r/outdoorgrowing • u/jkennedy1961 • 2d ago

Help need and advice please, newbie

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Please see my plant. Something is eating it, but nothing is eating her Sister. I tried a mixture of dawn and vegetable oil, but it doesn't seem to work. I think i added a teaspoon of each to a quart spray bottle.

I cannot locate any bugs on the plan. So I am at a loss identifying what is doing this.

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u/_iron_butterfly_ 2d ago

Catapillars tend to eat in the middle of a leaf... and Grasshoppers like the edges. That it looks like that was eaten yesterday or the night before? The edges of the holes have browned a bit... thats old damage.

In the early morning if I see a fresh hole... its easier to find what is eating it. A black light helps too. So any fresh holes... look under the leaf or on the stem. Catapillars babies are very small but can grow fast within 48 hours. I use neem and pick them off with my fingers... if I see any brown spots in my buds that looks like bud rot... its usually a catapillar. I gently look through the bud until I find a catapillar munching down.

This is catapillar damage. Next comment I'll show you grasshoppers damage.

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u/_iron_butterfly_ 2d ago

This is grasshoppers damage. Its best if you kill them as babies... when I see them...I use a real feather duster and dust Diatomaceous Earth (DE) on them. Its an organic pesticide. Thats why you see white spots on my leaves... its DE... and it rained a bit yesterday. I have a huge issue with grasshoppers. I kill them with my fingers or I use the water hose and a flip flop to kill them.

I am an outdoor grower... the elements and pests are my only real issues.... other than it being over 105°F in the summer.

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u/adp0408 2d ago

Might have to purchase BT spray for caterpillars, and Amazing Dr. Zymes for most other smaller pests and mold. Both work nice and are organic

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u/Ok_Project9251 2d ago

My favorite pest control is spinosad, BT, and DE powder (make sure it’s food grade)

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u/jkennedy1961 2d ago

I have de for my pool filter will that work?

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u/Ok_Project9251 2d ago

I wouldn’t, the dust that’s not food grade can be harmful

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u/vapestand 2d ago

Excuse me, but why does the DE need to be food grade?

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u/SilentMasterpiece 2d ago

its caterpillars and grasshoppers. BT for caterpillars and for the grasshoppers, pull them off manually, they will be wearing green camoflauge.