not always practical though. The one we have used is one of these. It looks like a cheap gimmick, but it has worked for us. We live near a wetlands 
Family life has the best comedy farside. Thanks.
No, there will still be some around to bite you during the dawn dusk period.
Also works on vampires just in case...
Living in a suburban environment, I'd say we only have what lives in plant saucers and sprinkler puddles, so I think they would be easier to control once you start knocking the numbers down.
From what I've read, there isn't any discernible amount of CO2 produced by the titanium dioxide in those units, so whatever you've caught is probably a result of proximity rather than attraction.
At least it's not paraquat! Don't they need to notify you first?
LOL! Hey P
I found one from Biogents that uses an actual CO2 canister along with scent lures to target all species. It's high on my list now.
But then I'd need to feed all my guests and my puppy garlic as well! I guess I'll have to take my chances with vampires...Just eat more garlic. Moves the needle away from magnet and more toward repellent
Well...the full answer is "and no":
Wowzers! Question, doesn’t all that trimming of branches and leaves at once cause a lot of stress on the plants and risk turning hermy? I’d like to trim off all my bottom branches but I’m scared to. P.s- my 10 gallons need water every single day sometimes even twiceMonday update and I've got a few pictures to share. On the plus side, every picture tells a story don't it?
Let's begin with the final weight on the CBD Lemon Potion Auto:
That's 13 grams and I didn't do any trimming, as there wasn't enough to make it worthwhile. Grow it again? We'll see how the smoke report goes. It won't be for a while if I decide to do it again.
Next up, let's take a gander at the DTF, which I thinned this weekend. Starting with the before and after pic:
After the after pic, I went and tied the outside branches down further to keep that middle growth strong. You can see all the middle growth here, in the "sauga-view"...
@Alafornia was curious about topping, so I wanted to mention that this was topped above the 7th node and then I kept the top branches spread wide, to let the lowers to catch up and promote the inner growth as well. When you keep the top branches tide down, the plant realizes it needs to create a new apical stem, so it sends growth hormones to other branches in an attempt to reach for the sky. Keeping the top growth bent down will promote that new growth. Bend slowly over a few days so as not to split the trunk or break any branches.
How tall you let it go before topping and training this way will depend on how long you want to veg and nothing else. Once you top, you need to have time to let all the other growth happen before you flip. A short veg time will necessitate a lower topping, while if I had a longer time to veg I could have let it grow even taller before topping.
While I had my face in there during the trim, I discovered that the stem had split, because I didn't know about the @Heavenly Hybrid double H topping method, where you leave a half inch of stem above the node to prevent this very thing:
I taped it up, not because I think the plant needs it now, but to prevent it from splitting further once the branches get heavy with buds:
Let's move on to the next plant getting thinned, the IIP:
I know it's tough to see in there with the sunlight and the green background, but I took off a lot of skinny branches.
On both of these plants, I took @Graytail's advice and left on a lot of the leaves while removing the adjoining shoots. As long as I had good airflow, I didn't strip all the greenery. Nothing wrong with a future source of carbs!
I got a cup of monstercrop cuttings from each that I will try to root in order to complicate my life further.
Speaking of skinny stems, @Archiweedies had asked about the AK-47 having such skinny branches and would it support the buds in flower:
Yes.
And last for the day (if you're still with me...) the Candidas. As promised, here is the 5 gallon with the tomato cage/canopy ring yesterday. It needs water every single day. Remind me not to use 5 gallon pots for full-sized plants:
40" tall from the soil this is.
And the other in a 7 gallon pot:
These are flip day 10, so I'll be thinning them at the end of stretch.
In a housekeeping note, I did a preventative spray of the Southern Ag Garden Friendly Fungicide on the big three yesterday afternoon. Please don't put your face in the flowers even after it's dry. It burns! I'm going to need a balaclava to move the BC 2.2 now.
That's it for my weekend! I hope yours went well.
Wowzers! Question, doesn’t all that trimming of branches and leaves at once cause a lot of stress on the plants and risk turning hermy? I’d like to trim off all my bottom branches but I’m scared to. P.s- my 10 gallons need water every single day sometimes even twice
I hope there's some mass skeeter kill going on.
First let meWowzers! Question, doesn’t all that trimming of branches and leaves at once cause a lot of stress on the plants and risk turning hermy? I’d like to trim off all my bottom branches but I’m scared to. P.s- my 10 gallons need water every single day sometimes even twice
you to my perpetual grow journal stephyyy! Good question that Skybound answered well, but differently than I would. The only thing I can tell you is I pay no attention to when I stress my plants in veg. Sometimes I lollipop when they're really really thirsty, sometimes shortly after I've watered. Sometimes in morning and sometimes in the heat of the day. And always all at once. And I often will supercrop daily regardless of the condition of the plant.
Mollycoddler!
Thanks Magoo! I need updates on your outsiders as well. Too many tent pics and not enough hedgerow
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That I did! Beautiful flowers you've got going on,Shed...great update !
I always love pics looking into and through Canna foliage 
may be true, and I’d read that too about the small amount of necessary C02, but the device does make it possible for us to sit on our deck during periods where, if the device is not operating we cannot be out there. Can’t be placebo! We’ve tested it
Thanks carcass!
I know right? And now that I have some mold on the BC I'm nervous about the bigger colas on the BeBo.
Oh I never said placebo, I said proximity! That won't work for our yard unless we went out and bought multiple devices.NIce update Shed
may be true, and I’d read that too about the small amount of necessary C02, but the device does make it possible for us to sit on our deck during periods where, if the device is not operating we cannot be out there. Can’t be placebo! We’ve tested it
looks good shed. Finger crossed for the bud rot buddy... i think I'll have my hands full later the fall.
