Hi all, first post... Novice grower on my 4th crop, a pair of 3 Kings from seeds from purchased buds
(is this "bag seed"?).
At this point I'm pretty sure they're hopeless (would love to be wrong) and I'm looking for advice on
whether any of it is salvageable or if it should all be composted.
My setup is a 2x4x5 ft tent with a pair of ViParSpectra 200W LEDs, a variable 300CFM fan and an
oscillating fan. Everything is on a timer except the oscillating fan which runs 24 hours. I'm using
Kellog garden soil with Alaska Fish Emulsion Fertilizer and Alaska Morbloom "flower food".
Plant 1 started flower fine, i.e. no signs of pests or other problems, I have pics if you like. About a
week into flower, noticed WPM on plant 2 & treated both with baking soda & water, 2 tbsp/gallon,
First application didn't seem to do anything so for the next batch I mixed up 2 tbsp baking soda,
2 tbsp Neem Oil and 1/2 tbsp Dawn. Sprayed thoroughly and 2 days later, Plant 1 looked like in
the picture. So far, in trying to recover from this I have discovered that the way I was watering was
wrong, I was adding just enough to get a little drainage, so concentrating the nutrient waste that
should have been flushed. In addition, after I sprayed the plants I turned the lights back to full
before they had dried so possible light burn as well. The issue I have with this one is that the area
where the pistils used to be is now just brown stubs. In addition, the buds are showing signs of
nutrient burn and don't seem to be growing. To top it all off, I've recently spotted fungus gnats.
Plant 2 showed more WPM than P1 but the nutrient burn was not so obvious on the leaves, the
pistils just disappeared.
So, I flushed both plants with plain water once per day for 3 days, For this I moved them from their
usual saucer bases into big orange buckets (5-7 gallon). Then I started spraying just Neem Oil and
Dawn in water on the soil and just the baking soda solution on the buds nightly just before lights out.
For this I'm leaving both fans on 24 hours.
My question for P1 is whether any of it appears salvageable. For P2, I'm afraid the WPM infestation
is so advanced that the buds are affected. Do either of them look like they could be rescued? What
are your thoughts? If I discard P2, what is proper disposal for WPM? Any other advice other than
water correctly and keep a closer eye for pests and other problems?
BTW, I can't currently measure pH accurately but my tap water averaged in the low 7s when I could.
(is this "bag seed"?).
At this point I'm pretty sure they're hopeless (would love to be wrong) and I'm looking for advice on
whether any of it is salvageable or if it should all be composted.
My setup is a 2x4x5 ft tent with a pair of ViParSpectra 200W LEDs, a variable 300CFM fan and an
oscillating fan. Everything is on a timer except the oscillating fan which runs 24 hours. I'm using
Kellog garden soil with Alaska Fish Emulsion Fertilizer and Alaska Morbloom "flower food".
Plant 1 started flower fine, i.e. no signs of pests or other problems, I have pics if you like. About a
week into flower, noticed WPM on plant 2 & treated both with baking soda & water, 2 tbsp/gallon,
First application didn't seem to do anything so for the next batch I mixed up 2 tbsp baking soda,
2 tbsp Neem Oil and 1/2 tbsp Dawn. Sprayed thoroughly and 2 days later, Plant 1 looked like in
the picture. So far, in trying to recover from this I have discovered that the way I was watering was
wrong, I was adding just enough to get a little drainage, so concentrating the nutrient waste that
should have been flushed. In addition, after I sprayed the plants I turned the lights back to full
before they had dried so possible light burn as well. The issue I have with this one is that the area
where the pistils used to be is now just brown stubs. In addition, the buds are showing signs of
nutrient burn and don't seem to be growing. To top it all off, I've recently spotted fungus gnats.
Plant 2 showed more WPM than P1 but the nutrient burn was not so obvious on the leaves, the
pistils just disappeared.
So, I flushed both plants with plain water once per day for 3 days, For this I moved them from their
usual saucer bases into big orange buckets (5-7 gallon). Then I started spraying just Neem Oil and
Dawn in water on the soil and just the baking soda solution on the buds nightly just before lights out.
For this I'm leaving both fans on 24 hours.
My question for P1 is whether any of it appears salvageable. For P2, I'm afraid the WPM infestation
is so advanced that the buds are affected. Do either of them look like they could be rescued? What
are your thoughts? If I discard P2, what is proper disposal for WPM? Any other advice other than
water correctly and keep a closer eye for pests and other problems?
BTW, I can't currently measure pH accurately but my tap water averaged in the low 7s when I could.
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