zeezakk
Member
Hi all,
I have been a member for a couple of months and have been reading on here occasionally. For the past couple of months I have been very fascinated and intrigued by all of you great people who are growing.
I love the idea of growing in general; it calms me and makes me feel closer to earth.
A couple of weeks ago I got my hands on a seed ( only one) that comes from a really strong strain (not sure exactly what it is but probably a skunk, the bud I had was very stinky and potent). I decided it was time from me to start growing so I set up a grow room as well as a grow journal with pictures every 2 days.
The grow room is 4 feet x 3 feet, which is completely covered in mylar. I bought the CFL lights from HTGSUPPLY on EBAY.
A 3-pack 35 watt 2700K ( 7,200 lumens)
A 4 ft 2 tube T5 6500 K (10,000 lumens)
I bought FoxFarm Ocean Forest soil and the FoxFarm Nutrient set and a PH balance set as well.
I managed to germinate it and it grew nicely and it has now been 7 days.
Now here is where my dilemma comes in:
Yesterday I noticed some white spots on the first set of leaves and later noticed that the seedling had been attacked by spider mites. I also noticed some black dots as well, which I assume is the spider mites eggs.
My STUPID NOOB-self shouldnt have done anything other than spray the plant with PH-ed water but I couldnt resist to research for organic pesticide online. I found that Orange Peel could possibly kill off some spider mites. I decided to squeeze some of the orange peel directly on to the first set of leaves and left the plant alone.
One hour later, the first set of leaves start to curl up and turn dark. Now in hindsight I assume it must have been from the ACIDIC orange peel (why didnt I think about that?! Uugh!) Anyway, the next day, the plant was still alive and the stem looks healthy but the leave tips had hardened and crisped up.
Now, my question is: Do you guys think that the seedling will survive? There are some green left on the seedling leaves and a second set of leaves is developed too. I decided to cut approximately 1/3 of the leaves tips since they where completely dead.
Please share your thought I would really appreciate it.
Thank you!
I have been a member for a couple of months and have been reading on here occasionally. For the past couple of months I have been very fascinated and intrigued by all of you great people who are growing.
I love the idea of growing in general; it calms me and makes me feel closer to earth.
A couple of weeks ago I got my hands on a seed ( only one) that comes from a really strong strain (not sure exactly what it is but probably a skunk, the bud I had was very stinky and potent). I decided it was time from me to start growing so I set up a grow room as well as a grow journal with pictures every 2 days.
The grow room is 4 feet x 3 feet, which is completely covered in mylar. I bought the CFL lights from HTGSUPPLY on EBAY.
A 3-pack 35 watt 2700K ( 7,200 lumens)
A 4 ft 2 tube T5 6500 K (10,000 lumens)
I bought FoxFarm Ocean Forest soil and the FoxFarm Nutrient set and a PH balance set as well.
I managed to germinate it and it grew nicely and it has now been 7 days.
Now here is where my dilemma comes in:
Yesterday I noticed some white spots on the first set of leaves and later noticed that the seedling had been attacked by spider mites. I also noticed some black dots as well, which I assume is the spider mites eggs.
My STUPID NOOB-self shouldnt have done anything other than spray the plant with PH-ed water but I couldnt resist to research for organic pesticide online. I found that Orange Peel could possibly kill off some spider mites. I decided to squeeze some of the orange peel directly on to the first set of leaves and left the plant alone.
One hour later, the first set of leaves start to curl up and turn dark. Now in hindsight I assume it must have been from the ACIDIC orange peel (why didnt I think about that?! Uugh!) Anyway, the next day, the plant was still alive and the stem looks healthy but the leave tips had hardened and crisped up.
Now, my question is: Do you guys think that the seedling will survive? There are some green left on the seedling leaves and a second set of leaves is developed too. I decided to cut approximately 1/3 of the leaves tips since they where completely dead.
Please share your thought I would really appreciate it.
Thank you!
