Think I have pests?

[Nik-E]

It looks like something is eating the leaves on my plants, I bought some spray. What type of pest could it be?
Also, I am having trouble with my soil ph. I bought some soil acidifier. Not too sure how to use it though.
I am definitely new to this stuff.
Growing in Black Gold.

 

[Darkoh69]

Caterpillars

 

[Nik-E]

crazy, I don't see seem anywhere. All I've seen are Flys an the small nat looking bugs. I'm waiting on my jewelers loupe in the mail, so I can see if there's any mites, but my leaves aren't really changing color, just looks like something is chomping on my leaves

 

[Creature1969]

If you don't have a cat, check the undersides of all the leaves.
If you do have a cat, drug test it.

 

[Darkoh69]

A sneaky slug or snail maybe

 

[Nik-E]

If you don't have a cat, check the undersides of all the leaves.
If you do have a cat, drug test it.

I do have 2 cats, haha but they are kept in a different room, my plants are in a storage room I have.

 

[Nik-E]

A sneaky slug or snail maybe

I'll have to scope it out better, I do try an clean my area every other day....

 

[Darkoh69]

Gota be a caterpillar. Having eaten that much plant id say its curled up in a web at the base of one of your leaves on the underside right where the leaf fingers meets the leaf stem is where I find them

 

[xtsho]

What spray was it?

How do you know you have a pH issue with your soil? If you're checking runoff then stop and don't worry about it.

Which version of Black Gold are you using? There are different types. You shouldn't be having any pH issues unless you've been adding something.

I'd be careful adding a soil acidifier that you most likely don't need.

 

[Nik-E]

Gota be a caterpillar. Having eaten that much plant id say its curled up in a web at the base of one of your leaves on the underside right where the leaf fingers meets the leaf stem is where I find them

Ok, ill have check it. I was wondering where it's at? How the hell did it get there??

 

[Nik-E]

What spray was it?

How do you know you have a pH issue with your soil? If you're checking runoff then stop and don't worry about it.

Which version of Black Gold are you using? There are different types. You shouldn't be having any pH issues unless you've been adding something.

I'd be careful adding a soil acidifier that you most likely don't need.

I have the all purpose organic one. I haven't used the soil acidifier yet, because I wasn't sure how to use it. It just seems like my plants are growing slow, but maybe I may need more lights. I do have a 125w CFL and then a 100w led, I just need the housing unit thing for my CFL, I didnt realize the bulb was going to be that big.

 

[Darkoh69]

Ok, ill have check it. I was wondering where it's at? How the hell did it get there??

A moth

 

[Nik-E]

A moth

Yeah, I killed a moth outside my grow box a few weeks ago.

 

[xtsho]

I have the all purpose organic one. I haven't used the soil acidifier yet, because I wasn't sure how to use it. It just seems like my plants are growing slow, but maybe I may need more lights. I do have a 125w CFL and then a 100w led, I just need the housing unit thing for my CFL, I didnt realize the bulb was going to be that big.

Yes you need more light. That's your issue not the soil. That's the soil I typically use when I buy soil. It's fine right out of the bag. Don't use a soil acidifier. You'll really screw things up unless you're growing Blueberries or Hydrangea which like an acidic soil.