first ny gorilla grow plant problems

goosecomander

goosecomander

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hows it goin my fellow growers...this is my first gorilla grow and its all going good but for the past couple weeks my plant have been being eaten alive . i think its slugs ... but i dont know forsure ... so thats y i came here i postedmy pics on photo buket cause u can see them way better so heres the link (http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x127/smokey420_019/) i ve grown in florida wich u can see from my other pics but now im in the great state of ny ... so if anybody can give me some tips or any advice i would apreciate it so much ... if theres any thing u need to know about it please let me know ... thanks and grow on........​
 
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Killermac

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goosecomander said:
hows it goin my fellow growers...this is my first gorilla grow and its all going good but for the past couple weeks my plant have been being eaten alive . i think its slugs ... but i dont know forsure ... so thats y i came here i postedmy pics on photo buket cause u can see them way better so heres the link (http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x127/smokey420_019/) i ve grown in florida wich u can see from my other pics but now im in the great state of ny ... so if anybody can give me some tips or any advice i would apreciate it so much ... if theres any thing u need to know about it please let me know ... thanks and grow on........​
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i've researched this for 2 weeks.....

you can do many many many many things like salt, pellets, sprays yattta yatta yatta....

dude the best way is to get a bowl.... dig a small hole into the ground.... (be sure its not to deep.... we've been getting alot of rain you dont want the rain getting into the bowl....) fill this bowl full of beer..... take a concaved object to place over the bowl like a shovel head upside down.... ya know water will roll off the thing instead of pooling in the middle.....

damn diesel got me again.. haha peace
 
goosecomander

goosecomander

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Killermac said:
i've researched this for 2 weeks.....

you can do many many many many things like salt, pellets, sprays yattta yatta yatta....

dude the best way is to get a bowl.... dig a small hole into the ground.... (be sure its not to deep.... we've been getting alot of rain you dont want the rain getting into the bowl....) fill this bowl full of beer..... take a concaved object to place over the bowl like a shovel head upside down.... ya know water will roll off the thing instead of pooling in the middle.....

damn diesel got me again.. haha peace
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wow thanks for the feed back so quick man ... i put 3 beer cans out a couple days ago ive got a couple but thee still eating them .. ive tried salt and it just disinagrates ... over night with the rain ... ... does it look like slug damage .. or could it be something else? how do they look is there anything else i should be doing?
 
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goosecomander said:
wow thanks for the feed back so quick man ... i put 3 beer cans out a couple days ago ive got a couple but thee still eating them .. ive tried salt and it just disinagrates ... over night with the rain ... ... does it look like slug damage .. or could it be something else? how do they look is there anything else i should be doing?
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Best method I have found is a piece of cooper wire on the ground around the trunk not touching and a little grow room. They won't cross the wire and if they do it will kill the little bastards. You still might have some slugs on the plants so it is going to take awhile to see if it is working. Good Luck:joint:
 
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AGREED WITH THE ABOVE... i knew i forgot one hahaa

how far are these bowls of brew from your [plants????


and is water gettin in your beer... its been raining like crazzzzzzy!!!!
 
goosecomander

goosecomander

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Killermac said:
AGREED WITH THE ABOVE... i knew i forgot one hahaa

how far are these bowls of brew from your [plants????


and is water gettin in your beer... its been raining like crazzzzzzy!!!!
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ya a little rain got in them but i refreshed one time .. trying to figure something to cover them..... there is 3 cans in a 5x6 area should i put more out? and for the copper can i line the perimeter with copper tubing or get copper wire and put around stalks?? thanks for the feed back ....
 
ThaMedi

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fuck man, my plants have the exact same damage and its slowin down the grow process HARD, I tried Neem Oil which hasn't done jack shit so now im also lookin for ways to fuck up the slugs, i dont get CANEFAN's copper wire shit, does it have a current in it, or do slugs just not like copper??? hit me back
 
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madodah

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goosecomander said:
hows it goin my fellow growers...this is my first gorilla grow and its all going good but for the past couple weeks my plant have been being eaten alive . i think its slugs ... but i dont know forsure ... so thats y i came here i postedmy pics on photo buket cause u can see them way better so heres the link (http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x127/smokey420_019/) i ve grown in florida wich u can see from my other pics but now im in the great state of ny ... so if anybody can give me some tips or any advice i would apreciate it so much ... if theres any thing u need to know about it please let me know ... thanks and grow on........​
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Go look at your plants after dark with a flashlight and you'll see them if the problem is slugs (and some other pests who operate at night to avoid natural predators). I've had problems with slugs, an image is attached that looks like damage to your #9, and while the beer works, it takes a long time (and a lot more damage) before you'll get get ahead of them.

