First Time Growing Cannabis! Damaged Seedling leaves (1 week old)

zeezakk

Member
Hi all,

I have been a member for a couple of months and have been reading on here occasionally. For the past couple of months I have been very fascinated and intrigued by all of you great people who are growing.

I love the idea of growing in general; it calms me and makes me feel closer to earth.

A couple of weeks ago I got my hands on a seed ( only one) that comes from a really strong strain (not sure exactly what it is but probably a skunk, the bud I had was very stinky and potent). I decided it was time from me to start growing so I set up a grow room as well as a grow journal with pictures every 2 days.

The grow room is 4 feet x 3 feet, which is completely covered in mylar. I bought the CFL lights from HTGSUPPLY on EBAY.

A 3-pack 35 watt 2700K ( 7,200 lumens)
A 4 ft 2 tube T5 6500 K (10,000 lumens)

I bought FoxFarm Ocean Forest soil and the FoxFarm Nutrient set and a PH balance set as well.

I managed to germinate it and it grew nicely and it has now been 7 days.

Now here is where my dilemma comes in:

Yesterday I noticed some white spots on the first set of leaves and later noticed that the seedling had been attacked by spider mites. I also noticed some black dots as well, which I assume is the spider mites eggs.

My STUPID NOOB-self shouldn’t have done anything other than spray the plant with PH-ed water but I couldn’t resist to research for organic pesticide online. I found that Orange Peel could possibly kill off some spider mites. I decided to squeeze some of the orange peel directly on to the first set of leaves and left the plant alone.

One hour later, the first set of leaves start to curl up and turn dark. Now in hindsight I assume it must have been from the ACIDIC orange peel (why didn’t I think about that?! Uugh!) Anyway, the next day, the plant was still alive and the stem looks healthy but the leave tips had hardened and crisped up.

Now, my question is: Do you guys think that the seedling will survive? There are some green left on the seedling leaves and a second set of leaves is developed too. I decided to cut approximately 1/3 of the leaves tips since they where completely dead.

Please share your thought I would really appreciate it.


Thank you!

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zeezakk

Member
Day 10.

The seedling is still stunted and I haven't notice any new shoot growth since the incident. The dead tissue on the leaves is yellow and dry but the seedling is still alive and the stem looks pretty healthy.

I wonder if it will ever make it or ever grow!?

How long do you think I should wait until I toss it?
It has been 3 days since I accidentally acid fried the first set of leaves and the new shoots of the second set of leaves with orange peel.




 

lokie

Well-Known Member
It may live and recover with time. so if you were planning a harvest in 3 or 4 month extend that by, im guessing, 1 month.
If you start new seeds now they most likely will catch and surpass the burnt one.
 

zeezakk

Member
It may live and recover with time. so if you were planning a harvest in 3 or 4 month extend that by, im guessing, 1 month.
If you start new seeds now they most likely will catch and surpass the burnt one.
Thank you for your reply. I really hope she will recover because I don't have any more seeds :(
 

zeezakk

Member
It has now been 5 days since the incident. The plant is still alive and the stem looks pretty healthy. One of the damaged leaves has curled up even more.
There hasn't been any sign of new growth yet! I wonder when the little seedling will come around?



 

lokie

Well-Known Member
5 days and still refusing to die. that's a good sign.
Don't give up on it. Just be extremely careful how you proceed.

Keep us posted on how it progresses.
 

zeezakk

Member
Update Status:

It has now been 10 days since I accidentally acid fried my 1 week old seedling leaves with orange peel. I tried to kill off some spider mites but instead burned the first and second sets of leaves. The plant is 18 days old.

The plant is still alive but there has not been any sign of growth and I'm starting to wonder if the plant will ever grow. The stem looks healthy but I noticed a crack/ or peeling on the base of the stem.

I have been watering the plant every 2-3 days when the soil dries. Should I give the plant any nutrients or just keep watering with PH-ed water?
What do you guys think? Will the plant ever get over being stunted?

Here are some pics that I took today.

 

JJ Cam

Member
Update Status:

It has now been 10 days since I accidentally acid fried my 1 week old seedling leaves with orange peel. I tried to kill off some spider mites but instead burned the first and second sets of leaves. The plant is 18 days old.

The plant is still alive but there has not been any sign of growth and I'm starting to wonder if the plant will ever grow. The stem looks healthy but I noticed a crack/ or peeling on the base of the stem.

I have been watering the plant every 2-3 days when the soil dries. Should I give the plant any nutrients or just keep watering with PH-ed water?
What do you guys think? Will the plant ever get over being stunted?

Here are some pics that I took today.

Hi, I just wonder how everything went. Can you please provide an update. Did you decide to remove the plant and plant new seeds, or did you stay the course. Please let us know
 

^Slanty

Active Member
Hi, I just wonder how everything went. Can you please provide an update. Did you decide to remove the plant and plant new seeds, or did you stay the course. Please let us know
If you look at his last set of pictures, the new growth tips are fried. That plant would have never recovered.
 
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