do you use neem oil when plants are in flower?If it’s bud rot and you spot it early you can cut out affected parts of bud and stay vigilant. If caught late you may have to cut entire buds or branches. If powdery mildew spray with neem oil. If much of plant is infected it’s likely systemic and you should chop plant. I’m a MA grower and lost two plants to powdery mildew last year (2-3 lbs worth). What a bummer! Good luck.
i also grow outside in MA in the summer. about 30 yards from the river. lost two to pm last summer, in green house we erected. had 2 fans one on each side of 2 plant could not control the humidity pm set in, couldn't save them. no green house this summer we are going to use a leaf blower when it rains?If it’s bud rot and you spot it early you can cut out affected parts of bud and stay vigilant. If caught late you may have to cut entire buds or branches. If powdery mildew spray with neem oil. If much of plant is infected it’s likely systemic and you should chop plant. I’m a MA grower and lost two plants to powdery mildew last year (2-3 lbs worth). What a bummer! Good luck.
a leaf blower!!! now there is an idea!!!i also grow outside in MA in the summer. about 30 yards from the river. lost two to pm last summer, in green house we erected. had 2 fans one on each side of 2 plant could not control the humidity pm set in, couldn't save them. no green house this summer we are going to use a leaf blower when it rains?
see what happens?
any good preventive measures for worms?
I do think my mold is caused by the weather thoughBud worms aka caterpillars aka little bastards
I'm in NE too but I don't grow outdoors but a friend grows outdoors in Maine and he's the one that told me about liquid copper fungicide, check it out maybe it'll work for you good luckI do think my mold is caused by the weather though
If its budworms, they drop like paratroopers when the plants are hangdrying. Just leave a bin under them to see what falls out.I do think my mold is caused by the weather though
I don’t want to do that once into flower.do you use neem oil when plants are in flower?
Bud rot and moth larvae are different, IMHO. I get them both late in the fall when the rains come and the humidity gets high enough you can’t keep them dry. I just bought the BTK. I want to try that.I do think my mold is caused by the weather though
I am just such a dope. Of course I see worms when I am drying!! So my question to you is when do I start BTK and when do I stop using it? Safer is a good product but I don't want to smoke it!If its budworms, they drop like paratroopers when the plants are hangdrying. Just leave a bin under them to see what falls out.
I won’t lie, i used btk last year up to a week before chop and dunked everything in water before hanging. Still had tiny ones hatch while hanging, and i mean tiny. Could spot the little thread by backlighting with a flashlight. Eating btk kills them, its not an insecticide. I spray before and after a rainstorm to get good coverage and start when they flip to flower. Thuricide is only 15%, Monterey is 98%. This year may be different, its been much hotter and drier.I am just such a dope. Of course I see worms when I am drying!! So my question to you is when do I start BTK and when do I stop using it? Safer is a good product but I don't want to smoke it!
humidity is a big cause of mold. no proper air circulation. big cause of all kinds of problems.I do think my mold is caused by the weather though
what isBud rot and moth larvae are different, IMHO. I get them both late in the fall when the rains come and the humidity gets high enough you can’t keep them dry. I just bought the BTK. I want to try that.
what is BTK?Bud rot and moth larvae are different, IMHO. I get them both late in the fall when the rains come and the humidity gets high enough you can’t keep them dry. I just bought the BTK. I want to try that.
Its a bacterium from butterfly gut, fatal to caterpillars when eaten.what is
what is BTK?
how do i go about finding BTK?Its a bacterium from butterfly gut, fatal to caterpillars when eaten.
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