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Im glad u checked.alot of growers are so ignorant about pests they would rather deny even the possibility they have pests.they rather chase theyr tails for months rather than take a wee look for pests and the thing is ignoring it dont make it go away.but remember oftimes there are benificial or harmless stuff living in organic soil,like springtails for example.Thanks! I used the potatoe and first I saw nothing but when I used a 100x scope I saw tiny clear looking bugs. Slow moving. I'm not sure if they are root aphids or what. I'm trying to look them up but can find a exact pic.
Sorry I started another thread I don't really no how to use this site I was just looking for a reliable answer. Is there a way to combine the treads. One is about the leaves and one is about bugs.Yes, you can, but be careful to incorporate it into the media/soil surface. Otherwise it'll crust up and be useless.
One affects the other.they are linked the bugs and the leave problems.the pests damage your roots which stops em taking up nutes properly resulting in deficencies and it weakens the plants resistance to molds and harmfull pathogens.Sorry I started another thread I don't really no how to use this site I was just looking for a reliable answer. Is there a way to combine the treads. One is about the leaves and one is about bugs.
I can merge the threads for you, I'll be happy to do that. It does make it easier for the other growers to help you if you keep all problems with the same grow in one place.Sorry I started another thread I don't really no how to use this site I was just looking for a reliable answer. Is there a way to combine the treads. One is about the leaves and one is about bugs.
Thank you! My bad.I can merge the threads for you, I'll be happy to do that. It does make it easier for the other growers to help you if you keep all problems with the same grow in one place.
Could you shoot me the link to the other thread?
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I found these in my soil. I believe to be Bulb Mites do you know if a heat treatment woul kill these? Or what to do about them?
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Spray a neem oil mixture on tje top of ur soil and also ground cinnamon top dress also gets them out of there doesn't kill them but makes them leave I had them on the bottom of when I transplanted there gone nowAnyone know what to do about these things? I believe they are Bulb Mites and was thinking about doing a heat treatment. Found them in my soil with a 100x scope.
No RO, a healthy organic mix will adjust the PH, runoff is not an accurate indicator especially with the pre loaded amendments. organic mixes can absorb and hold a lot of water, getting air to the root zone could be an issue if you have a heavily amended organic soil with excessive moisture sitting, it can become anaerobic killing off the biology that is "digesting" your preloaded amendments, without the biology firing those amendments will just sit in the soil. If you are using amendments that are milled very fine and soluble its a good idea to flush your mix before transplanting, soil sucks up and holds that initial moisture along with whats in it and it cannot be rinsed out as easily as coco or peat based mixes. A nutrient rich low O2 environment can lead to various issues quickly, weak growth, degrees of lockout, struggling plants, weak root systems, and multiple random issues rather than one clear issue much easier to trouble shoot. Using breathable containers may help, fabric pots tend to work well with Organic soil even if you have to go up a size to do it. For now dry out your mix, re-introduce the biology, feed only water or mild teas with focus on catalysts that assists in breaking down your amendments and biology rather than adding any more nutrients. Next run try fluffing your mix with red rock or perilite to increase the O2, reduce or eliminate the preloaded nutes, (remember organics already contain the major building blocks and are not 100% dependent on you adding nutrition, peat and coco are practically sterile) when you feed consider starting at 1/4 to 1/2 of what most manufacturers recommend, you can always increase it. slightly moist to almost dry between waterings. Remember you can easily over feed and over water organics, the mix holds more moisture longer especially if the mix contains a large percentage of material of larger grade than coco or peat, those can take weeks to dry out and much of that is based on how fast the plant is taking it up and transpiring, evaporation does not assist nearly as much as it would with greenhouse or outdoor. Organics are the pratice of managing an ecosystem, you are not feeding the plant, your organic soil is, all you need to do is provide the building blocks, be gentile.
Chlorine and chloramine kill the microbes in an organic mix. How do you find they do fine when tap water contains all this? @Wisher619Checking runoff in Organic Media with organic amendments is only going to confuse you....the runoff PH and Ppm mean nothing when you are working with organics as well you don't need to ph anything going in if you are running pure organics...I would also stop using RO....organics do fine with just tap water....you can fill up a 5gal of tap and throw a Tbs of Molasses and 1 Tbs of EWC and bubble for about 1 hour and your water is good to go...no PH no PPm check....JMO
I would also let them dry out almost till bone dry....I know the micro beasties don't like that but you are continually adding more so it should be fine....
To me it looks like it has become toxic and imbalanced in the root zone
You can use tap water as long as you leave it out over night the air will kill the the chlorine also tap water contains trace elements that organics benefit from this was a comment that could of bin verified with Google broChlorine and chloramine kill the microbes in an organic mix. How do you find they do fine when tap water contains all this? @Wisher619
Hmm... I can barely make out the twin butt pipes that are supposed to be a unique characteristic of root aphids. Have you checked out the thread on ID pix?Anyone know what to do about these things? I believe they are Bulb Mites and was thinking about doing a heat treatment. Found them in my soil with a 100x scope.
That part wasn't stated. I'm being exact. You could google that too. It was in reference to using as is.You can use tap water as long as you leave it out over night the air will kill the the chlorine also tap water contains trace elements that organics benefit from this was a comment that could of bin verified with Google bro
It shouldn't have to be stated it's a fact everybody knows that there are threads on it in the farm the way you made it sound like it was forbidden to use tap water I never Phd my water ever and I never had a issue and especially with organics the soil when done correctly corrects itself and also the amounts of chlorine in our drinking water does not have enough of the chemical to kill microbes that live in the soilThat part wasn't stated. I'm being exact. You could google that too. It was in reference to using as is.
Bulb mite is the closes thing I see. I put some BTI on the soil it's supposed to help. Fingers crossed!Hmm... I can barely make out the twin butt pipes that are supposed to be a unique characteristic of root aphids. Have you checked out the thread on ID pix?
In my experience, yes, it ends up causing harm. I think we've got a bulb mite thread on here, can't recall who started it or what they ended up doing about it.Bulb mite is the closes thing I see. I put some BTI on the soil it's supposed to help. Fingers crossed!
Will it harm the plant if I do a drench with neem oil?
Chlorine and chloramine kill the microbes in an organic mix. How do you find they do fine when tap water contains all this? @Wisher619
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