How do I control my spidermites no one asked?
Lolling!
Just in case there is a shy type who is just having a browse and is insect suffering I thought I’d do a bit of a blurb.
So I think the best defence against insects is plant health. Like humans and viruses, viruses prefer to attack the weak. Weak people are an easy target. That said, all the kale, social distancing, hand washing, vitamin c or brixing in the world won’t stop a virus when it has found a portal of entry. Just like humans, every plant has a way in.
I think your best defence is plant health, hygienic grow areas and prophylactic treatment, then of course treatment dosing if you become infected with The Borg. For me, my Number 1 enemy are spidermites. Every single grow is affected at some level. ATM my White Widow has just a sprinkle. She is the perfect specimen for attack. She’s a geriatric and almost at the end of her life. Shes weakening. She kinda demonstrates my point. It’s not exactly rocket science lol.
This is my weaponry. InTheShed gave me the squirter idea. You need to get up and under every leaf. I didn’t want to spend a huge amount so I didn’t get the ghostbuster back pack. Suits me coz I’m okay to lift
I lift my girls up on a balance act of 3 milk crates. I can get into every nook and cranny.
Again, pulmonary shout out, masks aren’t just for covid and potting up. They’re for spraying too. And signs of a passionate grower. Spraying with bed hair and in your nightie at 7am! Lolling!
And omg, I do love it when Mother Nature turns on the LED’s lolling!
Have the best day GrowStars! Xo