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Machupichu

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Do you guys ever have problems with Plushberry attracting pests? White flies and spider mites. Every single pheno of plushberry I have does. None of the my other strains do.The pests stay on the plushberry . They don't jump ship. I've used ipm's, lady bugs, etc....It's just an uphill battle. I'm sick of it. its 75 degrees in there at all times. Rh is around40% I'm thinking of getting rid of that strain all together. Maybe Mo's F2's won't have that problem.. I'll start all over with that strain.

think about it man the seeds are discontinued.. maybe ur holding to a colection cut
 

wolfpack4ever

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never had a problem with my plushberry. what do you think would cause that problem? very weird that every pheno is attracting critters.. i hate bugs in my garden so i know how you must feel.

Wolf
 

hyroot

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think about it man the seeds are discontinued.. maybe ur holding to a colection cut

Mine are all from seed. I got a 10 pack last february at the cannabis cup.

never had a problem with my plushberry. what do you think would cause that problem? very weird that every pheno is attracting critters.. i hate bugs in my garden so i know how you must feel.

Wolf

I really don't know. Its only that strain. Even another one from seed in veg is attracting critters. They only go to that plant. Its weird and very very frustrating. I'm spraying almost every other day. Organic ipm's. There's plenty of lady bugs in there too. All the other strains / plants don't have a single critter. I even cleaned the room thoroughly before moving this batch in there.
 
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wolfpack4ever

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hmm that is weird.. personally i would take them out of there just so you dont have to do all that for 1 strain.. im actually thinking about replacing my plushberry with my buddies amazing querkle.. i just got a cut so we will see how she does for me. my plushberry has amazing smell and taste but its not very potent. theres plenty of stuff out there you can replace it with.
 

hyroot

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hmm that is weird.. personally i would take them out of there just so you dont have to do all that for 1 strain.. im actually thinking about replacing my plushberry with my buddies amazing querkle.. i just got a cut so we will see how she does for me. my plushberry has amazing smell and taste but its not very potent. theres plenty of stuff out there you can replace it with.

I have a space queen pheno thats pretty stony and extremely frosty. It produces the biggest buds of all the pb phenos I have. I do have 5 other seed packs I've yet to pop and I have 10 other strains already in rotation. Its wouldn't be a major loss dropping pb. Since its not available anymore. I kind of want to keep it around. Then again a friend made f2's of pb. I can do it again later. Those might be more resistant to pests.
 

Mason Jar 92705

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Don't throw that PB out, you may regret it down the road and when they're gone.....they're gone. Have you tried Mitey Wash? It's the best stuff and it works everytime. Even if they're is no sign of mites, I always spray the last week of veg and then that's it. No probs.
 

hyroot

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Don't throw that PB out, you may regret it down the road and when they're gone.....they're gone. Have you tried Mitey Wash? It's the best stuff and it works everytime. Even if they're is no sign of mites, I always spray the last week of veg and then that's it. No probs.

No I have not. I stay away from anything in a bottle. I don't trust them. 99% of the nutrient companies don't disclose all ingredients. All the ones claiming to be organic are actually full of chemicals and heavy metals. I do natural organic ipm's (integrated pest management). rosemary, lavender, nettle, horse tail, neem meal, karanja meal, castile soaps, and beneficial critters (lady bugs, predatory mites,).
 

Mohican

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Cyanide is organic. Organic does not = healthy!

I don't spray anything outdoors except BT. I have not even used that this season. All of my seed plants have caterpillars (I keep removing them by hand). Between the wasps, ladybugs, lacewings, mantids, and ... my garden outside is pretty clean. Indoors is where I need to work harder to maintain a pest free environment.
 

Mohican

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My sunflower attracted all kinds of pests. The worst were the leafhoppers.

I saw a movie where they used lavender to keep away scorpions in French window sills. The bees love it. I want to start a beehive but Mrs Mo is allergic.
 

Mohican

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Yes! You can also add plants that attract beneficial predators like ladybugs and mantids. Earthworm compost is also mentioned as a preventative for whiteflies.

I love watching the wasps of various sizes eating the aphids in the spring. In the summer about this time of year I get these blue wasps that go around hunting under hiden places to get spiders. It is so cool!

The metallic-blue mud dauber, another sphecid, forgoes building a nest altogether and simply uses the abandoned nests of the other two species and preys primarily on spiders, including black widow spiders.[2] Blue mud daubers frequently appropriate old nests of black-and-yellow mud daubers. They carry water to them and recondition them for their own purposes. The two species commonly occupy the same barns, porches, or other nest sites.




Cheers,
Mo
 

dolamic

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I've had problems with spider mites, and I also enjoy gardening outdoors. But I could not find a cannabis companion guide.
Now, the point I'm trying to figure out is, do the companion plants attract beneficial insects?
Or are the pests you are trying to get rid of deterred by the rosemary and mint's smell? It would be helpful for indoor gardeners.
Or just in general knowledge would be cool. So spider mites do not like minty smells?
 

tyson53

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some miticides are made from rosemary and mint oils...its also good for other insects also...I never seen bugs on my mints..rosemary or basils...or any of the herbs in garden to be truthful...they must not like the essential oils in them...
 

hyroot

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I just picked up 2 rosemary plants for $3.95 total at Bristol Farms. I'm going to grab more of them when they get them in stock. The nursery has small mint plants for $2 each.
 
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