Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. Gets a little crammed in later on but it works well for space I have.Realy dig your garden man. Looks like you utilize your space well for what you need.
@Bob Bichen thats some good info there ^for gnats; nematodes
for thrips: cucumeris
for mites; persimllis and californicus , both of these are the ones that seems to do best in my hot (78-85 degrees) and dry environment (40-50%)
If you grow perpetual and want to not have to spray, those 4 beneficial insects are your best friends but you do have to keep re-applying them. If you do cycles where you start over everytime, early application of all 4, once, or twice, should take you to harvest. In my case I get them twice a month, because I keep reintroducing new soil/plants into the grow room.
I don't grow in soil a lot but this is seriously key. Perlite works wonders in preventing most bugs in my experience. This round I got lazy and for the first time ever didn't put a top layer of perlite down...ended up with thrips.Put a top layer of perlite over the soil and those fuckers were gone in a few days. I think it will be the standard for me moving forward
That top layer is magicalI don't grow in soil a lot but this is seriously key. Perlite works wonders in preventing most bugs in my experience. This round I got lazy and for the first time ever didn't put a top layer of perlite down...ended up with thrips.
Beautiful plants. Looks very clean. Whats the medium under the perlite?Sunshine Daydream...
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Happy frog amended with local ewc, dolomite lime, perlite, and humic acid.Beautiful plants. Looks very clean. Whats the medium under the perlite?
in Canada, naturalinsectcontrol.ca , Stacey can help you. if you are in the States Im sure a quick google search and you will find a supplier, a lot of organic greenhouse operations use beneficial insects for pest control. I have only ever sprayed habaneros pepper extract for pest and horsetail tea for powdery mildew or lemon juice mixed with water, it was years ago,I have never had to start over, I did have to give up on some plants here and there over the years but since I have started spending more money on beneficial insects, every 2 weeks, the garden is looking so healthy!! I am not saying it is pest free but the weed I smoke is for the most part phenomenal.Can you reccomend a place to buy some of those bugs?
hey I ve got Tumeric in the veg room too!! you have any info on it? someone gave me some roots from India , I have 3 plants, not sure how they do under 12/12 or 24/7 but I plan to keep them indoor over the winter, harvest them in the Spring, re-plant a couple indoor and try a bunch outside. I read it takes 8 months before you can harvest them but I had mine in pots with flowering pot plants so they did have a slow start.Synergy with catnip and Buddhas Hand with some turmeric and basil
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I've actually found that the Californicus worked better than cucumeris for thrip in my set up. I don't think the cucumeris breed very well in higher temps and never get to the point where they outnumber the thrip. The Californicus were much harder to find and more expensive, but they did get rid of the thrip for that particular run. The bonus is that they're not too fussy, they'll eat mite, thrip and other tiny pest's and can survive in our preferred climate'sfor gnats; nematodes
for thrips: cucumeris
for mites; persimllis and californicus , both of these are the ones that seems to do best in my hot (78-85 degrees) and dry environment (40-50%)
If you grow perpetual and want to not have to spray, those 4 beneficial insects are your best friends but you do have to keep re-applying them. If you do cycles where you start over everytime, early application of all 4, once, or twice, should take you to harvest. In my case I get them twice a month, because I keep reintroducing new soil/plants into the grow room.
They do fine under 12/12. I'm basically 12/12 year round...Let them go 1 season before you harvest any and after that they'll produce a decent amount. There's probably 20 turmeric plants up there. They do well outdoors in the heathey I ve got Tumeric in the veg room too!! you have any info on it? someone gave me some roots from India , I have 3 plants, not sure how they do under 12/12 or 24/7 but I plan to keep them indoor over the winter, harvest them in the Spring, re-plant a couple indoor and try a bunch outside. I read it takes 8 months before you can harvest them but I had mine in pots with flowering pot plants so they did have a slow start.
Thats why I went with californicus along with persimillis for mites, I have found the persimillis work very well but do need a little help. The reason I went with californicus to help the persimillis was because they also eat thrips. However I had a bad thrips outbreak recently, might have been from some unfinished compost I used as mulch in the grow room. Anyway, I have used the slow release packs of cucumeris (they look like tea bags you can hang on your plants) in the past with outstanding results, very long term!I've actually found that the Californicus worked better than cucumeris for thrip in my set up. I don't think the cucumeris breed very well in higher temps and never get to the point where they outnumber the thrip. The Californicus were much harder to find and more expensive, but they did get rid of the thrip for that particular run. The bonus is that they're not too fussy, they'll eat mite, thrip and other tiny pest's and can survive in our preferred climate's
Long cured buds will lose color. It's the process of the chlorophyll breaking down but maybe a lil too much air got tho them and dried them out?? Shouldnt have to vac seal just to keep buds freshRandom but what do you guys think about vacuum sealing jars?
Im thinking about getting a foodsaver with the widemouth mason jar attachment. Figure I'll cure them with the boveda 62 packs for about a month then vacuum seal to insure buds stay fresh?
I was sitting on a few jars of gg4 x a11g for a while and the buds lost color a bit and just weren't as good as when fresher. I feel like vacuum sealing them would prevent this?
Anyone doing this and what's the best practice for cure time before the vacuum seal?
Thanks!