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See if you can identify what pest you have using this site: Insect Identification : Guide to Identifying Bugs
I thought I knew a better field guide to pest identification but I can't find it. If anyone else has a great website for pest ID please post it. I want to bookmark it!
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Try this one out SauceeQuote:
Originally Posted by SauceeMcGee
^^^^ is good for specific bugs commonly found on cannabis.
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After looking at that site I really don't think they are spider mites. I believe they are fungas nats. They are super tiny and black. They hop and fly around.
Take 'em out. Do you have the right materials for controlling pests? What do you plan on using?
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how much do you water your plant a day? the plant will absorb all of the water you provide it which is why its important to be careful and not drown it. make sure the soil you are using is not very acidic you want the ph level around 6. the acidic soil could poison the water the plant is getting and shock its growth. also make sure the water your giving it is room temperature or look warm, cold water will also shock it. the tips of some of the leaves are drooping possibly for a lack of water circulation throughout the plant. try misting water directly onto the plant leaves, the leaves will obsorb the water and is a more direct watering system. also you said the light above the head of the plant is about 4 inches away. you want it no taller than 2 inches.
I bought a no pest strip to hang and I have the alcohol mixed with water mixture that I use. I just switched my plant to a new pot of soil today. So far its looking pretty good.
Not true, the plant will NOT absorb ALL of the water that you give it. If you water a plant that is incapable of absorbing a significant amount of the water given between each dosage than the water begins to constrict the roots. This leads to severe drooping (not just the tips) and can lead to root rot.Quote:
Originally Posted by grow4life
Also not true, you want your pH to hover anywhere from 6.6 - 6.8. Many nutrients are not absorbed in soil that is close to a pH of 6.Quote:
Originally Posted by grow4life
True, very true. Watch this carefullyQuote:
Originally Posted by grow4life
I would suggest doing this very cautiously because when leaves are wet and the lights are going the water condensation on the leaves will magnify the light waves from the light and will sometimes burn the leaves.Quote:
Originally Posted by grow4life
If you can put your hand in between the light and the plant without having to pull it away for a while, you're just fine and can attempt to move them closer, just be careful that the plant doesn't grow onto the bulbs as that will lead to frying.Quote:
Originally Posted by grow4life
I hope this cleared some things up!
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It is actually 6.3 - 6.8 for soil, my apologiesQuote:
Originally Posted by SauceeMcGee
I lowered my top light to about 2 or 3 inchs. I think that could have been causing a delay.
Well its been about 5 days since I transplanted the plant. It went through a mild shock and the leaves where drooping. However now they are perking up and looking pretty green. I went ahead and mixed some vigoro (half a teaspoon) with some room temp water in a squirt bottle. I sprayed and and coated all the leaves with a little of it.
I read that you shouldn't give it leaf nutes after being transplanted. But its been 5 days and its perking up.I figured jump starting the leafs wouldn't hurt.:rastasmoke: