Spidermite problem *PICS*

Hey guys ive had a few cuttings in a propagator for about 3-4 weeks now under a 125w CFL, all cuttings been taken off a plant just before being put into flowering.

The plant had spidermite unknown to me until it was too late, all the cuttings have died except one. This one has just about pulled through but is still looking abit worst for wares.

I feed it with rainwater every now and then and mist it aswell.

Should i take it out of the propagator now or feed it with a small amount of nutrients or anything?

Can any1 point me in the right direction to make this baby a healthy girl again?
This is my last cutting and if this dies ill have nothing! Thanks for reading.

P.S - This last picture is a few of the cuttings while they were infected and dying. The one that is still alive is the top right cutting.

a mixture of dish soap and water sprayed liberally, and then rinsed off, does wonders sometimes

they look like they are rotting mate and that soil is soaking, get them out of that propagator.

yes....the soil is sopping.

the spidermite has been taken care of now, hence the plant is coming back to life. Do you suggest keeping the plant out of the propagator now and just about 2-4cm away from the 125w? Thanks for your help and input!

yes mate get it out now, and lay of the water.

will do thanks for your advice

you think i can pull it through to be a healthy girl then welsh?

It's still able to be grown. It ain't over till it's over. Keep the mites off, don't overwater, get it into a good soil ASAP. Vacuums help with removing larger populations of mites then Azamax or Pure Spray Green will finish off the fuckers. It also looks like you have a nute-burn or PH issue.

I'd just put it in a good soil, water ONLY when needed, and dont give it anything but water for 2-4 weeks. Keep checking for mites; they like to come back again and again if you dont kill them right.

I`d call up Attitude or Nirvana ASAP. LOL, JK but good luck with her.

mlv101 said:

you think i can pull it through to be a healthy girl then welsh?

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do as sticky said mate and you should be ok.

ok thanks for the advice im just guna let the soil dry out now and put a small fan on it every now and then to try and help it dry out

welshsmoker said:

they look like they are rotting mate and that soil is soaking, get them out of that propagator.

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Agreed. I think in this case, if you have spider mites, it is because the plants are weak. Not the other way around. A healthy, mite resistant strain needs no assistance with soap/water or neem oil.

An unhealthy plant has weak cell walls, allowing pests to flourish, regardless if it is mite resistant or not. It might hold out a little longer, but unhealthy is unhealthy.

That soil is too wet. I have had green algae on soil surface before, but usually in flowering after one or two thorough soaking flushes, on older soil.

You're in kind of a pickle here. You have to let the soil dry out. I can guarantee you your roots are murky dark brown colored because they are starving for oxygen.

Once you get roots, your veg growth might restart, but some of those plants might sadly be write offs it you don't stop watering now.....bordering on too late already.

EDIT: Sorry, missed your last post that you are going to let it dry out.

Good luck OP.

Thanks man some good advice there, im going to put a small fan on them for a couple hours a day with the propagator off, will this be benificial and shall i carry on misting them? Thanks again! Really appreciate it.

I would just leave them myself if the infestation is mild. But looking again, you might have 2 that just won't recover.

If you have seeds or access to clones, and time is an issue, I would actually advise starting new. Keep the healthier one or two of those ones.

Of course I don't know if you spent a pretty penny on them, so just discarding may not be an option.

Now, the pickle here is, you don't want too dry of air. Some of those plants leaves are wedding cake dry, pretty much dead. Plus mites tend to flourish in dryer environments.

But you don't want super moist. Without the plants being healthy and actually drawing water from the pots, a wet air environment will slow the drying time of the medium.

Air movement is very vital. It is also a good way to help reduce the chance of mites to begin with. Air movement facilitates stronger stem and structure development as well. Stagnant air doesn't pass CO2 to the leaves for use in photosynthesis as well either.
Thus, air movement means healthier plants, which means stronger resistance to outer influences such as pests.

Air movement won't necessarily save these by itself, but may reduce the chance of the pest problem increasing.

Can you get some tight in real clean shots under/of the leaves? How many mites do you see? Is it an infestation, or is it the occasional mite wandering.

Try the lite misting with soapy water. It might help. Not big on chems for pests, but this might be the time if there ever was one. But time for the plants to wake out of this coma is what you need as far as them recovering.

If you are going to just chuck them, try breaking off most of the sponged up wet crap, and replanting them in a new pot, with properly watered medium.....if you're going to throw them out.

Sorry rambling.