weed strong and tasty.
Moldy Weeds
Moldy weeds appear as a grayish, white powder coat over the buds’ surface. Sometimes, a cluster of specks or fuzzy patches appears, with a particular musty or hay smell.
How to Save a Moldy Weed?
Weed won’t be salvaged once it gets molded. The precautions listed above are meant to prevent molding in the first place. These instructions won’t be helpful once mold has already occurred.
How Safe is It to Consume Moldy Weed?
Lung inflammation is mostly associated with molded weed inhalation. Other common symptoms of molded weed consumption include nausea, cough, and vomiting.
UC Davis conducted a study on North California dispensaries samples and found specific cannabis is potentially harmful when consumed with mold.
How to Prevent Weed from Molding?
Mold on weed destroys valuable buds. Ultimately, one’s patience, hard work, and devotion fail. Certain guidelines or preventive measures to save cannabis from molding. Let’s go a little deeper about how to prevent molding and get the most out of weeds:
Use Reliable Container
Start by selecting a quality container. The quality, material, and design of the container matters a lot. Plastic containers won’t work to store weeds in the long term. Glass Containers are comparatively clean and dry. Try to block air in the container as much as possible. Glass Containers are not a must, and one can opt for any container with the above qualities.
Prevent Direct Sunlight
Direct sunlight damages the weed. A dark place away from sunlight helps weeds grow with maximum output. It will keep the weed fresh for a more extended period.
No Fridge or Freezers
Storing weed in a fridge or freezer is like ruining a plant against your will. The recommended temperature to store weed is under 25 degrees Celsius.
Avoid Damp Places
Every plant requires certain optimal conditions for growth. Weeds grown in humid and damp places are more prone to molding. Ideally, weeds grow best in places with 59%-63% relative humidity.
Wrap Up
Weed growers face mold in weed as one of the big problems. One must learn how to identify trichomes or mold to prevent them from being molded. The precautions above will help to protect weeds from this kind of problem. Let us know about your experience reading this blog!
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