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Vnsmkr

Vnsmkr

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GreenSanta said:
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.
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@Bob Bichen thats some good info there ^
 
Thefarmer12

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hockeybry2 said:
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
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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.
 
Thefarmer12

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Vnsmkr said:
Beautiful plants. Looks very clean. Whats the medium under the perlite?
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Happy frog amended with local ewc, dolomite lime, perlite, and humic acid.

I actually usually run hempy buckets 100% perlite and noticed I never had a single bug. Started using perlite as a natural mulch when I did run soil and it seems to keep the bugs away.

edit: and thank you for the kind words buddy!
 
GreenSanta

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Lex Talioniss said:
Can you reccomend a place to buy some of those bugs?
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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.

dont forget to use worm castings and worms in your pots, its crucial.
 
GreenSanta

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Vnsmkr said:
Synergy with catnip and Buddhas Hand with some turmeric and basil
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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.
 
DonBrennon

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GreenSanta said:
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.
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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's
 
Vnsmkr

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GreenSanta said:
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.
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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 heat
 
GreenSanta

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DonBrennon said:
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
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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!

Because I had a lot of thrips recently I simply ordered adults in a vermiculite or sawdust type of carrier and it seems to have done the trick, right away. I generally only order to prevent spidermites.

With good compost, other pests are not likely to take over.
 
Slimjimham

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Random 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!
 
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member="VTMi'kmaq, post: 12856941, member: 477341"]I could care less about strayfox gear. Lots of good shit buried by crap.[/QUOTE]

Hey brother, I know it's easy to get lost in text. I'm not to big on confrintation.


If this is about me not responding to your pm last weekend, afgooey startrain crosses are still in testing, I apologize. I'm slowly getting back on the forums again. Messages get buried super fast.

I've been so slammed in moving I can barely come up for air.

If you need a quicker response, I'm on ig or breedbay.

Once things settle down and I'm done moving, I can get ya over some gear to run if that's what your looking for.

Have a great summer.
#circleofblessings

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@JDGreen tons of good info from these guys.. I was fighting the same issue for months...I've tried everything....it's bad this year due to the dry heat and then short rains we get.

I've noticed gnats are coming in by the loads in fox farm soil and ss4.

Malibu compost was really bad to. Not just in Washington, but in cali, mi, vegas and oregon were complaining..

Bodhi says that Nematode soakes and soil drench with ogbiowar foliar works best for him......most grow stores will have Nematodes in a fridge, ask how long they've been in there for..summer time I'm always iffy...you can order from arbico to..

Nematodes will do some serious damage on soft body creatures..

Once u start, do not go easy on them either. I slam them everyday night before the lights go out...

for the adults..Garden Safe Insecticidal Soap and yellow stickys is what I use if its bad..

for baby larva, they get the soil drench blast of live cold Nematodes and a tsp a gallon of gnatrol..FYI, I use scan mask for primary and live on the sponge for secondary..

Remember, these little garden wreckers will make a plant very weak, which will cause your garden to be weak and bring in more pest.. its known to open doors up for pm and mites... gnats bring it in on they're feet..

Hope this helps some bro.

Stay blessed .

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akhiymjames

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Slimjimham said:
Random 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!
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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 fresh
 
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