i got em in late dec. i killed every adult plant. like alot of em:( chose the few plants i COULD NOT let go of. i started by dipping cuts of those in
avid and
forbid. interspersed w/ biowar; once cuts rooted, tossed donor plants. vegged those new cuttings dunking in
forbid and
avid again w/ ogbiowar interspersed. after they were big enough took cuts off of those then did the same. once i got cuts from those, now 3 gen. out from donor plants vegged them while rotating organic measures. the toxins in
forbid n
avid are atleast 8 week residuals if i remember correctly.
this was the arsenal of omri:
monterey (spinosa)
essentria (
geraniol)
Mpede (potassium salts of fatty acids)
azatrol (azadirachtin)
evergreen (
pyganic)
ogBiowar biobrew
natural Mystik (dragonfly earth med)
conserve sc (spinosa 11%)
i often sprayed ogbiowar biobrew as a foliar inbetween almost every application. (OGBIOWAR was instrumental in my success imho)
did this for about 3 weeks then took cuttings again. now im 3+mos. out with my new moms 4gens. from the russet era.
i scope w/ a 300x usb microscope almost every day too.
also i should say that after i realized i had russet mites i killed ALL plants. even ones i didnt see em on. went on the assumption they were there and not dug in. no chance for reintroduction. i only found traces of them on a few; but from all the help here on the farm i realized it was a BIG FOOKIN deal. biblical pestilence type shnitt. so i killed em off. any chance of a chance of a chance.
about 1.5 mos. in after imwas convinced i had the environment clean and under control again i started new seeds as well as nursing my orginal lineup back to health.
i dont regret taking 3 mos. to get rid of em. i grow ommp quality meds too and cant imagine spraying some of the shit ive heard about on medicine. anyways: lots of phone alarms and dry erase boards and calendars with a hardcore IPM plan.
biggest lesson ive ever learned. my quarantine regiment is laser tight now and the gates are closed.
never again.