Hawaii outdoor grow (small problems)

Hi everybody,
I am growing some white widow purely medicinally and I have run into a few problems. The first two pictures are white spots that I have encountered on a few of the leaves; I have just been using a soapy water spray and it seems to be under control. The third pic is a leaf with a chomp in it, and I think it may be slugs but I'm not sure. The last two are some general pics to see if I'm doing a good job with my first grow. Any comments or help would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks a lot,

Hi again,

I wanted to fill out the troubleshooting questionare to make it easier for people to give me accurate comments and advice.

Thanks a lot,

Rider

Your Equipment:
1.) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's) natural sun in Hawaii
2.) Distance from tops? standing up right for now verticle? about 4 feet
3.) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...) none
4.) Is there a consistent fresh air supply?yes natural wind
5.) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? no

Your medium:
6.) Specific brand and type of soil, (coco, peat based soilless...) and anything you've added to it. (vermiculite, perlite, worm castings...) Black gold with rinsed black cinders
7.) Size of container 5gl

Your nutrients and water:
8.) Source of water. (tap or filtered) tap
9.) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...)none
10) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...) none
11) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule. just watered with 2 teaspoons per gallon of Fox Farm Tiger Bloom
12) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...)no
13) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? did not check
14) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? none
15) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray?with water that was soaked in tobacco then filtered and mixed with a teaspoon and a half of organic dish soap.

Your growroom:
16) Indoors or outdoors? outdoors
17) What size of closet, room or hut? 5x5
18) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? about 85 rarely 90 and 70-75 at night
19) Noticed any insects in the growroom? yes small grey and brown bugs but they went away when I started the soapy mixture at the advice of my friend
Your strain:
20) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?) withe widow with a few purple phenotypes
21) From seeds or clones,, seeds

Thanks again!

Hi Rider,

I appreciate the compliment. I'll do my best and hope that someone with MJ outdoor experience in HI will jump in (Weezard - where are you?).

First, I really can't tell anything much from your pictures. The close ups of the white spots are too blurry.

You mentioned small grey bugs? Are they still there? Without knowing what they are, or seeing them actually doing damage, you don't know that they actually did anything. The presence of a bug on an outside plant is not cause for panic unless you see damage from them. The odd small chomp is to be expected on an outside plant, usually no harm done.

Look closely at the undersides of your leaves, specifically on the new growth. Look for any webbing, specks, dirt, etc. If you see anything suspicious, try to get a magnifier or loupe to get a close look. Generally, insects present first in these area.

I understand your use of tobacco spray, but I would be really careful with that. Nicotine is a strong poison and some plants don't take to it well (not sure about MJ). Generally, just an insecticidal soap spray, without nicotine, will work on the average plant muncher. Be careful of the time you spray as spraying in strong sun can cause burning and leaf spotting. All that said, sometimes just a brisk shower with the hose and plain water will keep bugs at bay.

Do your plants stay in the same location or do you move them around? How long have these plants been blooming and when do you anticipate harvest?

All in all Rider, they look pretty good to me. Maybe some leaf burn from spray, a bit of overnuting, or even sunburn? I can't really tell from pics.

Maybe one of the "big guns" will look in. In the meantime, good luck.

I know you don't want to here from just anyone here but.

I don't see anything wrong with your plants other than being at the mercy of mother nature. The upper leaves look like they are dying off natural or nute burn just alittle. Looks normal for the end of the cycle. A few bugs trying to get high take a few bites, normal. Spots maybe from water in the sun burning them.

Overall looks like you will have some sweeeeeeet smoke there. And living in Hawaii tooo. Damn wish I could go back. Won't be long before you give them a try. Sweet Dreams.

Is the white stuff powdery to the touch? (mildew?)

Have you checked the roots to see if they are rootbound?

Are they sativa doms that may require lower doses of the Tiger Bloom?

Have you tried adding 1 tsp:gallon of molasses of feeding days? (many micronutes, iron, magnesium, calcium...) A good compliment to the Fox Farms.

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Originally Posted by crabbyback

Hi Rider,

I appreciate the compliment. I'll do my best and hope that someone with MJ outdoor experience in HI will jump in (Weezard - where are you?).

First, I really can't tell anything much from your pictures. The close ups of the white spots are too blurry.

You mentioned small grey bugs? Are they still there? No, they went away when I started the soap spray
Without knowing what they are, or seeing them actually doing damage, you don't know that they actually did anything. The presence of a bug on an outside plant is not cause for panic unless you see damage from them. The odd small chomp is to be expected on an outside plant, usually no harm done.

Look closely at the undersides of your leaves, specifically on the new growth. Look for any webbing, specks, dirt, etc. If you see anything suspicious, try to get a magnifier or loupe to get a close look. Generally, insects present first in these area. Yes, there are tiny black spots on the undersides of the damaged leaves, but no bugs that I can see.

I understand your use of tobacco spray, but I would be really careful with that. Nicotine is a strong poison and some plants don't take to it well (not sure about MJ). Generally, just an insecticidal soap spray, without nicotine, will work on the average plant muncher. Be careful of the time you spray as spraying in strong sun can cause burning and leaf spotting. All that said, sometimes just a brisk shower with the hose and plain water will keep bugs at bay. That may have been a problem..

Do your plants stay in the same location or do you move them around? They stay in the same location
How long have these plants been blooming and when do you anticipate harvest? They have been blooming for about five weeks, and I am going to harvest based on when the pods are swollen.

All in all Rider, they look pretty good to me. Maybe some leaf burn from spray, a bit of overnuting, or even sunburn? I can't really tell from pics.
I think maybe it was all three of those things.
Maybe one of the "big guns" will look in. In the meantime, good luck.

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Thanks a lot!!

"(Weezard - where are you?)."
I'm with Dave.:D

No worry, Crabby has your back, brah.
My :twocents:?
Eschew the tobacco.
And the Foilar feedin' if you plan to make hash or budder.
Roots eat, leaves bask and breathe.
Da only need to foilar feed is severe deficiency of a "mobile" nutrient.

Hawai'ian tap water has about 120ppm at least on da west side.
Needs a li'l CalMag during flower.
I see you use Molasses, that should help.
And dem spots?
Need mo' betta picture, please.

L8r
Weezard

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Yes, there are tiny black spots on the undersides of the damaged leaves, but no bugs that I can see.

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You really shouldn't be seeing tiny black spots on the underside of any of the leaves. This makes me suspect that you might have thrips. You need to take a close look (loupe or magnifier) and see if those specs are moving around.

If you need to treat the plant(s) again, move them out of the sun or do your spraying at night.