White on leaves, about ready to harvest, am I done for? NOOB

[worldcup02]

Hi all, happy to find this forum. I few months ago I found a seed in my OG Kush and decided to plant it and see what happens. It's been an awesome journey and I've pretty much just left the plant outside here in the northeast US. Havent added any nutrient or done much at all, but I've been excited about how its grown. Really was just an off the cuff project. Well it's really rainy here so I brought the plant inside and have been inspecting it. Pretty much all the leaves have this white spotted pattern. In my noobness I initially thought this was just a natural process but I'm getting worried now. The buds look beautiful but is this crop no good? I've attached pictures and happy to answer any more questions. Thanks for the help.

 

[DancesWithWeeds]

I may be wrong but I think you have a bad case of mites.

 

[Hashpants]

Hi all, happy to find this forum. I few months ago I found a seed in my OG Kush and decided to plant it and see what happens. It's been an awesome journey and I've pretty much just left the plant outside here in the northeast US. Havent added any nutrient or done much at all, but I've been excited about how its grown. Really was just an off the cuff project. Well it's really rainy here so I brought the plant inside and have been inspecting it. Pretty much all the leaves have this white spotted pattern. In my noobness I initially thought this was just a natural process but I'm getting worried now. The buds look beautiful but is this crop no good? I've attached pictures and happy to answer any more questions. Thanks for the help.

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Insect damage, likely Thrips. Very few choices for pest control during flowering as you will be smoking the product. Search bud wash as well.

 

[DeadHeadX]

Not sure about the white spots. The stuff closer to the buds are trichomes. They are good. But you’re not really close to harvest time either. Be patient. Lots of experts here to potentially comment on the spots on the leaves.

 

[worldcup02]

Thanks for your responses. I did notice some mites early. I trusted that keeping the plant outside, with natural winds and some rain would help protect the plant. Never got webbing or anything and it seemed to be solved after natural exposure. I have a jewler's loupe that I've been using to check trichomes and details, things seem healthy on the buds. Am I screwed though? Is there anything I can do here to save the plant?

 

[SnidleyBluntash]

You are a month from a proper harvest date under ideal conditions.

Your leaves are turning Color. Maybe from low nutrients or cold weather. Are you sqrewed, no. But I say put it back outside under covered roof and keep going.

 

[worldcup02]

You are a month from a proper harvest date under ideal conditions.

Your leaves are turning Color. Maybe from low nutrients or cold weather. Are you sqrewed, no. But I say put it back outside under covered roof and keep going.

Thanks. Yeah could be low nutes too, like I said I just planted the seed in some old soil and havent done much. Any advice to what I should used for nutrients? Is it okay to add some during this flowering stage?

 

[big bud man 413]

Lots of white hairs on them buds! Don't harvest yet! There definitely not ready. Do you have a microscope? Wait for all the hairs to change color and die back and look at the tricombs and you should see at least 10% amber before you take her down.

 

[big bud man 413]

Next year get a good ipm program going and spray every 7-10 days with pure crop or lost coast plant therapy in till two weeks in to flower.

 

[Till Valhalla]

looks like mites or thrips. look on the underside of the leaves for mites/eggs. i fought both of those a$$holes outside this year.
screwed? no. there are some (organic/safe) things you can do to handle them before harvest.

search the forums for spider mites & thrips. lots of OG's have listed their go-to DIY recipes.

your plant looks a bit hungry. takes a lot of energy to create the flowers. feed it. still needs a bit of N in the mix to offset it's rate of (bud) growth.

good luck.