theyll pull threw homie, dont sweat it!
thanks oswald! preciate it bro.
I'm one month into a cardboard box grow myself and i must say that we must have been on the same frequency at some point in space and time.I got the ole Bissell Steam Vac box a rockin. I have a very similar setup, right down to the door cutout lol. Just need some more lights before my girls stretch like corn stalks. As far as the powdery mildew i read somewhere that you can mix baking soda with water and use that as a spray to raise the alkalinity of the leaf surface so PM cant survive on it. Dont know how true it is but it may be worth researching. Dont worry yourself to much over it, just spray hell out of em and keep ya bud sites dry.
sir tom, thanks for dropping in +rep! that's awesome you're also growing out of a cardboard box -- you should join concord dawn's group. what strain are you growing (if you know)? to avoid stretching, i think it has to do more with distance to the light than the amount of light. keem'em close and they won't stretch (if they know what's good for them, lol). thanks for the advice about the baking soda -- i think this "greencure" stuff is made partly from that. i think the stuff is starting to work... you'll see some updates at the bottom of this post!
Just out of curiostiy, how much was the greencure, and you said no odor? Might be worth looking into as a preventative if it really dries instantly and leaves no residue, especially since Shirley had PM, but then again, Laverne never did get it, so what Dread said about the PM manifesting itself in clones is interesting shit, seeing as Laverne and Shirley were both clones, but different strains.
hey meta... it was pretty cheap, like $9 for a jar that would make like 10 gallons (and each spay only needs like 1/16th of a gallon) so this should last a lifetime. they hydro store guys couldn't be more positive, they REALLY recommend the product and especially for preventative care. you can find it locally here:
http://www.greencure.net/where_to_buy.asp
looks like it's doing its job so far
... interesting about laverne and shirley too...
hey another cardboard box grower!
hell yeah man! by the way hippy, i was a little off with my earlier estimate of RH... it had been in the low 30s when i checked, but i realized it gets into the high 40s depending on if i just watered or what the temps are. i guess i should try to lower it to fend off the mildew?
DAng homer! Who knew we were both in bay area!!!! Good luck w/that f'n mold bruh!
uh... i was *trying* to keep my location undisclosed... haha, j/k, but yeah that's cool bro. you'll have to join up when we have our RIU convention / bud exchange! and thanks for the encouragement!
Ah well I'll see what i can do hehe ! Thanks Homer!
no prob millyy... hope you can find a new pot!
Ok my friends, here are some new pics for your pic viewing pleasure. The greencure treatment seems to be working.... or at least my wishful thinking leads me to believe so. The leaves look substantially better. I would say 65% less mildew than before I applied it. That's not bad. I will keep monitoring, trying to keep RH down, and going with the filtered-air-in arrangement -- which means i will have to get a couple more trueairs (so i have two pushing air in, and two pushing air out... $30 more and some more monthly wattage is worth it for a clean box). And I will reapply as needed (they say once a week, but I may go more aggressive if I have to).
And here are the pics:
amnesia:
blue cream:
some closeups on the leaves. the PM is still there, but trust me, it's not as bad as before.