Serps gro log 2007

[serpentine5]

went away for two days, got home today and went out to check on her, the top of one side was turning brown like it was dying and I got to moving the leaves around and pulling the dead leaves out and I found a 1/4 inch green worm that looks about the same color as the plant itself... then I started finding small round bugs at all the nodes... What the hell... is this normal or am i just screwed? This was all being done as a learning experance so when I grow more next year, I will know what I am doing.... well... more than this year atleast... LOL

[serpentine5]

no ideas?

[dylan]

I think I've had those worms in some of my plants before...I just call them bud worms. Do they make little webs? I think once they are in their you just have to get some tweezers and pull them out. There may be a preventative action to take, but Im not sire what it is.

Post some pics if you can.

[Earthy Dank]

ok i know it has been a while since I updated with pix.... I was kind of waiting and expecting her to die on me.... but she hasnt.....
Have you ever seen one look like this? is this because of something lacking in her diet? or is this representative of its strain? if so.... what is she lacking or what strain is she?

it looks like these guys are experiencing a pH problem. they seem alittle pale green which could either be pH or nitrogen defiencency. What kind of nutrients are you using?

[serpentine5]

I am running 20-20-20 at 1/8th the prescribed dosage since when I used 1/2 dosage and the plant turned worse as described throughout this thread.... It was advised to me to use 1/8th instead of 1/2 dose and have been using it....

[Earthy Dank]

I would bet its bad pH. The soil quality isn't that good either... You best bet would be to flush it out real well. If you can maybe find it some better soil and possibly a bigger pot. The better the soil the better the final product... remember that.

[HighTillIDie]

ew, bugs

[serpentine5]

I have already changed the soil and pot once.... the pot it is in is now an 8 gallon..... and the soil is Scotts organic....

[twoguysupnorth]

cut out the infected part of the bud is what others were saying. there seems to be alot of these things. i havnt really heard of a cure except for sevins dust, which you might want to watch for as far as poisoning this far into the budding, the other are beneificial wasps. sorry i cant help more.

[serpentine5]

Hey hey hey. No pix, but I have crystals growing on my buds... on every node... too cool... Ok, how do I know when it is ready to be cut and hung? Thanks