I'd just pluck them and see how it goes. Good chance the beetles found something they like better.
I’ve seen exact same shit on my Mac one...Getting eaten by japanese beatles this year, gonna spray some pyrethrin tonight to hopefully deter them a bit. Mac 1 is taking it the worst but there are a couple other plants getting some damage. Just counted 5 beatles that I pulled off the plants, 2 were fucking or so it looked. The branch I broke is growing hopefully it fully heals over at the break.
Mac leaf damage
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Broken branch healing
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Full garden
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This time of year they are growing so fast that the fans will never be missed. I do the three finger pluk and remove handfuls of fans a couple times a week.
Here's the update. It's filling up. Broke another branch with the hose and tied it back together with some twine. The one I broke a few weeks ago is all good now with the duck tape off. If its a couple weeks before sexing I might be running out of room and axe the wimps early.
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This time of year they are growing so fast that the fans will never be missed.
Here's the update. It's filling up.
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Anyone see any signs of on sex on these? The branches have started to alternate, but I can't see any pre-flowers. RL]