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Mites?? Or Normal?

coooper

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Hey guys. So this is my first grow, but ive done everything in my power and knowledge to have a perfect environment built specifically for an indoor garden (which you can check out here). I have a lot of knowledge but this is my first time doing this hands on with my own garden. Ive been taking pictures of my seedlings every day to compare growth. Now i took photos today a couple hours ago, and i zoomed in on the photos and noticed microscopic white dots that you cant see without zooming in or when i used my 40x scope. Im wondering if i am just worrying for no reason and this is normal for the plant or if its an early sign of spider mites. Im 50/50 on it because i havent done this yet and have no mite experience, but also upon close examination can not see one mite and even under the scope the dots are still microscopic. I also checked underneath and see not dots or mites. Pretty sure this is just normal... but if i dont ask for some opinions ill be thinking about it non stop.
 

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DJXX

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usually the mites and their eggs are on the underneath side of the leaves,,,if those are somehow eggs you would see something that layed the eggs crawling around I would think.....my guess its the first formation of trichromes...really dont know for sure ...maybe someone in here can elaborate..DJXX
 

coooper

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+1 to you for already making me feel better lol. Here are pics that are not zoomed in. Plants are super healthy. It’s only Day 12 of their life so I’m just being overly cautious.
 

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DJXX

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man i think you may be a lil worried for nothing...they look pretty good to me...what strain is the first pic.....DJXX
 

Tangwena

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+1 to you for already making me feel better lol. Here are pics that are not zoomed in. Plants are super healthy. It’s only Day 12 of their life so I’m just being overly cautious.
Relax and let them do their thing they look fine to me but I've got glaucoma in both eyes ha ha.
Just kidding man they look fine.
 

DJXX

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oh i see its Sangria...with a 40 times scope you would easily see any crawlers...With just your eyes Spidermites look like a spec of dust but it moves...with the magnification you can easily see the legs and the eggs but they are definitely on the underneath side of the leaves...whats in Sangria..DJXX
 

coooper

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Great to hear guys. Thanks i appreciate it. Everything has been beyond perfect with this first grow of mine. and it better be considering the amount of hours and money invested over the past two years to get this going. And yeah all three are Sangria. I wish i could tell you what it is, i shouldve taken a picture of the information in the book from the vendor. I only will get great genetics from trusted vendors at a local festival in Maine. All i remember is that its indica dominant which i prefer cause i am limited on height available. And it said it was a very berry tasting strain and tends to have a lot of purple if i remember correctly. Although i cant find anything on the strain and dont remember the vendor name (first time seeing them at this festival) . I have two other strains that i know and love that are from TGA Genetics. Space Candy and Qrazy Train. Both amazing strains especially the Space Candy. Wanted to save those genetics till after my first grow to safely get used to the work habits of the garden and deal with any fuck ups i might have on the first go around. So far everythings great though :D .
 

I'mback

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usually the mites and their eggs are on the underneath side of the leaves,,,if those are somehow eggs you would see something that layed the eggs crawling around I would think.....my guess its the first formation of trichromes...really dont know for sure ...maybe someone in here can elaborate..DJXX
plants are still considered seedlings, therefore not "trichomes" :tiphat:
 

NEW ENGLAND

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plants are still considered seedlings, therefore not "trichomes" :tiphat:

In all honesty I think that's strin dependent.Ive gotten strings over the years with trichs at a very early stage.
One that comes to mind was Heath Robinsons Black Rose years ago.Unfortunately the end result was pretty but that's where it ended for me.
 

coooper

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Thanks I’m thinking it’s just a natural part of the plant considering you can’t see it unmagnified at all and even when magnified it’s still a microscopic blur. And thanks for the info djxx
 
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