Misting Plants?
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scroglodyte
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no...........................
Rob0769
Active Member
I hear B1 during flower hermies the plants?
The first time I grew I misted during veg and into flower because I didn't know any better. I said, "I'll do it just one more time" a few weeks into flower and guess what? Bud rot. Rookie mistake.
IMO it's a bad habit to get into. I don't even let a spray bottle into my house after that. Bud rot will change the way you do things. It changes your whole thought process throughout the grow.
It's like if you leave your door unlocked and someone steals all your shit. You don't leave your door unlocked anymore.
IMO it's a bad habit to get into. I don't even let a spray bottle into my house after that. Bud rot will change the way you do things. It changes your whole thought process throughout the grow.
It's like if you leave your door unlocked and someone steals all your shit. You don't leave your door unlocked anymore.
Towley
Member
I should of stated only during veg. I misted them. Never during flowering never....
Sir.Ganga
New Member
Misting after lights out is not a good idea, really. Fungus and molds love a cool, dark, damp place to get a hold on things.
I do not mist, too many issues are caused by it but if you feel you have too, then do it when the light first come on, this way you have all day for the girls to dry out.
Trousers
Well-Known Member
I never mist my plants.
Outdoor gets light from the moon and stars, if indoor gets light like that it can start to show male flowers.
Outdoor temps fluctuate wildly and the plants get used to it.
misting buds can get you mold, outdoors gets rain on buds
You do not want to recreate an outdoor environment, you want to make you indoor environment just right.
No this is not true at all. Growing outdoor is completely different that indoor.
Outdoor gets light from the moon and stars, if indoor gets light like that it can start to show male flowers.
Outdoor temps fluctuate wildly and the plants get used to it.
misting buds can get you mold, outdoors gets rain on buds
You do not want to recreate an outdoor environment, you want to make you indoor environment just right.
Rob0769
Active Member
If you're going to spray you need to make sure you spray with something that has microbes in it that settle on the plant. I use Tru blooms. The microbes can not exist with mold. Kinda like war. Once the microbes establish a base the evil mold can't. If you look at my main picture or my grow journal you will see tons of branches, leaves and colas completely squished together in a 2x2 area and they are like that for over 2 feet high. I misted every 4 days like clock work until day 65 of flowering. Never any mold. Even one time my ac stopped working (I use window ac so the room was colder than the tent therefore condensor stayed off) and it was over 100 in the tent. When I opened it the air that blew on my face was like I was in a room with a hot shower on. Very humid and smelled weird. Didn't even have mold develop that time and it should have. I am convinced it was the Tru Blooms.
So I take it you like true blooms.I will never mist without tru blooms unless it is a deficiency. Especially if flowering. Just wanna be clear.
You should do a side by side test. One with TB and one without to see if you're wasting your money.
Outdoors grows have mold all the time b/c of rain.
Nullis
Moderator
uhh, I guess I don't really like to refer to it as 'misting', that just sounds so... yeah, whatever.
It is mostly a foliar feed\spray with actively aerated compost\guano tea, sometimes micro-nutrients. With a 1 gallon pump-sprayer with interchangeable nozzles, not some pathetic little 'misting' bottle.
You should only do this just around lights on during the second half of flowering (and have good circulation), but with foliar feeding you definitely should see results.
It is mostly a foliar feed\spray with actively aerated compost\guano tea, sometimes micro-nutrients. With a 1 gallon pump-sprayer with interchangeable nozzles, not some pathetic little 'misting' bottle.
You should only do this just around lights on during the second half of flowering (and have good circulation), but with foliar feeding you definitely should see results.
unknown1231
Well-Known Member
I will speak from experience.
I have had instances from seed to flower where no mist was applied AND I have had instances where I misted every 2-3 days, heavily, up until 3 weeks into flower. I must say plants grew quicker, looked healthier, and overall were more vigorous with mist/rain than the exact same genetics under no mist/rain conditions. I always misted during the 'day' BUT would use ambient lighting during the 'misting' (hps/mh lights off!) and have a 2-3 hour misting period where you go in there every 20 mins and drench the girls. I used the ambient light to avoid quick evaporation and let the girls rest a bit and drink, I suppose the ambient lighting could also simulate thick clouds on a rainy day. All misting done coincided with either a light or full watering (my own watering method, i.e. light & full watering).
Whoever said to replicate what you see outside... You hit the nail on the head.
Though a plant will grow without being misted this doesn't mean it shouldn't be. All plants have evolved, for hundreds of millions of years, with rain as part of their lives (for the most part) so why deny them what they've evolved to tolerate, accept, love, grow better with?
There are definitely times you do not want to mist. This would be when flowers have grown to the point where water can no longer easily evaporate from between them- doing this will avoid any issues with mold. I would also recommend not misting at night- not because of mold but more so because you'll likely interrupt the light cycle.
I have had instances from seed to flower where no mist was applied AND I have had instances where I misted every 2-3 days, heavily, up until 3 weeks into flower. I must say plants grew quicker, looked healthier, and overall were more vigorous with mist/rain than the exact same genetics under no mist/rain conditions. I always misted during the 'day' BUT would use ambient lighting during the 'misting' (hps/mh lights off!) and have a 2-3 hour misting period where you go in there every 20 mins and drench the girls. I used the ambient light to avoid quick evaporation and let the girls rest a bit and drink, I suppose the ambient lighting could also simulate thick clouds on a rainy day. All misting done coincided with either a light or full watering (my own watering method, i.e. light & full watering).
Whoever said to replicate what you see outside... You hit the nail on the head.
Though a plant will grow without being misted this doesn't mean it shouldn't be. All plants have evolved, for hundreds of millions of years, with rain as part of their lives (for the most part) so why deny them what they've evolved to tolerate, accept, love, grow better with?
There are definitely times you do not want to mist. This would be when flowers have grown to the point where water can no longer easily evaporate from between them- doing this will avoid any issues with mold. I would also recommend not misting at night- not because of mold but more so because you'll likely interrupt the light cycle.