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Oh, for...ARGH!

WeirdWiredWolf

WeirdWiredWolf

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My current plant was just shy of harvest (I had been battling PH and mite issues but things seemed to be under control), and decided to suddenly drop all her fan leaves so I decided to chop. I go in to start cutting and I find this on the main stem (pic)

WTF is this stuff and is anything I harvest from the plant safe? Smaller branches seem to be unaffected, but everything is quite definitely dry (maybe too dry).
 

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That looks a whole lot like scale. I'm not going to give you remedies because I've only treated it on outdoor garden plants. Google it.
 
Yowza. I have no idea how I got these things...unless one of us brought in something that was infested, but none of our other plants (either my weed or roomie's other houseplants) are showing signs of anything weird. My two vegging plants seem fine, I'm gonna scrub the hell out of the tent before putting anything else in there.
 
I said I wasn't going to suggest any remedies. I've had a dab or two since then.
Take a look at making a solution of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and an oil of which type I can't think of offhand. It's a good, general purpose bug spray. I've used it as a number of times because I don't dig chemicals. It doesn't stay on the plant too long so it needs to be done a few times. If you try it, don't worry about white stuff on your soil. That's baking soda. It's a bonus because it will help with keeping any flying insects off your soil. If you have smart pots you can do the same thing to the holes. Rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab is also used.
I blame the majority of bug problems on the soil. The bags at garden centers are full of decomposing matter. Think about bugs in a compost heap. A great environment. I've taken to buying soil ahead of time. It gets poured into a big planter and left to dry. Like, super dry. Getting turned as needed. I also mix diatomaceous earth in with the soil.
 
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