Is my plant infected PLEASE HELP !

rollinbud

rollinbud

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Cant tell for sure. Look for tiny red or dark spots on under side of leaves. You may have to get mag. glass, if they move you've got spider mites. Sometimes you can shake underside of leaf on white paper and you can see them good after they fall off plant.
 
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grow4funnn

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thanks for the quick reply :) I am pretty sure it's spidermites cos I just noticed that there is a little more of the silver webbing ... so sad I don't even know how to deal with them ;(
 
kouki monster

kouki monster

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seriously tho, if you have mites the best way to get rid of them is this stuff

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It requires 60ML per gallon or 15ML per Liter, DO NOT CUT THE SPRAY SHORT! Use FULL strength!! Also make sure to use a wetting agent (I personally use a product called wet betty). Spray your little lady when the lights are off and if there is any mites they'll be as good as gone after you've sprayed. Or you can use neem oil if you can't find the monterey stuff.
 
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grow4funnn

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i think it's ok :) It has been growing for 2 weeks and 2 daysand no more infected leaves no more any problems it's been growing great :) thanks for the reply ! :leaf:
 
Carl Spackler

Carl Spackler

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I see no evidence of S.Mites, possible overwatering as this the most common problem with new growers. Any perlite in the soil for drainage?
 
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Mr. M

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ya i would transplant those as soon as you can make sure you get something with perlite or buy a bag or perlite and mix at 1:3 or even a 1:2 ratio with soil.
 
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grow4funnn

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is that important ?? because i was thinking of leaving it in the same soil ... and if you transplant into other soil cant it like harm the roots or slow down growth ?
 
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Dalamar71

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I would transplant as soon as possible. The most harm transplanting it should cause would be a couple days of slow growth.
 
ShLUbY

ShLUbY

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grow4funnn said:
is that important ?? because i was thinking of leaving it in the same soil ... and if you transplant into other soil cant it like harm the roots or slow down growth ?
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yeah asking if that is important is like asking if YOU need air to breath... because your roots do too... u must put some perlite in that soil... i would transplant immediately if not sooner... like he said above... transplanting is a way better way to go than that soggy soil with no drainage... i think your plant is looking a little stressed actually... seeing the leaf edges curling up? they are transpiring more water than is being takin in through the roots... which means the root system is suffering and stunted from being in soil with poor drainage and no "air".

remedy:
transplant to a better draining soil... remove as much of your old dirt from around the root ball as possible w/out interrupting the roots as best as you can... make sure your new pot is around a half gallon to a gallon is size... so that you can build a healty root system before you transplant to a bigger pot later in its life... general rule of thumb... you can grow for a month in a gallon of soil... so if you have a 1/2 gallon pot... you should be looking to transplant after 2-3 weeks of growth, if you then go to a 2 gallon pot... plant will be good for around 2 months in that home... and so forth.

something else to maybe take a little stress off your plant in the meantime while its building its roots... try and raise the relative humidity in your room... place a bowl of water in front of your fan or turn on your humidifier if you have one... like i said above about transpiring h2o from the leaves, when your room humidity is too low, your plant needs to take in more water through the roots because the dry air is wicking the moisture right out of the plant... so if you raise your relative humidity to say 60%, you should see those leaf edges flatten back out a bit as they are not working as hard because of the moisture in the air
 
ShLUbY

ShLUbY

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grow4funnn said:
yeah I have noticed that my soil is always wet !! :( Is that bad ?
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here's another tip on wet soil to help you with overwatering in the future, make sure you only water your plant when it needs it. DONT be in the habit of watering every other day or every three days, as your plant may not require watering that often. When you DO water your plant, wait a half hour so the run off can drain from the pot and lift up the pot several times and make a mental note of how heavy it is while the soil is fully moistened. you then WAIT TO WATER until the soil has almost fully dried out... it may take 2 days, it may take 4 days... but make sure it is 90% dried out, it will look dry. lift your pot it should feel VERY LIGHT compared to when you watered it last. THEN you are ready to water your girls again :) NOTE: since you are going to be transplanting your plant into new soil and a bigger pot... its going to take longer for the water to dry out of your soil because the plant is not using minimal water in your pot as it has minimal roots... so if it takes 4 or 5 days for the soil to dry... just BE PATIENT, and wait for it to dry before watering. when your plants roots get bigger they will use up the water faster and you will be watering more often as your pots will be drying up faster.

another note... if you're going to a local hyrdo shop to get perlite do yourself a favor and grab a couple of coco tek bricks and mix them in with your soil as well... they're very cheap like 2.50-3.50 a brick... follow instructions (put gallon or so of water in bucket soak brick until fully expanded) it will add a little air/lightness to your soil (also it absorbs water well)... roots like that shiz :)
 
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KUShSOurSMOKEr

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kouki monster said:
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It requires 60ML per gallon or 15ML per Liter, DO NOT CUT THE SPRAY SHORT! Use FULL strength!! Also make sure to use a wetting agent (I personally use a product called wet betty). Spray your little lady when the lights are off and if there is any mites they'll be as good as gone after you've sprayed. Or you can use neem oil if you can't find the monterey stuff.
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seriously tho, if you have mites the best way to get rid of them is this stuff ? cud u use during flowering and could neem be used during flowering?
 
kouki monster

kouki monster

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As long as you use full strength it definitely is. The way spinosad works is it's derived from a bacteria, it coats your leaves so everytime those bastards bite into a leaf they drop dead.

It also works on thrips! Sometimes though, you'll give your ladies a spray and you'll notice a few mites walking around, as long as you've covered your plant when you sprayed have no worries they'll end up dying anyway but to be on the safe side spray the first time, then spray again 3 days later and spray one final time 3 days after that.

As far as spraying in flower goes, I've had an incident where mites didn't show up until week 3 of flower and they infested FAST! This was my fault as I didn't take any preventative steps to keep them from ever showing up. I ended up spray week 3, didn't see them again til about week 7 or 8 then I was spraying on and off til the day before harvest. It wont damage your buds, just make sure your room is well vented.

I wouldn't recommend neem oil though unless you're going to be VERY careful as thc is not water soluble but it is an oil and gets easily washed off with other oils!!

KUShSOurSMOKEr said:
seriously tho, if you have mites the best way to get rid of them is this stuff ? cud u use during flowering and could neem be used during flowering?
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thcsexy

thcsexy

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i would also change the soil before transplanting, it will make the roots helthier for the flowering. transplanting always slows down the groth for a day or 2 but it doesnt matter if you add some perlite in the mix.
 
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