Grow diary mission impossible (low to medium budget lol)

[ChairmanFester]

I wrote essays and even I forget lol.

 

[Bilber]

Hey , I'm feeling your pain in cny and it kinda sucks!!!!

I think you've already done it, but using a hose to spray them away, covering the soil so they don't go down in the safe zone.....

Then maybe scrape the topish layer of soil to try and get the ....

I'll keep spitballin here, cause we ain't givin up!!!!

Maybe uv-c light....

I've only dealt with aphids once and it was not good....

That was a while ago when I didn't know anything.....

 

[BearWater]

Pics! : )

 

[BearWater]

Hey , I'm feeling your pain in cny and it kinda sucks!!!!

I think you've already done it, but using a hose to spray them away, covering the soil so they don't go down in the safe zone.....

Then maybe scrape the topish layer of soil to try and get the ....

I'll keep spitballin here, cause we ain't givin up!!!!

Maybe uv-c light....

I've only dealt with aphids once and it was not good....

That was a while ago when I didn't know anything.....

Didn’t even think of them going down into the medium! When I hit them with the nasty stuff yesterday all the was running down into it.

Thanks bilber! All in all it’s not too horribly painful. I’m winning until I throw them all outside lol! And even then I’ll tell myself I won because just because!

I have this bad feeling that even if I do get the upper hand and I start thinking I’m gonna win this if they’re all gonna come back and it’s gonna be bad lol.

 

[nowthenourkid]

Great safety check homie! Appreciate it!

what were you spraying for the bed bugs?

A liquid concentrate similar to what you have.
They can contain 2 or 3 different types of permethrin, if my memory is correct alpha cypermethrin was the fast acting. Then deltamethrin might have been slow acting. An IGR was another type that either made them sterile or stopped the boys getting it up.
In my drinking days I once had to spray a wasps nest but used a slow acting one that was really for woodworm. Picked up the wrong bottle and thought it would be fine. It would have killed them all but an hour or two after I had drove off, with a good few stings in me.

 

[BearWater]

A liquid concentrate similar to what you have.
They can contain 2 or 3 different types of permethrin, if my memory is correct alpha cypermethrin was the fast acting. Then deltamethrin might have been slow acting. An IGR was another type that either made them sterile or stopped the boys getting it up.
In my drinking days I once had to spray a wasps nest but used a slow acting one that was really for woodworm. Picked up the wrong bottle and thought it would be fine. It would have killed them all but an hour or two after I had drove off, with a good few stings in me.

Oh ok. Yeah I have a igr which I may just add to the nasty mix for the herb. It’s so nasty though! I figure if I can get it on the plants and get the most of the mites in check I can continue a heavier maintenance dose of the agromagen stuff and neem/bronners in between.

hahaha! that sucks with wasps. had to get a couple nests this summer! only had the goofy fogger stuff and not the “25 foot spray” stuff! got lucky on those!

 

[amneziaHaze]

Seeing more dead mites, or at least what I think are dead mites. Also seeing living mites : / if this continues I’m going to get the micronized sulphur and spray the fuck out of them. (reaching do or die) ill cull the entire run and start fresh. I’ve got lucky in the past with bugs. this is a real pest issue that’s testing my patience and abilities. I hit them this morning with bronners. I may go out tonight and blast the shed with neem.

I tossed one of the taller plants in the solo as it was just covered! I sprayed it with my iso wash last night before bed. Not happy with the results of that so flung to compost pile she goes!

either way I’m going to get the sulphur spray for around the house and shed. I dont care if I burn anything outside lol!

Wanted to upload the pics I took from my phone but I can’t figure out how to initiate the sync! The new iPhone update sucks!

How do you want to consume that after soo much chemicals you used?

 

[BearWater]

How do you want to consume that after soo much chemicals you used?

I don’t really want to. But I’m ok with having only sprayed the nasty stuff once, and everything else has been grow safe, bronners and new to the line up this evening neem. The nasty stuff isn’t on any of the flower that will grow.

If I could do it all over again I’d of hit everything with azotral or something like that early on and then just maintained with neem and insecticidal soaps.

I don’t plan on using the nasty stuff again. But will continue with the soap, neem, and grow safe. I’m going to try and find a vender I can get the azotrol or azomite stuff from.

