Yeh but it is safe for your smokers.
24 clones X $14 each gone...
Have to say it DIDNT kill the other 4 strains I used it on...
But im still pretty pissed...
Yeh but it is safe for your smokers.
24 clones X $14 each gone...
Have to say it DIDNT kill the other 4 strains I used it on...
But im still pretty pissed...
Man I still feel bad for you and its been like seven hours. That has to be a record for my give a shit meter.24 clones X $14 each gone...
Have to say it DIDNT kill the other 4 strains I used it on...
But im still pretty pissed...
Man I still feel bad for you and its been like seven hours. That has to be a record for my give a shit meter.
Must be it is because it was dope babies.
Ya, it nuked em....
Bullshit, first time I use something organic to combat bugs and it kills the plants...
Confession--for spider mites, I was always able to control them via organic methods...pain in the ass? yes, but no chems/synthetics were necessario for me. But then the fucking Broad Mites invited themselves into my garden and setup multiple homesteads without my permission or knowledge!
The only way I eradicated Broad Mites was through the use of synthetics/chems--organic methods either were impractical or did not work. Unfortunately the Broad Mites destroyed my genetics...even my prized super sativa! So...IMHO, part of the cost of Broad Mite invasion is a permanent loss of plant vigor (say bye bye quality/quantity)--and replacing infected plants should be an alternative for any cannabis IPM.
BTW, the chem I chose for Broad Mites is abamectin (active ingredient in Avid), but instead of paying $95 or so for 8 oz of Avid, I went the "generic route" for 1/4 the cost-- Quali-Pro about $90 for quart. Available here--http://store.doyourownpestcontrol.c...MxGYQjS4BwSFpXRKvTrEViWQUMtF1oq-wKRoCWpXw_wcB
Also, for any miticide to be effective, ALL as in 100% of the plant tissue must be sprayed...new growth, old growth, stems, leaf underside, etc. For that the best sprayer I ever used is a "Low Velocity Low Pressure" paint sprayer connected to an air compressor. It operates at 25-30 psi and the spray is a "mist" (like paint can spray), easy to target and easy to cover 100% of the plant. I got mine at Harbor Freight for less than $20 and looks like this--
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In other words--you can have the most powerful potion known to mankind--but if you miss a spot on the plant (where a broad mite or two are hiding) and if those broad mites survive (which they will)--you are back at square one. Having to spray everyone again. Second benefit is spray efficiency--I can spray monster plants and use less than 2 oz of spray fluid per plant...the usual is 1 oz per plant max. Why is this important? Residual...the less active ingredient that comes in contact with plant tissue, the less residual there will be in the plant tissue....and of course waste. After foliar spraying 25-40 plants (compost tea, minerals, vitamins, fertility, pesticides, etc) with a 1/2 gallon of solution--I collect less than 1 oz of waste on the floor/backdrop (I spray each plant outside the environment at a "spray station" of sorts). So..spray technique should also me part of a Cannabis IPM.
Tic-tac-toe--yep, what may work for you may not be my preference...and vice versa. Too many variables than "rows and columns"--got go "3d" with "intersects"
i agree spider mites are easily controlled and even eradicated organically.
i mix in one tank.
medium dose of pyganic
medium dose azadactin (neem extract)
medium dose of spinosad
a little mint dr. bronners.
spray every plant all over every 3rd day 4 times.
this is done on the cusp of harvest so that the 4th treatment happens in the flowering room on day of flip.
this has never failed me. ive never had a spider mite infestation become a problem indoors using this.
totally omri bro.
I saw you post the paint sprayer elsewhere on icmag and mentioned I would like to use it but didn't have an air compressor so someone else said they use this and love it! here's the link to a list of different kinds and the one he recommended was the one for $80 http://www.homedepot.com/b/Paint-Paint-Sprayers/Wagner/N-5yc1vZarv5Z1le
well that is what I originally wanted but if you notice the price of that thing, you can see why I chose the $80 option. it's for spraying a plant. shouldn't cost three times the price of the spray should work just as well. the car sprayer may work a little better as far as micron size maybe but either option is better than a traditional spray bottle. I would think at least.
So you are saying that your best methods are basically having the most healthy plants possible that you foliar feed
We already have the PH of chemical pesticides noted but was under the impression the range was 5.5-6.5 not 5? Im just going from the Floramite .pdf.