Leaves Turning White
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dirrtyd
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No its not normal that means you burnt them. Did you harden the plants off? good Luck dirrtyd
sparkafire
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You have to post pics in order for the board to help you. If not everything is just " I think"
Markdx420
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heres some pics, they r in like 1 gal smart pots, next week gonna trasplant into 30 gal tho, so is it the sun?? i didnt eas them out, they were big enough i thought they could handle going straight out, i put them out on a good day and out them in the shade the first day. i havent been adding any nutrients yet for the fact ive been letting them adjust to the sun/new soil. i have been giving them molasses tho, would that have affected them like this??
sparkafire
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Yes you sun bleached them but the danger has past now so you are good there. I would transplant ASAP and then start nutes as prescribed by your nute directions if you cant transplant soon go ahead and start now. I am not a big Molasses guy but I believe you get more out of it later in flower so double check that. I am sure others that use can give better ideas how to proceed with that but for now transplant and start nutes. Nice job getting them to this point. Oh double check those leaves for bugs just in case.
Brick Top
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Spider mites:
Spider mites are by far the worst pest to have, because they are the hardest to kill and can literally kill any plant. They are by far more active in warmer climates than cold ones, they also suck sup from the leaves leaving tiny white spots on the leaves from where they suck on. The damage they do is just like thrips, but with spider mites they pierce the surface of the leaves and can show tiny holes or white speckling damage, unlike with thirps they eat the surface of the chlorophyll.
After looking at your pictures I would say that unless you have a massive infestation the white is not caused by the spider mites.
Spider mites are by far the worst pest to have, because they are the hardest to kill and can literally kill any plant. They are by far more active in warmer climates than cold ones, they also suck sup from the leaves leaving tiny white spots on the leaves from where they suck on. The damage they do is just like thrips, but with spider mites they pierce the surface of the leaves and can show tiny holes or white speckling damage, unlike with thirps they eat the surface of the chlorophyll.
After looking at your pictures I would say that unless you have a massive infestation the white is not caused by the spider mites.
Brick Top
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Molasses feeds the living microbes in soil so then will then do their thing which in turn makes for better plants. Molasses, if used, should be used all through a grow and not as some last minute attempt to pump up buds. Molasses is also good to use in foliar feeding since it is a chelation agent, but then if used for that Fulvic acid is probably going to work better.
sparkafire
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Thanks man! I know from watching the boards long enough that this topic is a hot button for many growers me included.It might have to do with the misinformation that accompanies the advice sometimes. I have started to research the foliar fed aspect of it and its very interesting but also very fragmented because of all the crap you have to weed though. Thanks again for your input on it.