Recent content by Jim Haddar

Can’t you just wash the mites off the cuttings in your sink? I know some people just spray plants with water to get rid of them outdoors. I got infested with mites after I bought OG clones from a dispensary in LA. After that I started rinsing every new clone under a faucet as soon as I brought...

https://apnews.com/article/utilities-regulators-marijuana-grow-operations-344a5f1b4a52d096e95bc9ae93f7372a

I think that seeds from dispensary buds nowadays are more likely to produce decent flowers than the bag seeds that were available in the 1970s and ‘80s. I think that we are lucky that the genetic material that is circulating now has been selectively bred for potency. I have been able to grow...

If it matters, we have a closet that we use for vegging seedlings and clones or re-vegging females. I have not gotten a filter for the closet because it doesn’t have flowering plants in it. I am assuming that the flowering plants are the stinky ones.

I guess. I think it helps that they all cook smelly food. That’s what I smell every time I go out in the hallway. We also have cats that create their own stinkiness to camouflage the terpenes.

My wife and I went to a hydro store in Orange County to look for an inline fan and carbon filter. I was surprised that this place had a good selection of gear but mostly out of our price range. It really looked like the store must have some big producers as customers. I have been reading...

We have been growing in our apartment for a couple years now and no one has given us any trouble about it, but last week the downstairs neighbor knocked on the door and politely asked if we had ever heard of smokeless ashtrays. I told her that we don’t smoke, which is true. We use a Volcano vape...

I planted some seeds that I have had on hand for about five years. Most of them didn’t sprout and a couple that did sprout basically stopped growing after producing seed leaves. Is there any way to stimulate them to grow? They have been stuck at this stage for about a month now. I gave both...

Just passing this along: https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/mike-tyson-moldy-cannabis-recall-19397616.php

Maybe it’s time to deploy some nastier predators

I have had surprising success with predators, both ladybugs and predatory mites. But I have also heard people say that washing them off with a hose will get rid of them and apparently that didn’t work for you.

Apropos of solvents: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/health/decaf-coffee-methylene-chloride-cancer-wellness/index.html

https://www.krqe.com/news/marijuana/feds-continue-to-seize-legal-pot-in-new-mexico-at-checkpoints/

I got a shipment from Irvine Seed Co. the other day. I am dying to grow some Acapulco Gold from Alter Ego. I also got a few free Donut Shop beans to try out. It’s bred by Irvine Seed Co. and it has a bunch of Wedding Cake DNA.

I went ahead and bought a few seeds. Looking forward to planting the Acapulco Gold and Orange Daydream. I also got a sample of Donut Shop, which has a lot of Wedding Cake DNA. My wife and I grew a few Wedding Cake clones outdoors in Downey during the pandemic and we were impressed by the potency...