Hi guys & gals,
Currently having a bit of a mare...
This is my 2nd attempt at growing, and it was all going lovely, 2 very nice scrogs, a GHS Trainwreck and a DP Power Plant as scrogs going.
Its about 4/5 weeks into flower now for the TW (3 for the PP), an then one day I noticed silvery marks...
Thrips! teeny crawly little buggers..
I had in my greenhouse, some 'Vitax 2-in-1 organic' pest & fungus control - a mix of sesame oil & fish oil(!) that I used on our cucumbers that liked to go mouldy, so I sprayed them Sunday morning & then they went in for a day under the lights (tho learnt now I should have done it a lights out).
The bad news: This stuff stinks of fish. Its really quite horrible. Killed most of thrips tho (NOT ALL! Grrr!), but VERY smelly.
The also bad news: It seems to have 'wilted' all the nice pistils(?) from all the buds...
Either that or a hermie popped & fertilised the whole cupboard at the same time as I sprayed. Trichs look normal still.
The Really bad news: Starting on lower leaves (possibly ones that were shaded or at least held the damp Im guessing) I am getting dark patches, as if the cells walls of the leaves are just breaking down. At first, its dark green & soft and the leaves start curling upwards - some into tubes, then it goes papery and dry.
It affects only one leaf of a fan leaf to start with, so I'm guessing its not nutritional.
Could this be a fungus from it being damp after the spraying?
They are in 10L tubs with compost mixed with garden soil & some added bonemeal to help during flowering.
I know, the untreated soil may be a bad move - thats probably where the thrips came from I guess but I wanted all the good bugs too.
Not needed any ferts so not used any - very healthy growth right up until this all happened.
Thnx in advance,
- L.H.Hip