Donkinleezy
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Someone suggested this may be spider mites but wanted to get everyone’s feedback.
Is this spider mites
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CannaCountry
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Looks more like Ca and Mg issues. If you have spider mites, they're easy enough to see. Check under those leaves; if you have them, they'll be there. Otherwise, you have other issues.
Donkinleezy
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I did see some bugs that looked gold. Just wondering if I have other issues going on. When you say cal mag are you thinking deficiency or toxicity
CannaCountry
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Deficiencies in both respects (Ca and Mg)...in my opinion, of course.
TexadaTimewarp
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not spider mites
Donkinleezy
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The thing is I have quite a few good bugs tiny as hell under my plants. That’s why I’m wondering if it’s a combination of the two
OldMedUser
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That's some sort of fungal disease or something doing that crap. Could be bugs in the mix too but more than that going on.
Wish I knew for sure but nothing I've ever had to deal with so don't really know how to advise you.
Good luck!
Wish I knew for sure but nothing I've ever had to deal with so don't really know how to advise you.
Good luck!
OldMedUser
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I'm not seeing that at all. No yellowing on the fan leaves from lack of Mg and Ca issues begin mostly in mid-growth or newer leaves as it's an immobile nutrient and the older leaves already got theirs. Mg is mobile so the plant steals it from older leaves first and they yellow between the veins as a first indication and then brown spots appear as the condition worsens. If low N then they yellow across the whole leaf.
There are lots of viral, bacterial and fungal diseases that can attack plants so I'm suspecting it's more something like that.
Plenty of bugs other than mites or thrips that can attack plants too so it could be bug related as well.
OldMedUser
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Are they really tiny and seem to be under the pots when you move them? I've got some like that that have been around for f'n ages but don't seem to do any harm. They don't fly or show up on the leaves but I see lots of them under the pots when things are wet.
Dontjudgeme
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Picture #6 looks exactly like what mine looked like when I had spider mites. Mine were clones that I got from someone, never had a bug problem in my life until then. I just threw them away. Wasn’t worth the risk of destroying anything else I was growing.