Well Stickeyrickey, you have established a possible link to the virus with your love of blunts. You need not handle live tobacco, any tabacco product you handle, means you could pass it on to your plants. Or if you smoked a blunt in the presence of your girls, that could do it too. Almost all tobacco products have it. In the Carolina's it is estimated that 12-15% of tobbacco harvested has it, and in other parts of the world it is much higher.

Based on your observation of stange node development, that is a symptom of TMV....so you probably got the virus. Since there are no anti-biotics for plants you are going to have to live with what you got right now.

In the future you mght want to consider washing your hands (up to your elbows) with anti-bacterial soap before working with or handleing your plants.

Good luck, hope it isn't too bad.

OM
oldmac Reviewed by oldmac on . Do I gots the virus? What is your experience level? novice Your Equipment: .1) Type and wattage of lights. CFL's .2) Distance from tops? 4 inches .3) Reflector type? bare bulb .4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? yes .5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? circulation .6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? cool light bulbs, 24 hours Rating: 5