And if I can’t get this shit under control before the plants aren’t worth continuing flower production wise I’ll toss the lot. I’m just now seeing a good start to flowering between the light leeks and mites.

 

[jadins_journey]

I don’t really want to. But I’m ok with having only sprayed the nasty stuff once, and everything else has been grow safe, bronners and new to the line up this evening neem. The nasty stuff isn’t on any of the flower that will grow.

If I could do it all over again I’d of hit everything with azotral or something like that early on and then just maintained with neem and insecticidal soaps.

I don’t plan on using the nasty stuff again. But will continue with the soap, neem, and grow safe. I’m going to try and find a vender I can get the azotrol or azomite stuff from.

And if I can’t get this shit under control before the plants aren’t worth continuing flower production wise I’ll toss the lot. I’m just now seeing a good start to flowering between the light leeks and mites.

It’s a challenge bear, your a long way from throwing in the towel

 

[BearWater]

It’s a challenge bear, your a long way from throwing in the towel

thanks jj! Definitely feels a little closer to the end but I’m holding out hope for this one! : )

but at the same time I do feel like there is a win in the endgame if I can persist : )

 

[jadins_journey]

Speaking of unwanted critters, spider mites made a reappearance in flower. So I bought some of captain jack’s dead bug concentrate. I wasn’t at all happy with the rtu bottle. I mixed 1.5 ounce with 32 oz h20. That sound about right

 

[ChairmanFester]

Speaking of unwanted critters, spider mites made a reappearance in flower. So I bought some of captain jack’s dead bug concentrate. I wasn’t at all happy with the rtu bottle. I mixed 1.5 ounce with 32 oz h20. That sound about right

 

[BearWater]

Speaking of unwanted critters, spider mites made a reappearance in flower. So I bought some of captain jack’s dead bug concentrate. I wasn’t at all happy with the rtu bottle. I mixed 1.5 ounce with 32 oz h20. That sound about right

I’ll have to look at what I’ve mixed mine at. That 1.5 to 32 seems heavy. But i cant remember until i look it up : )

I think with mites you have to match the poison. Like the Capt jacks wont touch the russets (spinosad).

Thats why im looking into the avid stuff.

 

[MartyMcFly42oh]

Speaking of unwanted critters, spider mites made a reappearance in flower. So I bought some of captain jack’s dead bug concentrate. I wasn’t at all happy with the rtu bottle. I mixed 1.5 ounce with 32 oz h20. That sound about right

I feel your pain. I use a couple different products that are basically food safe oils with an emulsifier added to help stabilize the mixture when added to water. One product is called grow safe, and the other is called mammoth. Both are safe to use through harvest. I also physically remove the webbing with a damp paper towel after treatment.

 

[amneziaHaze]

You tried those bugs that eat russets? I don't know if it's stupid for outdoors will they just run away

 

[jadins_journey]

I feel your pain. I use a couple different products that are basically food safe oils with an emulsifier added to help stabilize the mixture when added to water. One product is called grow safe, and the other is called mammoth. Both are safe to use through harvest. I also physically remove the webbing with a damp paper towel after treatment.

Exactly, Grow Safe is my go to. I got this system for the wife, cool as heck, but i loose it every time when she's at her peak to mites. If this will handle mites in flower it should handle those and I can go back to Grow Safe in here.
Thanks Marty

 

[MartyMcFly42oh]

Exactly, Grow Safe is my go to. I got this system for the wife, cool as heck, but i loose it every time when she's at her peak to mites. If this will handle mites in flower it should handle those and I can go back to Grow Safe in here.
Thanks Marty

Well the silver lining with spider mites is usually increased resin production. If you can consider that a silver lining.

 

[BearWater]

Hey @PlumberSoCal2 : ) I tagged you in the trainwreck thread but i think that might of gotten lost in the pages hahaha! I had a neem question, how often are you spraying your plants? And can i get away with spraying them a few days more than the recommended timeframes? That first treatment knocked the crap out of the mites! so now im wanting to just stomp them out of existence lol!

 

[BearWater]

@MartyMcFly42oh

 

[Oldchucky]

This is from 2021!