This is my first grow so I'd appreciate it if someone with more experience could help me out here. I'm growing one NL (the larger one in the pics) and another AK-47, on the balcony and sometimes inside by the window when it is windy. They get a lot of sun here, but it's not a particularly hygienic setup (we have a dog etc.). I move them around the house and eventually to the front balcony to keep them in the sun.
Until last week they were doing really well, they were looking perfectly healthy and growing fast. However, last week I noticed they had thrips (the swarm of ladybirds that arrived alarmed me!). I treated them with a pyrethrin insecticide and that problem appears to have gone, though I'm wary. Anyway, three days ago I fed them (half the normal dose), on
the same day I used the pyrethrin. Since then, new leaves (they're growing suddenly very fast again) have appeared blotchy, not burned or brown, but with lighter and darker patches, not really with any particular pattern (i.e. not just the edges or veins etc.). I was wondering if this is nutrient burn? Or a PH problem? Too much direct sunlight? (average 4-6hrs/day). The tap water here always reeks of chlorine so today I gave them a lot of plain bottled water of PH 6. I don't have a Ph meter, is it worth getting one? Worse still, could it be a virus transmitted by the thrips, or something to do with the pyrethrin?
I should stress that this is only affecting the new leaves. The older ones look as healthy as ever which makes me doubt it's anything to do with the thrips problem. The affected leaves are otherwise ordinary - there's no curling or abnormal growth.
Thank you for reading this and best wishes from Portugal.
Until last week they were doing really well, they were looking perfectly healthy and growing fast. However, last week I noticed they had thrips (the swarm of ladybirds that arrived alarmed me!). I treated them with a pyrethrin insecticide and that problem appears to have gone, though I'm wary. Anyway, three days ago I fed them (half the normal dose), on
the same day I used the pyrethrin. Since then, new leaves (they're growing suddenly very fast again) have appeared blotchy, not burned or brown, but with lighter and darker patches, not really with any particular pattern (i.e. not just the edges or veins etc.). I was wondering if this is nutrient burn? Or a PH problem? Too much direct sunlight? (average 4-6hrs/day). The tap water here always reeks of chlorine so today I gave them a lot of plain bottled water of PH 6. I don't have a Ph meter, is it worth getting one? Worse still, could it be a virus transmitted by the thrips, or something to do with the pyrethrin?
I should stress that this is only affecting the new leaves. The older ones look as healthy as ever which makes me doubt it's anything to do with the thrips problem. The affected leaves are otherwise ordinary - there's no curling or abnormal growth.
Thank you for reading this and best wishes from Portugal.