Weird growth? Or broken leaf, not too sure..

So I checked my plant just now and I’m slightly confused, I’m day 11 into flowering and I noticed a strange development on my seedsman phantom cookie. Not too sure what is it, I wanted to just pluck it but with this being my first grow I figured to get advice first lol. I’m thinking it’s just a lead that maybe got damaged, but I don’t know how it would’ve, then there’s this brown crust or goo at the base of it. Any ideas, everything is fine environmental wise.
 

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Tetrahedral

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That’s what I’m considering honestly, just using my tweezers and removing that piece then just cleaning it off the stem, just not sure how it happened
It's the most minor thing, just watch the branch heals in that spot which it will quickly. Plants don't notice these small things and reacts well to loosing the occasional small branch or node.

Looks like a tiny bit of rot possibly, take off any you see as well.
 
It's the most minor thing, just watch the branch heals in that spot which it will quickly. Plants don't notice these small things and reacts well to loosing the occasional small branch or node.

Looks like a tiny bit of rot possibly, take off any you see as well.
Yeah I took the tweezers and it practically just fell off onto them, the branch looks solid still but I’ll definitely keep an eye on it!
 

TraeNOK

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I haven’t seen any bugs besides a fungus gnat but since I’ve taken care of that issue, there have been random holes in my leaves but there aren’t any bugs so I was thinking it was just holes caused by growth
holes are usually a sign of fungus gnats.. you might not see them, but that hole lets you know they are there..
 
Hmm, is it possible that a fungus gnat can lay larvae on a leaf; I was thinking of that possibility today. I just got in the mail a plant therapy spray concentrate imma try.
 

Tetrahedral

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Hmm, is it possible that a fungus gnat can lay larvae on a leaf; I was thinking of that possibility today. I just got in the mail a plant therapy spray concentrate imma try.
No, a fungus gnat is highly driven to find Trichoderma aggressivum and other selected species in soils in our case. It uses this and other signals of water and heat as a supply of food for its young. A leaf has no food and will dessicate the larvae and eggs out in the open.

Fungus gnats love fungus, that fungus is in our soils, this is where they will lay eggs over everything else. Keep unused soils covered and avoid planting seed in soil with hatched larvae as it is the only stage they can cause a lot of damage to roots which can kill seedling or just kill the seed before it sprouts. Big plants aren't susceptible as much and most gardeners have a few buzzing around but keep them controlled.
 
No, a fungus gnat is highly driven to find Trichoderma aggressivum and other selected species in soils in our case. It uses this and other signals of water and heat as a supply of food for its young. A leaf has no food and will dessicate the larvae and eggs out in the open.

Fungus gnats love fungus, that fungus is in our soils, this is where they will lay eggs over everything else. Keep unused soils covered and avoid planting seed in soil with hatched larvae as it is the only stage they can cause a lot of damage to roots which can kill seedling or just kill the seed before it sprouts. Big plants aren't susceptible as much and most gardeners have a few buzzing around but keep them controlled.
That’s what is thought too, and ever since using mosquito dunks as preventative I haven’t seen any others. I’ve been looking and purely can’t see any bugs, which I know you can’t see em all. I just wonder if it’s due to growing in dwc cause there’s no order it’s happening in. I’ll still use the lost planet spray tonight to be safe though.
 
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