Spider mites, Thrips, and White flies oh my!

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Small update:
I'm beginning to wonder if she needs a dose of nutes and the deficiency is from her switching from flowering to veg though it sounds pretty far-fetched.

Still not too many signs of any damage being repaired or yellowing slowing.

Probably end up trashing her pretty soon if she doesn't clear up, oh well! Then I can start my new grow. :D

Hey Grim...

It is my understanding that they never "repair" damage... that they just grow new healthy sections. Take it from someone who (3 times) killed almost every dang leaf during veg on the same damned plant... these things are very resilient...lol

The other two questions you have about purple stems and pistils, I dont know....BUT

Postmandave did n awesome write up that covers the purple stems here:
http://boards.cannabis.com/showthrea...928#post702928

You will need to search on the word "purple" to find it as there is a lot of info, but he ends up stating it is due to Phosphorus deficiencies.

Thanks for the info Stickyplant :D

LOL, interestingly enough I've already been to that thread- I've done quite a few searches on purple and know it's from phosphorus, I'm just not sure if that's due to lock-out or under fertilizing.

As far as new healthy sections, I did notice she was pushing out a lot of new foliage but it's starting to slow down and look a little stunted.

The problem with the phosphorus is my current nutrient plan is lacking it simply because I planned on starting with chemicals. I have a chemical 20-20-20 and may end up having to use it until I get something higher in phosphorus that's organic.

Since I've flushed her 2 days ago and no sign of the purple crawling back, I'm almost sure it's a deficiency.

LOL, she's definitely starting to look a bit naked Sticky - I'll throw that 20-20-20 in her next watering in a very small dose and see what happens.

Bleh, here come chemicals.

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Update

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I just gave her a quarter dose of 20-20-20 tonight.
We'll see how she does.
Her arms seem to be looking towards the light a bit more which seems to be a good sign, but that was before the fert and there is still a lot of purple.

I'll get back to you folks.

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Originally Posted by The Grim Reefer

Alright, so as a few of you know I was currently undergoing a spider mite infestation which basically caused me to chop 1/3 plants a bit earlier than planned.

Low and behold.. I started noticing the same sign I did a month ago on my other plant.. little speckles on just 1 or 2 leaves. (white dots where something had been feeding)

Quick to react as this is my better plant, I ordered predator mites right away. (californicus to tolerate my lower humidity) They'll be here tomorrow.

My last plant, whom I have been trying to rescue - I've repotted, flushed, foliared with mag salt, ect and still nothing..

Well today I shook the almost dead plant and noticed what looks like (I'm praying my eyes are deceiving me) but it looked like white flies. Just 3-5 little white specs that kind of glided against the wind.

Eff the dead plant, I pulled her diseased bitch ass just a few minutes ago.

I'm worried a bit about my current plant that I put back into veg.. down to 1 out of the 3 and I want some yield so as i said - she's back in veg.

Having trouble with the older growth almost "folding under". Thought to be a mag deficiency, but I'm thinking it may be a possible potassium problem.

Soil is PHed to 6.5 (as is my water before every watering)
Stems are turning a bit purple
Currently using: Superthrive, Thrivealive, Alaskan Fish Emulsion (5-1-1) and Jamaican Bat Guano (1-10-.2)

Keep in mind she does have some buds, but there's a lot of new foliage growing in. Trying to watch bud rot and be careful.

<3 in advance guys, I appreciate it - pics within a few hours as I need to go pick something up.

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Ladybugs are a great way to keep mites, thripe, at bay. They are very cheap to buy. I put a dozen of them in my room at a time and i have not has a infestation since. If you do not have acces to ladybugs in your area you should try to reduce heat, keep fans going, and becareful not to overwater.
Also keep any pets you may have out of your growing area. I know people who will only enter their grow rooms naked in order to reduce the chance of introducing unwanted pests into their gardens.

dai*ma:stoned:

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Originally Posted by daima

I know people who will only enter their grow rooms naked in order to reduce the chance of introducing unwanted pests into their gardens.

dai*ma:stoned:

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Dai! - Great idea!

No more pests it seems, but at least I still have a reason to strip down :thumbsup:

I think temps are my biggest problem, see I have a portable swamp cooler right next to my lady but trying to get behind her to fill it up is incredibly difficult. (I've knocked over a plant getting to it before) I've been doing it a lot more lately to give her some comfort and to keep everything at bay..

For instance, when I got up today, it was 91 degrees F - VERY bad. 90 degrees is when the heat starts effecting photosynthesis. AFTER the cooler is filled, it's now 84.7 and dropping. (it's been about 5 min)

I can't wait to move everything into the closet so it's more uniform and easier to get to everything.

Thanks for the info - I'll see what I can do about getting some ladybugs.

That swamp cooler is a 100% effective way to....PROMOTE MOLD...in flower. The humidity must get intense with that.

I know not your grow room conditions...but...as with all heat...you need a way to vent the heat OUT of the area. Get a good exhaust fan and anchor it neat the light and let it run full time and duct it out somewhere.

I would be concerned about the mold issue. Keep plenty of bleach on hand and add some to the cooler each day to keep down the bacteria.

Once attacked, its quite difficult to eliminate the mold spores from your plants.

By the way, you can grow in 90 temps all day long. While higher than Ideal, its not to the point of disaster. I have grown 2 foot Kolas with 95 degrees.

Good Luck.

Harddon - Yeah I've been quite concerned with that myself. In fact, before I move everything to the closet I'm going to take the swamp cooler apart and wipe everything down REALLY well.

The bleach is a really good idea - the humidity is another thing that keeps me from using it. I actually have the door open at all times so even though it can get a little humid, it has somewhere to go. (the swamp cooler positioned behind the plants is pointed right out the door)

You have me paranoid now, thanks :D

.. I have an intruder I've never seen before in there.

Is anyone familiar with anything that has white/greyish stripes?
It's very round, yet it's small.

This is the 3rd time I've seen one.

*goes back to doing research*

hey does that swamp cooler keep your temps down nice? 75- 80 ?