Brown Spots on Leaves - Help wanted!

[Gilfman]

I was hoping i wouldn't EVER have to post on here but i do now ... ok as you can see in the pics i have some brown little dots on leaves (i know camera isnt the best it's a video camera) .. but it seems to be insect damage but i'd like to get some different opinions .. its an outdoor grow in the early veg state, and with Miracle-gro moisture control potting mix (for now) .. i just noticed the spots today .. help please .. Thanks Gilfman ...

 

[Gilfman]

i think i might have an idea of what they are ... you think if could be where they had water droplets on them and the sun magnified there??? any thoughts?

 

[jordann9e]

yes itcould be the water droplets or it could be mites...

put your camera on MACRO mode..

it should look like a little flower symbol. you will get clear pics...

 

[jordann9e]

oh yeah, mites will be on the undersides of the leaves, check there

 

[Gilfman]

oh yeah, mites will be on the undersides of the leaves, check there

i looked but i didnt see any thing under there

 

[qwerty5]

I just found two of those same brown spots on one of my babies, im thinking it was water dropplets magnifying light

 

[burjzyntski]

The mites are so very tiny that you may need a magnifying glass to see them...I haven't seen them on my plant, but they also congregate and create webs around the roots, suck nutrients away from the plant, and result in brown spots forming on the leaves that eventually turn into white spots...

But then again, it might also be the water droplets magnifying the light.

Plants only absorb water through the roots, so there is really no reason to spray the plant (leaves/stalk) when you can just pour water on the soil to moisten it. So try just pouring water around the stalk instead of spraying the entire thing and see if anything changes over the next couple of days.

If the number of spots increase, then, sorry, but you've probably got a spider mite infestation (especially common in outdoor grows) that needs to be taken care of.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

[Gilfman]

The mites are so very tiny that you may need a magnifying glass to see them...I haven't seen them on my plant, but they also congregate and create webs around the roots, suck nutrients away from the plant, and result in brown spots forming on the leaves that eventually turn into white spots...

But then again, it might also be the water droplets magnifying the light.

Plants only absorb water through the roots, so there is really no reason to spray the plant (leaves/stalk) when you can just pour water on the soil to moisten it. So try just pouring water around the stalk instead of spraying the entire thing and see if anything changes over the next couple of days.

If the number of spots increase, then, sorry, but you've probably got a spider mite infestation (especially common in outdoor grows) that needs to be taken care of.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

i dont spray my plants .. i do only water the roots .. but the dew must not evaporate quick enough cause i dont think they get all too much early sun

 

[emersonc]

Whats the weather like in the area?

Maybe a bacterial infection.

 

[Gilfman]

Whats the weather like in the area?

Maybe a bacterial infection.

i think it was just water burning .. cause 2 days later (today) .. no other plants had it and there was no further marks on them .. but thanks everyone with the information .. plants are looking good too .. especially plant 2

 

[qwerty5]

hey gilf, i just got back from checking on my babies and the spots had spread across the leaves. It could be a fungal infecction or maybe it's a bacterial infection like emerson suggested. I didn't want to risk whatever it is spreading so i pinched the spotted leaves off. Any update on what your leaves are looking like?

 

[Gilfman]

hey gilf, i just got back from checking on my babies and the spots had spread across the leaves. It could be a fungal infecction or maybe it's a bacterial infection like emerson suggested. I didn't want to risk whatever it is spreading so i pinched the spotted leaves off. Any update on what your leaves are looking like?

yesterday nothing had spread .. so im hoping they are JUST burnt

 

[emersonc]

Since they are outdoor plants check out some of the other (non-pot) plants around the area, do you see the same symptoms?
Also be extra careful when watering as this is the most common method of bacterial transference. Of course there is nothing you can do if it rains......