What's that thing we're supposed to do with a journal? Oh yeah, update it...
Just business as usual, or is it? - Veg Day 60
So, something happened... I returned! Also, I have some good news and some bad news. What would you like first? My ESP says you want the bad news first, so here goes:
A day or two before I left for vacation, a friend gifted me a Flo clone and an Animal Cookie clone in 4-in rockwool cubes which were transplanted into DBHBB soil. When I returned from vacation, both clones had evidence of spider mites - little teeny spots on top of the leaves, tiny reddish-black dots on the underside, and silk like threads between the leaves. They were promptly exiled and received an excessive foliar spray of 1-part H202 (aka "Hydrogen Peroxide") and 4-parts H20. I dumped the excess spray into each pot to saturate the top inch of soil. Thus far, no further signs of mite damage have occurred, but I'm probably gonna head to the garden store and pick up a bottle of Simple Soap or Mighty Wash just to be proactive.
That all sounds like bad news, but here's the good news:
The rest of my plants in the veg cabinet, Papaya #1 and #2, Maui, and Mystery Seed #3, which were transplanted into HB soil over a month ago are all free of the symptoms of spider mites. The leaves on all of the plants exhibit a sheen that wasn't seen in my last grow. And so, I assume the mites haven't been successful in their attacks on the HB plants because they're so healthy. As Dr. William Albrecht once said,
"Insects and disease are the symptoms of a failing crop, not the cause of it."
Because I was gone for a couple weeks and only had my roommate feed them water with a splash of transplant, I gave all the plants a strong drench of Tea, Growth Energy, and Transplant along with a De-stress foliar spray.
Yada-yada, the proof:
A look inside the veg cabinet. From back-to-front, left-to-right: Papaya #2, Maui, Mystery Seed #3, and Papaya #1
The exiles: Animal Cookies and Flo with a tiny Maui clone in front.
Flo
Animal Cookies
To note, I have no idea when the Maui, Animal Cookies, and Flo clones were cut. That said, I'm going to assume they are all about 2-months old since I took my Papaya #1 and #2 cuts and planted Mystery Seed #3 on June 1st.
Yada-yada, thanks for stopping by... you're all the greatest... every time we touch I get this feeling... wait, that just the Maggie Reilly coming out in me.
Good day and good luck!