SPIDER MITES!

District

District

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hyroot said:
Soap kills them on contact and neem doesn't. You have to dilute neem so much so it doesn't suffocate your plant. Castile soaps are olive oil based. Like Dr. Bronners hemp soaps.
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Just saw that one in holland and barrets. Ill get it tomorrow. Ove already ordered some neem repel and blue sticky tape. Thanks.
 
yktind

yktind

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hyroot said:
Rosemary tea's and rosemary oil will kill off thrips. Enzymes should as well. You can run coconut water through your resi. Its full of more enzymes than anything in a hydro shop. Get it straight from a coconut. Its 1/4 cup of fresh coconut water to 5 gal of water. You can pick up rosemary oil at gnc or sprouts. Or make your own.
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I may try the coconut water in my veg room just to what it does. I have, well seen, you talk about it before.
 
hyroot

hyroot

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yktind said:
I may try the coconut water in my veg room just to what it does. I have, well seen, you talk about it before.
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It will also promote root growth and break down old dead roots. Provide carbs / sugars and minerals. It won't ferment like seed sprout enzyme tea's
 
yktind

yktind

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hyroot said:
It will also promote root growth and break down old dead roots. Provide carbs / sugars and minerals. It won't ferment like seed sprout enzyme tea's
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Do you think being in an aeroponic system will make a difference? The only reason I don't use organics is because it foams up a lot. So the water is constantly being circulated and sprayed, well 4 min off and 1 min on.
 
hyroot

hyroot

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yktind said:
Do you think being in an aeroponic system will make a difference? The only reason I don't use organics is because it foams up a lot. So the water is constantly being circulated and sprayed, well 4 min off and 1 min on.
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coconut water will be fine. Thats why I said it doesn't ferment. Anything that ferments is not good to use in hydro and will suffocate the roots.
 
yktind

yktind

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hyroot said:
coconut water will be fine. Thats why I said it doesn't ferment. Anything that ferments is not good to use in hydro and will suffocate the roots.
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I figured that's why you said it doesn't ferment. I did not know that you could suffocate your roots. Is that because of the foam that stays behind?

Didn't mean to go completely off topic OP, I am just curious.
 
hyroot

hyroot

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yktind said:
I figured that's why you said it doesn't ferment. I did not know that you could suffocate your roots. Is that because of the foam that stays behind?

Didn't mean to go completely off topic OP, I am just curious.
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Yeah sort of. Anything that ferments can produce slime on the roots, causing the roots to suffocate. In soil its fine. The only true natural organics in a bottle is Dragonfly Earth Medicine. The owner told me it can be used in hydro. He also said it can clog sprayers in aero. So you would have to check the sprayers regularly.
 
District

District

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yktind said:
I figured that's why you said it doesn't ferment. I did not know that you could suffocate your roots. Is that because of the foam that stays behind?

Didn't mean to go completely off topic OP, I am just curious.
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No probemo. I figure all the info I need is here.
 
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Bawsegenetics

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District said:
Ok I know this isnt typically a hydro problem but my grow is hydro. I didnt even know what a spidermite looked like till today. Im doing a SCROG and whilst feeding a shoot through the net I noticed a small yellowy looking thing on the leaf.

Upon closer inspection they are on all the plants and the under side of the leaves. Its clearly come from my mother plant which has lost alot of leaves with the bronze silvery thing that happens. Im seeing early stages on the leafs on my clones which are 3 weeks today.

They are growing magnificently at the moment and I was going to flipped tomorrow. Ive been using Rhino Skin (potassium silicate) since the beginning so hopefully I have an edge and there are no webs.

I used a 1.5% hydrogen peroxide solution as thats all I had to hand. Im going to order some natural predators first thing tomorrow.

What hydro growers had them and still produced a decent crop?

Thanks
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Use Forbid 4f and you will never see a mite or broad mite....

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Bawsegenetics

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District said:
Thanks dudes. Still a pain in the butt. I used mighty wash yesterday. Seen a few small flying ones. Will go again in a few days.
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Throw mighty wash away...
Forbid 4f.
It's a little expensive but we'll worth the pricetag

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