noob12345
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first outdoor grow...
Breaking outdoor cherry!
Teddy Edwards
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Check daily for moth/butterfly eggs and caterpillars!
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noob12345
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Check daily for moth/butterfly eggs and caterpillars!
Hi teddy, thanks, I had not even thought of that while I was taking pictures of it lol. what should I do if i get a caterpillar infestation? Im not really a fan of pesticides.
Teddy Edwards
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You don't want to start spraying your flowering plants. 
The only solution is very regular checking and picking them off as you find them. Often they are inside the bud, eating away. Look out for dead or dying fan leaves coming out of the buds and brown, dead patches. It can look like bud rot. Gently open up the bud to find the culprit. I've had plants decimated by them.
And when you harvest, do wash your buds to get rid of their detritus. (There are plenty of threads here covering how to do this).
Good luck and keep us posted.
The only solution is very regular checking and picking them off as you find them. Often they are inside the bud, eating away. Look out for dead or dying fan leaves coming out of the buds and brown, dead patches. It can look like bud rot. Gently open up the bud to find the culprit. I've had plants decimated by them.
And when you harvest, do wash your buds to get rid of their detritus. (There are plenty of threads here covering how to do this).
Good luck and keep us posted.
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noob12345
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thanks for the advice teddy, some good sound adivce there!
