The Irish Growers Thread!

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bdg83

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R3l@X said:
Nah man only a few bugs to worry about (maybe a few more since ur in a shed lol) I too called all flies midges but tiny black flying dots are usually gnats. exif is metadata (data about data) for example when you take a picture with ur phone or camera it stores some information on the picture about the picture such as camera/phone model,date time n the one we worry about YOUR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.. Ie where u are lol so we want to delete this before we post pics. A simple Google query of something along the lines " top ten best exif erasers" will point u towards the best one...they're all mostly free btw...don't go paying for one.
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Cheers. Exif sounds good, have it downloaded...posted a few pics without it before, be grand!! Ghostdogalpha reckons they might be fruitflies either...hope whatever they are, they don't banjax me...just flippedvthe lights today, they're looking tidy so far I think...long may it continue. This growing Craic is addictive!!
 
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bdg83

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nidgy said:
the best advice I can give ya bro is ta buy a tent and put it in the room ya built,there cheap enough on ebay.
other than that as the lads said,sticky traps should cut them down....only put pics on here if your 100% confident they cant be tracked or if ya don't give a fuck...lol...
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Cheers man. Tent might be an option on down the line, but serious bit of time an effort gone into the this wee room already... It'll do until it won't do!! Thanks for the help, I'll get some of them sticky flypapers..
 
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Roobarb

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My advice. Use something more effective than fly strips. Remember, your space is the perfect breeding ground. Light heat food and no predators. Trying to rid them when your late in flower is impossible. Smoking bugs and their shite or pesticides is just nasty
 
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bdg83

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Roobarb said:
My advice. Use something more effective than fly strips. Remember, your space is the perfect breeding ground. Light heat food and no predators. Trying to rid them when your late in flower is impossible. Smoking bugs and their shite or pesticides is just nasty
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Yeah, rather not have them there. Somebody said cucumber in tinfoil let's off a chemical reaction that bugs don't like. Threw a bit of that in last nite. Have some gnatrol ordered, so will give that a shot if they persist...thanks for the help...
 
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R3l@X

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If it is fungal gnats then the gnatrol is the perfect organic solution at a fraction of the price of other gnat annihilation products. It's amazing stuff n even better seeing how cheap it is lol
 
Roobarb

Roobarb

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Neem oil works pretty well for most things.
I use a tiny drop in a water bottle once or twice a week all thru veg as a general prevention
 
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Roobarb

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No spray on - all over paying particular attention to the underside of the leaves.
If the bugs are in your soil you may need something else
 
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R3l@X

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That's where the gnatrol comes in..kills all larvae in the soil. N those fly strips help, if it's gnats u don't need the need oil but if ur uncertain to what the infestation could be neem oil helps n for a wetting agent a drop (literally) of fairy dish washer soap (lemon scented since lemon dentures pests..apparently)what the wetting agent does is helps the plant soak up the Neem oil otherwise shit just rolls off n fook all is ate up by the plant, u can buy a wetting agent but fairy does the job, I've used it 17 days into flowering with no problems...again I'd try n figure out for certain what it is before u get stuck in but gnatrol is harmless to the plant n bio life n Ive heard neem oil is grand
 
nidgy

nidgy

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if it is fungus gnats,could be caused by over watering,dont water till top two inches is dry,stick your finger in and check before ya water...,whats your humidity and temp like ?,,,put the sticky things in ta see how bad they are,make sure ya have a fan in there blowing over top of soil,dont water for a few days let them dry out...

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R3l@X

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Don't know mate I only found out about it from yank grow sites n from what I see it's only posted from America...eBay it is​
 
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bdg83

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nidgy said:
if it is fungus gnats,could be caused by over watering,dont water till top two inches is dry,stick your finger in and check before ya water...,whats your humidity and temp like ?,,,put the sticky things in ta see how bad they are,make sure ya have a fan in there blowing over top of soil,dont water for a few days let them dry out...

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Cheers nidgy...looks like it might be them. Very similar anyway. Hopefully just a harmless cousin though!! Got gnatrol in the post this morn so will start that ASAP. Temp is around 18 when lights are off, 22 with lights on. Haven't got my hygrometer yet.
Hopefully get rid of the wee bastard. Thanks for the help brudda
 
nidgy

nidgy

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bdg83 said:
Cheers nidgy...looks like it might be them. Very similar anyway. Hopefully just a harmless cousin though!! Got gnatrol in the post this morn so will start that ASAP. Temp is around 18 when lights are off, 22 with lights on. Haven't got my hygrometer yet.
Hopefully get rid of the wee bastard. Thanks for the help brudda
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get yourself a hygrometer bro,less than a tenner on amazon,high humidity could be your problem !!!!
also if ya get mold your harvest is fucked,ya might have ta get a little heater for that shed,winter is nearly here....peace
 
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scarecrow77

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bdg83 said:
Cheers nidgy...looks like it might be them. Very similar anyway. Hopefully just a harmless cousin though!! Got gnatrol in the post this morn so will start that ASAP. Temp is around 18 when lights are off, 22 with lights on. Haven't got my hygrometer yet.
Hopefully get rid of the wee bastard. Thanks for the help brudda
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Make sure your not over watering your plants ..thats how you end up with pests in your soil...if your growing organic you will always get mites and gnats and stuff...but there's 2-3 mites that are acually benefical to the soil...dont know off my head...but if U search U will find them....if your growing from seed U want your lights on at 27 degrees...lights off 20...plants grown from seed can handle much higher temps than cuts...hope this helps...
 
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