what wrong with this plant

Mrs. Robinson

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have you looked under for mites? some of those little spots on leaves could start an investigation.I would say nutrients and over-watering, is that soil real wet or did you just water it before you took the pic. Its kinda like calling a doctor and asking him whats wrong with you...hard to diagnose without some detailage.....lets see if we can uncover the problem
 

coldme

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fugging mites dude I am on my way to get some hot shot pest strips any other ideas would sure hlp
 

Mrs. Robinson

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If it is mites...the best that i can suggest, from experience, that HAS worked the best..(keep in mind,that they are very hard to eradicate completely)..is to use "Organocide" from home depot or lowes alomg with lady bugs.Now listen, everyone is gonna have a suggestion or an opinion, which IS cool, but this worked for ME.I introduce ladybugs to EVERY indoor grow.You just cant go wrong.You can order onlin, like 500 for $6.00.
Another little bastard of a problem are fungus gnats.These lil' SOB's will wipe a garden out!!!!!Neem works for these at least slows down the adults and their newly laid eggs and larvae.Ive done everything from Neem treatments,emergency repotting, yellow sticky cards, Sand on top of the soil,(which they have a hard time penetrating), all sorts of dumb shit that just breaks one's heart.
Hopefully, with those problems in mind, if it has to be something,you best hope for just nute burn.Have you been over feeding?High nutes with every watering? lemme know where your @, and I can hopefully offer some other qualified opinions, along with many other accomplished growers.....keep ya head up,compared to the problems in this world this is just small shit.
 

dtack

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So Im guessing the lady bugs won't kill our ladies lol. Never thought of using a bug to kill bugs
 

Mrs. Robinson

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ladybugs are a natural predator of mites.They are hard workers and they work fast.....a little "misting" in the room on the top of the foliage is very beneficial, for they need a drink too.You will see the ladybugs hangin out on top of the plants basking in the light, and its a real trip to watch them form their little communities.You cant go wrong.I have also found that when they are getting ready to die, or are giving birth, they flock to the darker, warm spots of the room, like down by the aerators and such.I bought one of those little preschool bug houses, so the kids can view there catches.....that way you can only put in the amount into the garden that you need, and seperate the rest to live in this little hut in the living room till they are called upon.
 

Hum215

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First off, that is not spider mite damage.

If it were, it is comical to think that ladybugs would help. We did that once many years ago. Almost all of the 10,000 ladybugs ran into the lights and died within days. The others were overwhelmed by the mites and simply feasted while the mite population grew exponentially all around them. This is the same with my two other friends who have tried ladybugs. Even predator mites are laughable, they also cannot keep up even when you get tens or hundreds of thousands of them.

Tetranychus urticae (The pacific two-spot spider mite) is tenacious. If you grow indoors, I am of the opinion that it is silly to try to eradicate them organically. Either use Flouramite SC or pull your plants and start over if you have a big mite problem.

Back to the O.P.'s question... I don't know what it is, but it is NOT spider mite damage.
 
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