White grub in pot

[moxxorax]

this is my third grow and i am in my 3rd week of veg. I have found a white grub, sort of like a small cattapiller about 6mm long. Any idea as to what this is. It may have come from the compost bag i left in the shed.
Is there a safe way of getting rid....
i have 10 plants and all have used the same compost mix so i am worried that it could be in the other pots also.
any help graetly recieved.

 

[psyclone]

Sounds like a leatherjacket - Crane fly larvae. They eat roots so get rid of it. Could be more in bags that have been opened. I would be sorely tempted to re-pot with new soil. They will be due a re-potting soon any way I would imagine.

 

[moxxorax]

thats what i thought.
they are ready to pot up in about a week or so. is there anything i can water in to kill the mothers

 

[psyclone]

Just pot into clean medium. I sometimes wash root systems in a bucket of tepid water to clean old soil/nutrients. This will do it I am sure.

 

[dertmagert]

holy shit mox// your avatar... that dude has a HUGE cameltoe on his head

 

[moxxorax]

holy shit mox// your avatar... that dude has a HUGE cameltoe on his head

i know dude. thats my wife............lolol
no just kidding. he,s a cool dude dont you think.!!

well , i have made myself a new box for my grow closet. and will attatch photos when i can. I am going to change the soil tomorow morning and see if there is any more of those little beggers. I am not taking any chances.
going to put them all in one large box that fits snugly into my closet. The plants are in week three and need potting on anyways.

 

[moxxorax]

here are some photos of my box, then the box in place.
not sure how many plants i can get in it. any ideas guys.

the box is 3ft wide by 1 ft high (deap) and 1.5 ft width

 

[dertmagert]

well.. one idea would be to scrap that wooden box and get a couple 10 gal rubbermaid containers... ( walmart has some made by Sterlite that are about $5 or $6 ) .. then u fabricate some dividers to create 4 - 2.5 gal sections..
like this

drill holes for drainage

then you just fill em up with fresh growing medium and transplant them

so instead of :

you have:

the containers are not very long at all.. maybe 20 inches

 

[moxxorax]

i have looked everywhere for those containers to fit my grow cabinet but cant find the right size. so i made the box and was going to line it with strong plastic with crock as drainage.
why do i need to segregate each plant ? . can they not just share the space.

are you saying that i could get eight plants in this area and trim when needed. ? so they dont get too bushy.
thanks for the advice m8. i need it.

 

[moxxorax]

was thinking of having 5 plants but if you think i can get more into the space then i shall.
it will be tight though.
space is 30" x 18"

 

[missmandy]

u should try to bbq that white grub ,, it might be tasty ... i put my breast milk on my babies ,, its fortified with all 10 essential vitamins ,, if it makes real babies grow it will make anything grow ,, & it really works ,, no go BBQ that lil grub & lemee know how that fucker tasted

 

[moxxorax]

u should try to bbq that white grub ,, it might be tasty ... i put my breast milk on my babies ,, its fortified with all 10 essential vitamins ,, if it makes real babies grow it will make anything grow ,, & it really works ,, no go BBQ that lil grub & lemee know how that fucker tasted

i love breast milk.
have to let the little bugger grow first. its only 6mm long.
the birds have had him for lunch. the rest are sunning it up under 400HPS. lol

here are some i ate earlier.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

 

[psyclone]

was thinking of having 5 plants but if you think i can get more into the space then i shall.
it will be tight though.
space is 30" x 18"

Do single stem/SOG 6 plants? could a growbag or two be used here?

 

[moxxorax]

Do single stem/SOG 6 plants? could a growbag or two be used here?

not sure what you meen?

 

[psyclone]

A grow bag is what it says. its a bag filled with soil, designed to be directly planted in. Advantage is, you can squeeze 'em up how you want them to fill odd spaces. I use them for tomatoes. just don't ovewater, and they contain nutes for vegging, so do not feed too early. they are "dirt" cheap and widely available.

 

[moxxorax]

i know what a grow bag is.....
its this bit i was unsure about
Do single stem/SOG 6 plants?
i have never used grow bags before. always used john innies compost mix.
i thought that grow bag mix would be too rich.

 

[psyclone]

Read FAQ SOG and Lollypopping-and the reason you don't feed in growbags until flowering, is as I say, the nutrients are there. They work.

 

[moxxorax]

Read FAQ SOG and Lollypopping-and the reason you don't feed in growbags until flowering, is as I say, the nutrients are there. They work.

i may give them a try then as they are very cheap. But i wont grow in the bag, i will empty them out into my grow box.
thanks for the info psyclone

 

[moxxorax]

decided against the grow bag mix and went for john innies number 3. The plants are now in a big grow box. pics to come.
Ph of 6 and doing ok at the moment.

 

[psyclone]

Can't go wrong with John Innes, good luck.