September 8
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BUGS
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TRICHOMES
best pic i could take phone was about to die but let me know what you guys think those bugs are there are a SHIT LOAD of them on 1 leaf. plants look wet cause i sprayed her HEAVY this is the 3rd spray already removed a bunch of dead leaves the damage is getting REALLY bad. if it continues im going to probably harvest her early.
the only thing i can think of on how i got these bugs tbh is my compost. i used it fresh i didn't age it or dry it out which is usually a no no to begin with my compost has a LOT of bugs in it besides the worms as well.
i have had aphids MANY times mainly from outdoor grows. oh fuck i just forgot i had my dads plants in here as well so yea possibly could of hitched on his plants. i sprayed them only once then 1 time again when i first started seeing the damage. these bugs seem to only hang out on the top of the leaves not under them as well as i can barely see them with my eyes on the top they look like grey specs kind of like trichomes but on the underside i see nothing and the damage is primarily focused directly at the top of the leaves it seems i look under and it looks fairly healthy but the top part is all fucked.
my guess is some tiny species of aphids or maybe.. mealy bugs? if aphids though i'd assume i'd see ants and i dont. also with the aphids i'd assume theyd be big from feasting these bugs are rather tiny as i stated pretty much microscopic
the buds i felt when trying to take a pic of the trichomes they are sticky as FUCK the stickiest buds i've every grown thus far. my strawberry cough i grew before this was sticky but this beats that one.
i see 1 actual spider in my tent on the bottom of the pot making webs outside of that NO webbing so i doubt spider mites. looked up some photo's it somewhat looks like thrips to me
Watered 1gal and started giving some silicone again to get rid of the bugs possibly. since i stopped for a while now. shit load of popcorn buds below the net will be interesting to weight after i chop.
SEPTEMBER 12/13 will be Day 1 of week 6 in flower according to my standards. i will TRY to run them until week 8 to finish strong but if it gets worse i will push them as much as i can. based on trichome colors they are still looking clear for the most part pistils still fairly white and still looks of room to plump up as well since i won't be smoking her idgaf about appearance at the end as much but i still want to grow it as if i were selling it to a customer as i do have standards as well despite im just growing for fun