Gorilla problem

[BorisEltsin]

Hi guys i have recently finished to transplant my babies into the bush. I'm growing various strains which include Bubba Kush, White widdow, G13 haze, super lemon haze, big bud, moby dick. They are in 30 gal holes in the ground. The soil i'm using is biobizz all mix. It's been almost 2 weeks since i put them outside and some of them have already started to show problems. They seem burnt and the leave edges are curling up. the weird thing is that it's been raining for 4 days now and even before temperatures never went over 30°C. I haven't fed them anything they got only rain water. Can somebody tell what this is caused by ? Thanks a lot and happy growin

 

[chickenpoop]

Heat stress, they might need some nitrogen. I don't know much about biobizz soil, but I think they should recover with time, it could even just be transplant stress..

 

[BorisEltsin]

Heya chickenpoop, thanks for stoping by. I doubt this could be heat stress, nitrogen deficiency also. Biobizz all mix should be heavily fertilized and the food in the soil should provide nutrients at least for a couple of months. Transplant stress could be the answer, i'll wait and see what happens next. to be honest its' the 5'th photo that i really don't know what to say about. Notice the half yellowing leaf and edges curved upwards, really strange.

 

[Sunbiz1]

You have spent quite a bit of time and $$ on this grow, and the treeline will definitely help protect those haze strains from Fall storms...since they won't be finished til' at least Halloween.

Pics 3 and 5 show a bit of insect damage, which is not unusual this early on. They tend to move onto other plants as summer progresses. Your medium isn't the issue, biobizz is simply compost, soil, perlite, and worm castings...and the castings are only 10%. I'd add some granule organic time-released nute such as epsoma plant-tone.

They were not hardened off enough, happens to me when I rush clones...your leaf curling is due to the intense UV/UVB even through clouds. They'll adjust, nice work!

 

[BorisEltsin]

Thanks for the kind words Sunbiz. It is true a lot of hard work and $ was invested so i really hope to make it till november . My main concern now is pest control, cause the spot is fukin infested by insects. I have some neem oil and BT but i'm not sure if i can apply this 2 products at the same time. I was thinkin about spraying the plants with neem and all the surrounding area with BT, could that work ?

 

[Sunbiz1]

Thanks for the kind words Sunbiz. It is true a lot of hard work and $ was invested so i really hope to make it till november . My main concern now is pest control, cause the spot is fukin infested by insects. I have some neem oil and BT but i'm not sure if i can apply this 2 products at the same time. I was thinkin about spraying the plants with neem and all the surrounding area with BT, could that work ?

You must be near a swamp, I like those areas b/c the native soil is full of aged compost. The problem doesn't appear serious enough to warrant spraying yet, plus you don't even know if they are crawlers or airborn pests.

Best I can recommend is to pass along some good advice I actually was given here...Tanglefoot:

http://www.contech-inc.com/products/home-and-garden-products/tree-care/tree-tanglefoot-insect-barrier

One of many distributors online, Home Depot etc doesn't carry it.

 

[sonar]

You have a very nice, well prepared grow. Don't sweat it. Like Sunbiz said, looks like mostly insect damage to me. I have to disagree with him on spraying though. I like to start spraying from day 1. Keep the bugs away from the beginning rather than waiting for a full on infestation to treat. There is nothing wrong with spraying plants with pyrethrin (sp) based products. They are very safe and break down under sunlight and highly water soluble, so no need to worry about and residue hanging around. On the flip side, you need to reapply after it rains and in 10-14 day intervals. I personally like Safer End All, but there are many other great bug sprays out there. It's actually OMRI listed, so no need to get your panties in a bunch if you are trying to grow organically.

 

[Sunbiz1]

You have a very nice, well prepared grow. Don't sweat it. Like Sunbiz said, looks like mostly insect damage to me. I have to disagree with him on spraying though. I like to start spraying from day 1. Keep the bugs away from the beginning rather than waiting for a full on infestation to treat. There is nothing wrong with spraying plants with pyrethrin (sp) based products. They are very safe and break down under sunlight and highly water soluble, so no need to worry about and residue hanging around. On the flip side, you need to reapply after it rains and in 10-14 day intervals. I personally like Safer End All, but there are many other great bug sprays out there. It's actually OMRI listed, so no need to get your panties in a bunch if you are trying to grow organically.

I found a good option yesterday b/c I'm having a few insect issues as well near my swampland area. In the past I have found organic dish soap mixed with water to be extremely effective on spider mites indoors, more effective than neem imho. This has to be rinsed off though b/c it cuts off the plants ability to transpire as well. So, I'm going to try out this insecticidal soap:

http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/earth_t_overview.html

These cannot be found at local Home Depot etc, but there's a link to the left for zip code and where to buy.