Foliar sprays? Is it worth it? Flying any problem as well!

[GoldNugget23]

I have been reading online and getting overwhelmed! Have two autos in the 2nd week of flowering. Gonna switch to 13/12 soon. Just looked up some methods to get the best out of your plants. A lot of people talking about Foliar spray. I have a crap load of fish emulsion and wondering if diluted it will do a good job or anything in this stage? Thanks for the help!
Also have a flying ant problem. They’re flying and trying to make my pots of soil their new colony! What to do? Lol

 

[lee1000]

I've never foliar fed so I can't pitch in on that but as for the flying ants, get some yellow stickies

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

you want to foliar feed when you have a probem, to get the required nutes into the plant quickly, but it's not a good idea to do it regularly. leaves are designed to perform photosynthesis, and roots are designed to absorb nutrients. it's best to let them do what they're designed to do.
plant's breath through stomata, small mouthlike openings on the bottom surface of leaves. they can open and close in response to temperature or humidity. if you spray stuff on them often, they can get clogged up, and your plants can't "breath" properly

yellow stickies will help with the ants, but you may want to look at a soil drench of spinosad, to kill any that have gotten in there.

 

[blake9999]

Gonna switch to 13/12 soon.

Why not keep them at 20/4 which is the ideal lighting times for auto's. No need to switch the lighting times to be so low. You only going to hurt you're yield in the end.

 

[JohnDee]

GN,
Yes, you can foliar feed with dilute fish emulsion...but like shrubber suggested...use at as first aid, not routine use.
JD

 

[GoldNugget23]

Why not keep them at 20/4 which is the ideal lighting times for auto's. No need to switch the lighting times to be so low. You only going to hurt you're yield in the end.

reason was because I have some plants that I have to use 12/12 lighting for. But I decided to just keep them in veg and move them in the shade outside until they get used to the sun.
Any idea how long to have them outside in the shade before they can be in the sun?
Thanks!

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

4 or 5 days is usually enough, edge them a little more toward full sun each day, if they start to look stressed, back up a little and give them another day

 

[GoldNugget23]

4 or 5 days is usually enough, edge them a little more toward full sun each day, if they start to look stressed, back up a little and give them another day

Thanks a lot for the reply! I appreciate it!

 

[OzDankDizzle]

I foliar spray once a week during veg and first week or two in flower.
I spray them with a mild liquid seaweed solution.
Been doing it many years, they seem to enjoy it and are quite happy after.
They enjoy just plain water also.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Zero benefit to running autos on a wonky light schedule OTHER THAN 24/0 - 20/4 or 18/6.

They do not flower as well as regular photo strains that are flipped to 12/12 or something like it. They are PLUG AND PLAY ... Plant seed , plant grows , plant flowers ALL BY ITSELF.

Foliar during flower is not recommended , during veg stage one could do light foliar supplements - certain fungicides / SPINOSAD / certain nute lines , Epsom and some brands like Optic Foliar Overdrive.

 

[JohnDee]

GN123,
I wish to backtrack on my response. I totally recall foliar feeding epsom salts with great results.

Personally I would be sure to spray pure H2O afterward to clean leaves. I actually like spraying water on my plants. They seem to love it.

And no folliar feeding during flowering like Budzbudda said. Oh and Budzbudda ,just wanted to say I like your style...
JD

 

[Budzbuddha]

Diggin that eraserhead pic ... Lol

 

[Budzbuddha]

Oh yeah ... " flying ants " sound like thrips . Grab some Capt. Jacks Bug Brew ( SPINOSAD ) safe up to harvest . If it gets extreme - some growers TOP the container soil with sand , perlite , gnat stop or yellow sticky pads to help cock block the egg laying.

 

[GoldNugget23]

These are the flying ants I talk about. Great tips guys! Thanks for everyone’s input.
Great things to hear. As a noob I’ll take all the advice I can get!

 

[GoldNugget23]

4 or 5 days is usually enough, edge them a little more toward full sun each day, if they start to look stressed, back up a little and give them another day

My white widow plant was doing great until..... I forgot to move it back on a 35 degree celcius day. No clouds in the sky. Wilted it.
Now gonna have to try and bring her back to life. The other white widow is doing amazing!
First two pics are plant wilted.
3rd pic is of plants when I put them out on day 4. 4th pic is of the thriving WW!

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

she'll recover, just water her good and make sure not to put it out when its that hot anymore. they get used to grow room conditions and can't take what an outdoor plant would shrug off

 

[JohnDee]

Hi GN,
On your recent pix of wilted plants...I see dead leaf tips. I'm not sure if the outdoor stress would cause that. Did that appear after you brought them back in?
JD

 

[GoldNugget23]

Hi GN,
On your recent pix of wilted plants...I see dead leaf tips. I'm not sure if the outdoor stress would cause that. Did that appear after you brought them back in?
JD

The leaves curled in the sun then I put it in the shade and they look like that now after 3 days.

 

[GoldNugget23]

she'll recover, just water her good and make sure not to put it out when its that hot anymore. they get used to grow room conditions and can't take what an outdoor plant would shrug off

For sure. She’s in the shade. Been watering her good and trying to nurse her back to health!