Exotic strain or bud rot?

**Sjp47** · 25-10-17, 02:24 PM

Hi all! This is my first crop and I am not sure whether my plants dark buds were due to bud rot or mold, or that they are just a darker variety. The plant itself seems very healthy…leaves all green and happy. The other plants have more “normal” color buds. (I bought them all together.). They were grown outside in New England. Here are photos to show you…both a close up of a bud — all of them look the same. I am very worried and don’t want to smoke it if it is bud rot. Thank you!!!

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**joker_the_smoker** · 25-10-17, 02:28 PM

Pictures arnt very good to look at mate. Just looks like the strains genetic colour to me. Unless you can put up better pics.

**Skunky n funky** · 25-10-17, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by joker_the_smoker

Pictures arnt very good to look at mate. Just looks like the strains genetic colour to me. Unless you can put up better pics.

Gotta agree here, looks like it might be a odd pheno, but something that you could try and maximize and continue, if its not rot that is.... The color is great and if you were able to contain the purple pheno, and cross it with another stain you could get a very nice purple bud with some time and effort....... Monster cropping is what you would need to do.... grow them out and start mixing and matching.

**ENGLISH_HERBSMAN** · 26-10-17, 12:30 AM

what is the strain? better photos buddy

**SmobyToker#1** · 26-10-17, 10:19 AM

Is it anything with purple in it, like purple maroc or purple power? If not then i'd say purely down to cold weather mate. The buds are pretty small so that would ring up with cold stunting them too. As i see it at the moment you are getting lots of wind and snow and temps of 15 f so yeah pretty much all plants would go purple in that lol.