MIMedGrower
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RA free eh? Just because you looked and didn’t see em this time , does not mean your IPM scanning does not resolve you to say your free or bug free . Too many guys wanna fight intill they see populations. Well look at RA , IF you don’t on daily look for the pest ( like many things ) by the time you see fliers or adults ( your fucked and have to use things that are poison )
Why? Biocontrol fixes that and IPM ! Yes you gotta pay
any pest or mold should be in the prevent cause once you got it = your fucked or your using unregulated/ grey area or unsafe products
Not dissing or commanding ( more or less trying to help or give good input if that make sense lol )
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Did you just wine about feeding ph of 5.5? Dude look at reg well water , mines like 7.5+ and ppm of 300+ ( do people normally ph their gardens or normal ag ph it for their nutes that’s water before applying, prolly not? Plus it’s not room temps and that’s the biggest “stress “) just saying , I think these plants can’t handle a little stress and be grown just like they do in nature without crying![]()
Did I offend you somehow?
I said the runoff was coming out 5.5. Just means my medium had too much nutrients and they went acidic sitting there. I dont even worry about ph normally. And i never adjust with ph up or down in buffered potting soil.
As far as pests I have only ever cleaned around my plants in the flower room as it has plants blooming perpetually one after another. This has been going on in this room for almost 5 years and I have only ever seen fungus gnats. And i know which soil I should not have bought that brought them. Other than that a couple of gnats when my room is crowded and once it isnt and i let things dry out more they dissapear.
Nothing else from outside ever comes in without being cleaned. Especially me.
Like I said. With the size and amount of plants in your grow I would likely treat it like commercial and use full IPM like you do.
But my grow is pesticide free except for mocrobe lift and has been for over 6 years perpetually starting at out old house and i use no additives other than a natural based fertilizer. Pure blend pro grow. Nothing else.
And since i have similar symptoms from time to time to aphids I will continue to scope for them. I read all about them today. I should be able to identify them.
Less is more in my opinion.