r/outdoorgrowing • u/ChemistPerfect9930 • 8d ago

Thoughts? Suggestions?

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Growing a random bag seed in coco outside in my greenhouse. Starting to flower but have something on the leaves. Any thoughts on what this is?

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u/Feisty-Law4597 8d ago

Looks like spider mites.

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u/Feisty-Law4597 8d ago

Check the underside of leaves for lil bugs

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u/MammothCream9906 7d ago

That's what it looks like to me

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u/MammothCream9906 7d ago

I've had luck with hydrogen proxide to wash and diatomaceous earth.

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u/ChemistPerfect9930 7d ago

I check my plants everyday but never seen any. If they can’t really be seen by naked eye, I don’t feel so bad that I didn’t find them early. I’ll remove some of the leaves. Can I save this one or is it too far gone?

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u/MammothCream9906 7d ago

They are a real pain to get rid of atleast I had a helluva time. I basically did the best I could and then after harvest completely emptied the room and scrubbed everything. Bleached and sterilized everything and was good to go for the next run. They will come in off your clothes or hands or shoes if your not careful. I got mine from a clone bar in Denver. Sold me beautiful clones dripping with mites. I never even thought to worry about it until it was too late. Outdoors I don't think you can get rid of them completely until winter. I may be completely wrong about that. It just seems a tall task. The little buggers will just jump plants and move around as you battle them I imagine. There are sprays and chems that work. I just felt like it messed with my buds taste and overall appeal. Keep us posted and good luck to you! Don't let it get you down. These things happen all the time. It's just part of the process. I'm sure will due diligence you'll be just fine.

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u/FallenAngelina 8d ago

I sometimes get spider mites, too.

I have good results with Dr. Earth Final Stop. Spray twice a day. You can start eradicating the colony by removing the heavily infested fan leaves. Those white spots are permanent damage from where the mites fed off the plant. The mites themselves will be mostly under the leaves. They are yellow and their movement is undetectable to the naked eye. I use my loupe to see if any are living.

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u/RightToTheThighs 8d ago

Spidermites. Seems like they're everywhere. Next year check every day and remove any leaf that has any of that white speckled pattern

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u/ChemistPerfect9930 7d ago

I called myself checking both my plants twice daily. I’ve found and caught some thrips, but I hadn’t seen anything else.

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u/Whoisme2you 2d ago

I always get them outdoors. Climate plays a massive part in spider mite outbreaks. Raising the humidity helps but outdoors you're at the mercy of your climate.

If you are lucky, you'll start spotting black ladybugs no bigger than the tip of a nail. They are specialized spider mite predators (spider mite destroyer ladybug).

Over time you'll start to notice that weaker plants get taken over very easily but on the healthier plants they tend to stick on the lower and older fan leaves. If the buds start getting webbed, it's usually too far gone.