Rookie first grow outdoor autos uk, help and advice welcome

[newblood87]

My bet is caterpillars

I was wondering if it could be moths landing on it ive read most dont eat leaves but a few can because as i say i spend time looking and picking bugs off and i havnt seen a cattapillar on any plant never mind all of them (4 autos and 1 photo) i e even gebtly rubbed the top of the soil about to see if anythings hiding underneath which does disturb some type of small flies in the soil but again when i disturb it i see maybe 2 or 3 id imagine they couldnt cause major problems unless thier was loads of them but thats just me assuming things because im brand knew at the game lol, i only started actually planting normal flowers and watering them in my garden last year so half of the bugs i see about ive never seen in my life

 

[newblood87]

Hi guys, back with more questions so i have 2 hulkberry autos 1 of them is in biobizz allmix the other is 50-50 mix of allmix and coco....
That was purely because i ran out of allmix and as it was my first time growing i thought i would try it see what difference it made to the end result.

So the one in allmix is starting to show quite a bit of purple on some older fan leaves and a bit in the bud, after a quick read up i was wondering if this could be a phospherous deficiency as the other one in the 50/50 mix doesnt show no purple, and infact the leaves are alot lighter and some (not many) of the leaves seem to be clawing upwards so i was also wondering what the issue could be with that or am i just overthinking things

The 2 pictures provided are the one growing in allmix when i get home from work in an hour i will take some pictures of the one growing in the 50/50 mix..
@Mossy sorry to be a pest and tag you just thought you could be the best person to ask, especially with the caterpillar

 

[newblood87]

Heres hulkberry no2.

So a late night bug check ive just found a cattapillar in one of the buds, ive removed it (obviously) but should i be worried about bud rot on that bud now? Ive removed what bit of silky web i could but wasnt sure if that could cause the rot aswell. @Mossy

 

[BII]

As a highly effective/potent, cheaper, more readily available and nearly as totally non-toxic (to animals) as spinosad contact insecticide consider pyrethrins, either the natural product isolated from chrysanthemum flowers or synthetic analogs. Pyrethrins biodegrade quick enough that there is no problem using them into early bloom (being overly cautious). Many common household, agriculture and animal care/pet insecticide products use a pyrethrin.

Either buy a highly marked-up diluted finished plant-oriented product or a concentrate such as https://diypestcontrol.com/permethrin-sfr-insecticide-qt. Avoid pressurized aerosols, foggers, etc. likely to contain nasty solvents.

 

[newblood87]

As a highly effective/potent, cheaper, more readily available and nearly as totally non-toxic (to animals) as spinosad contact insecticide consider pyrethrins, either the natural product isolated from chrysanthemum flowers or synthetic analogs. Pyrethrins biodegrade quick enough that there is no problem using them into early bloom (being overly cautious). Many common household, agriculture and animal care/pet insecticide products use a pyrethrin.

Either buy a highly marked-up diluted finished plant-oriented product or a concentrate such as https://diypestcontrol.com/permethrin-sfr-insecticide-qt. Avoid pressurized aerosols, foggers, etc. likely to contain nasty solvents.

Thanks for your reply bill, im on my way to work atm so il have a look into that while im at work, ive ordered some bt spray last night before i closed my eyes as i thought i need to give the plants a few hours tonight of carefully raking through every bud, another problem i have is im away for a week on holiday with the family on monday although i will have to return home for an hour middle of the week, (its a 1.5 hour car journey home) i do have a friend who will check on the plants n water but they havnt got a clue really so need to do what i can in the next few days really, is that product available in the uk?

Also im not so early into flowering i believe i could be ready to start chopping around 2 weeks after i return from holiday (in 2 weeks time) although im hoping for an extra week or 2.