Balls with trichromes? Bud rot?

proZACK

Member
Hey guys!! Hope you could help me out, this is only my second time on here.

39 days into flower
8 plants in 5x5x7 tent (not airtight) under 600 watt hps and reptisun 10
1 harlequin*, 2 tahoe og, 2 purple barney*, 1 jilly bean, 1 afwreck, 1 girl scout cookies.
Drip fed GH Flora Series and Fox Farm Bloom into readygro aeration mix
2 non oscillating fans on low and 1 435 cfm 6" exhaust fan with carbon filter
PH 5-6 (Litmus paper)

Stress:
I have been battling with powdery mildew and broad mites. 5-6 of my 8 plants seem to be resistent, however, the harlequin has especially
been effected by pm, and one of my purple barneys by mites. I recently left the uvb lamp on for 2 hours into dark cycle. I also once sprayed with avid.

HELP!
Sunday night I sprayed my harlequin with water to kill remaining pm and wash off the baking soda treatment. This was right before lights off, and the next day all of its leaves were wilted and both main colas had fallen over onto the scrog screen. I might have slightly underwatered, but only for one day. So i gave all my plants a superthrive and phosphorus heavy feed, and after returning a few hours later, instead of bouncing back up the harlequin exhibited signs of late phosphorus deficiency on all the leaves. They are all so brittle, closing, and very susceptible to pm. The pistils on this plant have all turned brown and I cant tell if this is all from mold/mildew, an overfeed, or being pollenated (just for the brown pistil part). I hope its not bud rot, although under a magnifying glass i cant tell.

The other related problem is that I cant tell if a few of my plants have hermied. There appear to be balls where balls would form, but they are covered with trichomes and have another pistil to the side of them. Is it possible that pistils swell or should I definitely try to rip all of them off? The canopy in my scrog is very, very dense and its almost impossible to control.

Please take a look at the pics and give some advice. I am almost at the point of chopping... plz
 

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xthrx

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First. REMOVE the plant with the mites, ASAP.

Not sure if they have hermied though, they look ok to me but im not that experienced. Looks severely underwatered and over nuted maybe? Lights possibly to close also?

I dunno man, just some ideas.
 

xthrx

Active Member
How big is that plant and how big is the pots theyre in and how much do you feed them just water?
 

proZACK

Member
The harlequin is about 2 1/2- 3 ft tall and all the plants are in square 8x8 pots.... 2-3 gallon? I feed them 4 times a day 15 and 5 minute drip intervals. I clearex every 2 weeks and use just water once a week. idk it was just so unexpected.
 

proZACK

Member
i have a feeling all the plants are hosts and i cant really put it anywhere else, or move it even. Does baking soda do that kind of damage? The humidity is 42% btw
Anything you guys?
 

xthrx

Active Member
Mites are gonna rape the shit outta them and they'll be ruined if you dont do something fast. If you cant remove the infected plant, chop it. I would stop feeding nutes and drip feeding also, Water with like 1 litre so you completely saturate the soil and get run-off then wait till the top is getting slightly dry, top them up with a similar amount of water. Is humidity an issue? Could be why you're getting mold?
 

xthrx

Active Member
Also you're gonna want to trim all the dead leaves and whatnot, the plants going to be struggling trying to repair them
 

Kush Killington

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Fuck the mites, DESTROY THE PM PLANT!!! Dont fuck wit PM bro If yur plant gets it it's game over. You can kill mites. PM lives in your plant. Trust me. Make sure yur intake is clean scrubbed air as well. Mites are vicious thou so kill those before they multiply. Try a 50/50 mix of isoproply alcohol(70/99%) They dont like it, and shud slow/kill them until a better solution comes by. Plus they cant build a resistance to it. Very handy mite tool all. Iso is like 2 bucks, mites sprays are a bit more...
Once again, Kill the PM plant immediately or it WILL spread. Spray plants with HIGH ph water (+8ph or higher) PM cant live on surfaces with a high PH = no infection. But in a room with good air circulation (which you SHOULD have and thus shudnt have to worry bout mold and PM) it will spread...

Sir KK
 

ojaijim

Active Member
Buy some "Mighty Wash" 2.5 gallons are around 80 bucks, but go a long way . Take every plant in the room and drench them with the "Mighty Wash" with lights off (work under green light)and seperate them. Make sure you get ALL of the plant ! If you miss the eggs you are fucked. Then rinse the mighty wash off and shake the plant .This stuff kills ALL the mites and eggs on contact. I do it every 4 days three times if I see a mite. You can do it up till harvest. THIS DOES WORK ! I use whole milk for PM and I have a dehumidifier in my flower room also ! What about sulfur ?
 

*BUDS

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What are "broad mites" ? Don't spray to get rid of pm, reduce rh and increase airflow. I see no sign of hermies.
 
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