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Any suggestions on fruit flies? The kids “stashed” a plate of fruit under their dresser and we now have the damn things all over the house and of course they made it into the grow tent.
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Good one to try is, take an empty soda bottle and put a half inch of water in the bottom, then take a ripe plumb or a banana skin segment and put it in. If you have access to those workplace water cups shaped like a cone, take one and cut the tip off just enough so a fly can just make it through. Put the pointy end in the bottle top and tape around to secure. I like to rub the fruit around the rim before putting it in. They hang aroung the rim before they walk down and in. They cant get out. If you have kids it's a lesson on reproductivity after a while. It really works great! Make a cone from paper if no pre mades. It should be around 2 inches at the top and about that long.Any suggestions on fruit flies? The kids “stashed” a plate of fruit under their dresser and we now have the damn things all over the house and of course they made it into the grow tent.
Trip was amazing! I will grab some of the strips, and I already have 2 more fans on order as the 1 isn’t cutting it.A fan, yellow sticky traps at the soil line and some mosquito dunks to add to the feed water. This gets rid of them pretty fast.
The fan since they are weak fliers, yellow sticky traps for the adults and mosquito dunks for the larvae. Same protocol for fungus gnats.
For general house use the Zevo traps work pretty good from what I've heard.
Not great for tents since they rely on lights to work.
Hope you guys had a great trip. Glad to see that the wick watering worked.
This is good advice as well. I’ve used plastic wrap with small holes in it over a glass before but your method sounds a little better.Good one to try is, take an empty soda bottle and put a half inch of water in the bottom, then take a ripe plumb or a banana skin segment and put it in. If you have access to those workplace water cups shaped like a cone, take one and cut the tip off just enough so a fly can just make it through. Put the pointy end in the bottle top and tape around to secure. I like to rub the fruit around the rim before putting it in. They hang aroung the rim before they walk down and in. They cant get out. If you have kids it's a lesson on reproductivity after a while. It really works great! Make a cone from paper if no pre mades. It should be around 2 inches at the top and about that long.
Not sure how much to use for mosquito dunks but @Carcass does..Mosquito Dunks, I will look into this as well. How much do you typically use per gallon of water?
Thanks, VG- I do!Not sure how much to use for mosquito dunks but @Carcass does..
Ok great info! I’m going to order some of these up and hit all the plants in the house. Though as the weather is changing we should see a drop off of them in the house so my main focus is in the tent.Thanks, VG- I do!
It only takes about 1/8 of a dunk to treat 5 gallons of water (or 2 grams of the Bits)
Let the water sit for 24 hours after adding the dunk, so the good bacteria can populate the water, then just water as usual..just keep re-adding water to the 5 gallon container as you use it-1 treatment is good for 3 weeks or so..use the treated water every time you water the plants.
It'll take a week or so, but soon, you'll be gnatless!
Keep using the dunks, to keep the gnats away.
The gnats don't really hurt anything...but they sure are annoying..![]()
Looks like the plants are covered well by the light.Ok well I installed the secondary light and turned the setting down to 75% on both lights. Looks to be about 60 DLI on average which might be a bit much. I might raise the lights tomorrow after I see how a full light cycle does. I’m trying to get better coverage in the tent so that all parts of the plants are getting good lighting.
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@Bill284 the lights are the @ViparSpectra p2000 which are 200w each at 100%.Looks like the plants are covered well by the light.
I know by mid flower I'm only a few inches away from my buds.
That's usually 650/1000 W.
Not sure what your running but I'd be dropping the lights and increasing the strength.
Especially such healthy beautiful girls.
They need all the energy they can get right now.
But that's just me, hehe.
Keep doing what your comfortable with
Everything looks great.
Hope your weekend went well.
Take care.
Stay safe
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That's fantastic, glad your enjoying everything.@Bill284 the lights are the @ViparSpectra p2000 which are 200w each at 100%.
Their recommendation for flower is 100% @ 13.5” away, but I think that is for photo’s. I am noticing a bit of droop on one plant by this time their daily light cycle, 3 hours left of light and running 16/8. And they don’t need watered. So they might not need any more light?
Everything I’ve read aligns with what you said, so if all looks well tomorrow I might drop the lights and see what happens. It’s all a learning journey for me and so far has been a really fun one!
Thanks again for the info. I just bumped them up to 100% and will see how they do tomorrow. If all looks good I might lower them a tad as well.That's fantastic, glad your enjoying everything.
@ViparSpectra makes fantastic lights.
I've used them for years, many grows.
In my smaller flower room I had 12000 w on high when they came in the room.
The other was 1800 w and the same, 100%.
From my experience the full 200w will be appreciated by your ladies.
Have you talked to Vipar Val, their rep?
Super lady.
She'd love your grow.
Stay safe
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She is so nice you will love her.Thanks again for the info. I just bumped them up to 100% and will see how they do tomorrow. If all looks good I might lower them a tad as well.
I also have stuff on the way to do some LST with them as well.
I have not had the opportunity to speak with Vipar Val, but I am really liking these lights so far!