New grower abit unsure,need advice

[callum]

Hi,i maybe only need abit of advice to reassure me...or i could be in big trouble....
Well been growing 3 cheese plants hydrophonicly from cuttings,using 3 600 watt HPS lights,veg 7 weeks,been flowering now 4 weeks,6.6 foot tall,about 3/4 footbushy. all seeems to have gone well,until now alot of leaves are falling off yellowish in color,also i had to tie it up has it keeps toppling over (branches heavy at top.but not much budding under neath middle/bottom,can i trim it down at the top,also should it send branches upwards,rather than outwards ? has i said 1st time grower,with no one to ask,all replies gratly accepted,i put a photo up but will try to make some better one'..loads of white strips like cob webs do i need to worry,a white line thro photo dividing 2 plants. other photo is heavy top of one plant,like were i want to trim.white lines is string holdong em up.thanks worried grower ?

callum Reviewed by callum on 10-20-2008. New grower abit unsure,need advice Hi,i maybe only need abit of advice to reassure me...or i could be in big trouble.... Well been growing 3 cheese plants hydrophonicly from cuttings,using 3 600 watt HPS lights,veg 7 weeks,been flowering now 4 weeks,6.6 foot tall,about 3/4 footbushy. all seeems to have gone well,until now alot of leaves are falling off yellowish in color,also i had to tie it up has it keeps toppling over (branches heavy at top.but not much budding under neath middle/bottom,can i trim it down at the top,also Rating: 5

[killerweed420]

Its all normal. The buds will quite frequently get too heavy and the yellowing is just normal ageing.

[stinkyattic]

Cobwebs?!
Do you also see speckles high on the plants? And eggs under the leaves, especially near the webs?
Get a hand-held vacuum in there and vacuum off all your cobwebs. Do this daily until harvest- you have mites, and they will KILL your plants if not treated. THey are worst in hot, dry, still air.
DO NOT cut anything right now. Keep supporting them with stakes and string, and if your pots are less than 4 gallons, repot into bigger pots.
When the harvest comes in in ~3 weeks, BOMB the room 3 times, spaced apart by 2-3 days, before putting new plants in there, and start preventative anti-mite treatments with a LIGHt mist of neem oil up to the end of week 3 of flower, then concentrate on environmental conditions that do not favor mites- breezy, cool, and with no-pest strips if the room is not in a sleeping area.

[callum]

hi Thanks both,they are not cobwebs ,but have the appearence of cobweb..
i was told today,it was apart of the process of these plants,(the flowering cycle) has i said first time grow,i know only what i have picked up on here
also the buckets are 40 litre,in 360 litre reservior,36 inch bubble stone.thanks again :thumbsup:

[justanotherbozo]

hi Thanks both,they are not cobwebs ,but have the appearence of cobweb..
i was told today,it was apart of the process of these plants,(the flowering cycle) has i said first time grow,i know only what i have picked up on here
also the buckets are 40 litre,in 360 litre reservior,36 inch bubble stone.thanks again :thumbsup:

usually, when you see webs, you have spider mites, that's what Stinky is
concerned about and her suggestions will rid you of them.

listen to her, she is one of the most experienced growers here

i don't know of any strain that produces anything that looks like webs as
part of the flowering process

[stinkyattic]

Definitely try to get a close-up pic of the tops of the plants, not blurry, with the HIDs off so those lines don't appear. Flouros work very well for pot photography, or daylight.

[callum]

Thanks everyone for all your input......Sticky thankyou you was right=spider mites,was only on one plant at the very top,i used a magnifing glass and they stood out straight away,their is no way i can get photos with main lights out
has this is in a lock up....but once again thank you all alot..