Day 28: Growth outpaces old damage · Outdoor Cannabis Pests: Chewed Leaves and Plant Recovery Timeline

Visual evidence

What Dud2Bud observed

This photo shows a much larger, healthier plant than the last one. The remaining leaf holes look leftover rather than newly worsening, so today's story is continued growth with old chewing scars.

Canopy is much larger and fuller than the prior photo

Top growth is bright and actively expanding

Stem is upright and the plant looks structurally stable

Old chewing holes are still visible on several leaves

Some leaves have minor edge loss from earlier feeding

Outdoor exposure still leaves it open to repeat herbivory

Old damage

Holes and nicks on mature leaves that match earlier chewing

Old damage

Minor lower-leaf damage that does not appear to be progressing

Still uncertain

Exact pest or animal is not visible

Still uncertain

Whether a barrier is still in place cannot be confirmed from the image

Dud2Bud decision

Growth has taken over

The old chewing issue is no longer the main story in this photo. The plant is now clearly in a stronger growth phase, so observation is enough.

What to do

No change today

Keep normal care steady. There is no active rescue step needed from this photo, just continue routine watering and watch the next new leaves.

1 Do not change the setup today.
2 Keep normal care steady.
3 Check the next photo for continued size gain and clean new growth.

Exact change

none

Keep steady

Keep watering, light, and placement consistent; do not prune healthy growth just because old chew marks remain.

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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

Vigor looks good and the plant is functioning well.

Confidence: 92%

Color Analysis

Clear

Leaf color supports healthy growth rather than nutrient collapse.

Confidence: 90%

Growth Development

Improving

The plant is clearly advancing in early vegetative growth.

Confidence: 96%

Progress Comparison

Improving

Momentum is strongly positive, with growth outpacing the old chew damage.

Confidence: 97%

Damage Classification

Watch

The plant still carries old herbivory scars, but this frame does not show an urgent active chewing event.

Confidence: 88%

Distribution Analysis

Watch

The injury pattern looks like leftover feeding, not a current severe attack on the whole plant.

Confidence: 84%

Possible mechanisms What could explain it

Disease

Not Visible

Disease is not suggested by this image.

Confidence: 82%

Nutrition

Clear

Nutrition does not look like the main limiter right now.

Confidence: 63%

Environment

Clear

The environment supports strong vegetative growth, though outdoor chewing risk remains.

Confidence: 85%

Biotic Damage

Watch

Herbivory happened before, but current evidence does not prove it is still active.

Confidence: 79%

Water Relations

Clear

Water access looks adequate in this view.

Confidence: 66%

Structural Analysis

Clear

The plant structure is healthy and stable.

Confidence: 93%

Decision checks Why this action was chosen

Recovery

Improving

The plant is in a real recovery and growth phase.

Confidence: 90%

Information Gap

Clear

Routine comparison later is enough.

Confidence: 81%

Limiting Factor

Watch

The only meaningful risk visible today is future chewing, not current decline.

Confidence: 72%

Confidence Audit

Clear

Confidence is high that the plant is improving and does not need action today.

Confidence: 90%

Intervention Evaluation

Not Visible

A new intervention is not justified today.

Confidence: 60%

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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.