Mohican's 2015 Season

I had to remove the clones with the mites. I just can't stop them. I can slow them down but I just don't want the other clones getting ruined.

Put the buggy plants outside. I may try to get a clone off of the Black Sour Bubble and soak it in neem and soap. I really want to save him.

Cleaned out the cabinet and sterilized everything:




Cheers,
Mo

heavily mixed spinosad mo. spray thoroughly and rince after 30min. keep in shade.

Where do you get it?

Did you get any mites from the BBQ Mo? I had a small case of them shortly after the BBQ. (Not to say that anyone there had them on the babies)

I got mine from a hydro store. Monterery garden spray. just mix heavier than it says and it will seriously woop ass on the bugs. However.. at higher concentrations it can burn the plants a little. If you rinse after 30 min it will mitigate the negatives. let them dry in shade before going into the sun.

do this then back and forth with different stuff and make sure you do the spinosad every third day for a few weeks. Then mix lightly and use as maintenance for veggers and early flower (wk 1&2)

Its even recommended against spider mites in the product guide

• Spinosad Products (safe & organic) - Spinosad products are organic and unlike many other spider mite pesticides, completely harmless to pets, children, and plants. Unlike many insecticides, you can spray spinosad heavily on leaves and roots with basically no negative effects. Spinosad products can be used directly to kill spider mites on contact, but can also be used when watering plants to systematically kill spider mites via the roots. Spinosad is also effective at fighting caterpillers, thrips, and many other marijuana pests.
  
  Can be used both as a topical spray like Azamax and Mighty Wash, and can also be used directly at the roots. Spinosad is an organic insecticide made from the fermentation of a specific soil bacteria (actinomycete Saccharopolyspora spinosa) and kills spider mites via ingestion or contact by effecting the insect nervous system. Spinosad can be a good choice for organic and outdoor growers, because it is very toxic to spider mites, but is less toxic to many beneficial arthropods.
  
  Note: Most spinosad products are effective for only about 24 hours after being mixed with water, so only mix as much as you will need per application. Anything left over will be waste.
  

I know first hand mixing it heavier has an immediate effect.

I found the spinosad was better at getting rid of thrips than mites. Kontos, avid, floramite all worked well for me.

Mithrandir420 said:

I found the spinosad was better at getting rid of thrips than mites. Kontos, avid, floramite all worked well for me.

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I thought so too before. I use a variety of products for mites when I have them. One day mixed the spinosad pretty heavy and mites hadnt come back. burned the plants a touch. but not bad compared to bugs. happened again when I got some new plants so I did the same thing. Seems to work consistently the last few times they got brought in.

Must treat all plants!!! even new ones, trust me Mo. It only takes one survivor. I just posted my recipe for someone else yesterday, so I am thinking about starting a thread, shishkaboy's diy mite-rid recipe with instructions.

I use about 5 ml of rosemary oil, 2 ml of neem, few drops of dish soap. Got an 710 ml upside down sprayer (not needed). Spray every 2-3 days for 2 weeks, then once a week for 2 more weeks. Spray veg, flower, clones, but rinse off immediately.

I am about ready to use my old can of Ortho insect killer or my blowtorch!

I never had any luck with spinosad. Plus the bugs have to eat the plant for them to eat the spinosad. I use a mix if neem meal, rosemary, aloe, kelp, alflafa, pro tect. That mix seems to work very well. And Mo what you have said about silica detering pests I think is correct too.

if plants are still in veg. Or small clones. You can just dunk them in water or rinse off in the sink or with a hose.

neem meal sprinkled keeps roaches away too.

mites don't like.humidity. So raise the humidity and / or foliar spray more often.

I also do foliars of silica and aloe and that works well too.

@Mohican What am I to expect with the Sweets? I popped 2 and they are getting going now. I haven't grown out any of the crosses yet so I don't know what I am looking for.

Mithrandir420 said:

I found the spinosad was better at getting rid of thrips than mites. Kontos, avid, floramite all worked well for me.

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@Mo - I have used all those Mith recommended and Spinosad will Control Mites but not kill all of them. Avid is my go to for mites but I also rotate products after their second application. Meaning apply every 7 days for 2 weeks then switch to another miticide so the bugs don't become resistant to the product. What you have to remember is you have to break their life cycle which means killing adults and young so the population cannot survive. This means you have to regularly spray for about 5 weeks (they say 3 but I use 5 for complete bug death) to kill all of them. On the bottles you have doses for heavy or established infestation and maintenance doses. Start with heavy and ease off to maintenance on week 4 and 5. If you want to try the rosemary/neem/soap recipe I can meet you at the hydro store you use or OCFS to give you the rosemary. Hope this helps. Death to the sucking bugs!

GT

for mites I'm starting to think all you need is silica and aloe. My chocolate mint herb plant I got from home depot that I have outside had them. 1 branch covered in webs. I sprayed with pro tekt and aloe. It got rid of them. I've used aloe on my cat for ear mites. That got rid of them.

I'm thinking the silica in pro tekt even in microscopic form slices and dices and dehydrates pests like DE and the enzymes in aloe wipe them out as well. So together a lethal combo.

this is all theory. It seems to work. Dont need to go overboard with teas anymore maybe.

@greenthumb111 - thanks for all of your help and offers. I am slammed right now and don't even have time to get packages together for testers. I am not ignoring or shunning your generous offers, I just have a heavy schedule for the next two weeks.

@angryblackman - Sweets is a TGA Plush Berry female crossed with Love Child (Mulanje x Ace of Spades)


TGA Subcool Seeds - Plush Berry
The Black Cherry Soda carried a strong Black Berry smell and taste and our goal with this new Kush Hybrid was to use this terpine profile combined with Space Queen to increase potency and resin content.

Phenotypes: Two main varieties occur the smaller dreading pink phenotype is my favorite. The larger more Indica dominant phenotype is the heavy yielder

Height: Very tall when grown untopped from seed Clones topped tend to stay shorter

Yield: Medium yielding plant with lots of resin encrusted sugar leaf for hash making

Best Way to Grow: Top and train into a bush.
Harvest Window: 55-65 days
Sativa/Indica: 20/80
Hybrid: Black Cherry Soda X Space Queen
High type: Relaxing and heady very calming and good for stress
Taste like: Black Berry Jam, Raspberries, Life Savers assorted pack, strong fruit over tones

Best Smelling plant I have ever grown (Subcool)



Top Hat Love Child
Love Child is a tall Sativa male with pink growth tips and red leaf stems. Stem rub smelled like sweet basil.

Hybrid: Malberry Mulanje Gold x TGA Ace of Spades


Cheers,
Mo

Just want to say happy day to you mo! Take care buddy. My daughter is ecstatic! I feel ya on the busy.. Never ends around here. Now Ive heard talk about having me take over another division. I was like "better Pay me" LOL..

Thanks Mo! I am hoping that I get some females. I only popped 2 since plans for the summer are up in the air. I will keep you posted!

I have three of the Jillanje females next to each other and they are all different:



The one on the far left is short and dense. The one in the middle is very lanky. The one on the right is getting bigger flowers and is between the others in size.

Cheers,
Mo

Here is a labeled picture:



Cheers,
Mo

left : Jurple
far right: 3 jaki

just got a foliar of pro tekt and fresh aloe vera