Day 7 report Supporting case evidence

Outdoor Cannabis Pests: Chewed Leaves and Plant Recovery Timeline

Chewing case enters verification

The plant is still growing and the damage is no longer clearly escalating, so the main task is to confirm whether protection held.

Chewing case enters verification on day 7

Observation

16 June 2026

Plant
Cannabis (RQS Gushers)
Health
๐ŸŒฟ Partly recovering
Momentum
Growth is continuing
Case decision
Close Case

Visual evidence

What Dud2Bud observed

The plant is still growing and looks stable enough to verify, but chewing damage remains visible. Since the prior intervention window has passed, the useful question is whether new damage has stopped.

Center growth is still active and green

Plant posture is upright

No collapse, rot, or severe wilt visible

Chewing damage is still visible on multiple leaves

Some holes and edge loss are present on older and newer foliage

Leaf area remains reduced compared with a healthy untouched plant

Old damage

Older holes and edge loss that look unchanged from the prior check-in

Old damage

Minor cosmetic tissue loss on leaves already damaged before

Still uncertain

It is not obvious from the photo whether the barrier was installed or whether the chewing source has been excluded

Still uncertain

User did not confirm the intervention was performed

Dud2Bud decision

Verify chewing has slowed

The prior chewing case has reached its verification window, and the plant now needs a photo-based check to see whether fresh damage has stopped or is still ongoing.

What to do

Keep protection steady and verify

Do not change the plant care today. Keep the chewing barrier or protected placement in place if it was added, and use the next photo to check whether fresh damage has stopped.

  1. 1 Leave the plant care unchanged today.
  2. 2 Keep any barrier or protected placement in place.
  3. 3 Check the next photo for fresh chewing on the newest leaves.

Exact change

No new change today; keep the current protection in place and avoid reopening access to the plant.

Keep steady

Keep watering, light, and placement steady; do not prune healthy growth just because old damage is still visible.

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Full assessment

How this photo was assessed

The report separates visible facts, possible explanations and the final care decision so uncertainty remains visible.

Visible evidence What was visible in the photo

Vigor

Clear

Overall vigor is decent despite leaf loss.

Confidence: 79%

Color Analysis

Clear

Color suggests the plant is still functioning well enough to keep growing.

Confidence: 85%

Growth Development

Clear

The plant remains in early vegetative growth and is still actively building foliage.

Confidence: 91%

Progress Comparison

Improving

The plant itself is still moving forward, even though old chewing damage remains visible.

Confidence: 74%

Damage Classification

Concern

The plant has persistent chewing injury, but the current photo does not clearly show a new escalation.

Confidence: 92%

Distribution Analysis

Watch

The chewing has affected multiple leaves, but the active tip is still relatively protected.

Confidence: 84%

Possible mechanisms What could explain it

Disease

Not Visible

Disease remains unlikely from the visible pattern.

Confidence: 78%

Nutrition

Clear

Nutrition is not the main visible limiter today.

Confidence: 47%

Environment

Watch

Outdoor conditions continue to make chewing pressure plausible.

Confidence: 82%

Biotic Damage

Concern

Herbivory is still the working explanation, but this check-in is about whether it is still active.

Confidence: 90%

Water Relations

Clear

Water access looks acceptable in this photo.

Confidence: 56%

Structural Analysis

Clear

Structure is sound enough to keep monitoring rather than trimming heavily.

Confidence: 82%

Decision checks Why this action was chosen

Recovery

Watch

The plant is coping, but recovery is only partial because damaged leaves remain.

Confidence: 71%

Information Gap

Watch

A future photo is useful mainly to confirm whether feeding has ceased.

Confidence: 78%

Limiting Factor

Watch

The limiting factor is now whether chewing has actually stopped.

Confidence: 74%

Confidence Audit

Watch

Confidence is enough to verify, but not enough to declare the chewing problem fully resolved.

Confidence: 73%

Intervention Evaluation

Improving

The earlier protective idea still makes sense, but we need to verify whether it helped.

Confidence: 64%

Case reasoning

Cases tracked in this report

Verifying

Chewing damage / herbivory stress

88% confidence
Latest intervention: Shield the plant from chewing

What comes next: Confirm in the next comparison that the newest leaves stay clean and that no fresh tissue loss appears.

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This supporting report documents the visual evidence and care decision from one point in a longer plant journey. It is not indexed separately from the main plant story.