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Hmm, perhaps I'm being too timid with her, but she really doesn't feel like she wants to bend. Probably on account of all the silica she's been fed.I'd just bend it over. If you have to chop it. Smoke it.
You'd have to squash the stalk/branch to bend it.Hmm, perhaps I'm being too timid with her, but she really doesn't feel like she wants to bend. Probably on account of all the silica she's been fed.
So, does "squash" mean actually snap it? My 5th and last spray was 10 days ago. Oddly, I've only found 1 dead caterpillar. Perhaps you're right and it may be that their populations have been kept under control enough that worst case I'd have a few dozen to contend with. Last year it was literally hundreds of them. Between the infestation and herming I got so depressed I wasn't even sure I'd be growing again this year. Then came Spring, and hope springs eternal. :-)You'd have to squash the stalk/branch to bend it.
I don't know if you have a lot to worry about in 2 weeks, if you've been spraying BT regularly. I understand the concern, though. I lost about half of my outdoor grow one summer in the Carolinas, to caterpillars.
I have a reasonable solution for you. Get two pvc conduit pipes 1.25” x 10’. That’s a standard length at most hardware stores. They’re pretty rigid. Slide them over your bamboo stakes now you have 10 ft stakes over which you can throw your netting. The netting shouldn’t be too heavy. Ideally 4 stakes and pvc tubes would be used but two is minimum. To add support to your stakes you can get some twine, a few ground stakes and makes guy wires. No topping, bending, or breaking necessary. Hope this helps.
That's brilliant! Thank you!! Part of what I find so enticing about growing cannabis is that it often necessitates/provides opportunity to find creative solutions, which seems apropos. :-DI have a reasonable solution for you. Get two pvc conduit pipes 1.25” x 10’. That’s a standard length at most hardware stores. They’re pretty rigid. Slide them over your bamboo stakes now you have 10 ft stakes over which you can throw your netting. The netting shouldn’t be too heavy. Ideally 4 stakes and pvc tubes would be used but two is minimum. To add support to your stakes you can get some twine, a few ground stakes and makes guy wires. No topping, bending, or breaking necessary. Hope this helps.
Oh, wait. That's not gonna work. The bamboo stakes have clips that are supporting the stalks. grrr. Still a clever idea, and I appreciate the effort to help.I have a reasonable solution for you. Get two pvc conduit pipes 1.25” x 10’. That’s a standard length at most hardware stores. They’re pretty rigid. Slide them over your bamboo stakes now you have 10 ft stakes over which you can throw your netting. The netting shouldn’t be too heavy. Ideally 4 stakes and pvc tubes would be used but two is minimum. To add support to your stakes you can get some twine, a few ground stakes and makes guy wires. No topping, bending, or breaking necessary. Hope this helps.
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