thetraveler
Active Member
On Monday, my girls will be starting their first day of flowering. I want to make sure to keep the insect problems that may occur to a minimum so I went to my local hydro shop that I always go to and asked about it. They recommended some Insecticide called Take Down Garden Spray that is supposed to kill all stages of insects including eggs. I've heard that spider mites are prone to being problems in grow setups so that's the main reason I got this, so I will hopefully not have to deal with them and kill the eggs before they start so there is a minimal amount to deal with in the future.
My main question is when to use it. Tomorrow morning at 6am I will be turning off the light to go into 36 hours of darkness, and I know not to spray anything when the light is on so I figured that during that time would be the best, then they have plenty of time to dry before the light comes back on.
Is this a correct assumption or am I going to do something wrong and damage the plant by keeping it in darkness for so long after spraying?
Advise on this would be much appreciated. I have attached some pictures just to show where they are, I just flushed this morning in preparation of flowering on Monday.
This is my first grow so I don't have any experience with insects, thanks in advance!
[video=youtube;EDZcSDH6S3U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDZcSDH6S3U[/video]
My main question is when to use it. Tomorrow morning at 6am I will be turning off the light to go into 36 hours of darkness, and I know not to spray anything when the light is on so I figured that during that time would be the best, then they have plenty of time to dry before the light comes back on.
Is this a correct assumption or am I going to do something wrong and damage the plant by keeping it in darkness for so long after spraying?
Advise on this would be much appreciated. I have attached some pictures just to show where they are, I just flushed this morning in preparation of flowering on Monday.
This is my first grow so I don't have any experience with insects, thanks in advance!
[video=youtube;EDZcSDH6S3U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDZcSDH6S3U[/video]