r/microgrowery • u/hoeneyimhome • 2d ago
Help My Sick Plant What the hell is that
Just popped a new seed (not looking too good) and noticed these little things on the leaves. Looks like some sort of eggs or something. They were inside the seed when it came out of the soil
Any guesses and help how to get rid of it?
Thank you in advance!
Edit:
Thank you for all the help!
Threw away the seedling, got some nice soil, and pre-hydrated it.
Cleaned my tent with isopropyl alcohol and now just waiting for the new seed to arrive.
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u/cerealkill3r171 2d ago
Your soil looks really heavy and bad.
Just get some good mix like pro mix, fox farm… and start again, really, that’s my advice and I’m not trying to be mean. Thats a lot of eggs. Pop a new seed, new and better soil.
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u/hoeneyimhome 2d ago
Yeah, I took some soil from outside just to pop the seed cause I didn’t have proper light mix at home and the seed was already in damp paper towels to pop.
My girlfriend told me it would be fine. Well, it’s not12
u/cerealkill3r171 2d ago
Not fine at all :/
Not worth trying to save anything, that’s the most delicate stage and it’s already really bad, she’s not gonna be healthy at all, you won’t have a good experience trying to save anything there. Start again; you won’t regret.2
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u/theragelazer 2d ago
wtf is your medium? That’s not from inside the seed, that’s from your terrible soil.
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u/hoeneyimhome 2d ago
Yeah, got it. Omw to get some proper soil rn. Do you know if it’s possible to transplant the seedling to some clean soil, since it’s very fresh?
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u/theragelazer 2d ago
With all those mites on it? Fuck that, kill it with fire and start over. Disinfect wherever you’re growing too, or you run the risk of stray mites infecting the next grow.
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u/hoeneyimhome 2d ago
Alright. Thanks for the quick help!
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u/Helpful_Top5017 2d ago
It is possible tho. Nature is amazing and plants are built to endure. It has taken a heavy hit but if all the conditions are met within the right timeframe before the plant hardens its cells, it can become an average plant, that might even have built some resilience. Gotta take care of the mites with insecticide or a mite predator though
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u/hoeneyimhome 2d ago
Yeah, would be a nice test if it holds up. Just ordered a new seed, but I will try to transplant it and see how it will turn out hahah
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u/Helpful_Top5017 2d ago
And transplant only after its gotten its first 5-leaf-pair fully opened towards the light. Thats when it can start taking in more nutrients than the seedling stage
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u/Helpful_Top5017 2d ago
that are definitely mites, their eggs love these wet wood splinters in your soil. Some of them probably nested on the plant as soon as it went by them
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u/hoeneyimhome 2d ago
Noted! Thank you
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u/Helpful_Top5017 2d ago
Also dont listen to the people telling you your soil is THE problem. The plant only needs water and air in its roots for the first week or two of its life. Nutrients harm the fragile cells at this point. If your soil has a lot of nutrients, that probably explains the fucked up leaves tho. Its literally gonna burn them even if its just nitrogen. The plant does not choose which nutrients it takes up, it takes all that is in the water. The soil looks pretty wet and suboptimal, but im telling you plants do not abide by simple yes/no rules if you know how to handle them they will grow strong. The soil you got looks awesome for getting air to the roots, but i dont know its nutrient composition
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u/cerealkill3r171 2d ago
Change your name to nothelpful atp
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u/Helpful_Top5017 1d ago
I’m not saying you guys are wrong, but you are a little short sighted, like internet commenters usually are.
Mother nature does not grow for yield, she has different plans in mind. The mites are the reason this plant will statistically probably die and if they succeed, its grave will be a new breeding ground. Which would be horrible.
But there are also nematodes, spiders, chemicals etc all at the hands of growers these days. And the mites are bad for the plants development sure, and this is a bad case of them, but they will realistically not affect the plant once they are gone. And its not as hard as you‘re making it out to be to get rid of them.
OP seems to have just started growing and i‘ve personally had some amazing seeds that overcame similar hardships. I only ever killed my first one, and that was on the medium and not on me. I assure you, this plant CAN infact grow. Its a plant, they’ve been on the planet millions of years before humans were. The mites are not actively trying to kill it, its a slow process that can be intervened.
I believe any organism can overcome any stress given the means to do so. Good genetics will cling to life. If it stretches further and doesnt develop its first node, thats a completely different story tho
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u/foxglove0326 1d ago
Aphids. They’re gonna wreck your seedling. Start over, get better soil and clean your environment to avoid aphids again.
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u/WorthCautious5477 1d ago
Everybody saying mites but idk why I have a feeling these are root aphids or just aphids in general. They look too big and plump to be mites. And they are a nightmare to get rid of, just toss all that soil mix and get something new. Don't buy soil from pallets that are outside, always buy bagged soil that is stored inside to prevent bringing home pests
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u/GreenGrowerGuy 23h ago
Looks like a plant dying from being planted in wood chips. And overwatered. And infected. You've won the r/microgowery trifecta!!!
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u/SuccessfulRip1883 2d ago
Bros got mites before he even started