I'm an organic grower and spray everything with Safer Pest Killer. I buy it in a concentrate form and use a pump sprayer. I lose the weed smell, which I truly miss, but in a perverse manner I like seeing dead slugs next to my plants and put up with the Safer odor. (no association with Safer). Make sure you use a sprayer that's never had Roundup or other herbicide in it.

http://www.saferbrand.com/
 

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Rob Roy

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Use Slugbait pellets, and hand pick the slugs on a rainy day. Kitty litter works on slugs too, it drys the fuckers out.
 
goosecomander

goosecomander

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madodah said:
Go look at your plants after dark with a flashlight and you'll see them if the problem is slugs (and some other pests who operate at night to avoid natural predators). I've had problems with slugs, an image is attached that looks like damage to your #9, and while the beer works, it takes a long time (and a lot more damage) before you'll get get ahead of them.

I'm an organic grower and spray everything with Safer Pest Killer. I buy it in a concentrate form and use a pump sprayer. I lose the weed smell, which I truly miss, but in a perverse manner I like seeing dead slugs next to my plants and put up with the Safer odor. (no association with Safer). Make sure you use a sprayer that's never had Roundup or other herbicide in it.

http://www.saferbrand.com/
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thanks bro im gnna try a few things .. and ill post if it works or not... how do they look they are 2 months old bagseed ... ive added no nutrients cant find anyone that sells fox farm in my area that is what i used my last grow .... i did mix in lime and 10 40 lb bags of cow manure and 10 bags potting soil and mixed with exsitiing soil i dug about 3 ft down through out the hole area how does everything look ??? any tips about anything would greatly be appreciated ... and its 2 differnt bag seeds will they grow different buds or will they all be farly simaller... thanks to all..
 
goosecomander

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does it really i think i might try that first cause i got a houseful of cats...... would it be bad to use old kitty litter sense there piss is like amonia would it do harm just thinking it might be a good deterent for other rodents
 
kho20

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he was talkin bout new kitty litter lol and the copper wire works its jus a ring no current their allergic to copper and salt so it kills them if they cross most of the time theyll stay away and as for if itll be different buds cus of the bagseed it depends if it was out of different types of weed either way youll be happy its smoke you grew rite lol
 
Norcal14

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slug bait is the shit my plants were getting screwed up also bought this slug bait stuff put it around my plants kill them all its like a grave of slugs and snails around my grow spot lol
 
goosecomander

goosecomander

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kho20 said:
he was talkin bout new kitty litter lol and the copper wire works its jus a ring no current their allergic to copper and salt so it kills them if they cross most of the time theyll stay away and as for if itll be different buds cus of the bagseed it depends if it was out of different types of weed either way youll be happy its smoke you grew rite lol
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haha i was just thinking rodents wouldent go near it if they smelled the cat piss... but point taken.... and it is from 2 different bags ...... i was just wondering im happy just watchin the grow i would feel satisfied if i only got one bud its all worth the experince and being able to say i grew this with my own to hands.... thanks everyone...
 
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madodah

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goosecomander said:
thanks bro im gnna try a few things .. and ill post if it works or not... how do they look they are 2 months old bagseed ... ive added no nutrients cant find anyone that sells fox farm in my area that is what i used my last grow .... i did mix in lime and 10 40 lb bags of cow manure and 10 bags potting soil and mixed with exsitiing soil i dug about 3 ft down through out the hole area how does everything look ??? any tips about anything would greatly be appreciated ... and its 2 differnt bag seeds will they grow different buds or will they all be farly simaller... thanks to all..
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I use cow manure, from an organic dairy (25% in my soil mix), $15 for a 1/2T pickup load. The major problem I have with bagged commercial cow/steer manure is most dairies and feed lots use some serious chemicals to enhance milk production and put weight on steers. But if you're not growing organic it shouldn't make any difference to you.

The only nutrients I use during veg, due to the cow manure in my soil, is a light shot of diluted fish emulsion once a week.

My plants were three months from germination on 7-8.
 

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goosecomander

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hows it goin everybody. so i went out today and went to refill the beer cans and see how they did still slug problem im guessing my area has millons of slugs as it is a creekside dont know if they like the areas but i had one water bottle and 3 beer cans the water bottle had around 50 and the beer cans only had a couple anybody know y? but i put some copper wire around the stalks i didnt know how much so i made 8 inch strips around each one should that be enough?? forgot my sevin dust wasnt thinking right this morning but tommarrow i will bring that out ... and anybody know of a good fertilizer or nutes that u could spread on the ground and let the rain water in ? as it rains atleast once every 4 days here ???
 
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Use slug shields. They work and they last all season. Like, put them on and forget about slugs for the rest of the season. You can get them online and they ship quickly. They also stretch with plant growth. No brainer - they figured this one out for us. No maintenance!

I used them last season. My plants got eaten nearly to death - 90% gone in 2 nights! Put the shields on and two days later the leaves were growing again and continued to flourish - it stopped the slugs! Clear sailing the rest of the way.
 
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