Is this mold or minerals

Jw420 · February 21, 2019, 10:23pm

Just wondering if anyone has seen this before. Some videos say its mold some say its minerals from the water.

Thank you in advance

Killadruid · February 21, 2019, 10:28pm

Did u foral spray them?

Jw420 · February 21, 2019, 10:30pm

No. Dont know what that is?

Killadruid · February 21, 2019, 10:33pm

Did u mist ur plants? Or did this appear from just watering it?

Jw420 · February 21, 2019, 10:38pm

Watering or humidifier

Jw420 · February 21, 2019, 10:41pm

Did not mist then

Sixpackdad · February 21, 2019, 11:09pm

Looks like moisture. Tough to tell.

Bogleg · February 21, 2019, 11:39pm

Can you get a picture in natural light? It’s hard to tell from that picture, unfortunately.

WickedAle · February 21, 2019, 11:44pm

Looks normal. Mold would be hairy like spider webs.

What you are seeing are the plants pores and protective trichomes.

Jw420 · February 21, 2019, 11:44pm

If this doesnt work i can take more

Sixpackdad · February 21, 2019, 11:47pm

Just one more pic of the whole plant in natural light. They look good to me. I am not a leaf whisperer, though, but they will be by.

Covertgrower · February 21, 2019, 11:58pm

@Jw420 looks like trichomes on the leaves if you ask me.

Jw420 · February 22, 2019, 12:01am

She got burned after transplabt into FFOF, wasnt aware of such things as hot soils. This is so much fun, should have started years ago!

Jw420 · February 22, 2019, 12:02am

Trichomes start this young?

Covertgrower · February 22, 2019, 12:06am

@Jw420 you’d be surprised how soon they start. It’s not a lot, but there’s some. When she gets bigger, you can take a flashlight and see the trichomes reflect back at you on the leaves. It was one of the first things I noticed when mine got bigger.

Bogleg · February 22, 2019, 1:41am

Does it wipe off?

SlowOldGuy · February 22, 2019, 4:35am

yeppers,
there r 3 different kind of trich’s,
the ones we look for on the colas r stalked glandular trich’s.!
this is where the magic happens.!!
the other 2, glandular and stalk trich’s, r for mainly defense.

Jw420 · February 22, 2019, 4:36am

No it does not.

BobbyDigital · February 22, 2019, 5:50am

This is normal in my limited experience. These are the first closeups I took of my plant at a very young age.

WickedAle · February 22, 2019, 1:45pm

Trichoms are there to protect the plant. Much like hair and cilia grows on human epithelial surfaces to protect us.

trichome in Science
trichome[trĭk′ōm′, trī′kōm′]
One of the hairlike or bristlelike outgrowths on the epidermis of a plant. Trichomes serve a variety of functions, depending on their location. As root hairs (and as leaf hairs in epiphytes), trichomes absorb water and minerals. As leaf hairs, they reflect radiation, lower plant temperature, and reduce water loss. They also provide defense against insects.

@BobbyDigital Really cool Picts. Never saw fluorescent trichs.