Hey there Rad - pulling up my chair, looks like I'm going to have to get a closer seat with all that haze in the room
Looking good... rad I love your cloner and you have mad skills with it!
Your insect thing thrips - not sure it's them. I've had them. That's when I finally broke down and started a twice weekly IPM treatment. Shiggity speaks the truth. Spinosad AKA Monterrey insect Spray. It's bacterial so its 100% organic and you can spray up to the day before harvest.
To get rid of pests you have to break the reproduction cycle. That really requires positive ID. Thrips are freaking TINY and I mean almost microscopic. You need a loop or microscope to see them. Your pic didn't look like thrips but could be. Thrips leave white spots on the leaves - looks like the leaves have white freckles and its usually at the btm of the plant and works up but usually not all the way up.
So to get rid of thrips = sprayer with 1 gal clean water. Add to that 1-2 tbs of Monterrey fluid (get the quart bottle), a pinch or 2 of neem cake meal and a 1-2 tbs of kelp meal.
What I do is put the kelp meal (already re-hydrated - I always have some re-hydrated in the fridge) the pinch of neem cake meal in water and strain into the sprayer with a very fine mesh strainer. Helps to grind the kelp to a fine powder for this. Anyway put that into a gallon of water and strain into spray res. Add the Tbs or 2 of spinosad shake and yer good to go.
You need to spray EVERYTHING - plants floors around plants the soil - if you have a sips tray spray that as well.
Spray the undersides of ALL the leaves. Get the plants soaked.
Now the important part - you have to do this within 3 days of your first application. Not 2 day not 4 days its got to be 3 days. This will break the reproduction of eggs hatching, then continue on with this for another week 2 more times. So at least 4 applications first one 3 days apart then the next treatments just do it 2x a week.
Lightly sprinkle a little neem cake meal on the surface of your soil - not a lot just a few pinches in each pot no need to til in just sprinkle on top is all, FTW!
No more bugs... this will rid you of those pesky gnats as well.
Now the next thing - you just started your IPM routine ^^^ I do this 2x EVERY week seeds to harvest.
Once you get rid of insects after the first 2 weeks you can stop with the spinosad IF you dont see any flying critters.
Thrips fly but they are not good fliers so they just sort of take off and land where ever which is why you need to spray the floors in the flower and veg rooms. When they walk in or come in contact with the spinosad they die.
After being done with bugs, no need to use spinosad - so just do the pinch or 2 of neem cake meal and re-hydrated kelp meal, this is a game changer by itself. The kelp will fix any and every issue on the garden.
Your plants will absolutely LOVE you for this.
Thrips can devastate but they need a lot of numbers so it's good to get a grip on this. You live in the woods, you are going to have pests come in from outside. Nothing to do but "be prepared" - that's your IPM routine. For indoor gardens its a must - specially when you grow organic.
All that said.. the best defense against insects is healthy plants. You see a plant thats not quite right... do not nurse it toss it like it was a male... not a plant that's 2 weeks from harvest, I'm talking in VEG room. That will be the plant the bugs get a hold on.
I hope I didn't overwhelm you with this. You should develop your IPM routine that works for your style. I'm the absolutely laziest gardener there is, and I do the IPM. Takes me about 15 minutes start to finish and I treat it as giving the ladies a nutrient bath. They will respond right away you will see it, I promise.
Neem and kelp meal for the win - FTW - add spinosad when you see wings.
Good luck with your new perpetual - It's the best way to provide top shelf organic meds for the family.
Keep it green and frosty my friend!
ShiggityFlip;2746103 said:
Spinosad is supposedly effective vs thrips, mites, flies, aphids, etc. so if you aren't sure what the insect happens to be I would use it! I am going to get some just to keep around in case I need it some time.
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