Unfortunately this week has not been a good week for my quick one and she suffered some caterpillar damage, it wasn’t a lot but unfortunately it was was in the worse possible place! They ate into the main bud, severing lots of stems, which then kicked of the dreaded bud rot!!
To say I’m gutted is an understatement.
Ive removed all of the affected buds and all seems fine, i would harvest but she doesn’t look mature enough yet!
So i’m gonna just gonna keep an eye on her and if she has any more develop, then she’ll be for the chop!
I’ve got something munching on my plant and making round holes in a couple of the leaves at the top.
Anyone have any ideas on what it may be or if I should be worried?
I can’t spot the culprit, so I’m hoping it’s a unfortunate one off?
Those holes in ur leaves look like bite marks from a Caterpillar or grasshopper. Unfortunately once they've got that first taste... it's never a one off. What alarms me more is the white powdery substance building up on ur leaves in the second picture. Have u been foliage feeding?
@having_issues, Hi, syringe is a great advice will do so.
For how long do you advice using syringe? Two weeks, or...?
Now it's 10 day old and I put it yesterday in a 4 liter container and I saw that it has around 6cm of main root without any side roots.
@Celeres,
The plant stopped growing and the leaves curled under, as they were so full of water.
They only need very small amounts. Use a syringe with just a few drops around the base of the seedling. Moist not wet!