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Stem health powdery mildew?
AAAAFarmsstarted grow question 4y ago
I think i have powdery mildew on my plant
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Plant. Stem - Weak
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auto_flooanswered grow question 4y ago
Yes it looks like PM ,and it’s look bad .get rid of it ,clean the whole setup in case you continue to grow in this .
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Hempy_The_Kidanswered grow question 4y ago
That is not WPM. That is called White mold (Sclerotinia). You must remove plant and disinfect your grow area.
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Chow_13answered grow question 4y ago
Yep looks like it. It will usually only get that bad with sick and dieing plants. Either pests or root issues are the usual culprits
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Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 4y ago
That looks bad.. I do find WPM seems to manifest easily on stems/branches on some strains.
If that’s not powdery mildew it’s something to be concerned about absolutely
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