Mohican's 2014 Season

Mohican

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Wild Child is finally showing sex and it is a male. Stem rub smells like the TGA Marion Berry.

Love child looks like it is starting to show sex and I think it is a true male also. I pulled the tomato cage off and the plant just slid right through without any struggle :)
 

Mohican

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Just ran a speed test to see if my provider was having trouble. Ping was a little slow but everything else seems OK.
 

Below66

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What method of spraying is best to avoid killing off bigger beneficial's like fungi, oldschool cheapo home depot sprays? And also are there any books you recommend besides teaming with microbes(which I just started to read up on)? I noticed one called Sea energy agriculture... know anything about that? seems a bit iffy.

Name some of your must have products and remedy's! I wanna pick your brain and apply all your tactics! heh, sorry to bother but I'm trying to immerse myself pretty fast so I don't fuck up. And I rather go with a seasoned organic veteran's growers tendencies than to start testing my own shit when I don't really have that time or money. I've noticed quite a few guys with pictures of something called Dr. Bronners magic castile soap... what's up with that? seems like potent useful organic multi-purpose money-saving stuff, the kind of stuff I'm trying to get tips on implementing and learning about. Beautiful pics btw, cheers.
 

Mohican

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OK - here are the ones I have.

Sevin - for crawly bugs like earwigs. It will kill worms. This is my A-bomb. It has been used by farmers for over 40 years with no known side effects for humans. It is the only thing I have found with this kind of track record.

Neem - for everything. I use twice the dosage as they recommend and I mix it with coco wet. Plants love it and it is a great dip for clones.

Azamax - for mites and things neem won't stop.

Serenade - have not used it yet. For Powdery Mildew (PM)

BT (Safer Caterpillar Killer) - This is a must for my garden. It works amazingly well at killing budworms and I must spray it monthly until the flowers are more than hairs. Also use twice the recommended dose.

Silica, B1 and all around plant health is also a good defense against pest.

Ladybugs, Praying Mantises, beneficial nematodes, beneficial snails, wasps...and many more predators can do just as good as a job. Some of the pesticides can kill the beneficial bugs so be aware.

Sticky yellow cards are great for many flying pests and fly strips are a must for any indoor grow.

Electric bug zappers are also good and you can collect the fried bugs and put them in your compost/worm bin.

A layer of sand on the top of pots will cut down on soil pests and help retain moisture.

Remove dead (yellow) leaves. Bugs are attracted to the color yellow.

There are many great tips on the UC Davis web site. Any good AG school will have plant and pest info.

Cheers,
Mo
 

Below66

Member
Thanks a bunch! very useful tips since I live in an area plagued by mites and I have vines outside with makes it twice as worse(and pets! sigh), I did not know about cocowet, seems like good stuff. Plenty of things you said I hadn't considered. Any specific sand you use to coat? And what should I replace perlite with in the future? those high def shots are insane.
 

Mohican

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I'm knackered farmers! Up til 1 and up again at 5. Just got home from a work drive up to LA. Hit a couple of hydro shops while up there. One was having a 30% sale and the other had Kyle Kushman's veganic line. Kept nodding off on the ride home.

Post pictures later when I come to.

Cheers,
Mo
 

Mohican

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80 mile per hour gusts of wind today and 93 degrees. I already watered the whole garden once and now I am covered in debris. I could hear one of the gust coming and when it got to me it was a cloud of dust and leaves.

I hope the plexi panels stay up!
 

yktind

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80 mile per hour gusts of wind today and 93 degrees. I already watered the whole garden once and now I am covered in debris. I could hear one of the gust coming and when it got to me it was a cloud of dust and leaves.

I hope the plexi panels stay up!
Yup it is disgusting out side right now. Allergies and red eyes. At least I have an excuse today, haha.
 

supchaka

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I have my one little girl out there in this, she's got a bamboo to hold onto but I'm thinking of putting a bucket over her with a brick on top!
 

Mohican

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I have clones inside now so I will just try to keep them alive. The moms outside are flowering pretty strongly now. The sticky ripe girls are now going to be covered in crap! Will make for some interesting flavors!

:spew:
 
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