My Overly Ambitious Second Grow!

[BatmanPetersenc]

Fuck, well, thrips are still thriving. I chopped my bushy cover crop a few days after applying beneficial insects, which may have driven ALL THE THRIPS to my cannabis, before any beneficials were established. And I think they were establishing in the cover crop, so I feel that I've doomed those poor little guys.

So I bit the bullet and sprayed the plants yesterday with Captain Jacks Super Insecticidal Soap. I plan to spray tomorrow with Mammoth Canna trim, then captain Jacks a few days after. Just gonna nail them every 3 days for a week or two, and hope there are some beneficial in the soil doing their thing.

Same routine for the 30-ish tomatoes, peppers, and tomatillos and cannabis (in decreasing order) that are biding their time under a few extra lights.

Super annoyed about the thrips. Any tips on management are welcome, but it seems rotating IPM will work for now. I'll establish beneficials when I'm not in the midst of an outbreak.

 

[BatmanPetersenc]

So after two solid applications of captain Jacks super insecticidal soap, with an application of Mammoth Cannatrol in between, the thrips seem to be well controlled if not gone. I'll likely spray every 5ish days alternating between these two moving forward.

And the cannabis hiding in my outdoor tomato, pepper and tomato starts:

And all the outdoor stuff:

Some of the tomatoes are very sad and weird. Still figuring that out. The outdoor cannabis is looking over watered. But it'll all get there I think.

 

[BatmanPetersenc]

Hardening off the outdoor cannabis, tomatoes, tomatillos and peppers. It's all been indoors in 6" nursery pots for far too long.

But, I have at least some confirmed rove beetles!

And I haven't seen any thrips since the treatments. My wondering now is whether I should continue spraying or if that will harm my beneficials?

Regardless, I'm feeling less spooked about the thrips. Just gotta stay vigilant I guess.

Some LST on the tallest indoor plant, ready to send them to flower soon!