New here from Ann Arbor area

[JimfromA2]

New member here from the Ann Arbor area. This year's crop will be the 6th. I grow high CBD low THC strain. The strain I use is something from Ice River Genetics. It is called Snake Oil. My first grow was very successful. They have gotten worse each time. I keep getting infested with spider mites. I am doing a reset this year and hopefully, with proper steps, I will avoid the spider mites and have a good harvest. I am going back to doing what I did the first year with some new things thrown in. I have a 4x4 tent. I am growing 4 plants. (3 snake oil, 1 blue dream) I am almost to the point of putting up a scrog net. I have already topped 2 of the plants. I also removed the bottom three levels of branches leaving 4 levels on one and 5 levels on the big plant. Two of the plants are not growing as fast as the other 2. They are developing, but they are behind the others. I am 2-3 weeks from starting the flowering stage. I have a second scrog net that I will use during the budding stretch. Oh, and I already have nute burn so I am trying to work that out also. I am using new nutes and was following a recipe I got from youtube growers. More on that later.

 

[PipeCarver]

New member here from the Ann Arbor area. This year's crop will be the 6th. I grow high CBD low THC strain. The strain I use is something from Ice River Genetics. It is called Snake Oil. My first grow was very successful. They have gotten worse each time. I keep getting infested with spider mites. I am doing a reset this year and hopefully, with proper steps, I will avoid the spider mites and have a good harvest. I am going back to doing what I did the first year with some new things thrown in. I have a 4x4 tent. I am growing 4 plants. (3 snake oil, 1 blue dream) I am almost to the point of putting up a scrog net. I have already topped 2 of the plants. I also removed the bottom three levels of branches leaving 4 levels on one and 5 levels on the big plant. Two of the plants are not growing as fast as the other 2. They are developing, but they are behind the others. I am 2-3 weeks from starting the flowering stage. I have a second scrog net that I will use during the budding stretch. Oh, and I already have nute burn so I am trying to work that out also. I am using new nutes and was following a recipe I got from youtube growers. More on that later.

Welcome to the Farm, Mites can be a problem I've had to kill of everything sterilize and start all over because of them....I got them from taking my plants outside for free light then bring them back in contaminated everything.....Anyways again welcome to the Farm and good luck, there's lots of good folks here willing to help with any issue you may have.....

 

[MEGA956]

Great to see another grower from Michigan!

Any pictures of the plants?

 

[Novaracer69]

Hell I am right down the street in Ypsilanti

 

[JimfromA2]

Hell I am right down the street in Ypsilanti

I am in Ypsi Twp. More people know Ann Arbor than Ypsilanti. That is why I said Ann Arbor area. Just found out Grow Show is closed, sad.....

 

[JimfromA2]

Some pictures through my glasses

 

[Stonemason7767]

Welcome .im in michagin here to. We love pictures. Are you soil or coco.

 

[Stonemason7767]

Alot cool people here to give advise.

 

[CannaGranny]

Welcome to the farm!

 

[MEGA956]

Auto flowering seeds or regular ones?

 

[BigBlonde]

Hello @JimfromA2! Welcome to the farm!

I lived in Ann Arbor while I was doing graduate work at the U of M. That was many years ago. I suppose the place has changed a lot. I lived near the offices of Car and Driver magazine and loved to see all the cars they were testing. I still have friends who live in the area.

 

[BigBlonde]

I keep getting infested with spider mites.

I lost a crop to spider mites last summer. The one thing I didn't try that I wish I had was predator mites. If I ever see those damn creatures again, I'll use predator mites for sure.

 

[Moshmen]

Lived in south west mich for 45 years ! Lol great place to raise the kids but really don’t miss it much . I do miss racing in bmx Waterford.

 

[flowerdave]

Just north of you up 23, Welcome. Happy growing.

 

[JimfromA2]

Welcome .im in michagin here to. We love pictures. Are you soil or coco.

Pro-Mix

 

[JimfromA2]

Auto flowering seeds or regular ones?

Regular

 

[JimfromA2]

I lost a crop to spider mites last summer. The one thing I didn't try that I wish I had was predator mites. If I ever see those damn creatures again, I'll use predator mites for sure.

I will try ladybugs in the future

 

[Novaracer69]

I will try ladybugs in the future

All I can say is incorporate a IPM program of some sort. Weekly sprays predators and traps so you can see a problem before it's a problem. If you wait until you have a problem trust me it will be a problem

 

[RootsRuler]

Welcome to the Farm!

 

[mysticepipedon]

Welcome to THC Farmer.

I'm to the south of you in Augusta Township.