Aussie Growers Thread

[Venus55]

So I’ve FINALLY found a way to combat the gnats .. cos neem works but the thing is you water again the next day and the neem is washed away and in they come. So now after every water I mist neem over the top of the media and voila they don’t wanna burrow in. It’s a slight pain cos ur meant to use what u make up of the neem in 24hrs but I’ve been using a mix for about 3days before changing and it still seems to be working.

 

[PURPLEB3RRYKUSH]

Im gunna go with a cheap mars ts1000 just for now, cant fit the hlg light saber 100 watter in my tent, 10 cm too long. I should still get a decent harvest, 1 plant grow maybe. Hope my mars dont catch fire. Gunna have a fan blowing over light, heard they get hot.

 

[reza92]

Im gunna go with a cheap mars ts1000 just for now, cant fit the hlg light saber 100 watter in my tent, 10 cm too long. I should still get a decent harvest, 1 plant grow maybe. Hope my mars dont catch fire. Gunna have a fan blowing over light, heard they get hot.

Why not just buy a single hlg board kit instead of the Saber?

 

[Saffasteve]

So I’ve FINALLY found a way to combat the gnats .. cos neem works but the thing is you water again the next day and the neem is washed away and in they come. So now after every water I mist neem over the top of the media and voila they don’t wanna burrow in. It’s a slight pain cos ur meant to use what u make up of the neem in 24hrs but I’ve been using a mix for about 3days before changing and it still seems to be working.

Why not use Gnatrol ?

 

[Venus55]

Why not use Gnatrol ?

Is that the stuff Lucky posted a few weeks back?

 

[Saffasteve]

Is that the stuff Lucky posted a few weeks back?

Bacillus thuringiensis Sp israelensis

 

[PURPLEB3RRYKUSH]

Why not just buy a single hlg board kit instead of the Saber?

Dont know what one, my grow space is only 50 cm deep, 1 metre long

 

[Lucky Luke]

Is that the stuff Lucky posted a few weeks back?

no, thats Eradicator.
Last I used it was about 6 to 8 weeks ago. Still no gnatts.

 

[beernutz]

Is this the stuff you were talkin about
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Yes that's it

 

[Lucky Luke]

i went to order some Plant Therapy the other day. The 2oz bottle is free but shipping from the states was about $50. So that was a no go.
No wonder China does so well, everything from there is free shipping!

 

[reza92]

Dont know what one, my grow space is only 50 cm deep, 1 metre long

So the Mars ts1000 is effectively a cheap hlg single board

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For that space the Sabre strip would be a better veg light. Could veg a with a single board but the spread would be shit or 2 hlg boards could flower that space.

 

[TheGreenPriest]

Bacillus thuringiensis Sp israelensis

Agreed.

BTi and horizontal yellow sticky traps at medium level works very well for me.

Eco-Oil spray on medium once a week also just for added measure.

 

[reza92]

Agreed.

BTi and horizontal yellow sticky traps at medium level works very well for me.

Eco-Oil spray on medium once a week also just for added measure.

Sticky traps are only an indicator not a treatment

 

[TheGreenPriest]

Sticky traps are only an indicator not a treatment

Agreed, when you have it under control it's just a nice warning sign to have, as you mention.

But if you have an existing infestation you need something to kill the adults as well while the larvacide does it's thing..

 

[DustyDuke]

@reza92 what lights are you running atm for flower

 

[reza92]

Agreed, when you have it under control it's just a nice warning sign to have, as you mention.

But if you have an existing infestation you need something to kill the adults as well while the larvacide does it's thing..

Adult life cycle is so quick it’s not really an issue if your treating the larva properly and traps don’t really impact larger populations anyway. they’re used as in indication to whether the treatment that’s being used is working by counting numbers ie 1 sticky trap per meter checked weekly will tell you if numbers are declining or growing. They aren’t, nor should be, considered a treatment

 

[reza92]

@reza92 what lights are you running atm for flower

Currently running a cutter solskin panel @150w in 1 half of my flower cupboard and
A custom bridglux gen 2 strip build @150w in the other. My space is 3x2 max (not exactly sure)

 

[reza92]

@reza92 what lights are you running atm for flower

Heres a pic from a while back

 

[Saffasteve]

Adult life cycle is so quick it’s not really an issue if your treating the larva properly and traps don’t really impact larger populations anyway. they’re used as in indication to whether the treatment that’s being used is working by counting numbers ie 1 sticky trap per meter checked weekly will tell you if numbers are declining or growing. They aren’t, nor should be, considered a treatment

In Ag it's called the "economic threshold",that's the point at which the cost of the control is less than the cost of damage caused by the pest or disease

 

[DustyDuke]

Currently running a cutter solskin panel @150w in 1 half of my flower cupboard and
A custom bridglux gen 2 strip build @150w in the other. My space is 3x2 max (not exactly sure)

Nearly ordered the solskin kit from cutter just bit to much coin. Been my first led grow I didn’t want spend a shit load and find out I hate leds.