Newbie here and newbie grower - I need help

Bushed said:
What's rso? Dogs don't go in the tent it was when I tried to get them used to the sunlight but my dog likes playing in dirt, she's an ahole sometimes. I'm never taking the plants outside again. But I did put down some DE till the spray that Bill suggested gets here. I'm gonna start a new batch this week ugh so much hard work and expense and bugs gotta ruin everything.
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Sueet said:
Well, just so you know, you can get bugs even if you don't put the plants outside. They can come in on your skin or clothing, or even just in the air or thru windows etc. The key is, keep your plant happy so they don't scream so loud where the bugs can hear them. (no, they don't 'actually' scream.... but they do put out chemical odors that lead bugs to them - it's the natural cycle of life in action, molds and bugs have a job to do on this planet.)
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Well now ain't that some sh*t and the screaming part had me laughing.
 
Snip a fan leaf and scope the underside with your loupe, critters love leaf undersides to dine, mate and attach their eggs. This is why when you spray for pests it’s important to coat leaf undersides first. Put the plant up on a table and spray up her skirt first, get stems & leaf undersides well coated, then spray from top down on outside…

Welcome to 420 and sorry about your plant probs Bushed but it’s part of the learning curve!
 
Bushed said:
Oh darn, that sucks. I think it was from me putting them outside. All was fine til I did.
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Lots of natural predators outside that can stop big infestations its like a 5 star hotel in a tent.
We live and learn happy growing ;)
 
You peeps are awesome. I did buy NC Praying Mantis but non of them hatched, lady bugs next. But oh crap after looking at the second pic I can see it has spread to #4. I need better glasses but I'm gonna go through the rest to check. 013 I'm gonna do that now. I thought this was gonna be easy and fun, lesson learned. I declare war on the little buggers.
 
Bushed said:
You peeps are awesome. I did buy NC Praying Mantis but non of them hatched, lady bugs next. But oh crap after looking at the second pic I can see it has spread to #4. I need better glasses but I'm gonna go through the rest to check. 013 I'm gonna do that now. I thought this was gonna be easy and fun, lesson learned. I declare war on the little buggers.
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You should go ahead and just treat all of the plants. By the time you can see mite damage, they've already become well established.
 
Bushed said:
You peeps are awesome. I did buy NC Praying Mantis but non of them hatched, lady bugs next. But oh crap after looking at the second pic I can see it has spread to #4. I need better glasses but I'm gonna go through the rest to check. 013 I'm gonna do that now. I thought this was gonna be easy and fun, lesson learned. I declare war on the little buggers.
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Maybe 🤔 you should also try @Sierra Natural Science 209 Systemic Pest Control in the future. The plants absorb the rosemary acid and taste bad to the pest. CL🍀
 
Sueet said:
You should go ahead and just treat all of the plants. By the time you can see mite damage, they've already become well established.
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I am and what my dumb azz did was buy DE for a just in case and forgot about it in my garage. It's my first grow, I read so much, it's not like it used to be, like just planting seeds in the backyard. These days seed are scarce unless you buy them online. I don't even smoke but I did it for fun plus my daughter has insomnia so I figured it could help her.
 
Bushed said:
I started with 6 plants of super skunk, 2 got destroyed by my dog, started 2 more. I searched til I felt like my brain was swelling about an issue that just started about 2 months ago.
I started them with diluted urine, yes it works. But as they got bigger I bought foxfarm Wholly mackerel, grow big, tiger bloom, general fert, and kelp me kelp you.
I stuck with half doses of grow big and regular fert while they were young, after pruned they got wholly, once flowering started I switched to tiger bloom half doses then next watering was grow big then tap water. Once #1 was budding I stuck with a mix of tiger bloom and grow big. All was good but my #1 plant and #7 are starting to show the same thing. The others are fine.
I thought it was bugs, I inspected every leaf, cleaned the tent, no bugs. So I thought it was from my hard water, started using distilled water, no difference.
#1 seems stunted but still budding, I'm guessing from the leaf problem, Sorry it's a bad pic on the leaves, it feels rough and tiny spots see pic. I'm concerned about the yellowing of the leaves and not growing any new ones.
Indoor blackout tent, outside when temps are good. 600w light, fan, dehumidifier and 12/12 cycle.
I didn't know where to post this so I'd love to hear any input. I will be watching and replying to any q&a.

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Looks like fungus gnat damage to me. I'd buy some mosquito bites (BT) soak the bits in one gallon water overnight to get full effect of bt spray leaves.under leaves also,and soil. Buy some sticky traps off of eBay or wherever. Also I would not move plants outside too much stress flip flopping them. Messes up the the production of chlorophyll,photosynthesis. Try to not over indulge on fertilizers. When in doubt hold off on fertilizers. Urine is urea. Good but real strong,watch that. Try to do the lift test for moisture so you keep fungus gnats at bay. To moist equals fungus gnats. If you have access to horse manure get some and make A horse manure tea,to use on outdoor plants,stinks to much for indoor. I use fox farms oceans forest soil so it has fertilizer in it. Refertilize after three weeks to four weeks as the soil fertilizer waters on out of it. Don't overthink this,lol. Trust me I did it also. Less trying this & that is better. Find what works and go smoke and don't Jack with things toouch,lol. Good luck.
 
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