hiya dub! i have had some temp changes and i could probably could use a flush. seems i did that once before when ph was too high at almost 8 and it did them good. i cant find one little critter anywhere! what kind of strips are you refering to? i think ill put them up just in case. stiches thread for ph trob. and such seemed to have a pic similar to my prob. and indicated maybe the begining of ph troubles befor lockout of phosforus. the curling crispy ends concern me as well. choch suggests powdery midew. whats the fix for that?
hiya dub! i have had some temp changes and i could probably could use a flush. seems i did that once before when ph was too high at almost 8 and it did them good. i cant find one little critter anywhere! what kind of strips are you refering to? i think ill put them up just in case. stiches thread for ph trob. and such seemed to have a pic similar to my prob. and indicated maybe the begining of ph troubles befor lockout of phosforus. the curling crispy ends concern me as well. choch suggests powdery midew. whats the fix for that?
ok,dub,i have thrips!! saw one of the little elusive bastards when i got off work and spent more time hunting around with the glass. what is the BEST way to fix this? it dont seem real bad and i dont want it to get bad. nip it in the bud,anj! nip it nip it nip it! shit hell damn it! got me all itchy! help!
j6p
Member
Hey Tinman, Spinosad will take out thrips and spider mites within 1 to 2 days. Great stuff, fairly new. Extremely low toxicity, it doesn't hurt predator mites or ladybugs on plants ... Dogs eat it in pills for flea control.
The pest spray is concentrated; 1 pint costs $10 and makes gallons @ 2 tblspoon/gallon water. Then you spray it onto your plants. You can probably find it at a local garden store. Also Amazon has it in pints and quarts, links are below.
Green Light Organic Lawn & Garden Insect Control Spray With Spinosad - Pint #41116
Spinosad Garden Insect Spray 32 oz. by Monterey
It works great, and it won't contaminate your plants with poisons.
j6p,thanx fer the links! i didnt find the concentrate today but i did find a brand that ya just spray rite from the bottle and the girl said it worked for her potatoes and peppers and aint had a prob sence! once again you peeps at ic helped me thru a prob within 24 hours!! i have the concentrate on order so im ready the next time!! kudos to you j6p!!!........tinman
tin-I've used Ed Rosenthals Zero Tolerance before and it worked great! It has a nice smell too. Be sure to pull your light up a bit before you spray and be sure to spray everything. Those little bastards will hide from you, but keep at 'em and kill all of them. I followed bottle instructions and it worked great. Good luck man....go get 'em!
bostrom155
Active member
Hello all,
This is the next to go down, some kind of NL. its nothing but colas. and a pic of my C99. i started 9 of them 8 look good
This is the next to go down, some kind of NL. its nothing but colas. and a pic of my C99. i started 9 of them 8 look good
hey everyone,
About to embark with hempy bucket grow.
Are electronic meters really needed? Ec and pH.
There is no recirclulation of nutrients?
For example:
The nutrient solution is made up as instructed with the same water each time.
If this was in an ideal pH range (tested using a borrowed meter)
Would each time the pH be the same?
Trying to things on a minimal budget.
Cheers!
Nice1
About to embark with hempy bucket grow.
Are electronic meters really needed? Ec and pH.
There is no recirclulation of nutrients?
For example:
The nutrient solution is made up as instructed with the same water each time.
If this was in an ideal pH range (tested using a borrowed meter)
Would each time the pH be the same?
Trying to things on a minimal budget.
Cheers!
Nice1
fishinnutt
Member
At the very least go get yourself ph test kit that uses the drops.
I agree with fishinnutt. Some use meters, some pens...I like the drops. I'm lucky to have excellent water and so ours stays the same every time. I use the drops when there is a change in my feeding schedule. Or when I'm trying out new things. My water starts a little high, but when I add a little liquid karma, it brings it down to the perfect mark.
If you're on city water, the ph may change from day to day I would imagine, albeit slightly, it still could move around a little bit.
If you're on city water, the ph may change from day to day I would imagine, albeit slightly, it still could move around a little bit.
Does anyone have any anecdotal notes to share on cleaning/reusing their medium, or more specifically 75%perlite/25%vermiculite? I hate to sound like a cheap bastid, but if it isn't all that much trouble to clean, I would just as soon save the money, ya know?
lol...I guess I am a cheap bastid!
lol...I guess I am a cheap bastid!
I reuse all my medium. I'm at about 80/20 perlite/verm mix. My last two to three weeks in bloom, our plants are being flushed. After the plant comes down, the roots are cleaned out of the medium, the medium goes into a different container (bulk storage, 55gal. drum) and gets reused as the newly rooted clones are ready to go into their new home. I've been using this method for about a year now, and have had no problems. The way that I see it, when the plants are getting flushed, the medium is getting cleaned.
Thanks, man!
I didn't know if the little bits of dried-out root left would hurt anything or not.
edit: "You cannot give rep to the same post twice."
Old pillow cases make great strainers for perlite.
Here is a good article on reusing perlite for greenhouses.
http://onhort.com/The-Benefits-Of-Recycled-Perlite-article6569
Here is a good article on reusing perlite for greenhouses.
http://onhort.com/The-Benefits-Of-Recycled-Perlite-article6569
osecretgardeno
Member
yea great article hempyfan, never would have thought of using an old pillow case for that.
thanks,
sg
thanks,
sg
DankTreez14
Member
hey guys this thread is awesome. i'm just on page 5 lol. but i have a question on nutes. can i use my earth juice organic nutes with this system?
