Grower says I killed their clones

[Boatguy]

Thanks but I’m fully licensed, bonded and insured. I’d rather work this out with the growers rather than make a claim on my insurance and I’m sure they’d rather not involve legal issues with their unlicensed grow room.

You have the upper hand there.
The flooding on the other hand, was totally avoidable

 

[Navyguy]

The arrogance of these amateur growers astounds me.
This is an illegal grow operation. I could drop dime and shut down the entire operation with one phone call.

 

[jonnynobody]

I've never heard of clones being damaged by high humidity. Unless they were sitting on the floor I can't imagine how they're pinning the blame on you. If this is a properly maintained grow room they were working in that room every day. How much water could have been on the floor if this occurred overnight? It sounds like much ado about nothing other than an opportunity for these people to sand bag you with all their garden problems that have nothing to do with water on the floor. High humidity doesn't cause a garden to be infected with bugs. Eggs hitchhike on clothing, shoes, and clones that are brought into the garden. All of which you are not the cause of nor is it your problem.

I'd ask the garden owner / manager a few questions that may help sort things out.

How do you feel water on the floor caused bugs to infest your garden?
How do you feel water on the floor damaged your clones that were elevated off the ground?
Plants in a vegetative state of growth prefer high humidity. How and why do you feel high humidity damaged your plants?
Did you inspect all of your clones prior to bringing them into your garden for pests?
Do you change your clothing and shoes prior to entering your garden?

Eventually stupid people get tired of more intelligent people asking them questions that expose their stupidity. At some point they just want it to stop. Fix the pipe and tell them to piss off.

 

[ComfortCreator]

The arrogance of these amateur growers astounds me.
This is an illegal grow operation. I could drop dime and shut down the entire operation with one phone call.

That is why I suggest being the one professional in the room and being calm but very firm. A pro works it out and stands his ground when he has firm footing. They know they cant really screw you so stay frosty.

 

[Navyguy]

This. 30-day preliminary notice. Google it.

I’ve explained it to them. I’m a licensed legit contractor. I can lien the property and sue in court.
I really don’t think they want they’re illegal grow rooms exposed to any legal hassles but they’re just a bunch of dumb asses

 

[jonnynobody]

The initial flooding was my fault but it wasn’t major. Just some puddles on the floor. I simply had to increase the slope of the drain lines

They're trying to take advantage of you thinking you won't ask someone in the know. Most electricians work for company's that require drug testing. Most electricians don't know shit about growing plants and they're hoping to take advantage of your lack of growing experience. They are scammers. Treat them as such.

 

[Navyguy]

 

[Dreypa]

Sounds like someone put all their eggs in one basket and needs someone to blame.

 

[jonnynobody]

Thanks but I’m fully licensed, bonded and insured. I’d rather work this out with the growers rather than make a claim on my insurance and I’m sure they’d rather not involve legal issues with their unlicensed grow room.

Tell these guys to eat a dick. Puddles on the floor don't damage plants. Do you know what happens when they spray pesticides as part of their integrated pest management program? An immense amount of water saturates the floor. They're just trying to scam you out of a refund of some sort.

 

[Navyguy]

As you can see from the photo, the clones were grown on tables.

 

[Navyguy]

Tell these guys to eat a dick. Puddles on the floor don't damage plants. Do you know what happens when they spray pesticides as part of their integrated pest management program? An immense amount of water saturates the floor. They're just trying to scam you out of a refund of some sort.

Thanks for your input. They even admitted the drip irrigation had issues which added to the problem

 

[Navyguy]

Sounds odd. How high did the humidity get? I don't see how high humidity is going to kill clones or bring aphids into a grow room.

But if I hired a contractor to install equipment and that equipment leaked water all over the floor I would have an issue with that. Sounds like you had to go back and fix something that should have been taken care of at the time of installation.

But I don't think you killed their clones.

Thank you.

 

[ooof-da]

I’ve explained it to them. I’m a licensed legit contractor. I can lien the property and sue in court.
I really don’t think they want they’re illegal grow rooms exposed to any legal hassles but they’re just a bunch of dumb asses

…you have a very limited amount of days to prelien a project. It costs $12-$15/filing. I am not saying anything about a lawsuit, only a preliminary notice. I would not do a “vendor/supplier” job without one. It ties you to the landowner and all permit close outs.

 

[jonnynobody]

As you can see from the photo, the clones were grown on tables.

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I'll leave it alone after this post. Those plants in the photo look terrible and none of the problems on those plants have a dam thing to do with water on the floor. They've got necrotic dying leaves on the bottom of a plant on the left in the photo and the top of the canopy looks heat stressed, infested with mites, or both. None of those things have anything to do with moisture on the floor. I agree with the fella that said stand firm and explain your position professionally. Their position is laughable at best. These guys should dump the plants and start a yogurt stand. It'd be hard to screw that up

 

[Hobbes]

How many clones? How much $?