[MJPassion]

Originally Posted by Anne_Fetamine

Glad I discovered this thread before attempting my outdoor project. Think I'll start my Lowryder yungins off in a rabbit cage to keep critters out. By the time they start flowering hopefully they'll be less appealing to rabbits, possums, armadillos & other small creatures in the area.

For insects I have Seven Dust, but will only use that EARLY in the grow if there's an acute insect infestation. Not too keen about using that on my plants but I hear it works so I can always just do a thorough flush before harvesting. Other natural repellent ideas I can use as a first-line of defense: human hair, human urine, soap shavings, aluminum foil around stalk (for slugs), garlic, sharp spikes & various essential oils. (This is not a guerilla grow in some forest but we do have a plethora of bugs & small critters like rabbits & gophers).

No deer, thank goodness, and no wild boars this close to where I'll be planting! Some of y'all have it ROUGH!

I would do all I could to avoid using seven dust as well as anything similar to it.
If you must use dust, go to the ag store & purchase some diatomaceous earth.

[Anne_Fetamine]

^Thanks! It's definitely not my fave choice being a chemical pesticide & all... Perhaps just putting it around the surrounding area--not on my actual plant--would be sufficient. I'd try homemade sprays made from essential oils, garlic & other repellents before I'd reach for the "hard stuff". I only have access to what I can buy online w/ Paypal but have heard good things about diatomaceous earth from many sources so will look into that.

But hopefully I won't need anything like that since I'm doing an autoflower that finishes so quickly. IDK whether aphids & similar pests are a big problem here but I imagine they probably are. Tons of nasty little bugs in this area.

[HIMALAYAN GANJA]

hello anne.... can you eleborate on the aluminium foil around stls for slugs??? how does that deter slugs? i have lots of slugs to deal with so i ask