New Grow: First Journal

West Hippie said:
I’d like to see if @InTheShed would check your grow out . He’ll get you in the right direction!
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Is this a defoliation question? Everyone has their own style and reasoning, so all I can give you is mine. From looking at what you have now, the only thing I would take before flipping is the small thin branches down well below the canopy. And I don't see too many of those left!

I'd leave all the fans except the ones sitting on top of another one. Fans power the plant, and any photon that hits your buckets or your floor is wasted money.

Looking good to me Kevin!
 
After looking it could be one of 2 things imo.

caused by fan

or a mild nitrogen toxicity.

you know your set up and feeding schedule better than anybody but I would lean towards wind.

just my 2 cents.

you’re doing an amazing job!

:cheer:
 
Was this the red light you were talking about in the pic .
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I looked in the gallery at deficiencies and wind and nitrogen are both on the down curl . Just so use to seeing soil water issues with the same look . This was my wind burn , whip , slap leaf that was in the fan continuously.
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They grew into the path of the fan , so I took them off .

Looking back at the top pic you need to go back and crop your pic for the photo contest!
 
Kevin 1205 said:
I do too .. sorry for late reply , I am still learning this site , and not real tech savvy !!
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This is a great site, you will find it really helpful. We are on here for over 6 years now , a lot great growers here, willing to help around. :ganjamon: Just enjoy the grow and learing with us. :D
 
InTheShed said:
Is this a defoliation question? Everyone has their own style and reasoning, so all I can give you is mine. From looking at what you have now, the only thing I would take before flipping is the small thin branches down well below the canopy. And I don't see too many of those left!

I'd leave all the fans except the ones sitting on top of another one. Fans power the plant, and any photon that hits your buckets or your floor is wasted money.

Looking good to me Kevin!
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Thanks for the input , these didn’t grow many small under growth limbs , . Very pleased with what I got going on so far , . I uploaded a pic for the contest , thank you for that suggestion, would make a nice addition if I were to win it .. thank you all for the words of wisdom !!
 
Recently discovered an issue in my tent , I got flipping spider mites from somewhere !! What’s best to destroy these little bastards with ?? Picked up a bottle of neem oil ,. Only saw a couple on 2 leaves , so I pulled them out , treated them all with neem and hope I can get ontop of these things ..
 
Silverfox125 said:
Sounds like you got it handled.

good luck! I’ve only had it bad one time but what a pain it was.
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Hope this stuff works as it states .. I have heard horror stories on them .. people say you will never get rid of them and I can’t figure out for the life of me where they came from ..
 
Silverfox125 said:
I’ve never used been oil. Please keep me updated on how it works :high-five:
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It’s the only thing I saw that is safe , they haven’t started to flower yet , moved them to 12/12 Xmas Eve, went in to check them yesterday and saw a couple little spot , inspected underneath leaf and saw a couple crawlers , pulled 2 affected leaves and treated entire tent ..
 
Kevin 1205 said:
ope this stuff works as it states .. I have heard horror stories on them .. people say you will never get rid of them and I can’t figure out for the life of me where they came from ..
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Hi @Kevin 1205 It works! But you must reapply regularly. I'd spray again tomorrow, everything from the floor around your plants up. Inspect everything, front and back of leaves, stems...look for any trace of web or bug or little dots on the back of leaves. Reapply in a couple days, and if you don't see any more apply weekly. If you slack they WILL come back. Spider mites are easy to control...aphids not as much...ask me how I know! CHeers mate, gl to your grow! :yahoo:
 
Pbass said:
Hi @Kevin 1205 It works! But you must reapply regularly. I'd spray again tomorrow, everything from the floor around your plants up. Inspect everything, front and back of leaves, stems...look for any trace of web or bug or little dots on the back of leaves. Reapply in a couple days, and if you don't see any more apply weekly. If you slack they WILL come back. Spider mites are easy to control...aphids not as much...ask me how I know! CHeers mate, gl to your grow! :yahoo:
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Thank you for the insight , hope the combo of neem and lady bugs do the trick , plan on applying again today , and then again day after tomorrow, and the the lady’s will be here for release .. still confused on how they made it in my room though , due to never being exposed to outside elements , no clones or outside plants in there , stays so clean , .. upon reading about them they like hot and dry environments, so I wonder if I get my humidity up if that will run them off also ??
 
Neem works really well for lots of bugs, as long as you keep up on it. I have REGULARLY completed weeks of proper application with successful results followed by slacking which resulted in new outbreaks. I've had to apply from the wee'est little cutling up to almost time to chop plants. Some people worry about application on their flowers but I don't and haven't noticed any adverse effects to my end product. I'd rather not smoke bugs if possible!

With that said, don't fret if you can't clear them or get a late outbreak. You can wash them off after chopping! You'll still have a bit of microscopic bug matter here and there, but so small amounts that it shouldn't be a concern. That's not to say you could just leave them and wash them off at the end, because the result of a unchecked infestation is great plant sadness.

You might have seen this but here's a little description of how they travel:

"Indoors, the infestation process typically begins as people come into contact with the plants. Spider mites are known hitchhikers, and if, let’s say interiorscaper technicians or greenhouse scouts, proceed in their duties from one account to the next, or from one greenhouse customer to the next, the mites can be carried with them and deposited in a new location. Outdoors, though mites are not flyers and have no wings, they can soar like birds on the slightest gusts of wind. Because mites are small, the two-spotted mite ranging from 0.3 to 0.5 millimeters in size, they are not typically noticed while roaming. "
 
Kevin 1205 said:
upon reading about them they like hot and dry environments, so I wonder if I get my humidity up if that will run them off also ??
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Not positive on this, but I'd guess once they are established, extra humidity isn't going to stop them. Neem should do it!
 
Neem works well in veg, but I don't ever use it in flower. It browns your pistils and because it's a pretty heavy oil it won't really wash off after harvest, and leaves your buds with a neem taste.

I recommend this for flower (I use it in veg as well as an alternate to neem):
Dr Bronner's unscented castille soap spray:

Castile Soap Spray for Plants

Castile soap can be used to create a homemade insecticide for plants. You'll need to...
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Works on mites, aphids, and thrips.

Spray ever couple of days for three weeks to break the life cycle.
 
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