Bugs are raping my plants.

Okay so on and off I've been planting seedlings here and there in my forest grow spot. Every single one has died, mostly because a bug chewed through the stem and the plant collapsed on itself. My biggest dank plant that was a month old just got killed today:mad: . And I'm very pissed because all I have left is a few freshly planted seedligns along with one plant that got knawed at the stem but is still alive on its side along with one that got its leaves eaten off but is still growing. I'm thinking of just going the the hardware store Thursday because i'm sick of this bullshit. What repellent should I get? I have no idea but I do know i'm about to loose my mind with all these damn bugs.

Well looking at your avatar your obviously share you stuff with the wildlife anyway so what's the problelm?

I use Fox Farm Don't Bug Me and like it.
;)

Grow indoors man.

5$ Says it's Damping Off

To much moisture?

If there is evidence of the leaves being eaten, and a stem that shows chew marks but is still alive, it's not damping-off. Damping off is LETHAL and you don't get symptoms AND plant survival.
Consider a physical barrier around your plants, such as a cutworm collar. Google it if you don't know what it is. Very common for veggie gardens.
Diatomaceous Earth scattered around your plants will kill bugs but DO NOT INHLAE THE DUST. Other things to try are regular insecticides, and since you are SO early in your grow you have a lot more wiggle room to play with shit like rotenone that I would not THINK of putting on a plant less than 8 weeks from harvest. Bonide rotenone with pyrethrins is a bad-ass broad spectrum insecticide. ONLY USE IN VEG!!!! I cannot stress enough.

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Originally Posted by stinkyattic

If there is evidence of the leaves being eaten, and a stem that shows chew marks but is still alive, it's not damping-off. Damping off is LETHAL and you don't get symptoms AND plant survival.
Consider a physical barrier around your plants, such as a cutworm collar. Google it if you don't know what it is. Very common for veggie gardens.
Diatomaceous Earth scattered around your plants will kill bugs but DO NOT INHLAE THE DUST. Other things to try are regular insecticides, and since you are SO early in your grow you have a lot more wiggle room to play with shit like rotenone that I would not THINK of putting on a plant less than 8 weeks from harvest. Bonide rotenone with pyrethrins is a bad-ass broad spectrum insecticide. ONLY USE IN VEG!!!! I cannot stress enough.

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Good point, I suppose if the one plant was almost a month old than the problem may not be damping off. Pictures would help identify the problem. Got Pictures?

nah no pictures, I made a soap+water organic insect repellent i'm going to add tomorrow, on top of it I think my friend and I might be growing in his attic so I might just be abandoning the outdoor grow altogether if the rest of the plants die