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It is food grade
It is food gradeYeah, don’t breathe it in! But if it’s food grade, it’s OK to eat it!
Don't peek in your tent during dark period.Hey I placed it in soil today around 5pm, the light went off at 6 and comes back on at 12. We'll it's not 12 yet it is 10:18 and I checked the plant just to check on her and it looks like she was almost getting real droopy so I watered her with a little bit off armor si and grow big fertilizer(only a teaspoon of growbig in a gallon of water, and 1ml of armor si in the gallon as well, ph was 6.3. Not sure kinda worried me but she was really dry. So this stuff will 100% not kill my plant? Also it's still effective once it dries again correct? I'm also going to start lst very soon I can post a video of how she looks at 12 when the light comes back on.
Ohhhh, is that a bad thing?Don't peek in your tent during dark period.
Well I don't recon it would bother autos, but it's not what you want to do with photo period plants, you don't want any light leaks or disruption of the dark cycleOhhhh, is that a bad thing?
Light during the dark period will stress them, even if its for a few seconds. That said is not likely for them to herm just becaused you peeked once or twice during the flowering period, but not impossible either.Ohhhh, is that a bad thing?
Okay thank you. I put about 3 tablespoons in it and covered the top layer of soil then I kinda mixed it in, looks like a mixture of powder and soilLight during the dark period will stress them, even if its for a few seconds. That said is not likely for them to herm just becaused you peeked once or twice during the flowering period, but not impossible either.
Also about the DE, yes its effective again when it dries. It only stops being effective when there's not enough and that can happen after a few weeks of watering as the silica decomposes and goes to the plant. Feel free to top with food grade diatomaceous earth 2-3 times per grow if you see critters.
And another thing, I said 2 tablespoons, my bad because I was thinking in spanish, 2 american tablespoons is too little for big pots, I dont know how the spoons I use are called hahaha. So in grams I would use around 40-50 grams while 2 american tablespoons is only 30 grams. You can add 1 or 2 more american tablespoons if you wish to go safer but maybe what you used was enough.
Don't mix it in, you want it on top of soilOkay thank you. I put about 3 tablespoons in it and covered the top layer of soil then I kinda mixed it in, looks like a mixture of powder and soil
Not really no, thats only effective against critters than dont reproduce in the substrate like snails. If you dont mix properly with the top layer of the soil gnats and small critters will still find cracks to live in and reproduce, been there with gnats in the past. If you mix the top layer of the soil with a decent ammount like he did, gnats cant find a crack to put eggs 2-3inches below the top soil and youre also killing most of the larvae that could be already there.Don't mix it in, you want it on top of soil
In cases where they go even deeper than gnats like root aphids (which we are not sure if they are) its the same, you need to cover every crack. Even if you cant kill the larvae they have to go to the surface when they becomes adults. When covering every crack with DE no adults will survive that goes inside nor any adult that tries to get out, so it will eventually kill them all.I had to go check to see which bug he had again LOL it's root aphids right? I'm not sure how to get rid of them? I had them and I don't think I ever got rid of them, I think they were there when I tore the grow down
I'm not exactly sure what the bug is never really found out also haven't seen any really since the videos where my soil was decently wet. At the top of the plant where everything sprouts from I did see a very tiny yellow bug crawl out and I killed it immediately, haven't seen anything else no marks, nothing chewing on the plant, no bugs or marks under the leaves, no gnats. My plant was very dry when I put the de in yesterday, but I'm pretty sure the de made it even more dry, so I ended up watering it 12 hrs after putting de in but it has seems to kinda seep in the soil and dried again. I just want no bugs, I don't do bugs as it is. Would it be smart to spray general hydroponics exile on it? Not sure what the yellow critter was but this one was on the plant. I've seen people dilute the exile with water and just gently mist the plant to prevent bugs from going on the plant.The silica that will go deeper when you water overtime and then dry before the next watering will also kill aphids that are deeper in the roots. Another 2 great organic solutions if the problem is too deep into the soil for diatomaceous earth to handle:
1. Nematodes: they will feed on any small critter like root aphids, after the pray is gone they die. They dont attack bigger critters like worms so thats good if you have worms in your soil.
2. Bacillus thuringiensis: my favorite, feeds like any other of your root microorganisms so they dont need pray to survive. They last all the grow and will kill any critter that tries to munch on the roots, because they produce a protein thats toxic for them but harmless for the plant and the rest of microorganisms.
Hey after I have watered and the top is damp they are back and I got a better video on 18x zoom some are extremely tiny to where you can't see it.The silica that will go deeper when you water overtime and then dry before the next watering will also kill aphids that are deeper in the roots. Another 2 great organic solutions if the problem is too deep into the soil for diatomaceous earth to handle:
1. Nematodes: they will feed on any small critter like root aphids, after the pray is gone they die. They dont attack bigger critters like worms so thats good if you have worms in your soil.
2. Bacillus thuringiensis: my favorite, feeds like any other of your root microorganisms so they dont need pray to survive. They last all the grow and will kill any critter that tries to munch on the roots, because they produce a protein thats toxic for them but harmless for the plant and the rest of microorganisms.
This is what happens when you dont follow the instructions, I dont mean it in a bad way but I was very specific when I said you need it to be dry to be effective. Its okay, let it dry real good this time until the plant asks you for water and apply a bit more over the wet area. Just dont be impatient and let it dry otherwise youre just wasting your timeHey after I have watered and the top is damp they are back and I got a better video on 18x zoom some are extremely tiny to where you can't see it.
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