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Yeah I saw some of yours in your post. Hopefully the finches will leave you some seeds - one of the cool things with the zinnia is how easy it is to collect seeds for next year.Hi mancorn, I love zinnias too and so do the goldfinches that rip them apart for the seeds!
They don't wait until fall and stand on top of the flower or grab the stem and pull the petals off one at the time.
If they weren't so pretty and sing so sweet they'd be history.
Problem I'm having right now is PM. And I don't usually fret about it, but my cannabis is in with them.Yeah I saw some of yours in your post. Hopefully the finches will leave you some seeds - one of the cool things with the zinnia is how easy it is to collect seeds for next year.
Yeah they are really susceptible to the PM. I’ve used the Southern AG (Garden Friendly), Plant Doctor, milk, potassium bicarbonate, citric acid, isopropyl alcohol, & hydrogen peroxide on one bunch in the last couple months. Once it’s established I’m getting the best results with the hydrogen peroxide/alcohol/castilo soap, which clears it up pretty good. I posted to a mite thread earlier today on home made recipe that also works for PM, which is basically the same as Lost Coast Plant Therapy. But you don’t need the oil with the PM and it helps to get the Ph up with the citric acid & silica.Problem I'm having right now is PM. And I don't usually fret about it, but my cannabis is in with them.
Is there a problem if I get it on the flowers of my cannabis plants? I'm thinking only the lower flowers cause they're so blasted tall already.Yeah they are really susceptible to the PM. I’ve used the Southern AG (Garden Friendly), Plant Doctor, milk, potassium bicarbonate, citric acid, isopropyl alcohol, & hydrogen peroxide on one bunch in the last couple months. Once it’s established I’m getting the best results with the hydrogen peroxide/alcohol/castilo soap, which clears it up pretty good. I posted to a mite thread earlier today on home made recipe that also works for PM, which is basically the same as Lost Coast Plant Therapy. But you don’t need the oil with the PM and it helps to get the Ph up with the citric acid & silica.
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I’ve just been doing a 50% mix with 3% H2O2 & H2O with alcohol and little bit of Castillo soap and it seems to be doing the trick.
Also search on using H2O2 for harvest “bud washing” if you get any cross over.
Most definitely! It’s basically the #1 scourge for cannabis growing - very difficult to erratic and you don’t want it in your lungs.Is there a problem if I get it on the flowers of my cannabis plants? I'm thinking only the lower flowers cause they're so blasted tall already.
Thanks so much, I guess I have to do some homework. And experiment with the formulas.Most definitely! It’s basically the #1 scourge for cannabis growing - very difficult to erratic and you don’t want it in your lungs.
With the zinnias it’s almost impossible to trim out the PM. With your weed you need to immediately remove ANY patch. And prevention is the key! You’ll find hundreds of threads on PM (just on this site alone). Search on integrated pest management (IPM) and you’ll find TONS of info on PM.
I’m sure you’ll get conflicting answers on using isopropyl alcohol on buds. I try not to get it on the flowers as alcohol will certainly degrade trichomes. At the same time products like Lost Coast Plant Therapy use IA (at around 15ml per gallon) and they claim use up till day of harvest. So go figure. Pretty sure LC is using the alcohol primarily to dry out mites/trips as opposed to PM. I won’t be too worried at the movement (if I remember you are just starting to flower), but fine to just go with the H2O2 w/soap. If you pull off a leaf that has pm and look at it with a loupe while spraying full strength 3% you can see the PM bubbling/foaming. (I would definitely spray the zinnias and see what works knocking the PM back on them before you run into problems on your weed.)Thanks so much, I guess I have to do some homework. And experiment with the formulas.
I've read that spraying the flowers is a no-no. Does that include your H2O2, water, alcohol and soap solution?
And I always rinse my flowers at harvest in a weak solution of H2O2, lemon juice and water, then rinse in clear water before hanging to dry.
Finding dead bugs in them bothers me.
Okay! Will do. Thanks again, and I'll let you know how it works on my plants.I’m sure you’ll get conflicting answers on using isopropyl alcohol on buds. I try not to get it on the flowers as alcohol will certainly degrade trichomes. At the same time products like Lost Coast Plant Therapy use IA (at around 15ml per gallon) and they claim use up till day of harvest. So go figure. Pretty sure LC is using the alcohol primarily to dry out mites/trips as opposed to PM. I won’t be too worried at the movement (if I remember you are just starting to flower), but fine to just go with the H2O2 w/soap. If you pull off a leaf that has pm and look at it with a loupe while spraying full strength 3% you can see the PM bubbling/foaming. (I would definitely spray the zinnias and see what works knocking the PM back on them before you run into problems on your weed.)
Hi Chucky, sorry I didn't reply to your querry about my purple monster, but I did get it to the finish line and it was beautiful. Totally unexpected.Chucky’s Folly!
Looking amazingUpdate: Flower 5 weeks almost 6 Baby Bertha
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Nicely filled out Can't wait :P
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My other plants that are 1-2 weeks and 1 week in
Getting her trics a going Plant #2 Big little Bertha
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Some Trics just barley starting to show plant #3 Big Bertha View attachment 1273938
Loving the grows everyone they look STUNNING!!