So this if a female from my first grow, ever. Everything seemed to be going ok but over the last few weeks things have gotten steadly worse. out of the 2, this one in the pics in the one doing better then the other. I thought it was a magnesium deficiencies and started adding epsom salts but i have not seen any results over the past 3 days. its about 4 weeks into flowering and is getting a dusty white across the leaves and the hairs are starting to go amber. The other is not doing well at all and is not dusty and still has white hairs unchanged (i have thought about cutting down the one that isn't changing but im hoping things will start getting better but i may be wrong) and yes i have trying flushing them so i believe that is why they are drooped at the moment. Any ideas?
I'm more then sure you have spider mites........look under the leaves for eggs and mites with a decent magnifying device. Then decide how you are going to kill them(or try) to......Mighty Wash, Liquid Ladybug, neem or azatrol, pyrethium sprays and bombs, predators, Safer's 3 and 1 spray, dips, CaliCleaner (pepper spray), etc. etc.
The mites/eggs suck the leaf juice from underneath and the leave eventually dies or stops working efficiently as it yellows up and dies. Supposedly, 1 mite can lay 1,000,000 eggs in a month but I can't prove that. They are known as "The Borg" because they are so hard to kill and get rid of. Even with all the chemicals like Avid and Forbid, they are extremely tough and can build up a resistance to things very easily. They can spread easily from plant to plant and room to room easily on hands, clothing, shoes, pets, vacuums, etc. When the infestation gets real bad, you start to see spider webs between leaves and plants. Very serious problem for plants as their health can deteriorate quickly.
Either spidermites or a calcium deficiency , look at the underside of the leaves for eggs and mist the plants with a fine spray , this makes webs more visible . If there are no signs of bugs then you need to feed with a calcium source . A cal/mag product is best .
so using the magnifying glass i had in my house which is not a very good one i searched all the leaves but couldn't find any sign of spider mites, im happy that it my not be spider mites but i guess i could always be wrong. the leaves are getting very dry and brittle, i tried using epsom salts but i guess ill need a ca/mg product. this is probably from using house hold fertilizers and potting soil. everything has looked 100% up till now and they are pretty old started them in july and they are just on their 5th week of flowering.
I would have given odds it's spider mites but if you've thoroughly gone thru the worse of the leaves and see no eggs or mites, then i agree, calcium. Find a good cal/mag product and apply heavily for a few feedings.....
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Have you given any calcium?
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