tonydash
Well-Known Member
Tonydash here, same guy who posted possible potassium deficiency thread.
I'm pretty sure now that I have a bug infestation, I just looked under the leaves and saw very small black dots and some white ones. I figure these are the dreaded spider mite, so I took them off all of the leaves, clipped the damaged leaves and misted the plant down with water.
I also gave it a diluted amount of 15-30-15 plant food to help the new growth.
Here are some better images of the infestation and what I've attempted to fix:
Before clipping with damage
and after
I'm pretty sure now that I have a bug infestation, I just looked under the leaves and saw very small black dots and some white ones. I figure these are the dreaded spider mite, so I took them off all of the leaves, clipped the damaged leaves and misted the plant down with water.
I also gave it a diluted amount of 15-30-15 plant food to help the new growth.
Here are some better images of the infestation and what I've attempted to fix:
Before clipping with damage
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