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KP2

KP2

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fdd2blk said:
it needs nitrogen so it can get green and try to stave off any more attacks. if it's fed properly it is a very hearty plant. it just needs A LOT of nitrogen. it has to be given over a longer period of time though so as not to burn it. but it needs it BAD.

that is all.

:peace:
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just trying to point out that molybdenum def is not something the average joe, or even the outstanding professional is going to see in a life time of growing, unless they formulate their own mix from raw powder and base chems/chelates and leave out molybdenum just to note effect. these micro defs pictures are mostly lab and experiment photos (and yes, some of us are anal enough to call our stations "labs") from people who are versed in chemistry.

i agree that nitrogen is the fix here.
 
gogrow

gogrow

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still at a loss here... the worst plant has lost about 70% of its leaves.... horrible brown spotting, and still yellowing....

ph of my water, with nutes, is around 6.5-7....
i've flushed them, didnt seem to help...
tried light, frequent feedings.... nothing
tried a heavy feeding... seemed to make it worse

thankfully they are already starting to flower.... wanna get something out of this botched grow:sad:... would especially like to walk away with knowledge of what the hell happened and how to avoid it at all costs in the future..
 
gogrow

gogrow

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think i may have found it!!!!! i was out where i keep them, moving them to a diff location for the day, and i saw that one of the plants (a common weed) near my girls, was absolutely covered with red aphids.... after researching them, i think they may be my culprit... what do you think?? check out the link

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7404.html
 
gogrow

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KaliKitsune said:
They don't look TOO bad. The damage hasn't hit the top of the plant yet, has it?
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no.... doesnt really affect the new growth too much... its mostly older growth.... the really bad one though.. as you can see, looks stripped:neutral:...IDK what to do about this situation....
 
KaliKitsune

KaliKitsune

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You know after looking closer at some of those leaves and what appear to be insect chewing spots I'm wondering if an insect might've transmitted aplant virus over? i know tobacco mosaic affects a broad number of plant species.
 
gogrow

gogrow

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KaliKitsune said:
You know after looking closer at some of those leaves and what appear to be insect chewing spots I'm wondering if an insect might've transmitted aplant virus over? i know tobacco mosaic affects a broad number of plant species.
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i have thought of this all day.... once i researched the red aphids, i read (in my above link) that they can infect some plants with a virus?? idk shit about anything like that, but im ruling nothing out at this point
 
gogrow

gogrow

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still holding on over here.... they havent really improved, but they have stopped getting worse.... i've since moved them inside thinking that the bugs were to blame... have killed about 6 leafhoppers since then; they couldnt have been helping any....

finally ph'ed my runoff today; watered with well water with a ph of around 6.5.... runoff was between 7-7.5... so im thinking i need to lower the ph just a hair, and they should start perking up???? buds still seem to be developing fairly normal though
 
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