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Plants were looking healthy, all going well. The NL Auto was growing slightly faster which was expected. But roughly the same size as one of the SK.
P.S saw a rabbit hanging around the patch, didn’t think it would be a problem as it didn’t seem interested in the plants, put thorned sticks around plants to protect them.
So it seems the rabbit got the the crop the day after I put up the sticks which weren’t enough... that rabbit was really loving the high CBD but thankfully had the courtesy to leave the biggest plant mostly untouched. The Northern lights has 1 leave left, it must have suited the rabbits pallete.
I put chicken wire around the remaining plants.
Update: SK plant has really stared growing, new leaves forming at each node. The NL is recovering with new leaves growing at the remaining nodes.
Stress Killer really coming on in growth, started some light LST, not a lot of tension needed.
The area I’m growing in is quite bushy and surrounding vegetation is getting eaten by pests as well.
The Northern lights is recovering slowly.
Any advice for protecting the plant from getting eaten by insects? I think it is small flys I have found on the leaves. I would rather not use chemical pesticides.
Neem oil is an organic pesticide made from a plant. I use it as do many other growers. Just don't use it last 4 weeks of flower. You can plant marigolds around your crop to help deter alot of pests. And 🐞 are a great pest predators!! Happy Growing! 👊
Well she is one sad looking plant, I believe it was white flies that were eating the crop. If I hadn’t intervened with the neem oil that arrived a couple days ago, They would have munched through both plants, as they found them so tasty.
The been oil seems to have done its job, and they have stopped biting, so hopefully she will grow back with a fury.
There have been thunderstorms in the past few days, also I have been spraying her with soapy water, which is why she looks so droopy.
Well the neem oil nearly killed her. I bought ready made spray, I either applied to heavily or the concentration was way to high.
I checked if it was the neem oil by spraying one of my tomatoe plants... it was causing brown spots with just a small application.
It’s a shame, as it is uncertain if she will recover with such stunted growth.
But I have definitely learnt a lot with my first grow, next time round I will be more prepared.
Mother Nature can be unforgiving but I believe she needs respect in order for her to work with you.✌️
Well, I believe the plant is on its last legs. The leaves are almost completely gone and destroyed, but the stem is still strong. It may re-veg and flower in a month’s time but realistically it will not.
It should be half way through flower, with the specified time scale but it’s growth was too stunted by rabbits, insects, neem oil and some very wet and cloudy weather recently.
If I have any advice for anyone growing guerrilla; it would be don’t sacrifice protection of the plants for surreptitiousness. I tried to make the grow area as covert as possible, but the real threat was from Mother Nature.
So planning and research is needed when growing in an uncontrolled environment, the animals and insects really do love the taste of the plants, plus with growth boosters it must make them a better source of nutrition. The area I grew in was quite dense in vegetation and they went exclusively for my plants and chamomile seedling which I planted as well.
The neem oil killed the plant as the concentration was way too high, I know this as I tested it on my tomatoe plant by a light spray, the result was a burning on the leaves.
I believe protecting the plants in netting then covering with high concentration will detract insects and not destroy the plants.
This will be my last post unless by some miracle the plant revitalises. Otherwise ✌️
So this is my last ditch attempt to salvage the plant, and a bit of a fun experiment to see if it is possible.
When I found the plant she had no leaves left on her, so I decided to see if I could nurse her back to health.
I de-rooted her and washed the roots and potted her in compost.
I took her indoors and put her on a 24/0 cycle of low light for 2 days. No growth she just withered.
I realised there was no way it could get enough energy without leaves, or breathe. So I heard about grafting, stinging nettles are part of the same family and had seen it was possible.
I cut a female nettle I found with a blade at an angle and did the same with the stem. I dipped both ends in fox farm big bloom nutrients and then rubbed honey on the ends for bacterial and fungal protection. I inserted the cannabis stem into the nettle stem as it was a smaller as it was dehydrated, it slipped right in. And I secured with tape and tightened with wire.
It will be interesting to see if this works, the stem was covered in crystals, so I assume the auto is in flowering, who knows I may even get a bud or two if thus works.☘️