davethepothead
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I have some auto flowers going outdoors. Most are doing great but this one seems a little off... any idea what she may need or what this white stuff is??
What’s wrong with her?
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davethepothead
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Anybody out there??
TreeFarmerCharlie
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Looks like white powdery mildew on the leaves. I can't tell if that is just severe WPM on the stem or some other type of white mold.
JimmiP
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Spay her down with potassium bicarbonate and fertilome triple action with neem. That should take care of it. You also might want to just remove the most effected part and call it time to top the plant. But definitely spray with at least the potassium bicarbonate. Then add some silica product of your choosing to your next watering. The silica helps the plant stave off infections such as this. Good luck friend!
JoeBlow5823
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Mold
JoeBlow5823
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Its an autoflower. Its likely not going to yield hardly anything as it is let alone cutting any of it off.
Merlin1147
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The stem looks like wooly aphids or mealy bug.
JimmiP
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Yeah forgot it was an auto. But potassium bicarb does seem to work miracles in cases of PM and mold.
The best bet in my experience is to use silica from the get go.
JoeBlow5823
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Yeah i like the silica ive been using it last two grows. Plant looks like it is very hungry for light to me..... Im guessing this guys trying to hide it in the woods.
davethepothead
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I was thinking it needed more light for sure! Can you guys elaborate on the silica? I will look into it more today. Itll be about a week b4 i see her again i will hit her with neem oil that i have next time.
JoeBlow5823
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davethepothead
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wow, im using botanicare now so ill grab some of that it sounds like exactly what i should have been using from the jump.
JoeBlow5823
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Yeah im not positive i see benefits to it but its cheap enough that i dont see any reason not to
TreeFarmerCharlie
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$22.45/quart is cheap to you?
JoeBlow5823
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The stuff i bought was like 14$ and its enough to last me a year.
TreeFarmerCharlie
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That sounds a lot better.
JoeBlow5823
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I dont know if the Botanicare stuff is more diluted than the stuff i use but i use like a tablespoon per 20 gallons and there is no reason to use it once you are a few weeks into flower.
Bernie420
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Whats with the cup in the pot?
Bernie420
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Its outdoors isnt it? How could it need more light??
Google on youtube harley smith and learn what silica does. ...You need to foliar feed the silica to kill the mold...at the roots it helps prevent the mold from taking hold but you need to have been useing it for awhile for that to have any affect in that regards...one time application at the roots isnt going to get your mold problem taken care of.