Organics for mites

[GDK]

Update:
Well i have been dunking a cpl of times, and it looks like im home free now. Not a sign of eggs or adults at all. I will however give them a cpl of dunks more, and continue to spray with lavender. Shits gold! Im sure the spinosad lent a helping hand as well, but seriously...lavender is now second from the top on the list of plants i love to death! Id hug ya if i could Jay!!!!

Stay Safe

 

[jaykush]

Update:
Well i have been dunking a cpl of times, and it looks like im home free now. Not a sign of eggs or adults at all. I will however give them a cpl of dunks more, and continue to spray with lavender. Shits gold! Im sure the spinosad lent a helping hand as well, but seriously...lavender is now second from the top on the list of plants i love to death! Id hug ya if i could Jay!!!!

good to hear, lavender is such a useful plant. dont forget to make use of it for you as well. its got many many uses. now look into all the other plant extracts and youll become a plant addict in general.

 

[Ribsauce]

Update:
Well i have been dunking a cpl of times, and it looks like im home free now. Not a sign of eggs or adults at all. I will however give them a cpl of dunks more, and continue to spray with lavender. Shits gold! Im sure the spinosad lent a helping hand as well, but seriously...lavender is now second from the top on the list of plants i love to death! Id hug ya if i could Jay!!!!

Stay Safe

Great to hear FAM...and i agree with ya this thread should def be a sticky...who woulda thought when i bought a english and a french lavender plant ten plus years ago id be saving myself money on pesticides...like jay said go out to your local gardening store and buy a cheap semi mature plant and plant that puppy in a sunny spot...be warned though they will grow into whatever space you give them...mine are now huge "bushes" that i cut back several times a year just so they dont overtake all parts of my garden

 

[jaykush]

be warned though they will grow into whatever space you give them...mine are now huge "bushes" that i cut back several times a year just so they dont overtake all parts of my garden

yup, we have this one lavender species. it grows like a monster in the summer. its not cold hardy so we propagate it each year. but damn even a 5 inch start planted in spring, ends up as a 4 ft wide 4 ft tall with blooms bush. we cut them 6-7 times for the blooms, have sooo much extra we sell the blooms for a nice price.

 

[MediMary]

just reread this thread, its a great source of info!

 

[Clackamas Coot]

The specific compounds found in lavender are also a very effective fungicide as well as an insecticide - an added bonus regardless of why you're applying it to your plants.

After using it for a couple of months I can easily recommend applying it at least 1x per week 'just because' - it's an effective foliar spray on other levels.

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[jaykush]

i only use it about once a month and have never seen a mite on my plants. of course i use all sorts of other extracts too. nothing wrong with 1x a week, the plants will love the folair spray.

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Jaykush

Mostly for the fungicide qualities - the PM this year has been pretty brutal. Probably the worst in 3 or 4 years which is quite a feat indeed.

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[Amber Trich]

now if you left the extract to sit for a few weeks, i would advise against it. those are for soil drenches or used in veg.

what happens to the lavender extract over time? is there more antimicrobial action at the beginning and more nutrients at the end?

lavender is antifungal and antibacterial.. does it have any negative effect on soil life (from microbes up), like neem does?

has anyone used a soil drench and then checked for signs of life?

thanks for the info, I love herbs and especially growing herb with herbs ♥

 

[Clackamas Coot]

lavender is antifungal and antibacterial...does it have any negative effect on soil life (from microbes up), like neem does?

?????

 

[jaykush]

what happens to the lavender extract over time? is there more antimicrobial action at the beginning and more nutrients at the end?

yes in the first 24-48 hours there is a bloom in life. after that it dies off mostly and becomes nutrient rich.

lavender is antifungal and antibacterial.. does it have any negative effect on soil life (from microbes up), like neem does?

ive been using it as a foliar and a soil drench for quite some time now, no ill effects on my soil at all. in fact it seems to stimulate the soils biology.

has anyone used a soil drench and then checked for signs of life?

yes, they are fine.

 

[mad librettist]

Next time I have some lavender I'll put a drop in some AACT and we'll see what's what with that.

I can tell you just from Jay's report that any microbicidal effects are short lived.

 

[Ribsauce]

The specific compounds found in lavender are also a very effective fungicide as well as an insecticide - an added bonus regardless of why you're applying it to your plants.

After using it for a couple of months I can easily recommend applying it at least 1x per week 'just because' - it's an effective foliar spray on other levels.

CC

How well does it work against PM? Were you using it at the same dilution that JayKush said earlier in the thread? You guys rock thanks for all the great info guys

 

[Clackamas Coot]

How well does it work against PM? Were you using it at the same dilution that JayKush said earlier in the thread? You guys rock thanks for all the great info guys

Ribsauce

PM, like mites, are easier to prevent than to cure/fix meaning that I haven't had to use lavender against an outbreak of PM but as part of a weekly program it's clear that it's effective given the sad, sad situation that many other MMJ growers are experiencing this winter in my part of the world. The organic vineyards barely escaped taking a bullet to the head last fall when there was a warm break for several days allowing them to get the harvest out of the fields and into the processing facilities.

Lots of bull-sh*t flowing out of the grow stores these days. It's a shame that most are worthless and are naturally over-priced.

To say the least.

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[heady blunts]

i convinced a friend of mine to give me a cut of his korean damage i was really enjoying smoking on last month. unfortunately, the cut had mites.

my solution: i've isolated the thing in a gallon ziplock after i had watered it. every time i catch a spider in my house, it goes in the bag. hopefully the spiders will win out and i'll be left with a clean plant! otherwise i'll just chuck the whole thing.

 

[jaykush]

How well does it work against PM?

use horsetail for PM. use the old growth that looks like straws. chop up, boil in water for 10 minutes or so, strain, cool, dilute, and apply. apply BEFORE PM comes. its also a great foliar feed for the plants.

 

[guest2012y]

Jay....
It occurred to me that cedar trees do not get PM..and in fact have such an anti fungal effect on most species of mushroom that only a couple of types of mushrooms grow around the base of the trees. Do you think some sort of FPE would be worth experimenting with using the leaves or bark?

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Jay....
It occurred to me that cedar trees do not get PM..and in fact have such an anti fungal effect on most species of mushroom that only a couple of types of mushrooms grow around the base of the trees. Do you think some sort of FPE would be worth experimenting with using the leaves or bark?

CC1

Beginning about 2 years ago products derived from cedar began to appear.

In fact the "Neptune's Harvest" company had such a product and may have a reference at their web site - not sure. I did get a promotion sheet at a nursery trade show.

Check out eucalyptus tree extracts - widely used in the ornamental end of the nursery industry. Not too sure about spraying it on medicinal plants however. Not saying that you should not - I just don't know.

HTH

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[jaykush]

its always worth an experiment, specially on some random plant you find with PM on it. even a veggie garden plant that is prone to PM like squashes.

but seriously, horsetail.

 

[Clackamas Coot]

but seriously, horsetail

I plan on harvesting 10 gallons of horse tails tomorrow at a friend's farm.

Can't wait until it's done fermenting - should be about 2 weeks or so with the mount of EM-1 that I plan on adding.

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