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Mark Myword · Jun 17, 2020

I have 6 plants in my 4x4 closet, they are in week 10 of veg and I was reading up and came across some info about spider mites so I checked and their was some. Right away I went online and seen to use dawn dish soap and water. My girlfriend said the internet said 5 table spoons of soap to 4 cups of water mix well and spray. So I did. Than I went reading and their was a tonne of info so I called my local hydroponic shop and they had me come buy end all so I did. I followed the directions on the bottle. Now the leaves are turning yellow and some are getting crispy...... How do I fix or can I? Thank you in advance

Oakiey · Jun 17, 2020

That was way to much soap...

You'll just have to wait and see if they pull through.

spek9 · Jun 17, 2020

Oakiey said:
That was way to much soap...

You'll just have to wait and see if they pull through.

Agreed. All that should be used is a couple of drops per Litre from my experience. Any more than that can easily do extensive damage.

JoeBlow5823 · Jun 17, 2020

They also look like they weren't getting nearly enough light. And maybe over watered?

xtsho · Jun 17, 2020

5 tablespoons to a quart of water? Whoa. You won't make that mistake again.

Federucci · Jun 17, 2020

I made the same mistake and flushed with pH correct water and set the light to lower power of about 25-30k Lux because of the stress. They rebounded. I highly recommend an IPM strategy. I use azamax treatments every few weeks in veg and then a couple of systemic treatments in flower, and even got one of those ultrasonic pest control units. It seems like pests are gone for now after about a month. As us old people say, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

spek9 · Jun 17, 2020

xtsho said:
5 tablespoons to a quart of water? Whoa. You won't make that mistake again.

The really sad thing about this scenario, is we have yet another victim of bullshit "master grower" science found on "the Internet".

Mark Myword · Jun 18, 2020

Thanks I appreciate the info harsh or not as I am new. Once I got on this forum I realized the dish soap was way to much after reading people only use a tea spoon or two. I flushed them yesterday morning I've removed the dead leafs and Im gonna let the soil dry up n see what happens.

Mark Myword · Jun 18, 2020

JoeBlow5823 said:
They also look like they weren't getting nearly enough light. And maybe over watered?

Their under a 1000watt led

JoeBlow5823 · Jun 18, 2020

Mark Myword said:
Their under a 1000watt led

Im betting that "1000w led" is much closer to 200w. Led lumbers are wildly exaggerated. I know they look like hell because they are covered in soap, but they dont look like they were doing great to begin with.

This is one from my current run at 8 weeks from the day i planted the seed and i was actually pretty disappointed in her health at this point.

A different one of my girls, 9 weeks, 1 week into the 12/12 cycle.

Anyway, point is, you plants are super small for 10 weeks and im positive the biggest reason is that your light sucks.

Mark Myword · Jun 18, 2020

Wow nice. Fair enough. Do you recommend a better light?

JoeBlow5823 · Jun 18, 2020

Mark Myword said:
Wow nice. Fair enough. Do you recommend a better light?

I do. More light comes with its own issues though, heat being the biggest one, to much weed being the smallest lol. What light are you running? And how big is your space?

Mark Myword · Jun 18, 2020

So it's a 1000 watt Aponuo LED. What ever that is because I understand now they don't push out a true 1000 watts.its supposed to mimic the sun. It has 4.5 stars on Google for reviews out of 206 reviews. The space I'm working with is 4ft 9inch W x 4ft 9inch D x 6ft H.

JoeBlow5823 · Jun 18, 2020

Yeah.... Real Wattage: 200W
that light is only good for about a 2'x2' area. maybe 2.5x2.5. I knew they looked light hungry.
They pay people to write fake reviews on cheap ass led lights. If you wanted to use this for your succulents or spider plants, it would be great for a 4x4 area. for weed, your going to need at least 4 of them for a space like yours.

JoeBlow5823 · Jun 18, 2020

I would recommend just starting over with the proper lighting. Or maybe try to keep the healthiest one alive?

Mark Myword · Jun 18, 2020

Oh wow what crooks haha Ok as you notice I'm not to internet friendly but thanks for the heads up. I was gonna say if they didn't work I have 6 seedlings started that look like their worth giving a shot. Seeds out of an oz of Grease Monkey weed I bought. Hard dark seeds with tiger like stripes

JoeBlow5823 · Jun 18, 2020

Mark Myword said:
Oh wow what crooks haha Ok as you notice I'm not to internet friendly but thanks for the heads up. I was gonna say if they didn't work I have 6 seedlings started that look like their worth giving a shot. Seeds out of an oz of Grease Monkey weed I bought. Hard dark seeds with tiger like stripes

Pretty much all the cheap led boards are overrated junk. When they say "1000w equivalent" i think they are meaning it puts out as much light as 10 100w incandescent light bulbs. Or maybe they are saying they put out as much light as a 1000w edenpure heater. Who knows. Your definitely going to need a MAJOR light upgrade to fill up the space you are growing in.

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