2018 outdoor central CA

[green404]

Cages are 3.5 ft across to 4 ft.........

6 of them outside the cage already.

I really look at plants too much they never seem to geow lol

Looking good. Nice work on the cages.

 

[caliprop215]

Looking good. Nice work on the cages.

 

[caliprop215]

https://youtu.be/jGO45k-A_AY

 

[caliprop215]

Dont get drunk and lite off m80s near your plants.....

If u decide to it might end up with a hole in your plant LOL missing a few limbs hahahhhaha

 

[caliprop215]

Why is growth so slow? Seems they arent growing like they should be.

Looks like they got plenty of nitrogen .healthy and green but slllllloooooooowwwwwww growth........

Anyone?

 

[FizzyB]

Have you been looking for pests? Briefly went through this post and saw a few potential signs of russets. The dying nodes, slow growth and discolored nodes can all be signs. Hard to tell from the pics and video tho.

BTW, $110/yard EWC seems suspiciously cheap to me.

 

[Bona Fortuna]

Any idea about the crinkling?
I've had one plant this year have that happen and I'm near sac.
Is yours isolated to specific leaves/ nodes and grows out of the issue or is it prevalent?
Mine have grown out of it, I've chalked it up to hot roots, it has been awful warm lately.

 

[caliprop215]

Have you been looking for pests? Briefly went through this post and saw a few potential signs of russets. The dying nodes, slow growth and discolored nodes can all be signs. Hard to tell from the pics and video tho.

BTW, $110/yard EWC seems suspiciously cheap to me.

I spray every week with neem. I have been seeing some spots on leafs thought they were spider mites but didnt and still cant find bugs..every now and then i see a little white bug hopping around but nothing else.

I will look into russet mites and illf figure somthing out....and learn more at same time. Thanks for info

Sorry i meant 180 per yard. It was on thier website but i called and they said 180 per yard so im only getting quarter yard for now

 

[caliprop215]

Any idea about the crinkling?
I've had one plant this year have that happen and I'm near sac.
Is yours isolated to specific leaves/ nodes and grows out of the issue or is it prevalent?
Mine have grown out of it, I've chalked it up to hot roots, it has been awful warm lately.

I noticed it but didnt put much thought into it since it would grow out to a normal leaf in a day or 2...

Definatly could be hot roots. I got about 25 percent compost as soil which was steaming hot...im sure its still composting and making heat...

 

[Bona Fortuna]

I noticed it but didnt put much thought into it since it would grow out to a normal leaf in a day or 2...

Definatly could be hot roots. I got about 25 percent compost as soil which was steaming hot...im sure its still composting and making heat...

Ok, so it's almost the same exact thing I dealt with.
I just let the plants be, gave them some top dressed dolomite lime and now there is no signs of the crinkled growth.

Wishing you and your plants the best!

 

[FizzyB]

I spray every week with neem. I have been seeing some spots on leafs thought they were spider mites but didnt and still cant find bugs..every now and then i see a little white bug hopping around but nothing else.

I will look into russet mites and illf figure somthing out....and learn more at same time. Thanks for info

Sorry i meant 180 per yard. It was on thier website but i called and they said 180 per yard so im only getting quarter yard for now

Neem is a good preventative spray but pests will still infest you plants. Russets are real hard to control as well. If you don't have a microscope there's some good digital ones that attach to your computer that you can get for around $60-80. They take good photos as well.

 

[Medfinder]

I spray every week with neem. I have been seeing some spots on leafs thought they were spider mites but didnt and still cant find bugs..every now and then i see a little white bug hopping around but nothing else.

I will look into russet mites and illf figure somthing out....and learn more at same time. Thanks for info

Sorry i meant 180 per yard. It was on thier website but i called and they said 180 per yard so im only getting quarter yard for now

Neem foliar feeding and neem in soak treatments almost caused my plants to STOP growing.

i would go real easy on any neem treatments.

 

[caliprop215]

Thanks for the info guys much appreciated!

Couple pics

 

[caliprop215]

https://youtu.be/f7QkijK02xc

July 14th update

 

[caliprop215]

Anyone know what this problem is????

Nothing at all on back of leaf

Im afraid its russet mites that y i cant see them

On about 15 percent of leafs

 

[Dankwolf]

Anyone know what this problem is????

Nothing at all on back of leaf

Im afraid its russet mites that y i cant see them

On about 15 percent of leafs

Hard to tell by pic . Take a pick of a leaf like ut but top and bottom ?

Looks like old damage ie: old leaf miner bug damage . I am completly guessing with out better pic .

 

[Kcar]

Thrips.

 

[HenDokuYaku]

Looks like thrips...spinosad

 

[caliprop215]

Thanks guys. I think i would be able to see thrips and i cant even find a bug at all.... Maybe previouse damge like dankwolf said and since neembtreatments they gone now

 

[caliprop215]

Check out this 3 way split in the stem. Surprised its still alive...looks like its been that way a while