Are these bugs eating my plant ?

[ChaosGrows]

So I've been noticing these whitish raised ridges going along the leaf. Also noticed part of leaf got a hole and more and more was disappearing. I've used Captain Jacks pesticide stuff . Not sure what it is so can someone PLEASE help me out here .

Do u have soil gnats?
Also, I've noticed that certain ferts can make your plants grow so much faster that they grow with slight defects that can be confused with pests. Not saying that's what this is.
I grow indoors and the only issue I have had is with soil gnats due to over watering. A little sulfur during the flowering stage wipes them out. Put some of that cheap yellow insect tape near the bottom of the plants and see what lands there. That's most likely your culprit.

 

[ChaosGrows]

Do u have soil gnats?
Also, I've noticed that certain ferts can make your plants grow so much faster that they grow with slight defects that can be confused with pests. Not saying that's what this is.
I grow indoors and the only issue I have had is with soil gnats due to over watering. A little sulfur during the flowering stage wipes them out. Put some of that cheap yellow insect tape near the bottom of the plants and see what lands there. That's most likely your culprit.

Raised edges may also be over fertilization

 

[Jesselee33]

Do u have soil gnats?
Also, I've noticed that certain ferts can make your plants grow so much faster that they grow with slight defects that can be confused with pests. Not saying that's what this is.
I grow indoors and the only issue I have had is with soil gnats due to over watering. A little sulfur during the flowering stage wipes them out. Put some of that cheap yellow insect tape near the bottom of the plants and see what lands there. That's most likely your culprit.

Oh yeah I've thought I have had a big infestation since first week. Not exactly sure though but you may be right about what has been going on. I started noticing a rip then it looked like a small piece of leaf was chewed off by something. I have red/brown tips of new growth too. I started in miracle grow organics with a small amount of mother earth mixed in with a full small bag of great white and 2 BIOS Organic Nutrient sample packs that says that it will never burn the plants . I folier fed Epsom salt 3 times 2 weeks ago. The last watering I used rain water

 

[chitownglass]

such damage can happen from genetic mutation locally on the leaf.

Thats what I'm thinking.

 

[Jesselee33]

Thats what I'm thinking.

Og kush from rqs

 

[ChaosGrows]

Oh yeah I've thought I have had a big infestation since first week. Not exactly sure though but you may be right about what has been going on. I started noticing a rip then it looked like a small piece of leaf was chewed off by something. I have red/brown tips of new growth too. I started in miracle grow organics with a small amount of mother earth mixed in with a full small bag of great white and 2 BIOS Organic Nutrient sample packs that says that it will never burn the plants . I folier fed Epsom salt 3 times 2 weeks ago. The last watering I used rain water

I tried miracle grow organics at one point and foundy.plants having problems. I've since switched to Ocean Forest soil and may never use anything else. So far it's been fantastic and the nutrients seem to last for up to 2 grows. Not sure what's in the MiracleGro soil but it hasn't worked out for me. Epsom salt also didn't quite do the job for me as compared to Cal-mag. I use Sensi- grow two part for Veg stage, Tiger Bloom with Terp Tea for flowering and WOW! The difference between with and without the Terp Tea is night and day. Topped this one early and often and I have a sea of nodes flowering very nicely.

 

[Coconutz]

Hey guys, fwiw you can take clones up to 8wks ime.

I normally take clones in flower they're less work for the duration of the mums flowering, drying and testing.

If you take clones before flowering you need to care for vigorous growing plants until you've dried and tested them.

With a little time

The re vegging period is used to our advantage.

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

I am new to this and want to experiment a little

The sentence above is the source of your problems...

You have way too many irons in the fire! You're doing so much between all the watering, feeding, foliar feeding, and transplanting that you'll never be able to know what's causing what! You have no feedback loop, and instead you're chasing your tail. I say this as a friend, and as an "attention getter."

Get a handle on your watering practices. That will go a long way to solving a couple problems you're having. Do some reading and see what others like to use for soil, if that's your chosen medium. Taking stabs at things and hoping for the best is never a good way to get into something new. I'm not that bright at all, but someone once told me the following when I was starting out in my electronics career in my early 20's:

"You don't have to be the smartest person in the room... You just have to be smart enough to listen to the smartest person in the room!"

I'm not that person, BTW, and there are way smarter people here on the farm that really know their shit. Take time to read, learn, and emulate until you get some foundational knowledge. I wish you all the best!

 

[Jesselee33]

I would suggest being very gentle, and transplant into all the same product.....coir pr soil and perlite mixture. It will simplify growing for you!!
Leave your plant in veg for another week after transplant to get its roots strong into the new medium and gain some size.
At that point, take 2 clones for practice and to keep the genetics around in case the seeds don't pan out for you.

She seems to be doing better today. I have my light 18 inches from canopy. I can't turn it up passed 400ppfd because I think it stresses her out . High humidity and around 300-330ppfd seems to work best for her.

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

 

[Jesselee33]

She accidentally got watered with a quarter of a can of Monster Energy drink so I hope she survives. Shes noticibly bigger than yesterday since this happened and a lot darker.