Rabbi Reefer
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Shalom, Salam, Peace,
After this summer, G-D willing, I will be setting up shop indoors. My chosen location is the Oval Office in the White House, underneath false floorboards. I will be using donations from President Clinton as adhesives, the words of President Bush as Fertilizers, Vice President Cheney will lead my securities team with the newest quail hunting technologies available, and President Obama is funding me with bailout money. I have never raised a crop without borg infiltration. No matter where I sow my beans, no matter what solutions are hot this season (aside from systemics ie. avid, floramite and the like)... it makes no difference. Outdoors, spider mites, aka "The Borg", come by when it is hot and dry. They hang out as we war... an uphill battle every time. Natural predators of the borg assist us greatly in the wilderness and keep things "a fair fight". By the end of the summer, early fall, they tend to die off, but not before laying eggs to hibernate until next year.
All of this demonstrates our symbiotic relationship with the earth and the creatures who dwell within. Fair enough.
Indoors is another story.
This year, I am planning my first indoor crop, after the summer harvest.
My theory and query is this; A 24 hour light cycle is just fine for vegetating plants. Mammals can not sustain a healthy life cycle with constant sunlight. Sleep deprivation for an adult human can cause serious hallucinations, physical and mental problems, after only 3 days, and can be fatal after only 1 week. After missing only one night of sleep, communication in basic forms is noticeably more difficult for me.
What of an arachnid? What of an insect?
Can constant light be applied, as an arachnid or insect deterrent/repellent/killer?
Note to the quick draw critic: Plants that are in a flower cycle require a minimum of 12 hours of sleep, clearly rendering this as a non-option with blooming plants. For this stage, manual removal and predator mites, ladybugs, etc... are the safest, but no guarantees.
I know Neem, I know tobacco tea, I know about the joys of pepper...
I know the common home made tonics to care for chronics, systemics, soaps, pest strips and test kits. I know about the borg, its morphing or molting stages, its life cycle and its comfort level to heat and relative humidity.
Ladies and Gentleman, This is about a constant light being applied to vegetative plants as pest control.
3...2..1. go!
After this summer, G-D willing, I will be setting up shop indoors. My chosen location is the Oval Office in the White House, underneath false floorboards. I will be using donations from President Clinton as adhesives, the words of President Bush as Fertilizers, Vice President Cheney will lead my securities team with the newest quail hunting technologies available, and President Obama is funding me with bailout money. I have never raised a crop without borg infiltration. No matter where I sow my beans, no matter what solutions are hot this season (aside from systemics ie. avid, floramite and the like)... it makes no difference. Outdoors, spider mites, aka "The Borg", come by when it is hot and dry. They hang out as we war... an uphill battle every time. Natural predators of the borg assist us greatly in the wilderness and keep things "a fair fight". By the end of the summer, early fall, they tend to die off, but not before laying eggs to hibernate until next year.
All of this demonstrates our symbiotic relationship with the earth and the creatures who dwell within. Fair enough.
Indoors is another story.
This year, I am planning my first indoor crop, after the summer harvest.
My theory and query is this; A 24 hour light cycle is just fine for vegetating plants. Mammals can not sustain a healthy life cycle with constant sunlight. Sleep deprivation for an adult human can cause serious hallucinations, physical and mental problems, after only 3 days, and can be fatal after only 1 week. After missing only one night of sleep, communication in basic forms is noticeably more difficult for me.
What of an arachnid? What of an insect?
Can constant light be applied, as an arachnid or insect deterrent/repellent/killer?
Note to the quick draw critic: Plants that are in a flower cycle require a minimum of 12 hours of sleep, clearly rendering this as a non-option with blooming plants. For this stage, manual removal and predator mites, ladybugs, etc... are the safest, but no guarantees.
I know Neem, I know tobacco tea, I know about the joys of pepper...
I know the common home made tonics to care for chronics, systemics, soaps, pest strips and test kits. I know about the borg, its morphing or molting stages, its life cycle and its comfort level to heat and relative humidity.
Ladies and Gentleman, This is about a constant light being applied to vegetative plants as pest control.
3...2..1. go!