sfttailpaul
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Absolutely the truth, thank you.Your temps aren't too bad. I've ran that hot before with great results. It's really strain dependant as far as how the lights off temps will affect buds. A 10 degree differential is actually good. Sealed rooms really need effective AC. The mini split will be the best investment you can have. Everyone I know with mini splits don't even need dehumidifiers. I run my RH in bloom between 40% and 60%. Hit em with some Spectracide if you think PM will be an issue.It will not fuck up the pistils or flavor.
Avid and Floromiteare the best mite sprays out there. Try dipping the smaller plants for total coverage. I cannot believe that Floromite didn't kill the mites. It only kills adults...but it kills for a long time (3 weeks ish). When a plant is properly treated with Floromite the eggs will hatch, the mite will take its first step, and then die like the slimy bastard it is. The only time Floromite will not kill all live adults is when they've become immune to it. This happens from just spraying with Floromite, and not alternating other effective mitacides. Killing mites is a process. If you just spray once or twice, all you'll do is create super mites immune to your sprays. Then those mites will go out and eat other people's grows. I also spray all non plant surfaces with Ortho Home Defense once per month. This stops the movement of the mites. You may also want to remove the most heavily infested leaves. These are typically lower and less efficient leaves. Their loss will not be felt by the plant much. Good luck and do not let up on those fuckers. Give em hell.
I also found this neat trick. Get cellulose sponges. Cut like 3/4" wide strips. Wrap around the stem at the base about 1-1/2" above grade. Hold in place with ties. Wet down daily with whatever you are spraying the leaves with. Stops the bastards from migrating. That's how they get from plant to plant. They have to crawl, and this "miticide strip"doughnut keeps them from escaping and climbing on to a new plant. I use a square with a hole from a hole punch in the middle on a new cutting. This way it's already on the plant as she is put into big pot for flowering. ALSO don't let leaflets touch. They can migrate there too!
Best to everyone who has any bugs! We will never win the war, but we can and do, win battles...