anyone see this before??

homegrower63

homegrower63

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not sure whats going on,my plants are just randomly wilting,a branch will die,i cut it off,a few days later another...now the top...wtf...i already lost two plants....what could it be??
these plants are in an organic living soil,with great drainage and lots of sunlight,no visible pests.....and only amended with gaia green.....HELP!!!
 

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SidV

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Please post close up pics of the area where it goes from good to bad. So we can see branch better
 
petert

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I had that happen to 1 plant in a 30x60 greenhouse full of plants. It just wilted and died over the course of a week. It was in a fabric pot too. I figured it must have been some sort of root fungus.
wish I could be of more help. I just carefully removed that plant, watered the soil well so as not to release any fungal spores into the air and hauled the soil away.
 
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SmichiganOG

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homegrower63 said:
not sure whats going on,my plants are just randomly wilting,a branch will die,i cut it off,a few days later another...now the top...wtf...i already lost two plants....what could it be??
these plants are in an organic living soil,with great drainage and lots of sunlight,no visible pests.....and only amended with gaia green.....HELP!!!
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Had the same problem this year in only one plant. I cut the wilty stems off and plugged all holes in the stems of all my plants. The plant recovered. It's raining here atm or I'd show you the plant.
 
Abstacticism

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homegrower63 said:
not sure whats going on,my plants are just randomly wilting,a branch will die,i cut it off,a few days later another...now the top...wtf...i already lost two plants....what could it be??
these plants are in an organic living soil,with great drainage and lots of sunlight,no visible pests.....and only amended with gaia green.....HELP!!!
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It can be a few different things. When you cut off a wilting branch, please check if you have any discoloration inside the stem of the branch? If there is, it could be a bacterial infection that came in through the roots of the plant. An outside source like a borer will not leave discoloration inside the stem.

Hope you find the root of the problem!
 
Porky1982

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I've experienced this outside and it was a fungus that attacks the inside fiber of the stem and the branch wilts and dies.
Do you see a black fungus like the pic on your plants??
I had to use a potassium based food grade fungicide to keep it under control.
Could also be borers as said above.20190328_094438.jpg
 
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SmichiganOG

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Porky1982 said:
I've experienced this outside and it was a fungus that attacks the inside fiber of the stem and the branch wilts and dies.
Do you see a black fungus like the pic on your plants??
I had to use a potassium based food grade fungicide to keep it under control.
Could also be borers as said above.View attachment 4950637
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Am curious about this since I never found the root of my problem. But the inside of the stem was discolored--not black. I cut the stem back until the inner stem looked healthy but it did look like a decaying insect was inside. Borer or caterpillar. Since the plant lived I assumed it wasn't something that entered through the root. Also this strain has a large hollow in the stems so... I'm puzzled.
 
Abstacticism

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SmichiganOG said:
Am curious about this since I never found the root of my problem. But the inside of the stem was discolored--not black. I cut the stem back until the inner stem looked healthy but it did look like a decaying insect was inside. Borer or caterpillar. Since the plant lived I assumed it wasn't something that entered through the root. Also this strain has a large hollow in the stems so... I'm puzzled.
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I have experienced this a few times before. It looks like stem rot. I had to treat a few trees half way through their fruiting with the same signs you are mentioning now.
Here is how I went about healing the trees that got affected:
Funginix the lady, to strengthen her system against the infection. When the lady is dry, spray Hydrogen Peroxide over the whole plant. The next day I cut the damaged branches out with a scalpel. The discoloured branch had spread on to the main stem sothat I had to carefully cut away all the damaged fibres. It feels very weird because it feels like you are damaging your baby, just keep reminding yourself that what you are doing will save her life most probably...

Monitored the plants for a week and had to repeat the process for another damaged branch here and there, after that our problem came to an end.

I hope this helps! Not a fun sickness to deal with.

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SmichiganOG

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Abstacticism said:
I have experienced this a few times before. It looks like stem rot. I had to treat a few trees half way through their fruiting with the same signs you are mentioning now.
Here is how I went about healing the trees that got affected:
Funginix the lady, to strengthen her system against the infection. When the lady is dry, spray Hydrogen Peroxide over the whole plant. The next day I cut the damaged branches out with a scalpel. The discoloured branch had spread on to the main stem sothat I had to carefully cut away all the damaged fibres. It feels very weird because it feels like you are damaging your baby, just keep reminding yourself that what you are doing will save her life most probably...

Monitored the plants for a week and had to repeat the process for another damaged branch here and there, after that our problem came to an end.

I hope this helps! Not a fun sickness to deal with.

One love
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Thank you very much for the great advice.
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Abstacticism

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SmichiganOG said:
Thank you very much for the great advice.
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Please let me know when you have successfully treated your problem. Curious what it is if not stem rot.
I see now that I forgot to include that it is extremely important to deal up and disinfect your freshly made wound after cutting away the rot. Hydrogen peroxide works very well for sealing up the wounded plant.

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I am glad my advice is welcomed, hope it helps solve your current problem!
 
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SmichiganOG

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Abstacticism said:
Please let me know when you have successfully treated your problem. Curious what it is if not stem rot.
I see now that I forgot to include that it is extremely important to deal up and disinfect your freshly made wound after cutting away the rot. Hydrogen peroxide works very well for sealing up the wounded plant.

One love

I am glad my advice is welcomed, hope it helps solve your current problem!
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This time I solved the problem it appears by just cutting off the damaged stem and sealing the holes. I sealed with tree wound dressing since that was most available. I assumed the problem was a borer but others seem to think not. At any rate, problem solved and I'm pleased. Always open to advice and methods though. Who knows what issue I might run into next. Thank you again.
 
jbcCT

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Wow. Stem borer? Never heard of that. I assume we're talking a caterpillar of some sort. The rest of that plant looked healthy so it almost has to be pest related. If it were a fungus or a soil born ailment the whole plant would be impacted instead of localized damage. Maybe BT to keep them off. If the borer is a type of worm they have a toehold and will continue to assault your plants. You need a countermeasure......

If anyone has pics of the stem borer would love to see it.
 
SwankDank

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jbcCT said:
Wow. Stem borer? Never heard of that. I assume we're talking a caterpillar of some sort. The rest of that plant looked healthy so it almost has to be pest related. If it were a fungus or a soil born ailment the whole plant would be impacted instead of localized damage. Maybe BT to keep them off. If the borer is a type of worm they have a toehold and will continue to assault your plants. You need a countermeasure......

If anyone has pics of the stem borer would love to see it.
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They make holes in your plant like the one in the picture i had to use a exacto knife and slice up the stalk to find it then pull it out with tweezers and kill
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