Have no idea what is eating my plants thoughts please

tpc_mikey

tpc_mikey

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I am Growing in FFOF amended with worm casting tomato tone kelp meal dash of hi cal dolomite lime and have done one top dressing of bat guano, yesterday i gave the girls a microbial drink (bushdoctor from FF)to introduce mycorrhizae to the root system any ways the plants have been doin great and my big one still is, my little runt though is got all kinds of holes and tears in leaves like something is chewing them yet i cant find a thing and today they developed a few little brown spots on them. Tell me what ya think please.IMG_1098.JPG IMG_1099.JPG IMG_1100.JPG IMG_1101.JPG IMG_1102.JPG IMG_1103.JPG IMG_1104.JPG IMG_1105.JPG IMG_1106.JPG IMG_1107.JPG
 
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Samsonator

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-I don't know- but to me it looks like damage from some sort of grub or caterpillar.. keep your eye out for those... (sometimes green and blend in to the leaves, sometimes TINY, white, and hide in the small crevices of the leaf). Keep checking underside of the leaf for other things though, that's usually where you find the culprits.
 
tpc_mikey

tpc_mikey

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Samsonator said:
-I don't know- but to me it looks like damage from some sort of grub or caterpillar.. keep your eye out for those... (sometimes green and blend in to the leaves, sometimes TINY, white, and hide in the small crevices of the leaf). Keep checking underside of the leaf for other things though, that's usually where you find the culprits.
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yeah i have done this for weeks lol even get the magnifying glass out as some of the critters are microscopic lol only thing ive seen in garden is an ant from time to time and an occasion fungus knat but havent seen them in several weeks used olive oil spray to get rid of them.
 
CaliSmokes

CaliSmokes

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Try earwigs, they come out at night. Hide under the pots or hopefully haven't burrowed into the dirt. Give them a spray of spinosad or insecticidal soap.
 
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Giovanni Zambito

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I had very similiar issues last grow, was damn ear wigs like CaliSmokes mentioned they come out at night. I wouldnt spray for that though, but then again i am against spraying anything haha. Are these outdoors or indoors? Would imagine if it were indoors you would definately find some trace by now. Doesnt really look like caterpillars though
 
Jimmy Sparkle

Jimmy Sparkle

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I dont believe its insects at all. In my opinion it looks like some sort of mechanical damage from you, equipment ect. Some of the the "torn" spots look to have been there as that leaf opened when it was new. The margins on some of them are rolled over beautifully smooth and green and appear not to be an injury at all. The margins of these "damaged" areas would be rough in notches from insects not tears and would be brownish possibly dry with yellowing such as true mechanical damage from you or equipment, wich is also present. Just my opinion.
 
tpc_mikey

tpc_mikey

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Giovanni Zambito said:
I had very similiar issues last grow, was damn ear wigs like CaliSmokes mentioned they come out at night. I wouldnt spray for that though, but then again i am against spraying anything haha. Are these outdoors or indoors? Would imagine if it were indoors you would definately find some trace by now. Doesnt really look like caterpillars though
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its indoors
 
tpc_mikey

tpc_mikey

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Jimmy Sparkle said:
I dont believe its insects at all. In my opinion it looks like some sort of mechanical damage from you, equipment ect. Some of the the "torn" spots look to have been there as that leaf opened when it was new. The margins on some of them are rolled over beautifully smooth and green and appear not to be an injury at all. The margins of these "damaged" areas would be rough in notches from insects not tears and would be brownish possibly dry with yellowing such as true mechanical damage from you or equipment, wich is also present. Just my opinion.
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I may have found my pest doing the damage lol!!!!!!
 

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