plant check up.

Bringing my garden to all you herb doctors for a mid-life check up.
They were born in late April and planted early June.
Maybe three weeks into bud.
Some Bag Seed and some clones from a good source.
Gardening 100% organic. No insecticides.
Feeding via mulch and compost teas. Plus fish emulsion.
Generally the garden is growing well. The Bag Seed plants are exceeding the clones. Still, the clones though smaller are setting nice flowers too.
One problem has been pests.
Early it was leaf hoppers, currently I have thrips.
Mostly lower parts are affected and the plants continue to do their thing so I'm not sure if I should take action. I neither want or can afford to use store bought treatments and I'm not sure how effective home made stuff is, plus killing the beneficial bugs too seems counter productive. I have mantis and spiders.
The second issue is most of my plants are dropping their lower leaves at quick rate.
Ferts too hot? Deficiency?
Normal symptom of maturity?
I think it is seperate issue from the thrips.

Check out the pics and let me know what you all think.

Thank you.

General views of garden.
Tops and bottoms of plants.
Leaf showing potential deficiency, but which one?

looking damn fine!!! keep 'em green. looking like they're beginning to get hungry for nitrogen. hungry.

p.s. you're going to need a lot of jars

Needs 50;50 still...and calmag here.
those hills look like Amador.

E="fandango, post: 11820123, member: 403687"]Needs 50;50 still...and calmag here.
those hills look like Amador.[/QUOTE]

Whats 50/50? Cal mag must be a calcium magnesium supplement. Can I find an organic alternative?
Do you think the thrips can do substantial damage?
Thanks so much for getting back to me.
Hills are east Napa. Jerusalem Valley fire. Last week we suffered Rocky. Too close for comfort. Mad sympathy for all that's been lost. Homes and gardens. Animals and nature.
Cal fire = top people.

Po boy said:

looking damn fine!!! keep 'em green. looking like they're beginning to get hungry for nitrogen. hungry.

p.s. you're going to need a lot of jars

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Po boy said:

looking damn fine!!! keep 'em green. looking like they're beginning to get hungry for nitrogen. hungry.

p.s. you're going to need a lot of jars

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Thanks, mate.
I will need jars or turkey bags, and plenty of 'em! Fingers crossed.
Last year I did a similar grow. Check the results. This year I'm in a better spot and I hope to improve....

Um that deer didn't eat that shit? I've seen deer absolutely destroy crops in a couple days

Little Misty doesn't indulge. Wouldn't let her near when they were sprouts, but once they start to resin she don't want to know. She's been with us two grows now. She was cracked by a pick-up truck as a fawn. Compound fractures to her left hind leg. We scraped her up and nursed her. Now she lives somewhere out there but visits regularly. Beautiful thing.

looks like last year was productive. damn nice looking buds. that's cool having a deer come by for a visit occasionally.

p.s. your cat looks stoned!!