Stonecrusher's Backyard Bonanza - Bringing Out The Big Pots!

[InTheShed]

I've never needed a magnifying glass to find the bugs that chew through leaves like that! And DE is for pests that are vulnerable to the tiny cuts it makes in their bodies. It doesn't work on soft bodied insects like caterpillars, but you'd have to check to see if it works on crickets and grasshoppers.

One thing to keep in mind with DE is it only works when it's dry.

 

[Stonecrusher]

The picture below is how I feel right now.

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• Stonecrusher
• Yesterday at 2:06 PM

Fucking caterpillars! My AK-47 is loaded with them. I saw a brown spot and investigated. Nearly every bud I cut into has some degree of bud rot. There may be a few that haven't been infested, but I need to take a minute, regroup, and figure out whats next.

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• Stonecrusher
• Yesterday at 2:04 PM

 

[InTheShed]

Find 'em, kill 'em, cut the rot away, and spray with BT once a week until harvest (or after it rains and dries).

 

[Stonecrusher]

Find 'em, kill 'em, cut the rot away, and spray with BT once a week until harvest (or after it rains and dries).

I could work on it all day from the looks of things. Even where they don't look brown, if you cut in you can find them.
Another trip to the garden center... What did I ever do to bugs??

 

[KeithLemon]

I hope you kill them all. Sorry about the bud rot.

 

[InTheShed]

I could work on it all day from the looks of things. Even where they don't look brown, if you cut in you can find them.
Another trip to the garden center... What did I ever do to bugs??

If they don't look brown and aren't next to a brown area, leave it on the plant. And the poop will come off in the post-harvest wash. The big caterpillars have to go, and the small ones will get killed by the BT.

 

[Stonecrusher]

Find 'em, kill 'em, cut the rot away, and spray with BT once a week until harvest (or after it rains and dries).

OK BT sprayed, and full plant inspection (like that is possible) complete for today. I know there are lots more, but Ill have to watch for signs.
Thanks for being a voice or reason! I was ready to grab the flame thrower.

Also: If I keep seeing bites out of the leaves on the indoor plant I may try the BT on it too. (BTW i just did and experiment on the indoor plant with bite marks. I turned off the lights for an hour then tried to surprise any nighttime critters. No evidence, and no harm done since they are autos).