4ft x 4ft ViparSpectra KS5000
Nice I wanted a 4x4 so bad but I'm a brokey lol so I settled for a 4x3 and I truly love it
Sorry 4x 2 lol
You are sooooo lucky. I use the sticky traps too but I have destroyed so many leaves with those things,coated so many stems and budz,, even the slightest snag is not coming off lol I started only keeping them horizontally across pot,to attract n catch surface bugs. It's just not worth the risk for sticky tape to be anywhere near even waist level....those things can be monsters....but work so damn well....like thisWell, I got lucky.....and that chit don't happen often. LOL
See the sticky trap hanging from the light? After I was finished adjusting the fan and the light this morning, I left the room and continued on with other things. When I came back in the grow room, there was no sticky trap.
I found it. Right smack in between the two fabric pots on the left. The fan apparently blew the rod off the light fixture that it was hanging from.
Nothing hit the plants that I can tell, but the sides of the pots got stickies on them. WHEW!
The sticky trap went away, nothing in regards to flying insects in there, so it's not needed right now.
Yeah, I only put one up because of the early problem with the thrips, which seems under control now.You are sooooo lucky. I use the sticky traps too but I have destroyed so many leaves with those things,coated so many stems and budz,, even the slightest snag is not coming off lol I started only keeping them horizontally across pot,to attract n catch surface bugs. It's just not worth the risk for sticky tape to be anywhere near even waist level....those things can be monsters....but work so damn well....like this
It works just as good and there's no danger of destroying my plants lol
Hadn't thought of that. See?? There's a positive side to everything.If u do get bugs your in luck they will stick to the pots
Lol you done this before haven't you lol that's exactly what happens,the sticky stuff sticks to the edge off pot so buggs very much get stuck to the pots. Ik it's not the most effective way but these strips are using molasses and sugar n good stuff that bugs love to attract them. It's really just a preventative and a bug gauge,I combine w BTI and Neem oil lol if I was infested I wouldn't use it lik-yes I would and haveIf u do get bugs your in luck they will stick to the pots
works great
When I first started growing, I had an issue with gnats and those no seeum flies. I used to put molasses/sugar water in tops of jar lids and place them on the top of the soil. As I recall, they worked quite well.Lol you done this before haven't you lol that's exactly what happens,the sticky stuff sticks to the edge off pot so buggs very much get stuck to the pots. Ik it's not the most effective way but these strips are using molasses and sugar n good stuff that bugs love to attract them. It's really just a preventative and a bug gauge,I combine w BTI and Neem oil lol if I was infested I wouldn't use it lik-yes I would and have
Nice,those greedy bugs fall for it everytime lol I tried sooo many things,cinnamon,bar soap,paprika lolol thank the grow I found BTI lol
Lol I never even thought of making my own ? No way it's as sticky as store bought w just those ingredients lololHere's what I used to do, and the recipe I used below, then poured a little in the lids to place near the pot or on the soil surface. This was a lid to a small plastic coffee container. The bugs always went for it.
Here's the mixture if you're interested:
1/4 Cup honey or corn syrup
1/4 Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons water
Heat the mixture in a saucepan gently until the sugar is dissolved.
This was my original post, I had attempted a recipe on how to make your own fly paper. Epic Fail, as you will read. LOL
Seems like they really liked the mix tho,it just wasn't lethal on papers,more like a buffet for them buggy bastards lol
I believe the liquid in the lids trapped them too deep, so they couldn't lift up to fly out. They basically drowned in the sticky. They really did work well.
Yea I think it's both light n heat,,when I have gotten light burn in past it's the combination that screws leaves. I would keep intensity at 100% but move light up and put fan blowing directly at light from bottom or horizontally above light. The plant can take much more,just not so fast. I would move light up then slowly bring back down over a longer period. Full spec lighting is a lot for a plant when young and unfamiliar with full spec,plus light has hotzones too. It's a small reaction so you pretty close to perfect tbh.
